What does an SEO agency actually do?

It makes your business easier for Google to find, understand and trust. In practice that means fixing technical faults on the website, writing pages for the services and places you want work from, completing your Google Business Profile and earning links and reviews. Then it measures the result every month.

Do you guarantee a number one position?

No. Nobody controls Google, and an agency that guarantees first place is guessing. We tell you what we expect for your trade and area, then show you the positions each month so that you can judge.

Is SEO worth it for a sole trader?

Often that is where it pays best. A one-person business needs only a few extra jobs a month, and in most trades a handful of local searches will bring those in. We keep the work to the searches that matter.

What do you need from me?

An hour at the start to tell us about the work you want, access to your website and your Google Business Profile, and photos of real jobs as you do them. We handle the rest.

Should I run Google Ads as well?

Adverts bring calls straight away and SEO builds over months, so some clients run adverts while the SEO takes hold. We will say honestly whether adverts make sense for your trade.

Is there a long contract?

No. We would rather keep clients because the phone rings than because of small print. The terms are set out in your written quote.

Exeter SEO agency for trades and local businesses

Simply Digital is an SEO agency based on Marsh Barton in Exeter. We get small businesses found on Google for the jobs they want, in the parts of the city and the county where they want to work.

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Where we are: Basepoint Business Centre, Yeoford Way, Marsh Barton, Exeter EX2 8LB
When to call: 01392 409357, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Work you can check: 23 Devon client websites, all live

What an Exeter search looks like now

Type “boiler repair Exeter” into a phone. Adverts come first. Often there is an AI-written summary. Then a map with three businesses, and only after that the list of websites. Your business can appear in any of these places, and each one is earned in a different way.

Adverts are paid for by the click. They stop on the day you stop paying.
The map draws on your Google Business Profile: your category, your reviews and how near you are to the person searching.
The list of websites is earned by the pages on your site and by other sites that link to you.
The AI summary tends to name businesses that already do well in the map and the list, and whose details match wherever they appear.

SEO is the work on the last three.

What we check first

Whether Google can read every page of your site, and how fast the pages load on a phone.
Which searches you appear for today, and how far down.
Your Google Business Profile: categories, services, photos, opening hours and reviews.
The three competitors Google prefers for your main search, and what they have that you do not.
Whether your name, address and phone number match on the main directories.

You get the findings in plain English, with the fixes listed in order of how much difference each will make.

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A typical first three months

Month one: find and fix
A full check of the website and your Google Business Profile, then the technical fixes: speed, mobile layout, broken pages, missing titles.
Month two: build
New or rewritten pages for the services and places you want work from. The Google Business Profile is completed and a routine for asking for reviews is in place.
Month three: widen
Listings on the main directories are corrected to match, links from relevant local and trade websites are sought, and the next set of pages is planned from what the first report shows.

What you see every month

One report, written in plain English. It shows where you rank for the searches we agreed, and the enquiries that came through the website. If something has not moved, the report says so and says what we are doing about it.

SEO is steady work and not a switch. Technical fixes can show within weeks, and good local positions usually take a few months. We tell you what is realistic for your trade before you spend anything.

Our clients in and around Exeter

Four are in the city. Ayre Roofing is in Chudleigh and S and P Builders in Exmouth. The links open in a new tab.

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In our clients’ own words

We have run a busy carpet business in Bournemouth for many years and never thought a website was necessary, I was completely wrong! Since going live in 2011 our website has brought us in more enquiries than we ever had before, Simply-Digital run all our online services and we have been on Google page 1 right from the start, best thing we ever did.

Nick, The Flooring Factory

Very happy with the service and results from working with Simply-Digital. Delighted to recommend them

Tony Thomas, Thomas Roofing

What SEO costs

We keep monthly SEO affordable for small businesses, whether you are just starting out or well established. What it costs depends on your trade and how wide an area you want to be found in. You get a written quote before any work begins.

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SEO in Exeter: your questions

What does an SEO agency actually do?: It makes your business easier for Google to find, understand and trust. In practice that means fixing technical faults on the website, writing pages for the services and places you want work from, completing your Google Business Profile and earning links and reviews. Then it measures the result every month.
Do you guarantee a number one position?: No. Nobody controls Google, and an agency that guarantees first place is guessing. We tell you what we expect for your trade and area, then show you the positions each month so that you can judge.
Is SEO worth it for a sole trader?: Often that is where it pays best. A one-person business needs only a few extra jobs a month, and in most trades a handful of local searches will bring those in. We keep the work to the searches that matter.
What do you need from me?: An hour at the start to tell us about the work you want, access to your website and your Google Business Profile, and photos of real jobs as you do them. We handle the rest.
Should I run Google Ads as well?: Adverts bring calls straight away and SEO builds over months, so some clients run adverts while the SEO takes hold. We will say honestly whether adverts make sense for your trade.
What does SEO cost?: We keep monthly SEO affordable for small businesses, whether you are just starting out or well established. What it costs depends on your trade and how wide an area you want to be found in. You get a written quote before any work begins.
Is there a long contract?: No. We would rather keep clients because the phone rings than because of small print. The terms are set out in your written quote.

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Ring the Exeter office or send the form. We reply within one working day with clear next steps. No hard sell.

01392 409357

Simply Digital Exeter
Basepoint Business Centre, Yeoford Way
Marsh Barton, Exeter EX2 8LB
info@simply-digital.co.uk
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm