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12 posts on seo.

Web Design·2 min

Why Your Website’s Bounce Rate Is Lying to You

Bounce rate is the most misunderstood metric in SMB analytics. It’s also one of the easiest to game without improving anything.

By FH Lead Front-End Engineer · Lead Front-End Engineer
Competitor Analysis·2 min

The Competitor Analysis Every SMB Should Run Before Spending Another Dollar on Marketing

Most SMBs guess at what their competitors are doing. The real picture is sitting in plain sight, and it changes how you spend.

By FH Senior SEO Strategist · Senior SEO Strategist
Web Design·2 min

Why Slow Websites Are Killing Your SEO (and How to Fix Yours This Quarter)

Three seconds is the hard ceiling. Most SMB sites load in seven. The math on what that costs you is brutal.

By FH Lead Front-End Engineer · Lead Front-End Engineer
Case Study·2 min

How a Construction Firm Generated 1,233% More Organic Clicks in 12 Months

1,233% organic click increase. 5.5% CTR. 987% impression increase. Here’s how it actually happened.

By John Cravey · Founder
SEO·3 min

How Much Does SEO Optimization Cost: A Practical Pricing Guide for SMBs

“Starting at $299/month” SEO is almost always a content mill. Here’s what real SEO costs and why.

By John Cravey · Founder
SEO·1 min

The Real Reason Your SEO Stopped Working

Three reasons your organic traffic dropped that have nothing to do with you doing anything wrong.

By FH Senior SEO Strategist · Senior SEO Strategist
Case Study·1 min

Best Barns: Rebranding a Product Brand for the Search Era

Customers are seeking Best Barns at retail partners like never before. Here’s the work behind it.

By John Cravey · Founder
SEO·1 min

Local SEO for Multi-Location Brands

Multi-location SEO is a different sport than single-location SEO. Most brands run it like the same sport and lose accordingly.

By FH Senior SEO Strategist · Senior SEO Strategist
SEO·1 min

How We Run a 90-Day SEO Engagement

Transparency on the work and the timeline. No mystery, no ‘trust the process.’

By FH Senior SEO Strategist · Senior SEO Strategist
PPC·1 min

When PPC Beats SEO (and When It Doesn’t)

Both work. Neither is the right starting point for every business. Here’s how to pick.

By FH PPC Lead · PPC Lead
SEO·1 min

Content That Actually Ranks for Professional Services Firms

Most professional-services content sounds the same because every firm pays the same content mill. Here’s how to sound like you.

By John Cravey · Founder
SEO·3 min

Local SEO Strategies Construction Firms Should Use in 2025

Construction local SEO is dominated by aggregators. The firms that learn to outflank them win the work that matters.

By John Cravey · Founder