The Small Business SEO Guide
SEO has a bad reputation because it is easy to sell and hard to verify. This guide is written so you can verify it: what actually moves rankings, roughly how long each thing takes, and the questions that separate a real practitioner from somebody billing you for activity.
11 articles · about 49 minutes end to end · free, and none of it is gated
Everything in This Guide
- 01
Internal Linking: The Free SEO Almost Every Site Skips
You control every link on your own site, they cost nothing, and most businesses have never placed one deliberately. How to find and fix your orphan pages.
5 min read October 9, 2026 Read - 02
Google Search Console: The Five Reports That Actually Matter
It is free, it is the only place you see what Google really thinks of your site, and most owners have never opened it. The five screens worth your time.
4 min read October 6, 2026 Read - 03
Technical SEO for People Who Are Not Technical
Seven things that decide whether Google can read your site at all, explained without jargon, each with a way to check it yourself.
4 min read September 28, 2026 Read - 04
Keyword Research for a Small Business, Without the Expensive Tools
You do not need a US$129-a-month tool to work out what to target. How to build a genuinely useful keyword list in an afternoon, from free sources.
4 min read September 24, 2026 Read - 05
How to Choose an SEO Agency (and Spot a Bad One in Ten Minutes)
SEO is the easiest professional service to sell badly, because the buyer cannot verify the work. The questions that separate a practitioner from a salesperson.
5 min read September 21, 2026 Read - 06
How Long Does SEO Take to Work?
A realistic month-by-month timeline, what moves first, what genuinely takes six months, and the three factors that matter more than any agency.
4 min read September 20, 2026 Read - 07
How Much Does SEO Cost per Month in 2026?
What SEO providers actually charge, from three industry surveys: monthly retainers, hourly rates, local SEO, and what each budget realistically buys.
6 min read September 17, 2026 Read - 08
How to Show Up in ChatGPT, Claude and AI Search
A growing share of buying research never reaches a results page. What actually decides whether an assistant names your business, and what does not.
5 min read September 4, 2026 Read - 09
How to Set Up a Google Business Profile That Ranks
A step-by-step setup, the category and photo decisions that most affect where you appear, and the five mistakes that get profiles suspended.
4 min read August 30, 2026 Read - 10
The Local SEO Checklist That Moves the Needle
Nineteen things that decide whether you show up in the local map pack, ordered by how much difference each one makes.
4 min read August 30, 2026 Read - 11
What Your SEO Report Should Actually Tell You
How to read an SEO report, which metrics are real and which are decoration, and the questions that reveal whether an agency is working or coasting.
4 min read August 30, 2026 Read
The Shape of It
What This Guide Covers
The Foundations
Local search, your profile, and the technical basics that gate everything else.
Doing the Work
Keywords, content, links, and what each is actually worth.
Judging the Work
Reporting, timelines, and choosing who does it.
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