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SEO Birmingham

SEO in Birmingham for local trades.

Get found. Get booked.

If customers can't find you on Google, they're calling someone else. We get Birmingham trade businesses found for the searches that actually bring in work, and we count every enquiry it brings you.

PlumbersElectriciansBuildersHeating engineersRoofers
No pitch No jargon Real research before we recommend anything West Midlands based
The problem

Why Birmingham trades lose jobs on Google.

When someone in Birmingham searches for your trade, the businesses that show up get the call. The rest never get a look in.

1

Your Google Business Profile is incomplete

Missing categories, no photos, no posts. Google uses all of this to decide who shows up in Birmingham.

2

Your website is slow on mobile

Over 70% of local searches happen on a phone. A slow site loses the ranking and the customer in the same moment.

3

You have no local presence outside your own postcode

No local citations, no area content, nothing that tells Google you're the right result for someone searching in Solihull or Edgbaston as well as your main area.

4

Nobody is actively managing it

SEO isn't a one-off job. The businesses ahead of you in Birmingham are doing something every month. If you're not, the gap grows.

Free local forecast

See how much work you're missing in Birmingham every month.

Tell us your trade and your towns. We'll send back an honest forecast showing the real demand in Birmingham, who's winning those enquiries now, and what it would take to get them coming to you instead.

Real local search data
Back in 3 working days
No pressure
See your free forecast

Free, no follow-up unless you ask for it.

What we do in Birmingham

SEO services for Birmingham trades.

Not generic, not a template. Research-first, area-specific, and reported on every single month.

Local SEO Birmingham

Built specifically for trade businesses operating in and around Birmingham. We research your area, your competitors and your customers before we recommend anything.

On-page SEO

We optimise the pages around the terms your customers actually use. Titles, headings, content structure, internal linking, all built around Birmingham search intent.

Technical SEO

Site speed, mobile performance, crawlability, schema markup. The things Google checks before it even reads your content.

Google Business Profile

Your Google Business Profile is the single most important local ranking factor. We set it up properly and keep it active, so you show up in the Birmingham map pack.

Off-page SEO and links

We build the authority signals Google uses to decide who ranks. Local citations, relevant backlinks, directory listings that tell Google your business is a trusted result.

Competitor analysis

We look at exactly who's outranking you in Birmingham and why. Then we build a strategy around the gaps they've left open.

National SEO

For trade businesses ready to grow beyond Birmingham and target customers across the West Midlands and wider UK. We scale the same research-led approach that works locally to a broader geographic strategy.

SEO content and copywriting

Pages that rank and convert. We write location-specific content for Birmingham and the surrounding areas that targets the right search terms without sounding like it was written for a machine.

Industry-specific SEO

We focus exclusively on local trade businesses, so we understand the search behaviour around plumbing, electrical, heating, roofing and building in Birmingham better than a general agency.

Lead value calculator

What's page-one SEO in Birmingham worth to you?

Move the sliders. See the shape of what extra work could be worth to your trade. Real numbers come from your free forecast.

Average job value£350
Extra enquiries per month8
How many you win60%

These are your numbers to set. Most local trade businesses win between 50% and 70% of the enquiries they get. Figures shown are before marketing costs.

Estimated extra monthly revenue
£1,680
£20,160 per year
See what's possible in Birmingham
Why Searchhawk

Why Birmingham trades choose Searchhawk.

We work with local trade businesses in the West Midlands. That focus is the reason we get results.

Local first

We research your area, your competitors and your customers before we recommend anything. Your market is specific. Your strategy should be too.

We count the calls

Not rankings for their own sake. The enquiries we actually put in your diary, by source, every month, so you always know it's working.

Real access

You get a person, not a process. A direct number, fast responses, face to face when it matters. An extension of your team.

Transparency

You always know where your money is going and what it's doing. No confusing reports, just clear honest numbers every month.

Education

We don't just do the work, we bring you with us. You'll understand what we're doing and why, so you're building knowledge as well as results.

No long lock-ins

Rolling monthly after the build is delivered. If we're not earning our place every month, you don't owe us anything past notice.

Real results

Birmingham SEO results. Real clients.

CCTV installer · West Midlands

This client came to us with almost no organic visibility outside their immediate area. We rebuilt their location pages and schema across the Midlands, then optimised each one for local search. They now rank in 8 Midlands towns they were invisible in before, including Birmingham.

8
towns now found in
Top 10
including Birmingham
Sample keyword movement
cctv birminghampage 114 weeks
cctv installation solihullpage 111 weeks
cctv installer coventrytop 517 weeks

Illustrative of how we report keyword movement. Real figures shown in your monthly report.

The process

How our Birmingham SEO works.

No pitch deck, no vague promises. Here's exactly what happens when you get in touch.

1

Free area forecast

We look at your Birmingham market, your competitors, and the search terms your customers actually use. You get a clear picture before you spend anything.

2

We show our research

You get a person, not vague promises. We walk you through what we found and what we'd do about it, then you decide if it's worth a conversation.

3

Jobs start coming in

Once we're live, you see the calls and enquiries arrive with a clear monthly read on what each one cost. We trim and improve every month.

What our clients say

What West Midlands businesses say about us.

★★★★★
Owen and the team have really helped put my business out there. Thanks to them I'm getting a lot of business through my website.
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Peter BroadbentGoogle review
★★★★★
Since engaging their services at a reasonable cost, we've seen improvements in our website, our social engagement, and a substantial increase in income.
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Wayne PriceGoogle review
★★★★★
Their approach to marketing is refreshing and creative. I'm really impressed with the results of the work, and their support has changed my marketing game.
K
Keelan HeathGoogle review
Common questions

SEO Birmingham, frequently asked questions.

Local SEO usually starts showing movement within 2 to 3 months, with stronger results from 6 months on. It compounds, so it's slower to start than ads but keeps paying off. You'll see tracked progress every month, so you always know where things stand.
SEO brings leads that don't stop when you stop paying, and it builds a position in Birmingham that compounds over time. Ads are faster but you pay per click. Most trades do both. We'll tell you honestly which fits your situation on the forecast.
We work with local trade businesses across the West Midlands, Birmingham included. If you're a trade within about an hour of us, we can help and we'll come and meet you in person when it matters.
That depends on your trade and how competitive Birmingham is for it, which is exactly what the free forecast shows you. We give you a realistic range up front rather than promising the moon.
Yes. Sometimes we improve what you've got, sometimes a rebuild earns its cost back quickly in extra enquiries. We'll be honest about which, with no pressure to replace something that's working.
We price against what the work is worth to you, not by the hour. We'll talk real numbers on the forecast call once we can see your Birmingham market. No menu, no pressure.
No long lock-ins. Rolling monthly after the work is delivered. If we're not earning our place each month, you don't owe us anything past notice.
Local SEO gets you found by customers searching in Birmingham and the surrounding towns, including the Google map pack. National SEO competes everywhere. For a local trade, local is almost always where the work is.
Birmingham SEO

Why local SEO in Birmingham matters more than anywhere else.

Birmingham is the UK's second largest city and one of the most competitive local markets in the country for trade businesses. Millions of people live in and around the city, and a huge volume of them are searching Google every day for plumbers, electricians, builders, roofers and heating engineers.

The challenge is that most of those searches go to the same handful of businesses who've invested in being found locally. The rest share what's left. The gap between the businesses on page one and everyone else isn't about the quality of the work, it's about visibility.

We research the Birmingham market in detail. We know which search terms have the highest volume, which competitors are the most entrenched, and where the gaps are. That research is what we bring to your free forecast, so you start from real numbers rather than guesswork.

BirminghamSolihullEdgbastonSutton ColdfieldMoseleyKings HeathErdington

Get your free SEO forecast for Birmingham.

Tell us your trade and your towns and we'll put together a free forecast for your area. No pitch, no pressure. Just honest research showing what's available and what it would take to get there.

Free area forecast, no obligation Based on real research West Midlands based
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