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SEO and digital marketing that gets your business found
Paid ads stop working the moment you stop paying. Search engine optimization keeps working. Gorman Web helps businesses show up when customers search for what they sell, then turn that traffic into calls, leads and sales.
Digital marketing services
Local SEO
Show up in Google’s map results and local searches: Google Business Profile setup and optimization, local landing pages and citations.
On-page & technical SEO
Titles, descriptions, headings, structured data, site speed, indexing and redirects, fixed properly.
Content that ranks
Service pages and blog posts written around the questions your customers actually type into Google.
Email marketing
Newsletters, campaigns and HubSpot forms that keep past customers coming back.
Analytics & reporting
Google Analytics and Search Console set up correctly, with monthly reports on traffic, leads and revenue.
Conversion optimization
A/B testing and hypothesis-driven changes that get more value from the traffic you already have.
Local SEO that puts you on the map
When someone nearby searches “roofer near me” or “dentist in [your town]”, Google shows a map with three businesses before any regular results. Getting into that map pack is often the single biggest source of new customers for a local business, and it is free.
- Google Business Profile: the right categories, services, service area, photos, posts and a steady flow of reviews
- Location and service pages on your website that match what people search, town by town where it makes sense
- Consistent business listings so your name, phone number and service area match everywhere Google looks
- Local structured data that tells Google exactly who you are, what you do and where you work
SEO for WordPress and WooCommerce
Because we build WordPress and WooCommerce sites, we fix SEO at the source: clean URLs, fast templates, proper headings, product and FAQ structured data, XML sitemaps and redirects that preserve rankings when pages change. No plugin can make up for a site that is built wrong, so we start there.
Content marketing and blogging
Every question a customer types into Google is a chance to be the answer. We plan and write service pages and blog posts around those questions, like “how much does a new roof cost”, so your site earns traffic month after month.
Get found in AI search, not just Google
More and more customers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot or Google’s AI Overviews for a recommendation instead of scrolling through ten blue links. These tools favor businesses that are clearly described, consistently listed and quoted on trustworthy pages. Generative engine optimization (GEO) makes sure that is you.
- Structured data that spells out who you are, what you offer and where you work
- Question-and-answer content written in the plain, specific style AI tools like to quote
- Consistent business details across your website, Google Business Profile and directories
- Fast, crawlable pages with clean headings and an XML sitemap AI crawlers can follow
Want AI working on your site, not just reading it? See AI development.
Marketing measured in leads and revenue, not vanity metrics
We have run digital marketing across portfolios of eleven websites: managing a premier SEO partner, running monthly sales campaigns and HTML email programs, adding HubSpot forms and chat that increased lead engagement, and reporting monthly KPIs and OKRs on traffic, conversions and online revenue. On enterprise eCommerce platforms we have used data and experiments to improve checkout time, order accuracy and conversion rate.
Gorman Web brings the same approach to small businesses: agree on the numbers that matter, do the work, and report plainly on what moved and why.
SEO starts with a website built for it
Rankings depend on the website underneath. If your site is slow, poorly structured or missing the basics, we fix that first, through website repair or a new WordPress website built for search from day one.
Frequently asked questions
How long does SEO take to work?
SEO is a long game. Technical fixes can help within weeks, but new content and local rankings usually build over several months. The payoff is traffic that keeps coming without paying for every click.
What is local SEO?
Local SEO is everything that helps your business show up when people nearby search for your services, such as “web designer near me” or “plumber in [your town]”. It includes your Google Business Profile, location-specific pages and consistent business listings.
Do I need a Google Business Profile?
If you serve local customers, yes. It is free, and it is how you appear in Google Maps and the map results at the top of local searches. We can set it up and optimize it for you.
Is SEO better than paying for ads?
They do different jobs. Ads bring traffic only while you pay for every click. SEO takes longer to build, but the traffic keeps coming without a per-click cost. For most small businesses, a strong SEO foundation is the better long-term investment.
How do I get my business recommended by ChatGPT and Google’s AI Overviews?
AI tools draw on the same signals as search, with extra weight on clarity and consistency: structured data, specific answers to real questions, consistent business listings and mentions on trusted sites. We build all of that into your website and listings.
How will I know if it is working?
You get a monthly report in plain English: rankings for the searches that matter, traffic, calls, form submissions and sales, and what we are doing next.
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Want more customers to find you on Google?
Tell us about your business and what you need. You will get a straight answer and a free, fixed-price quote. Prefer to talk? Call 732-378-9766.