Now tracking 8 AI engines, prompt by prompt
The SEO company that gets South African businesses shown on Google, Bing, Maps and AI.
Shown is a search engine optimisation (SEO) company and SEO marketing agency in South Africa that ranks businesses on Google, Bing and every other search engine, puts them in the Maps pack, and gets them named when buyers ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Perplexity who to use. We run the Google Ads too, and our own tools, plus the best external ones, do the heavy lifting: technical fixes, link building, directory listings, indexing and AI-answer tracking.
Everywhere your buyers look before they call
Every search engine, not just Google.
Google handles most South African searches, not all of them. Bing takes about 1 in 14, and about 1 in 10 on desktop, where Windows and Microsoft Edge send searches to it by default. We rank you on both, and on the engines that use their results.
all devices, August 2026
a year earlier, September 2025
desktop searches in South Africa
Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, Yandex, Petal, Ecosia
Everything it takes to rank. Done for you.
SEO, Google Ads, local search, AI answers, technical SEO, links, listings and programmatic pages, run as one system by search specialists. We have built, ranked and repeated every one of these on local service sites, national online stores and programmatic builds with more than a thousand pages.
SEO services
Technical fixes, pages built for the exact searches your buyers type, and content that answers them better than anyone else in your market.
Local SEO & Google Maps
Google Business Profile work, reviews and suburb pages that put you in the Maps pack where local buyers pick who to call.
Google Business Profile
Categories, services, photos, posts and reviews on the free Google listing that buyers see before they see your website.
AI search (GEO & AEO)
GEO and AEO: get named when buyers ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity or Google AI who to use. Tracked on 8 AI engines.
Google Ads management
Search, Maps, Shopping, YouTube and Performance Max campaigns, run to a cost per enquiry in an account you own.
Link building
Automated prospecting, vetting and outreach that earns links from real, relevant sites. No PBNs, no link farms, no blasts.
Directory listings
Your business listed and kept identical across Google, Bing, Apple and 60+ South African and global directories.
Technical SEO
Audits, Core Web Vitals, crawling and indexing, schema, migrations, and GA4 and Tag Manager tracking, fixed in code.
E-commerce SEO
Category, product and filter pages that rank against the big marketplaces, with the technical base to scale.
Programmatic SEO
Hundreds or thousands of useful pages generated from real data, every one indexable, unique and linked properly.
SEO consultants
Strategy, audits, migrations and traffic-drop recovery from SEO specialists, for in-house teams or a second opinion.
Free SEO audit
Where you rank, where you are missing from Maps and AI answers, and the three fixes worth doing first.
Our own tools, plus the best of everyone else's.
We built our own software for the jobs off-the-shelf tools do badly: what AI engines search for, what crawlers actually receive, links and listings at scale. For everything else we use the industry's best, from Semrush to Google Search Console. You get both, in one report.
Perplexity, Copilot, Grok, AI Overviews and AI Mode, with every search they run and source they cite
then checked again at day 7 and week 4
AI answers, prompt by prompt
Every month we ask the 8 engines your buyers' questions and record which name you, which cite your pages and which do not mention you yet.
| Buyer prompt | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Copilot | Grok | AI Overviews | AI Mode | Named or cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| best emergency plumber in durban | Named | Named | Named | Cited | Not yet | Not yet | Cited | Named | 6 of 8 |
| who fixes geysers in durban north | Named | Named | Cited | Cited | Named | Not yet | Cited | Named | 7 of 8 |
| plumber open now in umhlanga | Named | Cited | Named | Named | Not yet | Not yet | Named | Named | 6 of 8 |
| how much does a plumber cost in durban | Cited | Named | Not yet | Cited | Named | Not yet | Not yet | Cited | 5 of 8 |
Named or cited in 24 of 32 answers in September, up from 8 in April. Sample: a Durban plumbing company. Figures are illustrative.
Audit, fix, then compound.
No six-month strategy decks. The first month fixes what is holding you back; every month after adds pages, links, listings and mentions that stack on each other.
Audit
We crawl the site the way Google and AI crawlers see it, pull your Search Console data, check your Maps listing and directories, and test the questions buyers ask AI engines. You get the three fixes that matter most.
Fix and build
Technical fixes, Google Business Profile clean-up, directory listings corrected everywhere, and the first service and location pages written for the searches you want to win.
Compound
New pages every month, links earned from relevant sites, reviews requested, AI answers tracked, and a monthly report showing positions, visits, calls and every piece of work delivered.
Month one: a page for every search
We map each search your buyers type to one page, then put that search where Google, Bing and AI engines read first: the address, the title, the main heading and the first sentence.
| Search | Page built for it | Address | Title | Heading | First sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| emergency plumber durban | /emergency-plumber-durban/ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| geyser repairs durban north | /geyser-repairs/durban-north/ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| blocked drains umhlanga | /blocked-drains/umhlanga/ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| plumber ballito | /plumber-ballito/ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| leak detection durban | /leak-detection-durban/ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
5 searches, 5 pages, 20 of 20 placements. Sample: a Durban plumbing company. Figures are illustrative.
Found us on Google or ChatGPT? That is the work.
An SEO agency that cannot rank itself is not worth hiring. We compete for the most contested searches in our own industry with the same tools and methods we use for clients. Judge us by where you found us.
Pricing, in rand, on the page.
A once-off build that does the heavy lifting, then a monthly plan that compounds it. These are starting prices: your quote depends on the job and your industry, and we know exactly what each market takes. Anything custom is quoted on request.
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Local
For a business that wins on Google Maps and in its own suburbs.
The build, once-off
- Technical fix pass and tracking set up
- Google Business Profile rebuilt from scratch
- 40+ directory listings, identical everywhere
- 5 service and location pages
Every month after
- Profile posts, photos and Q&A kept active
- Review request system and replies
- 2 new location or service pages
- AI answers tracked: 50 prompts on 8 engines
Growth
RecommendedFor a business that wants to own its service searches across a city or the country.
The build, once-off
- Everything in the Local build
- Full technical SEO audit and fixes
- Keyword map of your whole market
- 10 pages, plus AI crawler access checked
Every month after
- Everything in Local, every month
- 4 pages or articles
- Link building with vetted, paced outreach
- AI answer tracking: 150 prompts on 8 engines
Authority
For competitive national markets, e-commerce and programmatic builds.
The build, once-off
- Everything in the Growth build
- Site architecture for scale
- 20 pages, or a programmatic or store foundation
- Digital PR plan and a 300-prompt AI bank
Every month after
- Everything in Growth, every month
- 8 pages or articles
- Digital PR and editorial links
- AI answer tracking: 300 prompts on 8 engines, weekly
Plans at a glance
| Plan | Once-off build | Then monthly | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local | from R14,950 | from R4,950 | a business that wins on Google Maps and in its own suburbs |
| Growth | from R29,950 | from R9,950 | a business that wants to own its service searches across a city or the country |
| Authority | from R59,950 | from R19,500 | competitive national markets, e-commerce and programmatic builds |
Questions buyers ask us
How much does SEO cost in South Africa?
Published SEO packages from South African agencies run from about R2,500 to R25,000 a month (we checked agencies' own price pages in September 2026). Shown charges a once-off build from R14,950, then a monthly plan from R4,950, quoted by job and industry; every price is on our pricing page. The difference between cheap and expensive is how many pages, links and fixes are actually delivered each month, so ask any agency for that list in writing.
How long does SEO take to work?
Technical fixes, Google Business Profile work and directory clean-up can move Maps results and branded searches within weeks. Competitive service searches such as "plumber Cape Town" usually take three to six months of steady pages and links. AI answers lean on the same sources Google trusts, so they tend to move once your rankings, listings and reviews do.
Can you guarantee first place on Google?
No honest agency can. Google's own advice on hiring an SEO says that if someone guarantees you first place, you should find someone else. What we guarantee is the work: the pages, links, listings and fixes in your plan, delivered and shown in your report every month, with results measured from your own Search Console data.
What are GEO and AEO?
GEO (generative engine optimisation) and AEO (answer engine optimisation) are the work of getting your business named and cited in AI answers: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, Copilot, Grok and Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode. They build on SEO, because AI engines lean on the pages, listings, reviews and mentions that search engines already trust. As a GEO and AEO agency, we track all eight engines prompt by prompt. How we do it.
Is your link building automated? Is that safe?
We automate the slow parts: finding sites, checking them for spam signals, pacing outreach and submissions, and monitoring every link once it is live. The judgement stays human. Spam networks sit on a permanent do-not-touch list, nothing is blasted in a single day, and we do not buy links from private blog networks, which is exactly what Google's spam policies target.
Do you work with small businesses?
Yes. Our Local plan, a once-off build from R14,950 and then from R4,950 a month, is made for businesses that serve one town or a few suburbs. It concentrates on what wins small local markets first: your Google Business Profile, reviews, directory listings and a page for each area you serve.
How do I get my business recommended by ChatGPT?
Rank for the searches ChatGPT runs before it answers, get listed and reviewed on the sources it cites, and publish pages that answer buyers' questions directly with facts and prices. In our September 2026 test of 60 AI answers about South African SEO agencies, the most cited sources were Clutch, Semrush's agency directory, GoodFirms, Sortlist and DesignRush. The full guide.
Can you do SEO for a Shopify or WooCommerce store?
Yes. E-commerce SEO covers category pages, product data and schema, filter and duplicate-URL control, speed and links, on Shopify, WooCommerce or a custom store. Most stores start on the Growth plan. E-commerce SEO.
What should an SEO agency report every month?
Positions for the searches you agreed on, clicks and impressions from your own Google Search Console, calls and direction requests from your Business Profile, the AI answers that name you, and a list of every page, fix, link and listing delivered. If a report has charts but no work list, ask what was done.
What is the difference between an SEO company and a digital marketing agency?
An SEO company provides professional search engine optimisation: rankings, Google Maps, AI answers, content and links. A digital marketing agency usually spreads the budget across social media, paid ads and design as well. Shown is search-first: SEO, Google Maps, AI answers and Google Ads, all measured on the enquiries they bring.
Do you run Google Ads as well as SEO?
Yes. We set up and manage Google Ads on Search, Maps, Shopping, YouTube and Performance Max: a once-off setup from R9,950, then from R4,950 a month or 15% of ad spend, with the ad spend paid straight to Google. Ads bring calls now and show which searches convert; SEO then wins those searches without paying per click. Google Ads management.
Can you build something custom?
Yes. Beyond the plans, we build custom work on request: AI prompt banks of any size, dashboards and data feeds, programmatic page systems, integrations with your CRM or booking system, and tools for your own team. Tell us what you need at [email protected] and we quote it.
Do you work outside Cape Town and Johannesburg?
Yes. We work with businesses across South Africa, from Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban to Pretoria, Gqeberha, Bloemfontein, Polokwane in Limpopo and smaller towns. Local SEO is built around the suburbs and areas you actually serve, so it works wherever you are.
Get a free audit.
Send us your website and the searches you want to win. You get a short audit back: where you rank today, where you are missing from Maps and AI answers, and the three fixes worth doing first.
Or write to [email protected]