Service
SEO Foundation Setup
From £495
If the basics are not set up properly, you are guessing. This service gets the essential Google, tracking and search foundations in place so your website can be found, measured and improved.
This is for small businesses that have a website, but no clear idea what Google can see, what is working, or where enquiries are coming from.
Who this is for
- You have a website but do not know whether Google can find it properly
- Google Search Console has never been set up or checked
- GA4 is missing, confusing or not useful
- You do not know where enquiries, traffic or bookings come from
- Your sitemap, indexing or tracking has been ignored
- You want the basics fixed without signing up to a big monthly agency retainer
What can be included
- Google Search Console setup or check
- GA4 setup or check
- Sitemap submission
- Indexing checks
- Basic keyword direction
- Page title and meta review
- Conversion and enquiry tracking basics
- Google Tag Manager, if needed
- Simple traffic source dashboard
- Clear explanation of what everything means
What you get
- Setup or correction of key SEO and tracking foundations
- A simple summary of what has been done
- A prioritised list of next steps
- Plain-English handover
- Optional follow-up support
Outcome: Google can understand your website, and you can finally see what is working.
Questions people ask
Is this the same as monthly SEO?
No. This is a one-off project that puts the essential setup in place: the tools, tracking and structure that monthly SEO would normally sit on top of. There is no retainer and no ongoing commitment. If you later want ongoing work, you will have the foundations that make it worthwhile, but plenty of businesses stop here and simply use what has been set up.
Do I need this if I already have Google Analytics?
Quite possibly, yes. Analytics being installed and Analytics being useful are two different things. It is very common to find GA4 collecting data but tracking nothing meaningful, with no enquiry tracking, no connection to Search Console, and nobody able to read it. Part of this service is checking what you already have and correcting it rather than duplicating it.
Can you work with WordPress, Wix, Shopify or Squarespace?
Yes, all of them. The foundations being set up here, Search Console, GA4, sitemaps, tracking, live in Google’s tools rather than inside your website platform, so the work applies whichever builder your site uses. The way things get connected varies slightly by platform, and that is handled as part of the job.
Will this get me to page one of Google?
Honest answer: no single service can promise that, and you should be wary of anyone who does. What this service does is make ranking possible and measurable: Google can find and understand your site, and you can see what is and is not working. Those are the conditions rankings are built on, and without them everything else is guesswork.
What happens if you find bigger problems?
You will be told in plain English what was found, how serious it actually is, and what your options are, including the option of doing nothing for now. If extra work is needed it gets quoted separately as a fixed price for you to decide on. No surprise invoices, no work done without your say-so.