Is your SEO reaching buyers actually searching?
Rankings prove you're found, not chosen. We figure out whether SEO is the right lever, why buyers aren't finding you, and how to be visible where humans and AIs are actually looking.
See how we think about thisThe real question
What are you actually ranking for?
Most SEO focuses on keywords with volume. But keyword volume ≠ buyer intent. 92% of B2B buyers start with a vendor already in mind. Search validates existing preference; it rarely creates it. Your competitors might rank for "enterprise software solutions" while your buyers search "how to reduce manual data entry."
What we look at:
- Are you ranking for what buyers actually search, or what tools say to target?
- Is traffic arriving from research queries or buying queries?
- Do visitors match your actual customer profile?
- Is the content answering the question that leads to your product?
- Where do search visitors go after landing: deeper or gone?
Sometimes the problem is visibility. Sometimes it's targeting. Sometimes search demand doesn't exist for what you sell. We find out which one before recommending a project. Read more: Why search visibility doesn't create demand
What this looks like
They ranked for "google customer service phone number." Their buyers searched "cloud migration services."
B2B SaaS
The old site ranked for noise: support queries, free alternatives, how-to guides. None of those searchers would ever become customers. We restructured the site around how their buyers actually search. 544 new queries appeared that the old site never ranked for.
Within 49 days
The site's search profile shifted from noise to high-value visibility.
Who this is for
This is for businesses questioning whether SEO is working, or whether it should.
This is for you if
- You've invested in SEO but can't trace it to revenue
- You're not sure if buyers actually search for what you sell
- You want clarity before committing to another 12 months of content
This is not for you if
- You need results in 60 days
- You want someone to manage ongoing SEO campaigns
- You've already decided SEO is the answer and just need execution
We start with the question, not the service.
See if search is actually the lever →
How it works
From assumption to clarity.
Conversation
We understand your business, your buyers, and what you're currently ranking for.
Diagnostic
We trace search traffic to business outcomes. Where does it break? Is it visibility, targeting, or something else?
Recommendation
If SEO is the lever, we scope the work around buyer-intent keywords. If not, we tell you what is.
Implementation
Fix what's broken. Measure business outcomes, not rankings.
Timeline expectation
At any given time, only 5% of your buyers are actively in-market. SEO captures that 5%. Building preference with the other 95% compounds over 6-12 months. If you need faster results, paid acquisition might be the right starting point.
Questions
Do you do link building?
If that's what's needed. But most SEO problems aren't link problems. They're targeting problems. We start there.
How long until we see results?
SEO compounds over 6-12 months. If you need results in 90 days, SEO probably isn't the answer. We'll tell you that upfront.
What if we're already ranking well?
Rankings for the wrong terms don't help. We look at whether you're visible for what buyers actually search, not just what has volume.
What if SEO isn't the right lever?
We'll tell you. Maybe the problem is conversion (Website). Maybe it's paid acquisition (Google Ads). Maybe search demand doesn't exist for what you sell.
Not sure if SEO is actually working?
Start with a conversation. We'll trace search to revenue together.
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