SEO and AI search agency

Local SEO Vancouver: stop losing customers to competitors

Vancouver customers are asking Google and ChatGPT who to call. We make sure they find you and pick up the phone.

  • SEO/GEO
  • Lead Generation
  • Customer Retention
  • Sales System Automation

Map of Metro Vancouver showing a business's local search rankings after SearchFront's local SEO work: mostly green pins ranking in positions 1 through 3 After
Same map before SearchFront: mostly yellow, orange and red pins in positions 4 through 14 Before

Why local SEO

Most local customers never scroll past the map.

Search “plumber near me” or “dentist in North Vancouver” and Google shows three map results before anything else, the local pack. If you're not one of the three, you're invisible to customers already looking for what you offer, right now, nearby.

We optimize your Google Business Profile, reviews and local citations so your business is one of the names people see first, and call first.

How Symmetrix Boosted Leads By 124%

Why SearchFront

Get recommended by AI, not just ranked by Google.

Search has changed. When someone asks ChatGPT, Gemini or Google's AI Overview who to hire, they get one answer, not ten blue links. If your business isn't structured and cited correctly, you're invisible in that answer.

We combine proven local SEO with AI search optimization (GEO), so you show up both in the results people click and the answers AI gives instead.

How Smallworks Ranked #1 on Google, ChatGPT, and Claude
Google AI Overview result for 'laneway house' showing an AI-generated cost breakdown with a cited source

How we do work

The SearchFront SEO process

  1. 01

    SEO audit and analysis

    We find what's keeping your site invisible to Google and AI search. Then we lay out a custom plan to fix it.

  2. 02

    Technical optimization

    Get technical issues holding your site back. Faster pages, cleaner code, and structure that Google, ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity can read.

  3. 03

    Content and local SEO

    We go beyond on-page fixes so local customers find you first. That means strong content, quality citations, and mentions on sites that matter.

  4. 04

    Track and improve

    Regular check-ins to review your rankings and leads. We keep refining what works.

Trusted by local businesses

  • Jet Pet Resort
  • Symmetrix Kinesiology
  • smallworks
  • FindPhysio.ca

The result

Rankings are the means. Customers are the point.

Every place you climb in the map pack is a real person deciding where to spend their money. Traffic and keyword counts are how we measure the work; someone walking through your door is what the work is for.

Symmetrix grew qualified leads by 124% once they started showing up for the searches their customers were already making. See the case study.

Free, no strings

Get Your Traffic Surge Package

Discover the 5 hidden problems burying your Google rankings and get a step-by-step action plan to fix them.

This is the same audit we charge $500 for, but it's yours free today. You keep the plan whether we work together or not.

  • Google Business Profile scorecard
  • Top competitor gap analysis
  • Technical issues costing you rankings
  • Prioritized 90-day action plan

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Client results

What Vancouver business owners say

Cyan Pheko
Cyan Pheko Marketing Manager at Smallworks

“Attention to Detail Shows in Every Piece”

We’ve had a great experience working with Kent on our SEO audit and strategy. His content writing is well-researched and thorough, he takes the time to understand the nuances of our business, and his attention to detail shows in every piece he delivers.

★★★★★

Dasha Maslennikova
Dasha Maslennikova Owner of Symmetrix

“We're Scrambling to Extend our Phone Coverage”

What really impressed me was how Kent has tackled every aspect of our online presence. Our Google Business Page went from second or third page to dominating the map pack throughout Vancouver in just the last few months.

I used to get maybe one or two calls per week from new clients. Now we’re scrambling to extend our phone coverage because we get that many new client calls per day.

★★★★★

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Frequently asked questions

How do I start with SearchFront?

Book a free Traffic Surge audit. We review your site and Google presence, show you the five biggest problems burying your rankings, and hand you a step-by-step plan. No obligation, and you keep the plan either way.

What does a marketing agency actually do?

We handle the work of getting your business found and chosen online: SEO, Google Business Profile, content, lead capture and email. You focus on serving customers; we make sure the phone keeps ringing.

What are the benefits of working with a local Vancouver agency?

We know the neighbourhoods, the search patterns and the competitive landscape here. You also work directly with the person doing the work, not an account manager relaying messages to an offshore team.

What is a fair price to pay a marketing agency?

For local businesses, effective SEO and lead generation typically runs $750 to $2,500 per month depending on competition and scope. Anything dramatically cheaper is usually automated reports and no real work.

Ready to stop losing customers to your competitors?

Most businesses wait too long to fix their SEO problems. Every day you wait is another day your competitors are taking your customers on Google.

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