SEO services in Charleston, SC
Reach Charleston residents and the visitors planning trips here, with Google Maps rankings and pages built for the Lowcountry’s neighborhoods and islands.
- Rankings in Mount Pleasant, West Ashley and the islands
- Pages that reach visitors before they arrive
- Reports linking searches to calls and bookings
// Free proposal
Your free SEO plan for Charleston
Tell us about your business. We’ll review your site and market and send a plan with what we’d do first.
TLG Marketing helps Charleston, South Carolina businesses rank on Google for the searches that matter to them, whether customers live in Mount Pleasant or are planning a weekend downtown. Our focus is your map listing, the pages that sell your services, and a site Google can crawl easily. Our home base is Long Beach, California, where TLG started in 2006, and we serve Charleston clients remotely.
What it takes to rank in Charleston
Charleston’s economy runs on tourism, the port, healthcare and a growing manufacturing base, and each of those affects who is searching.
- Visitors search from far away. Travelers look up restaurants, tours, rentals and wedding venues weeks before they arrive, often from hundreds of miles off. Those searches need pages that rank for “Charleston” queries wherever the searcher happens to be.
- Locals search by area. Residents say West Ashley, James Island, Daniel Island or Summerville, and they often add those names to searches for contractors, doctors and schools. Pages for the parts of the region you serve help you match them.
- Newcomers are building their lists. The region keeps drawing new residents, along with military families at Joint Base Charleston and employees at the Boeing plant in North Charleston. People new to town search for everything, and they lean on reviews.
- Hurricane season changes priorities. From early summer into fall, storm prep, generator, tree and roofing searches rise, and after a storm they spike. Service pages ready in advance catch that demand.
How we run a Charleston SEO campaign
We start by sorting your customers into the groups that matter, usually residents in specific parts of the Lowcountry, visitors, or both. Then we fix your Google Business Profile, build or rewrite pages for each audience, and pursue mentions from Charleston media, wedding and travel sites, and business groups.
Reports arrive monthly and show rankings by area, traffic from in-state and out-of-state searchers, and the calls, bookings and forms that search produced.
Areas we cover around Charleston
- Mount Pleasant
- North Charleston
- Summerville
- West Ashley
- James Island
- Daniel Island
- Johns Island
- Goose Creek
// How it works
From audit to leads in four steps
Audit & research
We audit your site’s technical health, content and links, and research the searches your buyers actually make.
Roadmap
You get a prioritized plan: what to fix, which pages to create, and which searches to win first.
Build & optimize
Our developers fix technical issues, we improve and create pages, and we earn links from relevant, reputable sites.
Report & refine
Regular reports on rankings, traffic and leads, and changes based on what the numbers show.
// Client reviews
Rated 5.0 from 21 Google reviews
What clients say about working with us, in their own words.
- ★★★★★
“…it was one of the most efficient conversations I’ve ever had. Knowledgable, thoughtful, reasonably priced - highly recommend TLG Marketing”
Alec ColemanGoogle Ads and Merchant Center
- ★★★★★
“They are unbelievably efficient and always so customer service/satisfaction oriented.”
Sharon KuyperWebsite development and accessibility compliance
- ★★★★★
“I had a fantastic experience working with Evan Lamont and his awesome team at TLG Marketing as our outsourced Marketing Team.”
Fred CooperOutsourced marketing team
// What’s included
Everything SEO needs, under one roof
Strategy, development, content and reporting from one team, so nothing falls between agencies.
Technical SEO
Speed, crawlability, indexing, structured data and fixes in the code itself.
Keyword research
Searches mapped to pages by intent, so each page targets buyers, not browsers.
On-page optimization
Titles, headings, copy and internal links tuned for the searches that matter.
Content
Service pages, location pages and articles written for people first.
Link building
Mentions and links from relevant, reputable sites in your industry and area.
Local SEO
Google Business Profile, reviews and listings for map-pack visibility.
// Questions
SEO in Charleston: common questions
Do you have an office in Charleston?
No. We’re based in Long Beach, California, and work with Charleston businesses remotely through video calls, shared dashboards and regular reports.
Should a Charleston business focus on tourists or locals?
It depends on who pays your bills. Restaurants, tours and wedding vendors need pages that rank for people searching from other states before a trip, while contractors and clinics should focus on residents in places like Mount Pleasant and Summerville. Many businesses need some of both, and we plan pages for each audience.
How long does SEO take to work?
Most sites see movement within three to six months; competitive searches take longer. Your roadmap sets expectations search by search, so you know what to expect and when.
How much do SEO services cost?
It depends on how competitive your market is and how much work your site needs. Tell us your monthly budget on the form and we’ll show you what it can realistically achieve.
Will you work on my existing website?
Yes. We work on WordPress, ecommerce platforms and custom-built sites. If the site itself is holding you back, our developers can fix it or rebuild it.
What do you need from me to get started?
Access to your website, Google Search Console and Google Analytics, and a 30-minute call about your customers, services and goals.
// Start here
Ready to win more customers in Charleston?
Send the form and we’ll come back with a plan. Prefer to talk first? Book a free 30-minute strategy session.
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