SEO services in San Francisco, CA
Compete in one of the country’s toughest search markets, with SEO planned around San Francisco neighborhoods and the Bay Area cities your customers live in.
- Neighborhood-level map rankings across the city
- National search plans for SF tech companies
- Reports tied to calls, demos and form leads
// Free proposal
Your free SEO plan for San Francisco
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 San Francisco businesses rank on Google, whether they need neighborhood customers to find them in Maps or buyers across the country to find their product. We’re a Long Beach, California agency founded in 2006, and we work with San Francisco clients remotely, reporting on rankings and the calls, demos and leads they bring.
What it takes to rank in San Francisco
San Francisco packs a lot of competition into a small city, and the rules change depending on who you sell to.
- Neighborhoods are separate markets. The Mission, the Marina, Noe Valley and the Sunset each produce their own map results, and people often search with the neighborhood name. A restaurant or clinic is competing with businesses a few blocks away.
- Tech companies sell beyond the city. Many San Francisco firms in software and AI sell nationally, so their SEO depends on content that answers buyer questions wherever those buyers are.
- Many customers live outside the city. Commuters and clients come from Oakland, Daly City and the Peninsula, so service businesses often need pages for East Bay and San Mateo County cities as well.
- Visitors search on their phones. Tourists and convention crowds at Moscone Center look up food, transport and services nearby, and those searches lean heavily on map results and reviews.
How we run a San Francisco SEO campaign
The first conversation sets the scope: local map rankings, national content, or both. For local businesses we start with the Google Business Profile, citations and neighborhood pages. For companies selling nationally we start with research into how your buyers describe their problems, then plan pages and links around it.
Either way, reports show rankings, traffic by page and the leads that came from search, so you can judge results in a market where competition for every search is intense. See our SEO services for the full scope.
Areas we cover around San Francisco
- Oakland
- Daly City
- South San Francisco
- Berkeley
- San Mateo
- Burlingame
- Sausalito
- Emeryville
// 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 San Francisco: common questions
Do you have an office in San Francisco?
No. We’re based in Long Beach, California, and work with San Francisco businesses remotely through video calls, shared dashboards and regular reports.
We’re a San Francisco startup selling nationwide. Is local SEO relevant to us?
Probably less than national SEO. Companies that sell software or services across the country usually need content and links that rank for problem and product searches anywhere, while local SEO matters most to businesses serving customers in the city itself. We help you decide where your buyers actually search before you spend on either.
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 San Francisco?
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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