SEO services in San Jose, CA
Rank across San Jose and the rest of Santa Clara County, with SEO that reflects Silicon Valley’s multilingual neighborhoods and research-heavy buyers.
- Map-pack rankings from Willow Glen to Berryessa
- Pages for Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Campbell and more
- Multilingual search planning where customers need it
// Free proposal
Your free SEO plan for San Jose
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 Jose businesses reach Silicon Valley customers on Google, through Maps listings that win nearby searches and service pages that rank from Willow Glen to Milpitas. Since 2006 we’ve operated as a digital marketing agency in Long Beach, California, and we serve San Jose clients remotely with regular reporting on rankings, calls and leads.
What it takes to rank in San Jose
San Jose is the largest city in the Bay Area, with about a million people, and the center of Silicon Valley.
- Buyers are researchers. Engineers and professionals at companies like Adobe, Cisco and Zoom, all headquartered in San Jose, tend to compare reviews and read service pages closely before they reach out.
- Neighborhoods and cities overlap. Willow Glen, Almaden Valley, Evergreen and Berryessa are part of San Jose, while Campbell, Santa Clara and Milpitas are separate cities next door, and customers search by whichever name they live in.
- Many languages, many searches. San Jose has one of the largest Vietnamese communities in the country along with large Spanish- and Mandarin-speaking populations, which opens search demand that English-only sites never reach.
- Students add a calendar. San José State University downtown and Santa Clara University nearby bring a student market that peaks around the start of each term.
How we run a San Jose SEO campaign
We begin with your Google Business Profile and the pages meant to rank for your core services, then correct citation errors that confuse Google about your address and hours. Next come pages for the San Jose neighborhoods and nearby cities you serve, plus links from local business groups and industry directories.
Monthly reports cover rankings across Santa Clara County, traffic to each page, and the calls and form leads search delivered. For the map-pack side of the work, see our local SEO services.
Areas we cover around San Jose
- Santa Clara
- Sunnyvale
- Milpitas
- Campbell
- Cupertino
- Los Gatos
- Saratoga
- Morgan Hill
// 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 Jose: common questions
Do you have an office in San Jose?
No. We’re based in Long Beach, California, and work with San Jose businesses remotely through video calls, shared dashboards and regular reports.
Should a San Jose business have pages in Vietnamese or Spanish?
It depends on your customers. San Jose has large Vietnamese, Spanish-speaking and Chinese-speaking communities, and some trades and medical practices get many of their calls from them. We check how your customers search before recommending translated pages, and we only build them if you can serve customers in that language.
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 Jose?
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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