SEO Services for Vancouver Businesses
Vancouver SEO
that actually ranks.
Local SEO, Google Business Profile, technical SEO, and GEO for AI search engines. Built for Vancouver businesses by a Vancouver-based team that has watched this market up close.
The Vancouver Market
Why Vancouver is a tougher SEO market than most
Vancouver SEO is harder than SEO for most Canadian cities, and pretending otherwise sets clients up for disappointment. In categories like real estate, dental, cosmetic services, personal injury law, and restaurants, your competitors are not amateurs. They have agencies, review funnels, and years of backlink history. The Google local 3-pack in Kitsilano or downtown is a moat, not a starting point.
On top of that, Vancouver has deeply micro-local intent. A search for 'yoga studio' from Main Street looks completely different from the same search on the North Shore. Businesses that win here are the ones that dial in neighborhood-specific pages (Yaletown, Gastown, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Commercial Drive, Coal Harbour) with genuine local context, not just a template with the name swapped.
Then there is the AI search layer. Vancouverites are early adopters, and a meaningful chunk of high-intent research is now happening in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini. Traditional SEO alone is no longer enough. We build GEO strategies alongside classic SEO so you show up in both surfaces.
Local Pain Points
What Vancouver SEO actually looks like
The specific work depends on your sector and neighborhood, but almost every Vancouver SEO engagement touches these levers.
Every Vancouver business comes in with a different starting point. Some need a Google Business Profile fix. Others need a full technical SEO overhaul. The work is tailored, but the focus areas are consistent.
We start with the highest-impact lever first — the one that moves the needle in weeks, not quarters.
Where we focus in Vancouver
- Google Business Profile optimization with Vancouver-specific categories, services, and photos
- Neighborhood landing pages (Gastown, Yaletown, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano, Commercial Drive, Coal Harbour) that actually rank
- Technical SEO audit and fixes tuned for Vancouver-level competition
- Review strategy and reply playbook that feeds local pack rankings
- Local link building with real Vancouver publications, partners, and neighborhood associations
- Content strategy that targets Vancouver intent modifiers, not generic national queries
- GEO / AI search optimization so ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini recommend you in Vancouver
- Monthly reporting with clear Vancouver-specific visibility and lead metrics
Our Process
How we approach seo work in Vancouver
Vancouver visibility audit
We benchmark you against your actual Vancouver competitors, not a generic report. Local pack rankings, organic rankings, GBP completeness, review velocity, backlink gaps, and AI search visibility.
Neighborhood and service map
We define the neighborhoods and services we are actually going to compete for (Yaletown dentistry, Mount Pleasant marketing agency, Gastown restaurant, etc.), and we prioritize based on search volume and commercial value.
Technical + GBP foundation
Fix technical SEO issues, clean up NAP consistency across Vancouver directories, fully optimize Google Business Profile, and set up a review and reply process you can actually sustain.
Content and local authority
Neighborhood and service pages, Vancouver-relevant blog content, and local authority building through partnerships, press, and community involvement. All measurable, all tied to commercial queries.
GEO layer
Structure content, schema, and off-site signals so AI search engines cite and recommend you in Vancouver-specific queries. This is where most Vancouver competitors are still asleep.
Monthly reporting and iteration
Monthly report focused on commercial outcomes (calls, form fills, direction requests, branded search) rather than vanity metrics. We iterate priorities based on what is actually moving the needle.
Pricing
Vancouver SEO pricing
Most Vancouver engagements are monthly retainers because local SEO is ongoing work, not a one-time project. Technical audits and one-off cleanups are also available as project work.
Starter Local SEO
$1,000 - $1,500/mo
Single-location Vancouver businesses. Google Business Profile, local citations, reviews, and basic on-page optimization.
Growth SEO + GEO
$2,000 - $3,000/mo
Multi-neighborhood or multi-service Vancouver businesses. Includes content, local link building, and GEO for AI search.
Competitive Vancouver SEO
$3,000 - $4,000+/mo
Competitive Vancouver categories (legal, dental, real estate, restaurants). Full technical, content, link, and GEO program.
Need full details? See the seo service page or book a free call.
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Ready to own Vancouver search?
Book a free 30-minute call. We will audit your current Vancouver visibility live and tell you the three changes that would move the needle fastest.