SEO Agency in Cardiff

Cardiff's SEO Agency.
Plain English.
Proper Results.

From Canton to Cardiff Bay, from Cathays to Pontprennau, BLACKdot helps Cardiff businesses show up on page one and stay there.

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10+: Years experience
£0: Setup fee
30 days: Notice to cancel
100%: Plain English reports

Search Engine Optimisation Cardiff

If your Cardiff business is not on page one,
you are invisible.

When someone in Canton searches “plumber near me”, when a Cardiff Bay office looks for a local caterer, or when a Cathays landlord types “letting agent Cardiff”, the results on page one get the enquiries. The results on page three get nothing.

BLACKdot is a Cardiff SEO company that does things differently. Every month you get a plain English report: what was done, what changed, and whether it is driving real enquiries. No jargon. No hiding behind dashboards. No vague talk about traffic.

I work with independent businesses and SMEs across Cardiff, from the city centre to the suburbs, from Llandaff to Llanishen. If your customers search locally, local SEO is where you will see the fastest results.

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The reality

Page one
or invisible.

0.6% of searchers click results on page two. If you are not on page one, you are effectively not online at all.

93%

of online experiences begin with a search engine

Google result gets around 27% of all clicks

0.6%

of searchers click anything on page two

No long contracts. No jargon. Just results.

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What I Actually Do

Three things that actually move the needle

SEO is not one thing. Here is what the work actually looks like for Cardiff businesses.

Local SEO for Cardiff

When someone in Roath searches for an electrician, when a Cardiff Bay office needs a local caterer, or when a Canton homeowner looks for a kitchen fitter, the businesses that show up on page one get the calls. Local SEO means making sure that business is yours. Optimising your Google Business Profile, building the right local signals, and targeting the exact searches your customers are using right now across Cardiff.

Right for

Trades, hospitality, retail, clinics, and any Cardiff business that serves local customers.

Technical SEO

A lot of Cardiff websites have good content that Google simply cannot find or read properly. Slow load times, crawl errors, duplicate content, missing schema. These are invisible to you but they quietly affect your rankings. Technical SEO removes those obstacles so Google can actually index your site, understand what you do, and where you do it in Cardiff.

Right for

Any Cardiff business whose site is not performing despite having decent content, or anyone who has never had a proper SEO review.

Content That Ranks

Google ranks pages, not websites. Every service you offer needs a page that clearly answers the search behind it. Web designer Cardiff, accountant Canton, solicitor Cardiff Bay. On page optimisation means building those pages properly: right keywords, right structure, written for humans. Over time this builds sustainable organic traffic that does not stop the moment you stop paying for ads.

Right for

Cardiff businesses who want to grow their search visibility without depending on paid adverts every month.

Not sure what your Cardiff site needs?

A one-off SEO audit tells you exactly where you stand. From £250.

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What You Get

No hidden extras. No vanishing acts.

Every SEO retainer with BLACKdot includes the following as standard.

Monthly plain English reports

Every month you get a report that tells you exactly what was done, what changed, and what is next. No jargon, no graphs that mean nothing to your business.

Keyword research for Cardiff

Before anything else, I find out what your Cardiff customers are actually typing into Google, not what you think they are searching for.

Google Business Profile optimisation

Your GBP is often the first thing local customers see. I make sure it is complete, accurate, and optimised to appear in map results across Cardiff.

On page fixes and optimisation

Page titles, headings, meta descriptions, internal links, schema markup. The details that make a real difference to how Google reads and ranks your pages.

Transparent pricing, no hidden extras

The price you see is the price you pay. No add-on charges for tools, no surprise invoices. Everything is included in the monthly retainer.

No long term contracts

Stay because it is working. I ask for an initial three month commitment so the work has time to take effect. After that it is 30 days notice.

Why BLACKdot

Why Cardiff businesses choose us

Cardiff based

I am not an overseas agency or a faceless operation. I understand the Cardiff market, the local search landscape, and the competition your business faces in the city.

Plain English reporting

Every month you get a report that tells you what was done, what changed, and what is next. No jargon, no padding, no graphs that do not connect to your business goals.

No long term contracts

An initial three month commitment so the work has time to take effect. After that, 30 days notice. No 12 month lock-ins.

Results that matter

I track rankings that drive real enquiries, not vanity traffic. If it is not bringing Cardiff customers through the door, I tell you.

10+ years experience

Over a decade of SEO experience across independent businesses, SMEs, and larger organisations. I know what works and what is a waste of your money.

Pricing published upfront

No quote forms. No sales calls just to find out what it costs. Retainers start at £300/month, published right here on the site.

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How It Works

How it works, start to finish

Audit

Before I do anything, I look at where your site stands. What is working, what is blocking you, and where the quickest wins are for your part of Cardiff.

Strategy

Based on the audit, I put together a clear plan: which pages to focus on, which Cardiff search terms to target, and what needs fixing first.

Implement

The work gets done. On page optimisation, technical fixes, local SEO, content. Consistent, month by month.

Report and Refine

Every month you get a plain English report on what was done and what changed. I adjust what is not working and plan the next month. Not set and forget.

Conversion focused SEO, not vanity metrics.

Every plan includes analytics, Search Console review, and monthly reporting on what actually matters.

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Pricing

Straight pricing, published upfront.

You are paying for consistent, focused work on your search visibility every month. Each plan is a monthly retainer: I work on your site, report back, and keep going. No setup fees, no hidden charges, no 12 month lock-in.

Retainers from

£300/mo

No setup fees. No long contracts.

Prices published upfront. No quote forms, no sales calls just to find out what it costs.

Starter

£300/month

For Cardiff businesses just getting started with SEO, or with a small local footprint.

Keyword research for your target area
On page optimisation: up to 5 pages
Google Business Profile optimisation
2 pieces of SEO content per month
Analytics and Search Console review
Conversion focused reporting: enquiries, not just rankings
Monthly plain English report

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SEO without the smoke and mirrors.

Plain English reports, every month, without exception.
You will know exactly what was done and why, not just that work was carried out.
No vanity metrics. I track rankings that drive real enquiries from Cardiff customers, not traffic that never converts.
No long contracts. Stay because it is working. Leave with 30 days notice if it is not.
No mystery. If you ask why something is being done, you will get a straight answer in plain English.

This industry has a trust problem. I'm trying to fix that, one client at a time.

Start your SEO in Cardiff

Starter retainer from £300/month.
Cancel with 30 days notice.

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Common Questions

Things Cardiff businesses usually ask

Honestly, it depends on where you are starting from. For businesses with no previous SEO work, three to six months is a realistic timeframe to see meaningful movement in local rankings. Cardiff is a competitive city, particularly for trades and professional services in the centre and areas like Canton and Cathays. I will give you a straight assessment after the audit, not a promise I cannot keep.

Yes. I work with businesses in Cardiff city centre, Cardiff Bay, Canton, Roath, Cathays, Pontprennau, Whitchurch, Heath, Rhiwbina, Llandaff, Penarth, Splott, Grangetown, Llanishen, and everywhere in between. SEO work is location independent on my end. The results show up locally where your customers are searching.

Most SEO agencies send you a monthly report full of graphs that do not mean anything to your business. They talk about domain authority and impressions instead of telling you whether you are getting more enquiries. I tell you exactly what was done, why, and whether it is having an effect on the things that matter. You will not get passed to an account manager.

No. Anyone who says they can is lying to you. Google decides where sites rank, not me. What I can do is make sure your site gives itself the best possible chance: well structured, technically sound, targeting the right Cardiff search terms, with proper local signals in place. Sustainable rankings come from consistent, honest work.

No. I ask for an initial three month commitment so the work has time to take effect. After that it is 30 days notice to cancel. No 12 month tie-ins, no penalties for leaving.

Complete the picture

Cardiff businesses we work with often combine services.

Web Design

Web Design Agency South Wales

Rankings only matter if your site converts. We build Cardiff and South Wales websites that turn visitors into enquiries.

Web design for South Wales

Google Ads

Google Ads Agency Cardiff

SEO takes months to build momentum. Google Ads gets your Cardiff business in front of buyers today while your organic rankings grow.

Google Ads in Cardiff

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Let us look at where your site stands right now. A free 30 minute call, no obligation, no pitch.

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Cardiff's SEO Agency.
Plain English.
Proper Results.

If your Cardiff business is not on page one,
you are invisible.