Local SEO · St Austell
Local SEOin St Austell.
We're based in St Austell, so this is the patch we know best. We get local businesses into the top three on Google Maps, from the town centre out to Charlestown, Par and the clay villages.

Local SEO · St Austell
Ranking in St Austell.
St Austell is our home town, so we know the patch. Customers are spread across Charlestown, Par, Mevagissey and the clay villages, and that spread matters: ranking in the town centre doesn't mean ranking in St Blazey or Bugle. The Eden Project brings visitors through all year, and plenty of them search for food, places to stay and trades without knowing the area. They call whoever Google shows first. We make sure that's you, across the whole St Austell area.
Also covering Par · Mevagissey · St Blazey · Lostwithiel
Our focus
What we focus on in St Austell.
The whole patch
St Austell is spread out. We build coverage for the areas around it, so you show up in Par, St Blazey and Mevagissey, not just the town centre.
Visitors and locals
With the Eden Project and the coast nearby, plenty of searches come from people who don't know the area. Clear photos, hours and reviews win them.
Reviews that build trust
A steady flow of genuine Google reviews is what turns a search into a call, especially from people new to the area.
What local SEO does
From nowhere to the top three.
Each dot is a point on the map where we searched Google. The number is where a business ranks from that spot. Red is nowhere near; green is the top three, where the calls go.

FAQ
Questions, answered.
Do I need a website to rank on Google Maps?
Not to appear, but it helps a lot. A website with a page for each service and area gives Google more reasons to show you, and gives customers somewhere to check you out before they call.
Do I need to rank in Par and St Blazey too?
If you take work from there, yes. Google treats nearby areas separately, so ranking in the town centre doesn't guarantee you'll show up a few miles away. We check where you rank across the whole area and build coverage where it's missing.
How quickly can a St Austell business reach the top three?
It depends on how competitive your trade is here. Your free video review shows exactly who you're up against and what it would take.
Areas
Where we work.
And anywhere else in Cornwall. Remote work across the UK, too.
Free video review
Get your free video review.
A short, personal video for your business: where you show up on Google today, who's beating you, and what we'd do about it. Two to three minutes. No call, no obligation.
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Where you rank
A map-grid scan of where you appear on Google Maps across your whole area.
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Who's beating you
The businesses in the top three, and what they have that you don't.
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Your Google profile
Categories, services, photos and reviews, checked against what Google rewards.
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Your website
A technical check: speed, indexing, schema and the on-page basics Google needs to rank you.
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What we'd fix
The changes we'd make, in order of impact.
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