Search engine optimisation for UK small businesses that want more calls and enquiries, not vanity rankings. Local SEO, technical fixes, content and links, run by one person and reported in plain English every month.
Free first call. No obligation. A reply within one working day.
Google’s own guidance is clear: it wants to show the most helpful, relevant result from a site it can trust. Most small business SEO comes down to four things.
Google explains this in its SEO Starter Guide. For local searches, see our local SEO service.
Every website we build starts with the SEO basics in place. Here are some of the sites we’ve built for small businesses. Read more about website design and SEO.
Little Lincoln
Little Lincoln is a children’s role play café in Lincoln, open six days a week, with themed play areas, a café menu and dedicated…
Guildford ENT
Guildford ENT is the private ear, nose and throat practice of consultant surgeon Mr San Sunkaraneni, seeing patients across Surrey, Hampshire and Sussex, with…
Celtic Country Arts
Celtic Country Arts makes handmade paracord dog collars, hand-woven to order in small batches and finished with an engraved screw-fit clasp and a keyring…
Prices vary widely, so it helps to know the typical ranges. These come from published 2026 UK pricing guides, including Rubik Digital and Whitehat SEO. Our prices sit just below the middle of the market.
| Type of SEO | Typical UK range |
|---|---|
| Technical upkeep only | £150 to £250 a month |
| Local SEO, one area | £250 to £1,200 a month |
| Full small business SEO | £500 to £2,500 a month |
| One-off SEO audit | £500 to £2,000 |
| With WRKFLW | Price |
|---|---|
| Local SEO | £549 a month |
| SEO growth | £899 a month |
| SEO audit | From £499, one-off |
| Website and SEO together | Quoted on a free call |
* Monthly, with a three month minimum to start.
* Includes everything in Local SEO.
* The audit fee comes off your first month if you go on to monthly SEO.
Not sure what you need yet? That’s what the free call is for. Book yours here.
You can do a lot yourself with free tools. We set these up for every SEO client, in your name, so the data is always yours.
Google Search Console
Free from Google. Shows which searches you appear for, how often people click, and any problems Google finds on your site.
Good for: Every business with a website
Google Business Profile
Your free listing in Google Maps and local results. The single most important tool for local SEO.
Good for: Any business serving a local area
Bing Webmaster Tools
Microsoft’s free equivalent of Search Console. Bing results also feed some AI assistants.
Good for: Covering the searches Google doesn’t
PageSpeed Insights
Free speed and usability scores for any page, on mobile and desktop.
Good for: Checking how fast your site feels
Google’s SEO Starter Guide
Google’s own plain-English guide to how search works and what helps a site rank.
Good for: Understanding the basics yourself
You deal with one person, Michael, who has spent 15 years working with agencies on websites and search. We start with an audit, fix what matters most, then work through a clear monthly plan.
The things small business owners ask us most about SEO. Anything else, just ask on your free call.
Tell us a little about your business and where your time goes. Michael at WRKFLW will reply within one working day to arrange a free, no-pressure call. If we’re not the right fit, we’ll say so, and point you to someone who is.
Based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Working with small businesses across the North East and the UK.