Getting a Herne Bay business found
When someone nearby searches for what you do, Google shows a handful of local businesses and a map. SEO is the work of making sure yours is one of them, and that the page they click answers their question.
Each month I check where your site ranks in SE Ranking, fix the technical problems that hold it back, improve the pages that matter, keep your Google Business Profile up to date and write a blog post. You get a baseline report at the start, so we both know where you began, and updates as things move.
From the Clock Tower to Reculver
Herne Bay stretches a long way along the coast. A café by the Clock Tower, a shop on Mortimer Street and a roofer working out of Greenhill are all after different searches, and a good site is written for the people each one actually serves, whether that is the seafront, Hampton Pier, Beltinge or the village of Herne.
Need a new website too?
If your current site is slow or hard to use on a phone, SEO will only take it so far. I can build you a new one, usually in 1 to 2 weeks, and spread the cost over five monthly payments with the SEO included. I am based in Ashford and I would rather come and see you than talk over a screen.
Getting to you
23.4 miles by road from my base at Sandyhurst Lane, Ashford TN25 4NX: about 32 minutes’ drive without traffic.
I come up through Canterbury to reach you, so a morning meeting by the seafront is easy to fit in. Most Herne Bay owners I talk to would rather show me the shop or the van than sit on a call, and that suits me.
What people in Herne Bay search for
Real searches naming Herne Bay that showed this site in Google in the three months before 13 October 2026, from Google Search Console, with how often each was shown:
- “seo herne bay” 277 times
- “seo agency herne bay” 236 times
- “local seo herne bay” 234 times
- “seo consulting in herne bay” 208 times
- “web design herne bay” 55 times
Nearly every one of these is about SEO rather than a new website, which is why this page leads with it. If you are weighing up an agency against one person doing the work, my SEO page sets out exactly what a month includes, and web design sits alongside it when the site itself is holding you back.
The local business picture
Canterbury district had 5,835 businesses at the March 2026 count, and 5,160 of them (88%) were micro businesses with fewer than 10 employees.
That count covers the whole district, so Canterbury and Whitstable sit in it alongside Herne Bay. The micro share is the useful part: most firms here are small, and a small firm cannot afford a website that only looks good.
Source: ONS, UK Business Counts 2026, enterprises by employment size band, via Nomis (released 24 September 2026). Enterprises live at the March reference date on the Inter-Departmental Business Register, for Canterbury district as a whole, as rounded by ONS.
Local search checklist for a Herne Bay business
- Claim your Google Business Profile and pick a primary category that matches what Herne Bay people actually type, then add the areas you cover, such as Beltinge, Greenhill and Herne.
- Write one proper page for each service you sell, rather than one page that lists everything. Search engines reward the page that answers a single question well.
- Ask for a Google review after every job, with a direct link, while the work is fresh in the customer’s mind.
- Keep your name, address and phone number identical on every listing, from the council’s business pages to trade directories.
- Canterbury City Council runs business and investment pages for the whole district, Herne Bay included. Canterbury City Council: business and investment.
Questions from Herne Bay businesses
Do you only do SEO in Herne Bay, or websites as well?
Both. Most Herne Bay enquiries start with SEO, but if the site underneath is slow or awkward on a phone I will say so and quote for a rebuild as well.
How would I know the SEO is doing anything?
You get a baseline report when we start, then progress updates as rankings move, so you can see where the site began and where it has got to.
Will you come to Herne Bay to see me?
Yes. It is about 23 miles from my base in Ashford, and I would rather meet at your premises than talk over a screen. I do not do video calls.
Can you work on the website I already have?
Usually, yes. If your current site is sound, I can do the SEO on it as it is, for a monthly fee quoted for your business, and you can stop at any time.
Let’s make your website work for you.
Tell me about your business. I’ll reply within 1 to 2 working days.
- No jargon
- No pushy sales
- Just honest advice