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Local SEO Agency · Australia Sydney · Est. 2013

Local SEO that gets you found by customers searching in their suburb, right now.

When someone searches for your service near them, your business needs to appear in the top three Google Maps results — not page two. Our local SEO services optimise your Google Business Profile, build local authority and create geo-targeted pages that put you in front of buyers at the exact moment they're ready to act.

$650M+
Revenue generated for clients
+220%
Avg local pack visibility in 90 days
13 yrs
White-hat only, zero penalties
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Trusted by 500+ local & multi-location businesses
Top 3% AU agencies

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Local pack
Top-3 Google Maps visibility

The local pack captures the majority of clicks for high-intent local searches. We optimise every signal Google uses to decide who appears there — profile completeness, proximity, authority and review velocity.

+220%
Avg local pack visibility in 90 days

Across local SEO engagements. Measured by tracked keyword positions in the local pack, reported by suburb, category and competitor benchmark.

Reviews
Systematic review velocity programmes

Consistent new reviews are one of the strongest local ranking signals. We build repeatable, compliant systems that make requesting and collecting reviews a natural part of your customer journey.

Why founders switch to us

If your current agency feels like a cost centre,
it probably is.

What you’re dealing with
The old way
  • Agencies that bill for hours, not outcomes
  • Juniors running your strategy
  • Vanity dashboards that don’t tie to revenue
  • Slow, quarterly reporting with no accountability
How we work
The Whitehat way
  • A senior pod across strategy and execution
  • Strategy from operators who’ve scaled ASX brands
  • Real-time revenue attribution, not impressions
  • Weekly ship cycles with a named Growth Lead
What's included

Local SEO services that cover every signal Google ranks on.

Full-stack local SEO — from your Google Business Profile to suburb-level landing pages and a review engine that runs itself.

📍

Google Business Profile optimisation

A complete audit and rebuild of your GBP — categories, attributes, service areas, photos, Q&A and posts — aligned with the signals Google weighs most heavily for local pack placement.

🗂️

Local citations

Consistent NAP (name, address, phone) listings across the top Australian directories and niche data aggregators — built and maintained to eliminate conflicting signals that suppress local rankings.

🗺️

Geo-targeted landing pages

Conversion-optimised service-area pages for every suburb, city or region you serve — structured for local pack co-ranking and organic search, not spun-content doorways.

Review velocity programme

A systematic, Google-compliant review generation system built into your post-sale workflow — lifting review count, star rating and the recency signal that local ranking algorithms reward.

🔗

Local link building

Authority backlinks from Australian local news, industry associations, chambers of commerce and community sites — the off-page signals that separate pack leaders from the next page.

📊

Reporting by location

Monthly local rank tracking by keyword, suburb and competitor, with visibility trend charts and a plain-English summary of what moved, why it moved and what's next.

Competitors showing up in your suburb — but not you?

The gap between page one and the pack is almost always fixable. We find it fast.

A senior local SEO strategist audits your Google Business Profile and local footprint live — and hands you a prioritised action plan to close the gap in 90 days.

Free Claim your free local SEO audit
How we work

Discover. Strategise. Execute. Compound.

01

Discover

Deep audit of your business, funnel, ad accounts and competitors. 7–10 days.

02

Strategise

A bespoke 12-month growth roadmap with KPIs, milestones and budget guardrails.

03

Execute

A senior pod ships campaigns, pages and automation in weekly sprints.

04

Compound

Monthly executive reviews with forecasts, attribution and next-level plays.

Client voices

Words from the people paying us.

★★★★★

“Whitehat Agency has done a remarkable job with the Wiise project. The quality of work is unmatched. The team there is highly creative and results focused. They helped us deliver the Wiise website in record time and worked really well with our internal team. Then once the website was live, they helped with the digital marketing launch campaign with exceptional results. Thank you.”

Emma
VP of Marketing, Microsoft Australia
★★★★★

“Whitehat treats my business like it’s their own. They really valued our company’s values.”

Whitney London
Founder, Eden Hair Extensions
★★★★★

“Whitehat didn’t just send more traffic — they sent qualified doctors ready to insure. 300+ fresh leads and an 18% jump in completed quotes.”

Eric Lowenstein
CEO, Tego Insurance

Recognised by

Google Premier PartnerMeta Business PartnerClutch Top 1000Semrush Agency PartnerB&T Agency of the Year 2024AFR Fast 100

As featured in

AFRSmartCompanyStartup DailyB&TThe CEO MagazineInside Retail
The honest comparison

Whitehat vs the alternatives.

Whitehat
Traditional agency
Other digital
Freelancer
Senior strategists
Senior-only
In-house only
Mixed (junior-led)
Solo
AI-native execution
Yes — every workstream
No
Sometimes
No
Reporting cadence
Weekly
Monthly
Monthly
Ad-hoc
Time to results
14 – 30 days
60 – 90 days
60 – 120 days
Variable
Senior strategists 01
Whitehat Senior-only
Traditional agency In-house only
Other digital Mixed (junior-led)
Freelancer Solo
AI-native execution 02
Whitehat Yes — every workstream
Traditional agency No
Other digital Sometimes
Freelancer No
Reporting cadence 03
Whitehat Weekly
Traditional agency Monthly
Other digital Monthly
Freelancer Ad-hoc
Time to results 04
Whitehat 14 – 30 days
Traditional agency 60 – 90 days
Other digital 60 – 120 days
Freelancer Variable
How we partner

Three ways to work with us.

Every engagement is scoped to your goal — not slotted into a fixed retainer ladder. Pick the shape that matches where you are; we’ll forecast the investment in your first call.

6–12 weeks

Project Sprint

Best for: validating one channel or fixing a specific problem.

A focused, time-boxed engagement with a single senior specialist. Fixed scope. Fixed outcome. One hand on one lever.

What’s included
  • One senior strategist, one channel
  • Weekly working session
  • 90-day roadmap on day 7
  • Direct Slack / Teams line
Outcome
A measurable ranking, ROAS, or CRO lift inside a quarter.
Scope a sprint →
12+ months

Embedded Partner

Best for: enterprise & ASX-listed brands with internal marketing teams.

Senior Whitehat strategists integrated alongside your in-house team. We sit your stand-ups, ship from your repos, and report to your exec. Effectively a fractional growth function.

What’s included
  • Fractional CMO / Head of Growth
  • Multi-pod execution capacity
  • Priority ship queue
  • Executive board reporting
Outcome
A senior in-house growth function without 12-month senior hiring cycles.
Discuss a partnership →

Why no public pricing? Because a real growth program is scoped to your goal, your stack and your stage — not a price tag a competitor can screenshot. Book a free call; we’ll give you a forecasted investment and an expected return inside 30 minutes.

FAQ

Local SEO questions, answered straight.

Still got questions? Our team replies to every enquiry inside 24 hours.

What do local SEO services include?

Local SEO services optimise your online presence so your business appears prominently when nearby customers search for your products or services on Google. As a local SEO agency we cover Google Business Profile optimisation, local citations, geo-targeted landing pages, review velocity and local link building — the full stack of signals Google uses to populate the local pack and local organic results.

How long does local SEO take to show results?

Most clients see measurable local pack movement within 30–60 days of profile optimisation and citation work going live. Sustained top-3 visibility typically follows within 90 days, with compounding gains as review velocity and local authority build over the following quarter.

Do you work with multi-location businesses?

Yes — multi-location local SEO is one of our specialities. We manage individual Google Business Profiles for each location, build location-specific landing pages and track rankings suburb-by-suburb so you can see which locations are performing and where we should focus next.

How do you get more Google reviews without violating Google's policies?

We build a compliant review-request system into your existing post-sale or post-service workflow — usually a short automated follow-up sequence that asks happy customers to share their experience. We never incentivise reviews or use review-gating practices that breach Google's policies, protecting your profile from risk while growing review velocity.

What's the difference between local SEO and regular SEO?

Regular SEO targets organic rankings nationally or globally; local SEO targets the Google local pack and localised organic results for searchers in a specific suburb, city or region. Local SEO uses different ranking signals — Google Business Profile quality, proximity, NAP consistency, review velocity and local authority — not just content and backlinks, which is why a dedicated local SEO company tends to outperform a generalist agency on map-pack rankings.

How much do local SEO services cost?

Local SEO services scale with the number of suburbs or locations you serve and your competitive market. Pricing covers Google Business Profile work, citations, reviews and local link building. After a free local SEO audit we quote exact figures — our clients average +220% local pack visibility within 90 days, so the return is clear before you commit.

What makes a good local SEO agency?

A good local SEO agency optimises every signal Google's local pack weighs — profile completeness, proximity, NAP consistency, review velocity and local authority — and reports rankings suburb by suburb, not as a single vanity number. Look for compliant review systems (never gating or incentives) and proof: as a Google Premier Partner we average +220% local pack visibility in 90 days.

How do local SEO services improve your Google local pack ranking?

Google's local pack ranks on three core factors: relevance (how well your Google Business Profile matches the search), proximity (distance from the searcher) and prominence (review velocity, citations and local authority). Our local SEO services optimise every signal you can influence — you can't move your address, but you can dominate relevance and prominence, which is how clients average +220% local pack visibility in 90 days.

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