SEO that gets businesses found. On Google and in AI search.
When a customer searches for what you do, one of two things happens. They find you, or they find your competitor. Most SEO agencies run a checklist and send you a report you can't read. We run a system: technical foundation, content built around real questions, fast indexing, and a monthly report in plain English that shows exactly what moved.
Hello Spark does SEO and AI search optimization for businesses. That means a full technical audit, answer-first content written the way your customers actually search, schema markup, direct indexing submission so new pages show up in days instead of weeks, and monthly reporting with real numbers. The goal is bigger than blue links on Google. We want your business cited when someone asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google's AI who to call.
SEO is how customers find you in the first place. It pays off fastest next to a site built to rank and follow-up that catches the leads it brings in, so nothing arrives and then goes cold. See everything we do.
The questions every owner should ask an SEO agency.
Question-format headings and direct answers. Notice the structure: it's the same one we build into your pages, because it's what Google and AI systems reward.
How long does SEO take to work?
Technical fixes and indexing improvements often show within 2 to 4 weeks. Ranking movement on competitive terms usually takes 60 to 90 days. Google's own SEO starter guide says the same thing: there is no shortcut, only consistent work done right. Anyone selling you page one in two weeks is selling you something else.
Do you guarantee rankings?
No. Nobody can, and the FTC has gone after agencies that claim otherwise. What we guarantee is the work. Audits delivered, content shipped on schedule, indexing submitted, and monthly numbers you can verify yourself in your own Google Search Console. Your data stays yours. Always.
What is AI search optimization and why does it matter now?
More and more searches never touch a results page. People ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google's AI Overview and take the answer they get. Those tools pull from the same web Google crawls, but they favor pages with clear, direct answers, question-format headings, schema markup, and authority signals like citations and dates.
We structure every page we build so AI systems can read it, trust it, and quote it. That is AI search optimization, and it is included in every SEO engagement at no extra cost. When someone asks an AI "who's the best near me" for your trade, we want your name in the answer.
Is hiring an SEO agency worth it?
Honest answer: it depends. If you can ship content consistently, read Search Console, and fix technical issues yourself, you may not need us, and we will tell you that on the call. If you're running a business and SEO keeps falling to the bottom of the list, that is exactly what a retainer is for. The free audit will tell you where you stand either way.
Fix the foundation, publish content that answers real questions, then get found.
Three parts. Most agencies do one of them halfway and call it SEO.
Foundation
Fix the technical basics before building anything on top of them.
- Core Web Vitals and PageSpeed audit
- Crawl errors, canonicals, redirect chains
- Schema markup: LocalBusiness, FAQPage, Service
Content
Pages that answer real questions, prioritized by real intent.
- Keyword research and topic clustering
- Answer-first content briefs and drafts
- Internal linking architecture
Distribution
Getting indexed fast and showing up in the right places.
- Direct indexing submission for new and updated pages
- XML sitemap management
- Search Console monitoring and reporting
What you get every month.
Every retainer includes the same baseline. No surprise invoices for things that should have been included from day one.
Technical audit
Issues logged, prioritized, and fixed. We do the fixing, then show you what changed.
Content shipped
Content briefs and published pages on a set schedule you can hold us to.
Internal linking
Linking review and recommendations, so authority flows to the pages that win you work.
Plain-English report
Search Console and PageSpeed performance, reported in words you can actually read.
Indexing submissions
Every new and updated page submitted directly, so it shows up in days instead of weeks.
Rank tracking
Positions, click trends, and page-level breakdowns. You see exactly what moved.
Winning the searches in your service area.
Most of our clients don't need to rank nationally. They need to own "near me" searches in the cities they actually serve. That means local SEO: Google Business Profile optimization, local schema, citation building, service-area pages that don't read like copy-paste templates, and review management that keeps your rating working for you instead of against you.
Common questions
Technical and indexing improvements can show in 2 to 4 weeks. Ranking movement on competitive terms usually takes 60 to 90 days. We show you exactly what moved each month so you're never guessing.
No, and you should walk away from anyone who does. We guarantee the work: audits delivered, content published, indexing submitted, numbers reported.
Local SEO targets service-area searches like "plumber near me" or "CPA in Denver" and leans on your Google Business Profile, local schema, citations, and localized pages. Regular SEO competes on broader informational and buying terms. Most businesses need local first. We scope to what you actually need.
We'll run a free audit and show you what they've missed. If they're doing good work, we'll tell you that too. If you switch, the transition is simple. No platform lock-in, and your Search Console and analytics data belongs to you.
Yes. We run standalone SEO retainers on WordPress, Squarespace, Wix, whatever you're on. Some platforms put a ceiling on technical fixes, and we'll tell you where that ceiling is before you spend a dollar.
Yes. AI search optimization is built into everything we ship. That means answer-first structure, schema, question-format headings, and the authority signals AI systems look for before they cite a source. It is included in every SEO engagement at no extra cost.
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Michael We’d love to work with you
Have a chat with Malcolm and Michael about what you want to be found for, and where you stand today.
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