SEO First Month – TM Blast
The first month of SEO with TM Blast (Greg Kristan) will be different for every client. With that being the case, however, there are certain elements that have been consistent over the years that I can expect to do to help with your SEO.
What Happens in the First Month of SEO?
- Request access to Google Analytics 4, Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools, your CMS, Google My Business, Bing Places for Business, and Apple Maps Profile
- TM Blast creates a report in SEMRush to run technical weekly health crawls
- TM Blast creates a set of keywords to track daily in Google search (some clients also get Bing, but that doesn’t happen until we have success with Google)
- TM Blast reviews your data from Google Analytics 4 and sets up Excel dashboards. These Excel dashboards will have sessions, sessions by landing page, and the goals that we need to track on your site
- If you don’t have goals (events) in Google Analytics 4, TM Blast will use their developer to set them up at no additional cost to you
- TM Blast will fix any low-hanging technical problems on the site that will restrict any future growth
- TM Blat will begin optimizing your core service pages on your website. Optimizations can include title tags, header tags, video schema markup, creating new content, and more
- Weekly updates in the first month are common
- Your first-month report with me going over that for about 30-45 minutes
SEO Results for a Client – Number 1 Ranking
One of my national SEO clients has achieved the number one position on Google for their target keyword. This keyword attracts 12,000 monthly searches, making it significant for them to be at the top. Ninety days ago, this client received approximately 30 daily visits from SEO to their website. Currently, they are poised to receive about 170 daily SEO visits.The SEO Strategy and Cost
All SEO contracts are monthly, so there is no long-term contract to sign with my SEO firm. Pricing tends to vary depending on how large the website is that needs SEO. The general breakdown is this:
- $1.3k for strictly Local SEO projects. For example, if you are a local dental practice that serves a 30 mile-radius, you would fall into the Local SEO plan.
- $1.9k for national SEO projects. For example, if you are an e-commerce company, you would benefit from this.
- Also, if you want me to work on more than one location for your business, then you fall into the $1.9k SEO plan.
On-Page SEO
- Optimizing title tags, meta name descriptions, ALT tags, header tags, internal links, video schema markup, and more for top Google search rankings
- Daily keyword tracking, keyword research, and weekly technical crawls using SEO Tools like SEMRush, Screaming Frog, Ahrefs, ClearScope, and more
- Competitor research via new keywords to optimize for, backlink opportunities, and more
- Google My Business and Bing Places for Business Optimization
Technical SEO
- Fixing broken links (404 links), incorrect Canonical Tags, Robots.txt File optimizations, HREFLANG issues, Google crawl issues, compressing JavaScript files for better speed, and more
- Run monthly backlink audits of your site to ensure there is no toxic domains pointing to your site. If there are toxic domains, Greg will disavow them on your behalf.
- Greg covers the cost for basic web design changes (web development) for a marketing campaign. An example of this is setting up call tracking on the website in Google Analytics. However, this operates on a case-by-case basis
- A heavy focus on fixing Google Core Web Vital issues if a website has them
Google Maps Optimization
If you are a NY Local SEO Client (or NYC Local SEO Client), then I’ll be working on your map optimization in Google, Bing, and Apple Maps. Below are some of the things I’ll be doing in the first month for all three
- Setting up Local Falcon scans for non-brand keywords in your given radius
- Reviewing your KPI’s (calls, directions, website clicks, and more) to set a baseline
- Making changes to your description, service areas, updates, products, services, and more
- Syncing the Google Map changes into Bing Maps
- Optimizing the Apple Maps account for category search, not specifically non-brand keyword search
- And more!
What Others Have to Say About My SEO Work
Don’t just take my word for what I can do. See what others have to say about TM Blast! As a note, I, Greg Kristan, do all SEO work. No junior member or intern is working on your account.
Greg Kristan, owner of TM Blast, LLC and The Stadium Reviews, LLC, has over 10+ years of SEO experience. He was also the SEO Manager at edX and was a contractor for Microsoft Bing Ads. Today, he works on optimizing local, national, and international company websites to rank higher in search engines through SEO. Finally, Greg has been featured on podcasts about his search experience and regularly updates his YouTube channel sharing digital marketing tips. Do you want to reach out to me about SEO help? If so, email me at greg@tmblast.com or call 877-425-2141