SEO Services

SEO That Brings You Customers, Not Just Rankings

Position one means nothing if the phone stays quiet. We build SEO around the searches that actually end in a sale, then report on leads, not vanity graphs.

  • Serving SA businesses since 2019
  • Google Partner
  • Reporting you can read

Most South African businesses are invisible where it counts

Your customers are searching right now. They are typing "truck parts Johannesburg" or "office fit out Pretoria" into Google, and one of your competitors is getting the call.

Ranking is not luck. It is the result of a site Google can read, content that answers what people actually ask, and enough authority to be trusted over the next business. Most sites fail on all three, usually without the owner knowing.

That is what we fix.

What this looks like on a live client

Real Search Console data from a client site we run SEO on. Not a case study we bought, not an industry average.

12.2% Average click-through rate Roughly three times the typical 3 to 5% benchmark
7.3 Average Google position Page one, across all tracked queries
37.7K Search impressions Last 90 days
4,590 Clicks to our site Last 90 days, organic only

Source: Google Search Console, client site under active SEO management, 18 April to 19 July 2026. Figures shared with the client's permission. We will walk you through the live dashboard on a call.

Google Search Console performance report for a SynthX Media SEO client showing 4,590 clicks, 37.7K impressions, a 12.2% click-through rate and an average position of 7.3
Google Search Console, client site under active SEO management, 18 April to 19 July 2026.

What our SEO service covers

Eight disciplines, one team, one accountable result.

Technical SEO

Crawl errors, site speed, indexing problems, broken schema and mobile issues. We fix what is stopping Google from ranking you before we spend a cent on content.

Local SEO

Google Business Profile optimisation, local citations, review strategy and city landing pages built to rank in your service area. Where most SA businesses win fastest.

Keyword & Intent Research

We map the searches with commercial intent, the ones typed by someone ready to buy, and build your site structure around them. Traffic that does not convert is a cost, not a win.

On-Page Optimisation

Title tags, meta descriptions, headings, internal linking and schema markup across your money pages. Every page gets a job and a target.

Content That Ranks and Sells

Service pages, location pages and articles written to answer real questions and move readers toward an enquiry. Written by people, checked against search data.

Most agencies skip this

Answer Engine Optimisation

Search is shifting. We structure your content so it gets pulled into Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT and Perplexity answers. Very few SA agencies do this yet. That is your window.

Links & Authority

Relevant, earned links from real South African sites. No spam, no private blog networks, nothing that puts your domain at risk.

Reporting That Makes Sense

A monthly report showing rankings, traffic and, most importantly, enquiries. Plain English, no 40-page PDF you will never open.

How we run an SEO engagement

A sequence, not a menu. Each stage depends on the one before it.

  1. 01

    Audit

    A full technical, on-page and competitor audit. You get a scored breakdown of where you stand and what is costing you traffic.

  2. 02

    Fix the Foundations

    Month one is technical. Speed, crawlability, schema and structure. There is no point publishing content onto a broken site.

  3. 03

    Build and Optimise

    Money pages optimised, location pages built, content published on a set cadence. Every asset targets a keyword we have already validated.

  4. 04

    Earn Authority

    Links, citations and mentions built steadily so your domain can compete for harder terms.

  5. 05

    Report and Scale

    Monthly reporting, quarterly strategy review. What works gets more budget. What does not gets cut.

SEO compounds, it does not switch on. Expect early movement in months two to three, meaningful traffic gains by month four to six, and the strongest results after month six. Anyone promising page one in 30 days is either lying or about to get you penalised.

SEO packages built for South African budgets

All retainers run on a six month minimum term. SEO does not work in 30 day sprints and we will not pretend otherwise.

SEO Starter

Single-location local businesses

R3,500/month
  • Up to 10 target keywords
  • Google Business Profile optimisation
  • Technical fixes on up to 10 pages
  • 1 optimised page or article per month
  • Local citation building
  • Monthly ranking and traffic report
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SEO Authority

Multi-location, e-commerce or national campaigns

R11,500/month
  • Up to 60 target keywords
  • Everything in Growth
  • 4 optimised pages or articles per month
  • City and service landing page programme
  • Advanced link building, 5 to 8 monthly
  • Conversion rate optimisation on money pages
  • Monthly report plus monthly strategy call
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Once-Off SEO Audit R2,500

A full scored audit with a prioritised 90 day action plan. Yours to keep, implement it yourself or with us. The fee is credited against your first month if you take a retainer within 30 days.

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E-Commerce & Enterprise Custom

Product-level optimisation, category architecture, feed and schema work for larger catalogues. Scoped and quoted against your store size and margin.

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Month-to-month is available at a 20% premium. All prices in South African Rand, no VAT charged.

Why businesses pick us over the big agencies

What clients say

I have experienced pure professional service. The ongoing support and administration is done with speed and accuracy. Brilliant service. 10/10

Niel Pretorius

Michael and the team at SynthX Media will go above and beyond to meet expectations. Such a pleasure to work with them.

Sya Potgieter
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We build the site and rank it

Most SEO agencies hand you a list of fixes and hope your developer does them. We are the developer. We build the sites, so every recommendation gets implemented rather than sitting in a spreadsheet for six months.

We know commercial and industrial

Trucking, logistics, manufacturing, transport and trade suppliers. We run search for businesses where one lead is worth six figures, and we optimise accordingly.

We report on leads, not impressions

Rankings are a means, not the goal. Every report ties activity back to enquiries so you can see the return on the spend.

One team, no handoffs

Hosting, maintenance, design and SEO under one roof. No finger pointing when something breaks.

SEO questions we get asked

How long does SEO take to work in South Africa?

Expect first movement in months two to three, meaningful traffic gains by month four to six, and the strongest results after six months. Local and low-competition terms move faster than national ones.

How much does SEO cost in South Africa?

Our retainers run from R3,500 to R11,500 per month depending on how many keywords and pages we work on. A once-off audit is R2,500. Anything under R2,000 per month is usually automated and does more harm than good.

Can you guarantee first place on Google?

No, and neither can anyone else. Google does not sell rankings. What we guarantee is the work, the reporting and a clear line between what we do and what it returns.

Do I need a new website before starting SEO?

Not always. If your current site is fast, crawlable and structured properly, we optimise what you have. If it is fighting us, we will tell you straight and quote you on a rebuild first.

Do you do SEO for online stores?

Yes. Product and category optimisation, structured data and site architecture for e-commerce sites.

What areas do you serve?

We work with businesses in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban and nationally. SEO is delivered remotely so location is no barrier.

What happens if I stop?

Your rankings do not vanish overnight, but they will decay as competitors keep publishing. Everything we build stays on your site and stays yours.

Find out where you actually stand

Get a free Site Scorecard covering your SEO, speed, structure and conversion setup. No sales call required, no obligation. You get the report either way.