We Want to Help Businesses in Southern Ohio Boost Their Sales

Are you struggling to bring in leads? Or find that you get a lot of traffic, but low conversions? Or maybe you’re worried your current agency isn’t doing what it takes to help you get recommended in AI search? Or perhaps your industry is riddled with spam on Google Maps?

These are all valid concerns, and the goal of our SEO services are to not only improve all the above, but communicate with you every step of the way.

No matter the case, we want to help! (Even if we support different football teams).

What Us Different:

  • We’re ROI-focused and want to bring in real sales for your business
  • Our team is entirely in-house, meaning we don’t outsource our work
  • You will have a designated account manager and strategist
  • We provide real, customized strategies for your business (no one-size-fits-all)
  • Majority of our clients are in Ohio, making us familiar with the market and demographics

What You Get With Our SEO Agency

  • Keyword research – We take a deep dive into what terms to target that will bring in qualified leads. This includes utilizing platforms, such as Google’s Keyword Planner, Ahrefs, SpyFu, and more to find keywords that apply to your business and are being searched by your ideal customer. From there, our SEO team will be able to employ these keywords on various web pages of your site and in your Google Business Profile, among other places.
  • Content creation – Our writing team can help optimize your service, location, and product pages on your website to display only the highest quality content. So, whether you’re looking to showcase your industry expertise by writing rich, helpful content on your services or you want to feature location-specific information depending on each area you serve, know that our Cincinnati SEO services encapsulate all of these qualities and more.
  • Blog writing – Having a blog can help target long-tail keywords to bring in traffic and links. To abide by Google’s Helpful Content Update, our team will write diverse blog content that further builds your credibility as a thought leader in your company’s given industry.
  • Link building – We have creative ways to get more links that can help your domain grow stronger. That’s why our experts are dedicated to implementing effective strategies, such as guest posting, unlinked mentions, testimonials, and more, in order to accumulate authoritative ‘follow’ links for your business’s website.
  • Metadata optimization – Our technical assessments can help ensure metadata is in place on the key pages of your website. When you add customized metadata to each page of your site, such as location pages, blog posts, product pages, and more, not only will Google be able to read your website better, but potential customers can get a brief, keyword-rich glimpse of what your web page in the SERPs (search engine results pages).
  • Competitor research – Knowing your organic competition is key to formulating our strategy. That’s why we include competitor research as a part of our Cincinnati SEO services. This includes checking popular competitor research platforms, such as SE Ranking and Moz Link Explorer, and applying successful tactics to our strategy for you. And not only do we use industry-standard tools, but we do manual research as well as we know that Google can shift who they rank daily!
  • Local profile management – We can optimize your Google Business Profile to help rank locally, as it will help you become more prominent in Google’s Local Map Pack. On top of that, we will implement additional tactics to help your location or locations rank locally, such as adding your Google Maps listings to their accompanying service pages, writing locally-focused content, and more to coincide with our local SEO initiatives as your go-to Cincinnati SEO agency.

SEO Success from Our Clients

If you need convincing in order to invest in our Cincinnati SEO services, check out some of the results we’ve had with our clients over the years.

University Commons

This apartment complex stood in a college town in Athens, Ohio. Their goal was to improve their presence in order to increase their tenant base. Knowing this, we knew they needed an informative website. We implemented the following services and strategies:

  • Website redesign – Our team added quality graphics within a full site redesign. We also brought in a photographer to capture the beauty of this apartment community and its amenities.
  • Search engine optimization – We performed keyword research focusing on high-volume terms within their region. Once finalized, we created new content with the goal of ranking well and converting once visitors viewed the website.
  • Social media strategy – Additionally, our team revamped the company’s social media strategy to make sure they align with their target audience.

By implementing these services, we were able to see wonderful results which include:

  • 28% more users, which means there is more traffic to the site
  • 21% more page views, so potential tenants seem to be more interested in site content
  • 117% more contact form submissions per month (50 vs. 23) so more visitors are asking to be contacted
  • Last but not least, a 90% increase in conversion rate

Valco Valley Tool & Die

When we first started working with this metal parts manufacturing house, they just launched a brand new site and both traffic and leads to their site were down. The main goal was to increase quality online leads. We did this through a variety of tasks including:

  • Search engine optimization – We researched their main products, what audience would be looking for them and what exactly they were used for. It turned out that their customers used various terms to search for their main product line, snap buttons.
  • Conversion optimization – We modified key pages and created a “call to action” to contact Valco. We also supplemented key pages with both photos and videos to reinforce the companies capabilities and branding.

Both of these measures lead to incredible success. When comparing results year to year, we saw:

  • 114% increase in visits per month (2,910 vs. 1,362)
  • 543% increase in online inquiries per month (135 vs. 21)
  • 4.6% site conversion rate vs. 1.54%

Meet Our In-House SEO Leaders

John Sammon

John Sammon, Founder and CEO

John founded Sixth City Marketing in 2010 and has 22+ years of experience helping businesses with SEO, PPC, and web design.

Brian Gorman

Brian Gorman, SEO Director

Brian has 10+ years of experience in search engine optimization and has worked with some of the world’s biggest brands.

Maureen Darrah

Maureen Darrah, Senior SEO Operations Manager

Maureen manages 15+ clients and has a strong focus on local, national, and ecommerce SEO.

Steve DiMatteo

Steve DiMatteo, Senior SEO Content Strategist

Steve has been with the agency more than a decade and has worked in SEO and digital marketing for 15+ years.

Mark Scott

Mark Scott, SEO Strategist

Mark’s role is to help form data-driven strategies to improve client rankings, search visibility, and traffic.

Why Choose Us Over Other Local SEO Companies?

For us, customer service comes first. We are proud to have an employee-to-customer ratio of 2 to 1, meaning you are more than just another business to us, we strive to create real partnerships that are long-lasting. Some of our clients have been with us for over 10 years! Along with our high-quality customer service, you should choose Sixth City Marketing for our Cincinnati SEO services because:

  • Our team is all in-house, meaning we don’t outsource any of our digital marketing services
  • Our team wants to prioritize your biggest pain points and provide detailed and prompt solutions, including mixing and matching digital marketing services to exceed your expectations
  • We offer one-of-a-kind solutions since we understand that each company is unique, and we want our strategies to reflect the needs of your target audience
  • With thorough attention to detail, we consistently track our SEO campaigns with ROI tracking systems, as well as measure campaigns through increases in revenue, leads, sales, and more

About Sixth City Marketing

Since 2010, we’ve been helping businesses of all kinds reach their marketing goals through our search engine optimization efforts, PPC, web design, and more. Now, our team has grown to nearly 20, and we have 30+ years of collective experience in marketing online.

Founded in Columbus, we now call Cleveland home, but serve all of Ohio in beyond, with additional offices in Indianapolis, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and Nashville. We’ve worked extensively with businesses across the country, and thanks to video conferencing, we are able to meet virtually to help you reach your goals.

Other Services We Provide

At Sixth City Marketing, we provide SEO strategies that align well with other digital marketing services. If you’re interested in elevating your digital marketing presence, in addition to investing in SEO, we also recommend looking into these other services:

  • Pay per click – Our PPC services for B2B and B2C include incorporating various paid advertisements, such as local service ads, responsive search ads, and more based on the needs and goals of your organization. Depending on your company’s preferences as well, we will run your campaigns on popular PPC management platforms, like Google Ads and Bing Ads, or social media platforms like Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
  • Website design – Every company needs a high-quality and user-friendly website to serve as a host for their products and services. That’s why our team offers website design alongside our SEO services to further deliver the results you’re looking for.
  • SEO auditing/consulting – With our combined industry experience, we have the advanced capabilities to properly diagnose your company’s website. That’s why we offer auditing to provide businesses with a detailed overview and unique advice on how to take their own SEO strategy to the next level.
  • Conversion rate optimization – Getting customers to your website is one thing, but having these impressions lead to sales for your company is another. With that in mind, our CRO services include implementing key strategies that are guaranteed to deliver results for your Cincinnati area business.
  • Social media marketing – Maximize your brand’s reach through a social media marketing campaign. To do so, our team will thoroughly plan your social media campaigns from start to finish, design a posting schedule, and measure your success through goal-tracking metrics.
  • Email marketing – To accompany your digital marketing strategy, we will customize and produce your email marketing campaign to help further engage your target audience. This includes a mix of informational, promotional, and touch-base emails to allow you to consistently stay directly in contact with your consumer base.

Who We Can Help

We’ve worked with a variety of niches as well, from aerospace part suppliers, to pet food manufacturers, licensed cannabis dispensaries, and even t-shirt retailers, meaning our experience is far and wide, which has made us more educated and creative in our approach. Common industries we work with include:

Serving Cincinnati and Beyond

Let’s Get Started on Creating Something Great

Interested in learning more about how we can help your business grow via SEO strategies? Get in touch with our team using the form at the top of this page or by giving us a call.

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