SEO agency Melbourne

SEO agency in Melbourne, counted in enquiries and sales

Search Insights is a Melbourne SEO company working from Level 7, 222 Exhibition Street. SEO, editorial links and AI answer visibility sit on one plan, with a senior strategist on every account.

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5.0 on Google and Bark · No lock-in contracts · Plans from $1,000 a month

$1,000a month to start, ex GST
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130Melbourne buyer questions in our AI research
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SEO agency Melbourne

SEO services for Melbourne businesses

Technical fixes first

Crawl, speed, indexing and structured data sorted early, so later work has something solid to stand on.

A keyword plan by service and area

Real Australian search volumes matched to what you sell and the parts of Melbourne you cover.

Pages that answer the search

Service and location pages written from a brief that names the exact search each one is for.

Map pack and Google listing

Your Business Profile, reviews and local details looked after for every location you run.

Editorial links

Placements on vetted sites with real readers and relevant topics, checked before purchase and verified live.

AI answer visibility

We track whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity or Google's AI Overviews name you, then work on the gaps.

Data-driven results for established and emerging brands.

A few of the brands we have grown through search and digital.

What clients say

Rated 5.0 on Google and Bark.

Reviews from the businesses we work with, word for word.

★★★★★
We've been working with the team at 121 Group for the past 4 years on our digital strategy, including campaigns on Google ad words, Google my business, SEO and paid social media. The team have produced industry benchmark results across our campaigns, providing a positive ROI.
Ramya GorriPrimary Dental · Bark review
★★★★★
With their deep understanding of the healthcare industry paired with expert knowledge in digital marketing, they've been able to achieve benchmark cost per acquisition within the very difficult healthcare space.
Cameron N. McTavishHealius · Bark review
★★★★★
The results have been outstanding! Their team is not only highly skilled but also genuinely committed to understanding our business goals and delivering tailored strategies that work.
Nilu BergBerg Engineering · Google review
★★★★★
The ROI we receive is consistently multiple times higher than we achieved with any other providers and we feel there is a genuine commitment to our business success.
MattClient for 3 years · Bark review
★★★★★
121 Group are great, they came on, learned quickly and got our campaigns in market (while fixing a lot of things for us in the process). We've now happily retained them as our digital agency partner.
Fraser CreightonVerified client · Bark review
★★★★★
121 Group has provided strategic planning services for digital, ROI optimisation, search marketing, social and email acquisition and ecommerce analytics over the last 3 years.
GabrielleEcommerce client, 3 years · Bark review
★★★★★
Kat has been fantastic to deal with and very help full along the way. Would highly recommend 121 group.
Sam RichardsonVerified client · Bark review
★★★★★
Search Insights has been an amazing partner in developing the ecommerce marketing strategy for THE UPSIDE.
HazalMarketing Coordinator, The Upside

Local search

What makes Melbourne search different

Patterns we plan around for Melbourne clients. They shape which pages we build and where the effort goes.

Buyers search by suburbPeople here often add a suburb or region to what they type: Richmond, Box Hill, Geelong, the Mornington Peninsula. Pages and listings need to reflect the areas you really serve, not one CBD address.
Three map results take the first clickFor trades, clinics and professional firms, Google usually shows a map with three businesses above the websites. Your Business Profile and reviews decide whether you are one of the three.
Directories want the same wordsCategory searches that include Melbourne are crowded with directories, marketplaces and national brands. Winning tends to need a better page and a stronger listing on the directories that rank, not just more articles.
AI answers lean on other sitesWhen someone asks an AI assistant for a recommendation, the answer often cites review and directory sites. What those sites say about you feeds into whether you get named.

Our research

Who AI answers recommend in Melbourne

On 10 October 2026 we asked an AI search engine 130 questions Melbourne buyers ask, across 13 categories, and recorded every business named and every source cited.

130buyer questions asked
13Melbourne categories studied
67 of 130answers citing a directory, review or media site

Sites the answers cited most (answers out of 130)

localsearch.com.au27
hipages.com.au20
productreview.com.au15
starworks.com.au13
wordofmouth.com.au13
bestinmelbourne.co9

Most-named business, by category

  1. IVF and fertility clinicsMelbourne IVF and Newlife IVF 10 of 10
  2. Audiologists and hearing clinicsVictorian Hearing 7 of 10
  3. PsychologistsThe Talk Shop 6 of 10
  4. Pest control companiesProtech Pest Control 5 of 10
  5. Family lawyersForte Family Lawyers 4 of 10
  6. Home renovation buildersSupa Group 4 of 10
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Research

We asked AI 670 questions across 67 Australian industries.

Who AI answers recommend, from IVF clinics and dentists to plumbers, lawyers and online stores, and the sources they trust.

See who gets named

Get closer to your customer than ever before.

One plan across six disciplines, judged on the enquiries and sales search brings in.

How it works

Month by month, in the order that pays.

SEO compounds, so sequence matters. You get this plan in writing before work starts.

  1. Weeks 1 to 2

    Audit and forecast

    We crawl the site, line your keywords up against your three closest rivals, look over your backlinks and forecast traffic. You keep the audit whatever you decide.

  2. Month 1

    Keyword map and plan

    Each target keyword gets one page and a priority. You approve a written 12-month plan for content and links.

  3. Months 1 to 2

    Early fixes

    Crawling, page speed, structured data and title problems are cleared first, along with pages already close to page one, which tend to pay back soonest.

  4. Months 2 to 6

    Content and authority

    New and improved pages ship every month, backed by editorial links. Hard commercial terms usually need between half a year and a year.

  5. Every month

    Reporting you can act on

    Visits, leads and sales pulled from your analytics account, walked through with the strategist doing the work.

Pricing

Published SEO pricing.

Prices exclude GST. Cancel any month.

Essentials

from $1,000/month

One location, in a market without heavy competition.

  • Site audit, with the fixes done
  • Target keywords mapped to your main services
  • Your Google listing set up and managed
  • A report each month on leads and sales
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Foundation

from $2,000/month

Search as your main source of leads, in a contested local market.

  • All of Essentials
  • Page optimisation with written briefs
  • Map pack work and a review routine
  • A monthly session with your strategist
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Growth

from $3,750/month

Organic plus one paid channel, like Google Ads, sharing one plan.

  • All of Foundation
  • New content written every month
  • Editorial link placements
  • A second channel run for you
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Scale

from $5,500/month

National brands and online stores going after the toughest searches.

  • All of Growth
  • PR-led links and AI answer visibility
  • Many locations managed together
  • A strategy day every quarter
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Enterprise from $10,000 a month: big product ranges, replatforms, several domains or several brands. Ask us about it.

Your team

Your client-facing team.

The senior people you deal with directly, led from our Melbourne head office. The person who plans the work is the person you talk to.

Adam Ducquet
Adam DucquetManaging Director
Head of Strategy
Roxy Calinga
Roxy CalingaHead of SEO
Chris Castellano
Chris CastellanoHead of Performance
Katryn Fremlin
Katryn FremlinHead of Strategy B2B
Account Director
Steven Pythas
Steven PythasStrategic Account Director
SEM Manager
Kate Lawrence
Kate LawrenceContent, Social and Email Account Director
Michael Potts
Michael PottsPaid Social Manager
Boris Desmond
Boris DesmondClient Acquisition Lead
Scott Campbell
Scott CampbellHead of Design and Development
Pip Tyssen
Pip TyssenGraphic Designer

Free tools

See where you stand in a minute.

Certified partners

Google PartnerMeta Business PartnerShopify PartnerKlaviyo PartnerMicrosoft Advertising Certified

We work every day in Google Analytics, Search Console, Tag Manager, Business Profile, Merchant Center and Google Ads.

Want to know where you stand?

A senior strategist will look at your rankings, links and AI visibility and tell you the three changes that would move the most.

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Questions we get asked

Comparing agencies? Read five questions to ask any SEO agency.

What does SEO in Melbourne cost?

Our SEO plans start from $1,000 a month ex GST, with no fixed term. Businesses chasing contested commercial searches usually invest $2,000 to $5,500 a month, and large catalogues, migrations or multi-brand groups start from $10,000. The free review tells you which range suits your market.

Do I need an SEO agency based in Melbourne?

Not always, but local knowledge helps when your customers are local. Our head office is on Exhibition Street in the CBD, so the suburbs and regions your buyers search from are familiar ground. We also work with businesses across Australia.

Can you guarantee a first-page ranking?

No, and be wary of anyone who does, because Google decides rankings. What we commit to is the work in your plan, done in the order that pays back fastest, and straight reporting on the enquiries and sales it produces.

Is there a lock-in contract?

No. Every plan is month to month and you can cancel any month. A senior strategist runs every account, and reporting comes from your own analytics.

How are Search Insights and 121 Group related?

Search Insights is the search platform of 121 Group, a Melbourne marketing company with offices in Sydney and Perth as well. It concentrates on SEO, editorial links and visibility in AI answers.

When will we see results?

Early fixes often show movement within eight weeks. Hard commercial terms usually take between half a year and a year to reach page one. Your plan sorts every keyword into one of those groups up front.

Do you build links?

Yes. We place links on vetted sites with real readers and relevant topics, check each site before we pay and verify every link once it is live. No link farms or private networks.

What is AI visibility, and do I need it?

It means your brand gets named and cited when people put their questions to ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity or Google. It sits on top of solid SEO, and comes with the Scale plan.

What do we need to give you?

Logins for your analytics and Google search accounts, access to the website, and an hour together to agree what a good result looks like.

Melbourne head office

Level 7, 222 Exhibition Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

Call 1300 121 979 or tell us about your site. We will come back with where you stand and what to fix first.

MelbourneLevel 7, 222 Exhibition Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Sydney100 Harris Street
Pyrmont NSW 2009
SEO Sydney
PerthLevel 32, 152 St Georges Terrace
Perth WA 6000
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For brands

Want more from search?

Tell us your site. We'll look at rankings, links and AI visibility and come back with the three changes that would move the most.

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For publishers

Sell placements to Australian brands.

Send us your list of sites with prices. We check every site properly, order the ones that fit and pay within 48 hours of the link going live.

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