SEO agency Sydney

SEO for Sydney businesses, reported in enquiries and sales

Search Insights is an SEO company with a Sydney office at 100 Harris Street, Pyrmont. SEO, editorial links and AI answer visibility run on one plan, led by a senior strategist.

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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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100Sydney buyer questions in our AI research
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SEO agency Sydney

SEO services for Sydney businesses

A sound technical base

Indexing, page speed, redirects and schema repaired before anything else, so new pages can rank.

Searches worth winning

Australian search volumes mapped to your services and the parts of Sydney you work in, ranked by value.

Service and location pages

Each page written to answer one search properly, from a brief you can read before it goes live.

Map results and reviews

Google Business Profile, review routine and consistent business details for each location.

Editorial links

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

Named in AI answers

Monitoring of ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI Overviews for the questions your buyers ask.

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 Sydney search different

Things we account for when planning SEO for Sydney clients, before a single page is written.

Sydney is many local marketsA buyer in Parramatta, one on the Northern Beaches and one in the Inner West rarely search for the same provider. Location pages and listings should follow where your customers live and travel, not just the postcode on your lease.
The map comes before the websitesOn most searches for a plumber, dentist or conveyancer nearby, Google puts three map listings ahead of the first website. Reviews, categories and an accurate profile carry a lot of weight there.
City searches are crowdedTerms with Sydney in them pull in directories, comparison sites and national chains as well as local firms. A page that answers the question better, plus a strong presence on the directories that rank, both count.
AI answers borrow from review sitesAsk an AI assistant who to call in Sydney and the answer often draws on review and directory sites. Your reputation on those sites feeds into whether you are named.

Our research

Who AI answers recommend in Sydney

On 10 October 2026 we asked an AI search engine 100 questions Sydney buyers ask, across 10 categories, and recorded every business named and every source cited.

100buyer questions asked
10Sydney categories studied
53 of 100answers citing a directory, review or media site

Sites the answers cited most (answers out of 100)

bestinhood.com24
hipages.com.au17
wordofmouth.com.au14
bark.com11
localsearch.com.au9
thebestsydney.com9

Most-named business, by category

  1. DermatologistsThe Skin Hospital 6 of 10
  2. Immigration lawyersImmigration Solutions Lawyers 5 of 10
  3. ConveyancersChamberlains Lawyers and Titlespace 4 of 10
  4. RemovalistsZoom Removals 4 of 10
  5. Cosmetic injectables clinicsCosmos Clinic and Skin Project Clinics 3 of 10
  6. Emergency plumbersFixed Today and Mr Splash Plumbing and others 3 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.

Get a free review

Questions we get asked

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

What does SEO in Sydney cost?

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, while large catalogues, migrations and multi-brand groups start from $10,000. We will tell you which range fits after the free review.

Do you have an office in Sydney?

Yes, at 100 Harris Street, Pyrmont NSW 2009. Our head office is in Melbourne and we also have an office in Perth. Call 1300 121 979 to reach the team.

How long until SEO starts to work?

It depends on how contested your searches are and how healthy the site is today. Pages already sitting in positions 4 to 20 often move first, which is why we start there. The free review sets expectations for your market before you commit.

Will you promise a number one ranking?

No. Google decides rankings, and promises of a top spot are a warning sign. We commit to the agreed work, done in a sensible order, and to reporting on the enquiries and sales it brings in.

Can you help us show up in AI answers as well as Google?

Yes. AI answer visibility is part of the Scale plan and also available on its own: an audit for $1,500, monitoring from $750 a month or a full programme at $2,500 a month.

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 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.

Sydney office

100 Harris Street, Pyrmont NSW 2009

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

Sydney100 Harris Street
Pyrmont NSW 2009
MelbourneLevel 7, 222 Exhibition Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
SEO Melbourne
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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.

How selling works
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