Digital Marketing · Austin, TX
Digital marketing that helps Austin businesses stand out.
Austin is one of America’s fastest-growing business and tech hubs, which means standing out online matters more here than just about anywhere. I help local businesses cut through it, getting found online and chosen over the rest, with web, SEO, ads and AI search, all done by the person you talk to.
- Web DesignYour shopfronton
- Local SEOFound in Austinon
- Google AdsAhead of the packon
- AEOThe name AI giveson
- GEOFound in AI searchon
The basics
What does digital marketing for Austin businesses do?
Digital marketing in Austin is how a business gets found, chosen and called online in one of America’s fastest-growing business and tech hubs. It brings together your website, local SEO, Google Ads and AI search so Austin customers find you first and pick you over the competition.
EightySix Digital is a New Zealand digital marketing agency that works with businesses across the United States and New Zealand, helping them get found online and win more work in busy markets. One person, the whole growth engine, no big-agency runaround.
- Standing out matters more here. In a competitive city, showing up first is worth a lot.
- One of the most competitive markets. You’re competing in a busy and competitive market, where getting found first is the whole game.
- A real person, not an agency. Plain English, and the person you talk to does the work.
Working with Austin businesses
A real person, focused on getting you seen.
I’m Stu, a New Zealand-based digital marketer. I work with businesses across New Zealand and the United States, getting them found online and winning more work in markets where standing out is half the battle. With 15+ years in the trades and over a decade running my own business behind me, I get what small local businesses need.
I’m not based in Austin, but everything runs online, so distance is no barrier. You deal with someone who actually does the work himself, not a faceless agency or an account manager reading from a script.
Austin is the capital of Texas and one of America's fastest-growing cities, a booming hub for tech, music, hospitality and a construction and home-services sector racing to keep up with an influx of new residents and businesses. From downtown and South Congress out through East Austin and the suburbs to surrounding communities like Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown and Pflugerville, customers search locally for services near them. In a fast-growing, competitive market, a sharp website and strong local SEO are what get you found first.
Real results for local businesses
We focus on getting you more work.
What we do
Everything to grow your Austin business.
Each is a service in its own right, built for local businesses, and they work even harder together. Prices in USD.
Web Design Austin
Fast, trustworthy websites that turn Austin visitors into booked jobs, your foundation for everything else.
from$900one-off
Explore web design →SEO Austin
Rank for “near me” and the local Austin searches that bring a steady flow of work.
from$360/mo
Explore SEO →Google Ads Austin
Top of Google in Austin today, ahead of the pack, for the jobs you want most.
from$450/mo
Explore Google Ads →AEO AI answers
Be the Austin business named and cited when people ask AI assistants and voice search for help.
Includedin every SEO plan
Explore AEO →GEO generative AI
Get named in ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity when people ask for a business like yours.
add-on from$360/mo
Explore GEO →Free SEO Audit
Not sure where to start? See exactly what’s holding your Austin website back, on the house.
Freeup to 5 pages
Get your free audit →Most Austin businesses combine two or three. Tell me your goals and budget and I’ll build a tailored plan around them, no rigid packages, no paying for channels you don’t need.
Get a tailored plan →Every corner of the city
Growing businesses across Austin.
Wherever your customers are in the metro, we build the local marketing that reaches them.
Downtown Austin & the core
The central business district and entertainment core. We put you in front of the customers searching for services, hospitality and trades across downtown.
East Austin
One of the city’s fastest-changing areas, packed with new residents, small businesses and restaurants. High-growth, high-competition, exactly where sharp local marketing pays off.
South Austin
SoCo, South Congress and the neighborhoods south of the river, a busy mix of retail, food and home services where local searches run hot.
North Austin & The Domain
The Domain, the tech corridor and the northern neighborhoods, a booming commercial hub where a big share of the metro searches from.
West Austin & the Hill Country
Westlake, Bee Cave and the Hill Country edge, established, higher-value areas where customers look for trusted, quality local businesses.
Round Rock & Cedar Park
The fast-growing northern suburbs out to Georgetown and Leander, sprawling family communities with their own local searches.
Pflugerville & the north suburbs
Pflugerville and the northeast suburbs, a rapidly expanding part of the metro where trades and services searches keep climbing.
Greater Austin & the metro
The wider Central Texas metro is one of the fastest-growing regions in the country. We get you found across the suburbs and communities as they boom.
How we work
A simple process. Real results.
- 01
Discover
A call to learn your Austin business, your goals and your best customers.
- 02
Plan
A tailored strategy focused on one thing: getting you more local leads and booked jobs.
- 03
Build
I set up your website, campaigns and tracking, then get to work driving Austin leads.
- 04
Grow
We measure, refine and scale what works, month after month, for more local customers.
Stu at EightySix Digital has been fantastic at providing Google ads services and website support. His expertise and flexibility to individual circumstances have really helped in the digital marketing of our business.
Chris Smith · North Shore Physiotherapy
What does digital marketing for Austin businesses involve?
It gets your business found, chosen and called online in a competitive market. It brings together your website, local SEO, Google Ads and AI search so Austin customers find you first and pick you over the competition.
How much does digital marketing cost in Austin?
It depends on the mix. A website starts from $900 one-off, SEO from $360/mo, and Google Ads management from $450/mo plus your ad budget. Most Austin businesses combine two or three, and I build a tailored plan around your goals and budget. Prices in USD. See full pricing →
Is Austin a competitive market for digital marketing?
Yes. Austin is one of America’s fastest-growing cities, so the same local searches are fiercely contested and standing out is worth a lot. That makes showing up first, with a fast site and sharp local SEO and ads, more valuable here than in a quieter town.
Are you based in Austin?
EightySix Digital is a New Zealand agency run by Stu Clark. I’m not based in Austin, but I work with businesses across the United States and New Zealand and everything runs online, so distance is no barrier. You get someone who does the work himself, not an account manager reading from a script.
Which Austin areas do you cover?
All of Austin and across Central Texas, including downtown, South Congress, East Austin, Hyde Park, Zilker, Mueller, Westlake, North Austin and The Domain, out to surrounding suburbs and communities like Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown and Pflugerville.
Should I use SEO or Google Ads for my Austin business?
Both work well together. Google Ads gets you to the top of Google in Austin today, ahead of the pack, while SEO builds local rankings that bring steady leads over time without paying per click.
Let’s get your Austin business found.
Tell me about your business and I’ll show you the smartest way to stand out and get more customers, in plain English.