Digital Marketing · Dallas, TX
Digital marketing that helps Dallas businesses stand out.
Dallas 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 Dallason
- Google AdsAhead of the packon
- AEOThe name AI giveson
- GEOFound in AI searchon
The basics
What does digital marketing for Dallas businesses do?
Digital marketing in Dallas 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 Dallas 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 Dallas 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 Dallas, 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.
Dallas anchors the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, one of America's largest and fastest-growing economies, with powerhouse finance, tech, logistics and a massive construction and home-services sector. From downtown and Uptown out through Oak Cliff and Plano to surrounding communities like Fort Worth, Arlington, Frisco and Irving, customers search locally for services near them. In a huge, 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 Dallas business.
Each is a service in its own right, built for local businesses, and they work even harder together. Prices in USD.
Web Design Dallas
Fast, trustworthy websites that turn Dallas visitors into booked jobs, your foundation for everything else.
from$900one-off
Explore web design →SEO Dallas
Rank for “near me” and the local Dallas searches that bring a steady flow of work.
from$360/mo
Explore SEO →Google Ads Dallas
Top of Google in Dallas today, ahead of the pack, for the jobs you want most.
from$450/mo
Explore Google Ads →AEO AI answers
Be the Dallas 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 Dallas website back, on the house.
Freeup to 5 pages
Get your free audit →Most Dallas 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 Dallas.
Wherever your customers are across the metroplex, we build the local marketing that reaches them.
Downtown Dallas & the core
The central business district and its towers. We put you in front of the customers searching for professional services, hospitality and trades across the downtown core.
Uptown & Oak Lawn
Dallas’s dense, high-spend residential and dining district. High-traffic, high-competition, exactly where sharp local marketing pays off.
Deep Ellum & East Dallas
Deep Ellum, Lakewood and the eastern neighborhoods, a busy mix of nightlife, small business and established homes that all search local.
North Dallas & Preston Hollow
Preston Hollow and the northern corridor, affluent neighborhoods where customers look for trusted, quality local businesses.
Oak Cliff & the south
Bishop Arts, Oak Cliff and the southern side of the city, a fast-changing area with its own local searches and strong demand for services.
Plano, Frisco & the northern suburbs
Among the fastest-growing suburbs in America, Plano, Frisco, McKinney and Allen, where demand keeps climbing. We get you found as they boom.
Irving, Arlington & the mid-cities
Irving, Arlington, Grand Prairie and the mid-cities between Dallas and Fort Worth, where trades and services searches run hot.
Greater Dallas-Fort Worth
The wider metroplex out to Fort Worth, Garland and beyond, one of America’s largest metros. We put you in front of the customers searching across it.
How we work
A simple process. Real results.
- 01
Discover
A call to learn your Dallas business, your goals and your best customers. We research your local market and the areas of the metroplex you want more work from.
- 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 Dallas 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 Dallas 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 Dallas customers find you first and pick you over the competition.
How much does digital marketing cost in Dallas?
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 Dallas businesses combine two or three, and I build a tailored plan around your goals and budget. Prices in USD. See full pricing →
Is Dallas a competitive market for digital marketing?
Yes. Dallas 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 Dallas?
EightySix Digital is a New Zealand agency run by Stu Clark. I’m not based in Dallas, 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 Dallas areas do you cover?
All of Dallas and the wider Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, including downtown, Uptown, Deep Ellum, East Dallas, North Dallas, Oak Cliff, and out to the fast-growing suburbs and mid-cities like Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Irving, Arlington and Fort Worth.
Can you help my business in the Dallas suburbs?
Absolutely. The northern suburbs like Plano, Frisco, McKinney and Allen are among the fastest-growing in the country, and the mid-cities out toward Fort Worth are booming too. Because everything runs online, we research and target whichever parts of the metroplex your customers are in, not just central Dallas.
Should I use SEO or Google Ads for my Dallas business?
Both work well together. Google Ads gets you to the top of Google in Dallas today, ahead of the pack, while SEO builds local rankings that bring steady leads over time without paying per click.
Let’s get your Dallas 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.