Digital Marketing · Nashville, TN
Digital marketing that helps Nashville businesses stand out.
Nashville 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 Nashvilleon
- Google AdsAhead of the packon
- AEOThe name AI giveson
- GEOFound in AI searchon
The basics
What does digital marketing for Nashville businesses do?
Digital marketing in Nashville 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 Nashville 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 Nashville 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 Nashville, 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.
Nashville is the capital of Tennessee and one of America's fastest-growing cities, famous for music but powered by healthcare, tech, tourism and a construction and home-services sector straining to keep up with relentless growth. From downtown and East Nashville out through Germantown and 12 South to surrounding communities like Franklin, Brentwood, Hendersonville and Murfreesboro, 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 Nashville business.
Each is a service in its own right, built for local businesses, and they work even harder together. Prices in USD.
Web Design Nashville
Fast, trustworthy websites that turn Nashville visitors into booked jobs, your foundation for everything else.
from$900one-off
Explore web design →SEO Nashville
Rank for “near me” and the local Nashville searches that bring a steady flow of work.
from$360/mo
Explore SEO →Google Ads Nashville
Top of Google in Nashville today, ahead of the pack, for the jobs you want most.
from$280/mo
Explore Google Ads →AEO AI answers
Be the Nashville 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 Nashville website back, on the house.
Freeup to 5 pages
Get your free audit →Most Nashville 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 →Where we work
Helping businesses across Nashville & Middle Tennessee.
From the city center out to the surrounding suburbs and towns, if your customers are in greater Nashville, I can help you reach them. Areas covered include:
- Nashville city center
- East Nashville & Germantown
- 12 South
- The Gulch
- Green Hills & Belmont
- Sylvan Park & West End
- Antioch & the south
- the surrounding Middle Tennessee area
How we work
A simple process. Real results.
- 01
Discover
A call to learn your Nashville 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 Nashville 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 Nashville 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 Nashville customers find you first and pick you over the competition.
How much does digital marketing cost in Nashville?
It depends on the mix. A website starts from $900 one-off, SEO from $360/mo, and Google Ads management from $280/mo plus your ad budget. Most Nashville businesses combine two or three, and I build a tailored plan around your goals and budget. Prices in USD. See full pricing →
Is Nashville a competitive market for digital marketing?
Yes. Nashville 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 Nashville?
EightySix Digital is a New Zealand agency run by Stu Clark. I’m not based in Nashville, 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 Nashville areas do you cover?
All of Nashville and across Middle Tennessee, including downtown, East Nashville, Germantown, 12 South, The Gulch, Green Hills, Sylvan Park and Belmont, out to surrounding communities like Franklin, Brentwood, Hendersonville and Murfreesboro.
Should I use SEO or Google Ads for my Nashville business?
Both work well together. Google Ads gets you to the top of Google in Nashville today, ahead of the pack, while SEO builds local rankings that bring steady leads over time without paying per click.
Let’s get your Nashville 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.