SEO & Local SEO · Sydney, AU
SEO for Sydney businesses that gets you found.
When a Sydney customer searches for what you do, you want to be the one they find. We get your business to the top of Google and the map pack across Sydney, in plain English and proven with real numbers.
Clear monthly pricing
How much does SEO cost in Sydney?
then scale up as you grow
Prices in AUD. No lock-in contracts.
Every plan includes strategy, on-page, technical and local SEO and AEO as standard, plus monthly reporting in plain English. Want to build your own estimate? Use the calculator below.
SEO for Sydney businesses
Local SEO built around what Sydney customers search.
EightySix Digital is a New Zealand SEO agency that helps businesses get found on Google and in AI search.
I’m Stu, a New Zealand-based SEO specialist. I know how local search works, the “near me” searches, the map pack and the Google Business Profile signals that win local work, and I do SEO for businesses across New Zealand and Australia.
I’m not based in Sydney, but local SEO is done online, so distance is no barrier. Sydney is a competitive market, so standing out in the local results is worth a lot, and I target the real searches your customers use and do the work myself. No fluff, no jargon, just more of the right calls.
Sydney is Australia's largest and most competitive market, home to more than five million people and an enormous concentration of businesses across every industry, from the CBD and Eastern Suburbs to Parramatta and the west. With so many businesses competing for the same local searches, visibility is hard-won and worth a great deal. Standing out here means dominating the near-me searches, local signals and Google Business Profile that decide who gets found across a vast metropolitan area.
Real results for local businesses
Higher rankings, more local leads.
No jargon
Sydney SEO, in plain English.
Not sure what SEO actually does? Here’s the whole thing in three steps.
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A local searches
Someone in Sydney needs what you do, so they grab their phone and search Google, right now.
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You show up
Local SEO puts your business at the top of Google and the Sydney map pack, exactly when they need you.
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They call you
They tap to call or request a quote. And because they were already searching locally, they book.
What’s included
Everything your Sydney business needs to rank.
Everything that moves the needle, handled for you and reported every month.
Local SEO & map pack
Rank in Google Maps and near-me searches across Sydney and every area you cover.
Google Business Profile
We optimise and manage your GBP so you stand out in the Sydney map pack.
Keyword research & strategy
The exact local searches Sydney customers use to find a business like yours.
On-page SEO
Service and area pages tuned so Google knows exactly what you do and where in Sydney.
Technical SEO
Speed, mobile, indexing and schema, the foundations rankings are built on.
Content & local authority
Pages and local citations that build trust and answer what your customers ask.
AEO for AI
Included as standard. Be the Sydney business named in Google AI Overviews and voice search.
Reporting & management
Clear monthly reporting in plain English, so you always know what’s working.
Every corner of the city
Ranking across Sydney.
Wherever your customers are across greater Sydney, we target the local searches that bring them to you.
Sydney CBD & the city
The dense, fiercely contested heart of the city. We help you rank for the services, hospitality and trades searched for right across the CBD.
Eastern Suburbs
Bondi, Randwick, Coogee and the coast, an affluent, high-competition patch where strong local SEO earns its keep.
Inner West
Newtown, Marrickville, Leichhardt and the surrounds, busy villages where locals lean on near-me searches to find a business.
North Shore
Chatswood, Mosman, North Sydney and the leafy north, where customers search for trusted, established local operators.
Northern Beaches
Manly, Dee Why and the beaches, a spread-out coastal strip where showing up for the right suburb searches wins the work.
Western Sydney
Parramatta, Blacktown and the fast-growing west, a huge, booming market where local relevance drives a steady flow of enquiries.
Sutherland Shire & the south
Cronulla, Miranda, Hurstville and the south, tight-knit communities that search local for the services near them.
The Hills & Greater Sydney
Castle Hill, the Hills District and out to Penrith and Liverpool, the sprawling outer suburbs where suburb-level SEO pays off.
The compounding curve
SEO is a snowball, not a switch.
Unlike ads, SEO builds on itself. The work this month keeps paying off next year. In a market as large, spread-out and competitive as Sydney, where searches lean heavily on the suburb, that compounding edge matters even more. Most businesses see real movement by month three, and the curve only gets steeper, a steady stream of local jobs that keeps coming.
- Traction in 2 to 3 months
- Compounding growth from month 6
- Local leads that keep coming after you stop paying
How it works
A clear process. Real results.
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Audit & research
We research how Sydney customers search, size up your local competitors and find the suburbs and services worth ranking for across a large, competitive metro.
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Strategy
A tailored SEO plan built around your services, the Sydney suburbs you cover and the jobs you want more of.
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Optimise
On-page, technical, local and Google Business Profile work, month after month.
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Grow & report
Clear monthly reports on rankings, traffic and enquiries, so you see the ROI.
Pricing
Two ways to start.
Pick a simple fixed plan, or build your own. Prices in AUD. SEO & AEO included as standard, no lock-in, ever.
$520/mo
4 hours a month · local focus
Built for solo operators and small Sydney businesses. We manage your Google Business Profile and handle the on-page basics, so you get found in your area without the big spend.
- Google Business Profile management
- Local map-pack optimisation
- On-page SEO basics for your site
- Monthly reporting, no lock-in
from$650/mo
5+ hours a month · build your own
For Sydney businesses chasing real growth. SEO and AEO included as standard, scale the hours to suit, and add GEO for AI search.
- Everything in Small Business, plus
- Keyword strategy, content & links
- AEO included, GEO optional
- Scales with your goals
All prices in AUD.
Build your Full SEO plan
Five hours a month is the minimum for a full plan. The bigger your site and the more competitive your Sydney market, the more hours you’ll want.
SEO and AEO are in your plan as standard. GEO adds the PR, backlinks and content placement that get you recommended inside AI tools.
SEO and AEO as standard: keyword strategy · on-page, technical & local SEO · schema · content optimisation · monthly reporting in plain English. No lock-in contracts.
Get started
Get your plan & a fixed price
Send the plan you built above and I’ll come back with a fixed price and a couple of ideas to get your Sydney business ranking. No pressure, no lock-in.
- A fixed price, no surprises
- You’ll talk to the person doing the work
- No spam, no lock-in. Cancel any time.
Want a free check-up first? Get a free SEO audit →
Couldn’t recommend Stu more. Goes above and beyond to get the results, is upfront and explains everything he does. Is the only advertising company I have worked with who genuinely cares about your results.
Matt Elliott · Canterbury Plumbing & Gas
What is SEO for Sydney businesses?
SEO for Sydney businesses is the work that gets you to show up at the top of Google when local customers search. It focuses heavily on local SEO: your Google Business Profile, the map pack and near-me searches, so when someone in Sydney needs what you offer, your business is the one they find and call.
How much does SEO cost in Sydney?
SEO for Sydney businesses starts from AU$520 a month for a focused local plan, or from AU$650 for the full plan, which begins at five hours of work a month and then scales by the hour. Every plan covers strategy, on-page, technical and local SEO with monthly reporting, and the full plan adds AEO for AI search as standard. Build an estimate →
How long does local SEO take in Sydney?
SEO is a long game, not an overnight fix. Most Sydney businesses see movement within two to three months, with stronger, compounding results from around month six. Local SEO and Google Business Profile work can bring quicker wins. The earlier you start, the sooner it compounds.
Do you do Google Business Profile and map pack SEO for Sydney?
Yes, and it’s the core of Sydney SEO. We optimise your Google Business Profile, build local citations and target the map pack and near-me searches that send ready-to-buy Sydney customers straight to you. For a local business, this is often where the best leads come from.
Are you a Sydney SEO agency?
We’re a New Zealand SEO agency, not based in Sydney, but we do SEO for Sydney businesses and local search is done entirely online. You get someone who knows how local search works, dealing with the person doing the work.
Which Sydney areas do you cover?
All of Sydney and across New South Wales, including the CBD and the city, the Eastern Suburbs like Bondi and Randwick, the Inner West around Newtown and Marrickville, the North Shore from Chatswood to Mosman, the Northern Beaches like Manly and Dee Why, Western Sydney around Parramatta and Blacktown, the Sutherland Shire and the south, and the Hills and greater Sydney out to Penrith and Liverpool.
How competitive is SEO in Sydney?
Very. Sydney is Australia’s largest and most competitive market, so the same local searches are fiercely contested and standing out is worth a great deal. Because searches here lean heavily on the suburb, we focus on winning the near-me and suburb-level searches worth winning in your patch, rather than chasing the whole city at once.
Ready to climb the Sydney rankings?
Start with a free SEO audit. I’ll show you exactly where your business stands in Sydney and what it’ll take to get to the top, no jargon, no pressure.