SEO Agency for Startups

Startup SEO Services That Drive Scalable Growth From Day One

Launching a startup is an uphill battle; without SEO, you’re invisible to potential customers. Whether you're a bootstrapped founder looking for lean growth strategies or a venture-backed startup aiming for rapid market dominance, our startup SEO services are essential for scaling your business sustainably.

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Why work with an SEO agency for startups?

Startups face unique challenges in search – low domain authority, limited brand awareness and fierce competition from established businesses. We provide startup SEO services that adapt to your growth stage and help you overcome these challenges – whether you’re working with a lean budget and need to get the ball rolling or you’ve received funding and want to make an immediate impact.

With our SEO services, you’re building a sustainable lead-generation machine that fuels long-term business growth and grows exponentially month by month.

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Do startups need SEO?

For startups, SEO isn’t optional – it’s a necessity. With 68% of all online experiences starting with a search engine, being visible on Google is crucial for attracting customers.

  • Competing with established brands – Without SEO, startups struggle to rank against industry giants who dominate search results.
  • Lower customer acquisition costs – Unlike paid ads that stop delivering when you stop spending, SEO compounds over time, generating leads at a lower cost.
  • Scalable lead generation – SEO provides a sustainable, long-term traffic source that grows with your business.
  • High-Intent users convert more – Search-driven traffic is more valuable than social media traffic because users are actively looking for solutions.
  • Build trust & credibility – Google prioritises authoritative, trustworthy businesses. SEO helps startups establish credibility early and build a strong digital footprint.

The bottom line? SEO gives startups the visibility, trust and sustainable growth they need to scale efficiently.

Pip and Chris, Climb & Conquer

Fully managed SEO for startups

SEO can be a complex, time-intensive process – especially for startups that don’t have an in-house team dedicated to search marketing. We offer fully managed SEO services, taking care of everything from technical optimisations and content creation to authority building and ongoing strategy adjustments.

Whether you’re looking for end-to-end SEO execution or need a collaborative partner to support your existing marketing efforts, our flexible approach adapts to your resources and budget. We act as an extension of your team, ensuring that your startup can focus on growth while we drive high-intent organic traffic and long-term search visibility.

Ellen & Oliver Climb and Conquer

Common SEO challenges for startups

Low domain authority

Search engines favour established websites with strong backlink profiles, making it harder for startups to rank against well-known competitors.

Lack of topical authority

Without a strong content foundation, startups struggle to rank for industry-relevant keywords and appear in search results.

No brand awareness in search

Unlike established brands, startups aren’t well-known in their industry yet, meaning they must build credibility through strategic SEO efforts.

Limited Internal resources

Even if startups have marketing personnel, they are often stretched thin across multiple responsibilities, leaving little time to plan, execute and refine an SEO strategy effectively.

Rapid growth & changing priorities

Startups evolve quickly and SEO strategies must be agile to keep up with new product launches, funding rounds and expansion plans.

What makes Climb & Conquer unique?

You’re likely going to look through a handful of different agencies before getting in touch – it’s the smart thing to do – so here’s a few things that make us stand out from the rest who claim to be the best seo agency for startups.

Deep startup SEO experience

We’ve helped countless brands start from zero, including the site you’re on now – in 6 months, we went from ranking for nothing to being page 1 for over 200 different commercially focused terms.

Trusted by 70+ brands

All our clients can leave at any time, there’s no contracts holding them down yet they hardly ever do.

We get results

In other words, we do our job and do it well. There are no shortcuts when it comes to getting results, we’re experts, invested in growing businesses and have enough time to move the right markers.

Our proven SEO strategy for startups

A well-executed SEO strategy is about more than just rankings – it’s about building a scalable, sustainable traffic engine that drives growth, generates leads and increases conversions. Our startup SEO service follows a structured, data-driven approach to ensure your business gains visibility, credibility and a competitive edge.

Shane & Cameron at Climb & Conquer

Technical SEO

Without a strong technical foundation, even the best SEO strategy will struggle to deliver results. Startups often have newly launched websites that need refinement to perform well in search results. Our technical SEO process ensures your website is fully optimised for crawl ability, indexing and user experience, helping search engines understand and prioritise your site. We address:

  • Indexing & crawl ability fixes –  Ensuring Google can efficiently crawl and index your pages, preventing ranking issues caused by poor site structure.
  • Site speed & core web vitals – A slow website negatively impacts rankings and conversion rates. We optimise loading speed, mobile responsiveness and overall performance.
  • Schema markup & structured data – Implementing rich search results that enhance your visibility in Google search.
  • Mobile-first optimisation – Google is a mobile-first search engine. This means that it crawls and ranks websites based on their mobile experience first. We ensure your site functions flawlessly across all devices.
Anna, Chris, Josh and Pip @ Climb & Conquer

Keyword research & strategy

Keyword selection is crucial for new businesses. Startups often lack domain authority and need to strategically target the right search queries to gain traction in search rankings quickly. Our keyword research and strategy involves:

  • Prioritising high-Intent keywords – We find and optimise for search terms that align with customer needs, driving converting traffic rather than just visitors.
  • Low-competition, high-value opportunities – Startups can’t afford to compete for ultra-competitive terms from day one. We identify strategic opportunities to rank quickly and build topical authority over time.
  • Content strategy development – Our research guides all future content creation, ensuring every piece serves a purpose, answers key questions and captures high-quality leads.

This structured approach helps startups gain visibility faster, ensuring you get maximum value from your SEO investment.

Team Climb & Conquer

Sales-focused on-page SEO

Driving traffic is only half the battle – converting that traffic into leads and sales is where SEO delivers real business growth. We ensure every page on your website is optimised not just for search engines, but also for users and conversions. Our on-page SEO services includes:

  • Optimising landing pages & service pages – We craft SEO-friendly pages that provide value, address pain points and turn visitors into paying customers.
  • Leading with benefits, not just features – The best-performing pages focus on how your product or service solves a problem, rather than just listing features.
  • Strategic CTA placement & UX enhancements – SEO and user experience go hand in hand. We fine-tune calls to action, page layouts and design elements to encourage more conversions.
Pip and Climb & Conquer Meeting

Content marketing

Search engines prioritise businesses that establish credibility and expertise. As a startup, your brand needs to earn trust and authority to compete. We use SEO friendly content marketing as a key driver to:

  • Strengthen Google’s E-E-A-T factors – Creating experience, expertise, authoritativeness and trustworthiness signals that help improve rankings in a competitive landscape.
  • Capture mid & top funnel users – Many startup customers aren’t ready to buy immediately. By answering common questions and concerns, we nurture leads through the sales funnel.
  • Build topical authority – We develop high-quality content that positions your startup as a thought leader in your industry
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Your startup SEO FAQs answered

Meet our SEO experts

Victor, Climb & Conquer

Victor Stasiak

Head of SEO

Chloe Climb & Conquer

Chloe Milne

Senior SEO Campaign Lead

Oliver Hare Climb & Conquer

Oliver Hare

SEO Campaign Lead

Rebekah Climb & Conquer

Rebekah Wenham

SEO Executive

Steph Blick Climb & Conquer

Steph Blick

Senior SEO Campaign Lead

Shane Parkins Climb & Conquer

Shane Parkins

Founder

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  • We believe in results, not restrictions – all our services operate on flexible monthly contracts.
  • Track progress with real-time dashboards and reports tied directly to business revenue.
  • We’re experts at what we do with a passion for growing businesses.

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We’d love the chance to hear more about your business.