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SEO Consultant Byron Bay

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Byron Bay, Google, ChatGPT and AI Overviews.

I'm Dave Smyth, a freelance SEO specialist working with businesses in Byron Bay and surrounds. Twenty years building websites and apps, including two years at a US-based search engine. I specialise in local SEO, Google Business Profile, Google Ads and AI search visibility for small businesses.

  • 20 years’ experience
  • Local small business (not an agency)
  • Pay by the month, no contracts
  • AI and search optimisation

Free site check

What's holding your site back?

Send me your website and I'll go through it myself. You'll get back the three things costing you enquiries, and what I would fix first.

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Free · no obligation

SEO results: recent client in Tweed Heads

2.7
Average position for
its main local search
10.6%
Of people who saw it
clicked through
3 weeks
From the site going up
to page one
One month after a new site went up.

Results

What Changed for a Northern Rivers Client

One month with a new website and local SEO, for an equipment rental service in the Northern Rivers.

Equipment rental, Northern Rivers

New site on a new domain, live August 2026

BeforeNow
Its main local search34th3rd
The map resultsNot showing2nd
People finding it through search24 a month190 a month
Enquiries from search5 a month9 a month

★★★★★

We'd been operating for a while but weren't getting the visibility we expected from Google. Dave went through the site and our Google presence, fixed the important things and made it much clearer what we actually do and where we work. We've seen a noticeable uptick in enquiries since the work started.

Commercial plumbing business · Ballina

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Who I help

SEO for Local Businesses

A restaurant in Byron Bay, a tradie in Tweed Heads, a clinic in Ballina, an accommodation business anywhere in the Northern Rivers. Your customers are already searching for what you do. My job is helping them find you.

Pricing

What SEO Costs

Month to month, no setup fee and no minimum term. Your Google listing, the pages on your site that matter, the work that gets you mentioned elsewhere, and an update every month on where you are turning up.

$199
per week, to start

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Frequently asked questions

Questions People Usually Ask

If yours is not here, ring me and ask.

How much does SEO cost in Byron Bay?

From $199 a week. You get a written number before anything starts, so tell me your budget and I'll tell you what I can do inside it.

Do I need an SEO agency in Byron Bay?

For most small businesses, no. A significant share of an agency fee goes on account management and overheads rather than on the work itself, and a small local budget is rarely a priority account, so it tends to be handled by a junior on a templated strategy. Working with one specialist directly means the money goes on the work and the person who knows your site is the person doing it.

How long does local SEO take?

Your Google listing can move inside a few weeks. The ordinary search results take two to three months before you notice, and longer again to settle.

Do you only work in Byron Bay?

No. Byron Bay and across the Northern Rivers, and up the coast on the Tweed.

Do you do Google Ads as well?

Yes. Managing them is included in the weekly fee, and I never take a percentage of what you spend on advertising. The budget for the ads is separate, paid straight to Google out of an account opened in your name, and a small campaign can start from around $200 a month. Ads bring work in while the SEO builds up underneath, and I switch them off if they stop paying for themselves.

Can you build the website too?

Yes. Fast on a phone, built so Google and the AI tools can read it, with enquiries going straight to you. One fixed price for the job.

Can you get my business named by ChatGPT?

I can make you a lot easier to name. It comes down to getting your business mentioned on the sites these tools read, and making your own pages easy to check. Nobody can guarantee what an AI says.

What do you need from me to get started?

Logins for the website and the Google listing, and half an hour on the phone.

Am I locked into a contract?

No. Month to month, stop whenever you want, and the website, the Google listing and the ad account stay in your own name.

Let’s Look at Your Site

Send me your website and I'll look through it myself. I'll tell you what I think is holding it back and what I'd fix first. Free, no obligation. I'm based in Byron Bay, and you'll deal directly with me from the first conversation onwards.

0418 291 227