--- title: "SEO agencies in Stoke-on-Trent - AgencyIndex" url: "https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/seo-stoke-on-trent-agencies" description: "Every UK marketing agency offering seo in Stoke-on-Trent, indexed on AgencyIndex." --- [Home](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk) / [Services](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services) / [SEO](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/seo) / in Stoke-on-Trent SEO in Stoke-on-Trent · 1 agency # SEO agencies in Stoke-on-Trent. SEO is the discipline of earning the right traffic from Google for free, plus - increasingly in 2026 - being chosen, cited, and summarised by AI answer engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google's AI Overviews. Done well it compounds. Done poorly it's expensive theatre. This page shows every agency on AgencyIndex offering seo in Stoke-on-Trent. At a glance - 1 UK agencies offering seo in Stoke-on-Trent - Part of the [SEO](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/seo) service set - Indexed in [Stoke-on-Trent](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/locations/stoke-on-trent) - Reviewed 17 May 2026 Showing 1-1 of 1 seo agency in Stoke-on-Trent · [All SEO agencies](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/seo) [SearchUp](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/agency/searchup) Independent · Stoke-on-Trent · 2-10 Employees · Verified SearchUp is a Stoke-on-Trent-based SEO and digital marketing agency specialising in eCommerce and DTC brands, offering SEO, PPC, server-side tracking, and AI visibility services. We work with a range of clients from independent ecommerce brands to household names with billions in annual revenue, delivering data-led results rather than vanity metrics. Founded and run without outside investment or industry connections, SearchUp has grown into a consistently profitable agency with strong margins, built on a practitioner-first approach: honest, direct communication and no lock-in contracts. [Content Marketing](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/content-marketing) · [Digital PR](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/digital-pr) · [Digital Strategy](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/digital-strategy) · [Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO)](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/generative-engine-optimisation) · [Local SEO](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/local-seo) · +5 more services · [B2B](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/industries/b2b) · [Beauty & Cosmetics](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/industries/beauty-cosmetics) · [E-commerce](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/industries/ecommerce) · +7 more industries [View profile →](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/agency/searchup) Editor's note AgencyIndex tracks 1 seo agency in Stoke-on-Trent. The list above is filtered to that intersection and ordered with verified and featured listings first. For the wider editor's view on seo agencies in the UK, see [the seo service brief](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/seo). For context on Stoke-on-Trent's marketing cluster, see [the Stoke-on-Trent location brief](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/locations/stoke-on-trent). The pricing, timeline and red-flag notes below apply to seo as a discipline; they do not change materially in Stoke-on-Trent. Typical cost £500-20,000+ per month, retainer Boutique / freelance £500-3,000 · Mid-market £1,500-7,500 · Network £7,500-20,000+. One-off audits £1,500-10,000. Realistic timeline 3-12 months to compounding results 1-3mo technical foundations · 3-6mo ranking and traffic gains · 6-12mo+ revenue compounding. Red flags 5 to watch in any pitch - Guaranteed rankings or 'top 3 in 30 days' promises - Pure performance-based pricing (misaligns incentives) - Aggressive link building or 'private networks' (PBNs) - Vague reporting that won't connect to revenue - No request for Search Console + analytics access SEO across the UK ## SEO agencies in other cities. 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[All Stoke-on-Trent agencies](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/locations/stoke-on-trent) [Content Marketing in Stoke-on-Trent 1](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/content-marketing-stoke-on-trent-agencies) · [Digital PR in Stoke-on-Trent 1](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/digital-pr-stoke-on-trent-agencies) · [Digital Strategy in Stoke-on-Trent 1](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/digital-strategy-stoke-on-trent-agencies) · [Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) in Stoke-on-Trent 1](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/generative-engine-optimisation-stoke-on-trent-agencies) · [Local SEO in Stoke-on-Trent 1](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/local-seo-stoke-on-trent-agencies) · [Marketing Analytics and Tracking in Stoke-on-Trent 1](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/marketing-analytics-stoke-on-trent-agencies) · [Media Buying in Stoke-on-Trent 1](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/media-buying-stoke-on-trent-agencies) · [Performance Marketing in Stoke-on-Trent 1](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/performance-marketing-stoke-on-trent-agencies) · [PPC in Stoke-on-Trent 1](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/ppc-stoke-on-trent-agencies) Frequently asked ## What brands ask about seo agencies. The 5 questions our editors get most often, answered honestly. These apply to seo as a discipline regardless of city. Curated by humans ### How much does SEO cost in the UK? UK SEO retainers in 2026 split into three tiers: boutique consultants and small specialist shops run £500-3,000 a month, mid-market agencies £1,500-7,500, and network or holding-group shops £7,500-20,000+. One-off audits land between £1,500 and £10,000 depending on site complexity. Pure performance-based pricing exists but tends to misalign incentives - Google Search Central itself warns against providers leaning on guarantees rather than process. ### How long does SEO take to show results? Practitioner consensus across Google Search Central, Search Engine Land, Moz, and Ahrefs is consistent: 1-3 months for foundational technical wins (crawlability, indexation, page speed), 3-6 months for meaningful ranking and traffic gains, 6-12+ months for revenue to compound. Anyone promising significant results inside six weeks is either taking shortcuts or selling something other than SEO. ### Is it worth hiring an SEO agency vs going in-house? For most UK businesses over £1m revenue the maths usually favours an agency - hiring one senior in-house strategist runs £60-100k all-in once you add tools and overhead, and agencies bring discipline depth from day one. Below £1m, weigh annualised agency cost (£24-180k) against your margin on additional organic traffic. Freelancers and one-off audits can bridge the gap if you already have an internal marketing lead. ### What's the difference between an SEO agency and a digital marketing agency? Specialist SEO agencies live in the technical detail - they're current on algorithm shifts, AI Overviews, and the ranking nuance that drives revenue. Digital marketing agencies bundle SEO alongside PPC, social, content, and PR, which works if you want one team handling everything but loses depth on any single channel. AgencyIndex tags both, so filtering for 'SEO only' vs 'SEO plus four other services' is one click. ### How has SEO changed with AI search in 2026? Two things now matter alongside traditional rankings: being cited in AI Overviews and being surfaced by ChatGPT and Perplexity. The industry calls this Generative Engine Optimization (GEO). It isn't a separate discipline - Google Search Central and most published research from Moz, Ahrefs, and Semrush agree the same fundamentals (crawlability, helpful content, structured data, topical authority) drive both classic search and AI visibility. The difference is reporting now tracks AI citations and share-of-answer alongside ranking position.