Hire top startups SEO companies to boost search visibility for your new business. Explore our list of verified service providers and compare their client reviews, pricing, case studies, size and more to find the right one for your business needs.

After assessing over 4,900 agency portfolios, awards, and client reviews, we have curated a list of leading startup SEO companies that have helped businesses like yours achieve profitable growth. Learn more about these agencies and their specialties below.

The Number 1 Startup SEO Company as Selected by DesignRush Is:

HigherVisibility

[Source: HigherVisibility]
  • Best for: Overall
  • Average hourly rate: Inquire
  • Minimum budget: $1,000-$10,000
  • Founded: 2008
  • Location: Memphis, TN
  • Notable clients: Warner Brothers, eBay, HotWorx, Allied Van Lines

HigherVisibility aims to drive measurable, profitable growth for startups through data-driven, customized strategies and precise audience targeting. Its expertise includes local SEO, eCommerce SEO, franchise SEO, link building, and web design. It also offers technical SEO, on-page SEO, keyword strategy, content marketing, digital public relations, and ongoing optimization. As a testament to its expertise, HigherVisibility has been recognized as the Best SEO Agency for five consecutive years by Search Engine Land.

HigherVisibility Success Story

  • Challenge: A business struggled with low online visibility and leads due to its low-quality content, spammy links, and damaged site trust. As such, it quickly fell behind the competition.
  • Solution: HigherVisibility studied visitor data and previous PPC campaigns to identify conversion-driven keywords and customer behavior. It also conducted on-page and technical optimization, recaptured lost links, engaged in link outreach, and produced content that aligned with user intent.
  • Results: HigherVisibility’s holistic SEO strategy increased the client’s organic traffic by 2.6%, monthly leads by 800%, and organic conversions by 9.4%.

Check Out HigherVisibility Agency Profile

SmartSites

[Source: SmartSites]
  • Best for: Local SEO
  • Average hourly rate: $100
  • Minimum budget: Inquire
  • Founded: 2011
  • Location: Paramus, NJ
  • Notable clients: Classic Audi, Rolls-Royce, Rakuten, Air Duct Brothers

With its team of 100 experts, SmartSites has helped thousands of clients double their organic traffic and generate over $100 million in cumulative revenue. Its services include SEO analysis, technical SEO audit, SEO consulting, copywriting and blogging, digital PR, link building, and mobile migration. It’s also proficient in local, national, eCommerce, technical, franchise, and mobile SEO. As a top startup SEO company, SmartSites aims to propel the digital growth of small businesses through custom, data-driven SEO strategies.

SmartSites Success Story

  • Challenge: Originally named “First Aid Service,” the airduct cleaning and repair company was attracting the wrong audience and traffic. Additionally, its outdated website resulted in high bounce rates and client distrust.
  • Solution: SmartSites rebranded the client’s company to “Air Duct Brothers” to clearly communicate its services and brand. It also converted the single-page site into a full website with a navigation structure, added content pages and blog posts, and conducted an aggressive link-building campaign. At the same time, it implemented local SEO tactics, targeting the tri-state area.
  • Results: Air Duct Brothers increased leads by 375% and organic search traffic by 244%, strengthening its online presence and expanding its market share.

Check Out SmartSites Agency Profile

Searchbloom

[Source: Searchbloom]
  • Best for: eCommerce SEO
  • Average hourly rate: $100
  • Minimum budget: $1,000-$10,000
  • Founded: 2014
  • Location: Draper, UT
  • Notable clients: Nordstrom, Divvy, bill.com, Jitterbug

Searchbloom combines its 10-year proven methodologies, data, and AI to craft SEO strategies that deliver tangible results. With a focus on eCommerce SEO, the SEO agency for startups offers Shopify SEO, WooCommerce SEO, local and national SEO, franchise SEO, Google Business Profile optimization, technical SEO, and SEO consulting. It also provides SEO analytics and testing, link acquisition campaigns, keyword research and strategy, and search engine ranking reporting. Through its unique approach, Searchbloom has been recognized as one of the top SEO agencies by Backlinko, Search Engine Land, and Forbes.

Searchbloom Success Story

  • Challenge: An artisan coffee business experienced a decline in visibility and sales due to increased online competition and shifting customer behavior brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. Seeking to recover from this setback, it partnered with Searchbloom.
  • Solution: Searchbloom acquired high-quality backlinks from reputable industry sources and produced SEO-optimized content that aligned with customer interests. It also revamped the website structure to improve user experience, site speed, mobile responsiveness, and search engine indexing.
  • Results: Searchbloom’s tailored strategy increased the client’s year-over-year online traffic by 16% and grew annual online sales by $287,676.60 (8%).

Check Out Searchbloom Agency Profile

Big Leap

[Source: Big Leap]
  • Best for: SEO audit
  • Average hourly rate: $125
  • Minimum budget: $1,000-$10,000
  • Founded: 2008
  • Location: Lehi, UT
  • Notable clients: BambooHR, Pluralsight, Younique Foundation, Latest Solutions

Big Leap is a leading SEO agency for startups that seeks to turn visibility into measurable success through brand-led SEO. Its offerings encompass research an analysis, technical SEO, local SEO, link building, digital PR, AI SEO, and GEO. It also conducts an 180-point site audit to identify and resolve critical issues and uncover growth opportunities. With over 17 years of expertise, Big Leap has helped various clients increase new leads to over 100,000, organic reach by 8,912%, and revenue by $27,000.

Big Leap Success Story

  • Challenge: IT software and consulting company Latest Solutions had no online presence and relied on word of mouth, limiting its reach and growth. Wanting to improve brand awareness and online conversions, it partnered with Searchbloom.
  • Solution: Big Leap performed a 180-point audit, evaluating the site’s content, indexability, metadata, crawl directives, and keyword diversity and volume. Using this information, it defined the client’s brand voice and target audiences and crafted a custom keyword and content strategy. Additionally, the startup SEO company developed 7 new pages, 4 blog posts, and optimized the entire website.
  • Results: Within 6 months, Latest Solutions increased its Google Ranking positions to 1,624, ranked for 121 new keywords, and boosted organic traffic by 1,900%.

Check Out Big Leap Agency Profile

Disruptive Advertising

[Source: Disruptive Advertising]
  • Best for: Link building
  • Average hourly rate: Inquire
  • Minimum budget: $10,000-$25,000
  • Founded: 2012
  • Location: Pleasant Grove, UT
  • Notable clients: Adobe, KPMG, Diesel Power Gear, Funding Company

Disruptive Advertising guarantees results within 90 days through its decade-long expertise, goal-aligned strategies, and unmatched client dedication, exclusively working with 10 new clients monthly. As an SEO agency for startups, it provides a comprehensive SEO audit, content development, backlinking, keyword research, and continuous optimization and testing. It supplements these services with conversion rate optimization (CRO), data analysis, lifecycle marketing, paid search and social, and lead generation campaigns. To date, Disruptive Advertising has conducted over 10,000 audits and managed over $1 billion in annual ad spend for clients.

Disruptive Advertising Success Story

  • Challenge: Funding Company, a small business loan provider, faced low online visibility and poor organic traffic, as its competitors ranked higher on relevant search engine results pages.
  • Solution: After a thorough audit, Disruptive Advertising resolved technical issues and optimized on-page elements. It also deployed link-building campaigns to showcase credibility in its niche while increasing referring domains. Moreover, the startup SEO agency produced topical, helpful, and authoritative content targeting relevant keywords and audience interest.
  • Results: Funding Company ranked for 3,861 keywords, tripled its organic leads, and reduced customer acquisition costs, enabling it to invest in additional marketing initiatives.

Check Out Disruptive Advertising Agency Profile

How We Picked the Best Startup SEO Agencies

We selected the top startup SEO agencies by meticulously reviewing their testimonials, case studies, industry reputation, team expertise, client roster, and executive management. Our team of agency experts developed a scoring system to measure their overall performance based on several important factors:

  • Reviews: Quality of work, client satisfaction, and level of trustworthiness
  • Portfolio: Ability to deliver real-world business results
  • Awards and press: Industry reputation and recognition
  • Team bios: The agency’s qualifications and team dynamics
  • Startup SEO expertise: Proven record of driving organic online growth through strategies tailored to startups

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  • Award-winning website design and development, since 2003.

    Award-winning website design agency based in Toronto, Canada, since 2003...

    Top Services:

    • Web Design
    • WordPress Website Design
    • Web Development
    • UI/UX Design
    • Branding
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    Location
    Toronto, Canada
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $175/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    16 Projects Listed

    Parachute Design Group Inc Services

    • Web Design
    • WordPress Website Design
    • Web Development
    • UI/UX Design
    • Branding
    • Logo Design
    • Graphic Design
    • SEO
    • eCommerce Development
    • Design Services
    Data sourced from the agency's DesignRush profile, its website, and other relevant accounts
    • The JUNO Awards
    • Government of Ontario
    • Sick Kids Hospital
    • Precision Nutrition
    • Intact Insurance
    • Hollywood Suite
    • Village Juicery
    • Integrate AI
    • York University
    Data sourced from the agency's DesignRush profile

    Parachute Design Group Inc Reviews & Testimonials

    • Harley Saunders
      Harley Saunders Marketing Director at MaxAssist
      5.0★

      Web Design Review from Harley Saunders

      We chose Parachute as our website development and design partner, and its been an outstanding experience from day one. Jay and his team are exceptional at what they do. The process is seamless, they grasp our requirements almost immediately, and consistently deliver beyond expectations.What truly sets them apart is their ongoing support. They are always responsive, quick to help us resolve any issues, and provide sound advice backed by clear, actionable insights. I would highly recommend Parachute to any marketing team or business looking for a reliable, strategic website development, design, and branding partner. Check them out, you will not regret it!

    • Christine Bellefontaine
      Christine Bellefontaine Director of Marketing at KiSP Inc.
      4.8★

      WordPress Website Design Review from Christine Bellefontaine

      The parachute team helped us completely re-design and re-build our website onto a WordPress platform. Goals of the project including representing our new brand identity, making our offerings more discoverable by both site architecture and SEO and creating an easy to use site we can maintain internally. Jay and the team were very responsive, kept the project organized and delivered on time. Plus, they've been very helpful ongoing whenever we had questions or concerns. The new site looks and functions great.

    • Rui Caluz
      Rui Caluz Digital Marketing at McMillan LLP
      5.0★

      WordPress Review from Rui Caluz

      Weve been working with Parachute for over five years, and they have been an excellent partner throughout that time. They developed our McMillan WordPress website and have continued to provide reliable support and guidance ever since.Their team has a strong understanding of the professional services sector including the legal industry which has helped us not only maintain our website but also leverage it more strategically using the right tools and best practices.What truly sets Parachute apart is their responsiveness and hands-on approach. They are quick to assist, proactive, and consistently make us feel like a priority rather than just another client. That level of personal attention and partnership is rare and greatly appreciated.

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  • The key to success in today's market

    Deviate Labs has made a name for itself within the growth marketing/growth hacking world by helping companies grow. From bootstrapped startups like Dollar Shave Club and Shark Tank successes to global conglomerates, tattoo artists, Grammy nominees and beyond - Deviate Labs stands out as an experienced leader...

    Top Services:

    • Email Marketing
    • Advertising
    • Digital Marketing
    • eCommerce
    • SEO
    • Show more
    Location
    West Hollywood, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $199/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000

    Deviate Labs Services

    • Email Marketing
    • Advertising
    • Digital Marketing
    • eCommerce
    • SEO
    • PPC
    • CRO
    • Digital Strategy
    Data sourced from the agency's DesignRush profile, its website, and other relevant accounts
    • IT Industry
    • Music Industry
    • Commercial Industry
    Data sourced from the agency's DesignRush profile

    Deviate Labs Reviews & Testimonials

    • Manat MacLeod
      Manat MacLeod Review from Google
      5.0★

      Manat MacLeod's Review Sourced from Google

      I've been working with the Deviate Labs team for over a year now and it has been a fantastic experience! As our project has evolved, the team was able to adapt and optimize for each stage. Deviate Labs is a creative and resourceful team with many facets of expertise - I highly recommend their services.

    • Jenny Cipoletti
      Jenny Cipoletti Review from Google
      5.0★

      Jenny Cipoletti's Review Sourced from Google

      Deviate is incredibly thoughtful in their approach to our app's advertising strategy. They're a data-driven team that executes at a high level and provides a lot of innovative ideas. We genuinely appreciate their enthusiasm and can-do attitudes!

    • Suman Prakash Das
      Suman Prakash Das Review from Google
      5.0★

      Suman Prakash Das's Review Sourced from Google

      I have had a fantastic experience with Chad and his team. Chad is a fantastic thinker, collaborative, and just a great team member. He and his agency are a fantastic add to the marketing engine of any company.

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