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Gateway to the Rhondda. BLACKdot helps businesses in Porth, Trehafod, Cymmer, Ynyshir, and across the Valley show up on page one and stay there.

10+
Years experience
£0
Setup fee
30 days
Notice to cancel
100%
Plain English reports

If your Porth business is not on page one,
you are invisible.

Porth is the natural meeting point of the Rhondda Fawr and Rhondda Fach valleys. People pass through here every day, and many of them are searching for local services on their phones. If your business is not on page one when they do, you are not getting those enquiries.

BLACKdot is an SEO agency that tells you exactly what is happening with your search visibility. Every month you get a plain English report: what was done, what changed, and whether it is driving real enquiries. No jargon. No hiding behind dashboards. No talk about metrics that do not connect to your business.

I work with independent businesses and SMEs in Porth, Trehafod, Cymmer, Ynyshir, Dinas, and across the wider Rhondda Valley. If your customers search locally, local SEO is the most direct route to more of them finding you.

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The reality

Page one
or invisible.

0.6% of searchers click results on page two. If you are not on page one in Porth, you are effectively not online at all.

93%

of online experiences begin with a search engine

#1

Google result gets around 27% of all clicks

0.6%

of searchers click anything on page two

No long contracts. No jargon. Just results.

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Three things that actually move the needle

SEO is not one thing. Here is what the work actually looks like for Porth businesses.

01

Local SEO for Porth

Porth sits at the junction of the Rhondda Fawr and Rhondda Fach, making it the gateway for thousands of people moving through the Rhondda Valley every day. When someone nearby searches for a local business, the companies on page one get the call. Local SEO means making sure that business is yours. Optimising your Google Business Profile, building the right local signals, and targeting the exact searches your Porth area customers are making right now.

Right for

Independent businesses, tradespeople, food and drink, retail, and any Porth business that serves local customers in the Rhondda Valley.

02

Technical SEO

A lot of businesses in Porth and across the Rhondda have websites with reasonable content that Google simply cannot find or read properly. Slow load speeds, crawl errors, poor mobile experience, missing structured data. These issues are invisible on the surface but they quietly drag rankings down. Technical SEO identifies and fixes those problems so Google can properly index your site, understand what you do, and where you serve customers.

Right for

Any Porth business whose site is not ranking despite having decent content, or any business that has never had a proper technical SEO check.

03

Content That Ranks

Google ranks pages, not websites. Every service you offer needs a dedicated page that clearly answers the search behind it. Plumber Porth. Electrician Rhondda. Accountant Tonypandy. On-page optimisation means building those pages with the right keywords, right structure, and copy written for real people. Over time this creates sustainable organic traffic that keeps working long after the page is published.

Right for

Porth and Rhondda businesses who want long-term visibility in search without depending on paid advertising every single month.

Not sure what your Porth site needs?

A one-off SEO audit tells you exactly where you stand. From £250.

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No hidden extras. No vanishing acts.

Every SEO retainer with BLACKdot includes the following as standard.

Monthly plain English reports

Every month you get a report that tells you exactly what was done, what changed, and what is next. No jargon, no graphs that mean nothing to your business.

Keyword research for Porth

Before anything else, I find out what your Porth area customers are actually typing into Google, not what you assume they are searching for.

Google Business Profile optimisation

Your GBP is often the first thing local customers see. I make sure it is complete, accurate, and optimised to show up in map results across Porth and the surrounding Rhondda Valley.

On page fixes and optimisation

Page titles, headings, meta descriptions, internal links, schema markup. The details that make a real difference to how Google reads and ranks your pages.

Transparent pricing, no hidden extras

The price you see is the price you pay. No add-on charges for tools, no surprise invoices. Everything is included in the monthly retainer.

No long term contracts

Stay because it is working. I ask for an initial three month commitment so the work has time to take effect. After that it is 30 days notice.

Why Porth businesses choose us

  • South Wales based

    I am not an overseas agency or a faceless operation. I understand the Rhondda Valley market, the Porth area, and the competition your business faces from others across the Valleys.

  • Plain English reporting

    Every month you get a report that tells you what was done, what changed, and what is next. No jargon, no padding, no graphs that do not connect to your business goals.

  • No long term contracts

    An initial three month commitment so the work has time to take effect. After that, 30 days notice. No 12 month lock-ins.

  • Results that matter

    I track rankings that drive real enquiries, not vanity traffic. If it is not bringing Porth customers through the door, I tell you.

  • 10+ years experience

    Over a decade of SEO experience across independent businesses, SMEs, and larger organisations. I know what works and what is a waste of your money.

  • Pricing published upfront

    No quote forms. No sales calls just to find out what it costs. Retainers start at £300/month, published right here on the site.

Ready to get found in Porth?

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How it works, start to finish

01

Audit

Before I do anything, I look at where your site stands. What is working, what is blocking you, and where the quickest wins are for your Porth business.

02

Strategy

Based on the audit, I put together a clear plan: which pages to focus on, which Porth and Rhondda search terms to target, and what needs fixing first.

03

Implement

The work gets done. On page optimisation, technical fixes, local SEO, content. Consistent, month by month.

04

Report and Refine

Every month you get a plain English report on what was done and what changed. I adjust what is not working and plan the next month. Not set and forget.

Conversion focused SEO, not vanity metrics.

Every plan includes analytics, Search Console review, and monthly reporting on what actually matters.

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Straight pricing, published upfront.

You are paying for consistent, focused work on your search visibility every month. Each plan is a monthly retainer: I work on your site, report back, and keep going. No setup fees, no hidden charges, no 12 month lock-in.

Retainers from

£300/mo

No setup fees. No long contracts.

Prices published upfront. No quote forms, no sales calls just to find out what it costs.

Starter

£300/month

For Porth businesses just getting started with SEO, or with a small local footprint.

  • Keyword research for your target area
  • On page optimisation: up to 5 pages
  • Google Business Profile optimisation
  • 2 pieces of SEO content per month
  • Analytics and Search Console review
  • Conversion focused reporting: enquiries, not just rankings
  • Monthly plain English report
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Most Popular

Growth

£550/month

For Porth businesses ready to compete seriously in local search.

  • Everything in Starter
  • On page optimisation: up to 10 pages
  • 4 pieces of SEO content per month
  • Competitor analysis: what is ranking locally and why
  • Full technical SEO audit and fixes
  • Link building outreach
  • Monthly conversion and traffic breakdown
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Authority

£900/month

For Porth businesses who want to dominate their space in search results.

  • Everything in Growth
  • 6 pieces of SEO content per month
  • 1 SEO optimised landing page per month
  • Full technical fixes handled for you
  • Advanced ranking, traffic, and conversion reporting
  • Quarterly strategy review
  • Priority support and response
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Not ready for a monthly retainer? I also carry out one-off SEO audits from £250. You will get a full written report of what is holding your site back and exactly what to fix, whether you use me to do it or not.

Not sure which plan fits? Book a free call , no pitch, just a straight conversation about where your site is now and what's realistic.

SEO without the smoke and mirrors.

  1. Plain English reports, every month, without exception.

  2. You will know exactly what was done and why, not just that work was carried out.

  3. No vanity metrics. I track rankings that drive real enquiries from Porth customers, not traffic that never converts.

  4. No long contracts. Stay because it is working. Leave with 30 days notice if it is not.

  5. No mystery. If you ask why something is being done, you will get a straight answer in plain English.

This industry has a trust problem. I'm trying to fix that, one client at a time.

Starter retainer from £300/month.
Cancel with 30 days notice.

Start your SEO in Porth

Things Porth businesses usually ask

It depends on where you are starting from. For businesses with no previous SEO work, three to six months is a realistic timeframe to see meaningful movement in local rankings. Porth and the Rhondda Valley have real competition in trades, hospitality, and independent services. I will give you a straight assessment after the audit, not a promise I cannot keep.

Yes. I work with businesses in Porth, Trehafod, Cymmer, Ynyshir, Dinas, Penygraig, Tonypandy, Williamstown, Llwynypia, Trealaw, Pontrhondda, Wattstown, and across the wider Rhondda Cynon Taf area. The SEO work is done remotely on my end. The results show up locally where your customers are searching.

Most SEO agencies send monthly reports full of numbers and graphs that do not tell you whether your business is actually growing. They talk about domain authority and impressions rather than enquiries and revenue. I tell you exactly what was done, why, and whether it is moving the needle. You will not get handed off to an account manager.

No. Anyone who says they can is lying. Google controls where sites rank. What I can do is make sure your site gives itself the best possible chance: technically sound, well structured, targeting the right Porth search terms, with proper local signals in place. Sustainable rankings come from consistent, honest work.

No. I ask for an initial three month commitment so the work has time to take effect. After that it is 30 days notice to cancel. No 12 month tie-ins, no penalties for leaving.

Yes. BLACKdot works across South Wales. Porth is a natural hub for the Rhondda, and many businesses here serve customers across the wider Valley and into Pontypridd and Cardiff. If you need SEO that covers a broader geographic area, I can build that into the strategy from day one.

Ready to get found in Porth?

Let us look at where your site stands right now. A free 30 minute call, no obligation, no pitch.

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