P190// SEO // DERBYCOVERAGE // DERBY + DERBYSHIRE
SEO that gets you found in Derby.
When somebody in Derby searches for what you do, it should be you they find, not you stuck on page three. Derby is competitive, from the Cathedral Quarter out to the business parks, and luck won’t get you there. I do the local side of it, and I work on what ChatGPT says when people ask it too.
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Who does local SEO for businesses in Derby?
North Bear Media, run by Norton Hunt in Belper about 8 miles up the A6, does local SEO for Derby businesses: Google rankings and the map pack, and being found in AI search like ChatGPT. SEO comes inside Found & Filmed at £995 a month, and the £295 Marketing MOT is the usual place to start.
SEO for Derby businesses.
For most Derby firms, whether you’re in the city centre or out on a business park, the searches that matter are the local ones.
Local SEO is the map with the pins at the top of Google, the map pack, and coming up when somebody types Derby, or your part of Derby, after what you do. I start with your Google Business Profile and your reviews, because reviews are the biggest lever there is right now.
It’s also knowing exactly who you’re up against. A firm in the city centre competes with completely different businesses to a trade covering the suburbs, so I build the plan around your part of the market, not a checklist.
Then there’s AI search. In plain English: when somebody asks ChatGPT who to use in Derby, it reads websites and reviews to decide. So your site has to say clearly what you do and where, and I’ll make sure it does. That gives you the best chance of being the one it suggests.
I’m 8 miles up the A6 in Belper, so we start with a proper chat at yours or on a call.
- START //Your Google Business Profile
- FOCUS //Local searches and AI search
- BASE //Belper, about 8 miles
- HOW //Inside Found & Filmed
How you’d pay for SEO in Derby.
SEO is part of Found & Filmed, my standard monthly package, at £995 a month.
You’re paying for being found on Google and in AI search, which is the SEO side, plus a filming day at yours every quarter, with the video and photos edited and posted for you and the replies handled. Your website’s hosting and care are in there too, with a report and a call each month so you see what’s moving.
The filming is a big part of the SEO now, because Google and ChatGPT both favour a business that’s clearly active, with new content going up and reviews coming in. I’ve got the cameras and the editing kit, so you don’t buy any of it.
It’s rolling monthly, with 30 days’ notice either way, so if it isn’t earning its keep you stop. And it costs far less than a full-time marketing hire. Want to see where you stand first? The MOT’s £295, and its Google and AI search checks are an SEO health check on their own.
- SEO //Inside Found & Filmed
- MONTHLY //£995, rolling, 30 days’ notice
- ALSO IN IT //A filming day every quarter
- START //The MOT, £295
How the SEO work goes for a Derby business.
Facts first, so I’m not assuming anything about where you’re starting from.
- 01 //
Where you stand
I start with what you come up for now and what Derby people are typing in, then we agree what to fix first.
- SEO audit and plan
- Keyword and local research
- 02 //
The foundations
Then the work under the bonnet: how fast the site is, how it works on a phone, whether Google can find all your pages, and the titles and headings on them.
- Technical SEO
- On-page optimisation
- 03 //
Getting on the map
Your Google Business Profile, and getting your details listed properly round the web (citations), then the genuine reviews you earn and a page for each part of Derby you cover.
- Google Business Profile
- Local citations
- Reviews
- Location pages
- 04 //
Content, and the report
Then I make sure your pages answer the questions your customers ask, and every month you get a report in plain English and we go through it on a call.
- Content
- A monthly report and a call
Client view
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Some websites I’ve built and look after.
Click any of them and the live site opens, so you can have a proper look round.
Common questions about SEO in Derby.
How much does SEO cost in Derby?
SEO from me is part of Found & Filmed, which is £995 a month, rolling, with 30 days’ notice either way. Alongside the work on Google and AI search, it includes a filming day at your business every quarter. Each extra location is £450 a month on top, and if you only want to know where you stand, the Marketing MOT is a one-off £295.
Is there a local SEO company in Derby?
Yes. North Bear Media does local SEO for Derby businesses from Belper, about 8 miles up the A6. I’m Norton Hunt, and I meet you at your place in Derby or do it all on a call.
Do you do SEO copywriting in Derby?
Yes. The words on your pages are a big part of how Google and ChatGPT work out what you do. If you want a whole site’s words written, or a run of articles, that’s copywriting, and I scope it as a project first.
How long does SEO take to work?
Months, not weeks, and the bigger gains build up after that. How competitive your searches are in Derby and where your site is starting from set the pace, so I give you a straight answer once I’ve seen where you stand.
Can you guarantee a number one ranking on Google?
No. Nobody controls Google, so nobody can honestly promise a number one spot, and the same goes for what ChatGPT says. Derby has plenty of firms chasing the same searches, so I pick the ones that bring work in for you and go after those first.
What’s the difference between local SEO and regular SEO?
Local SEO is the searches with a place in them, like ‘plumber Derby’ or a near me search, plus the map pack at the top of Google. Regular SEO is wider: ranking for things wherever the person searching is. For most Derby businesses the enquiries come from the local searches, so that’s where I start.
Do I need to pay every month, or can you do a one-off?
Either. The one-off is the Marketing MOT at £295, a scored report with the three things I’d fix first, and you can take that and do it yourself. The monthly option is Found & Filmed at £995 a month, and SEO works better that way, because so much of it is keeping at it.
Will you work with my existing website or do I need a new one?
I work with your existing one wherever I can. With Derby sites it’s usually the page titles and the pages for each part of the city that need the work, not the whole site. If yours is holding you back, because it’s slow or doesn’t work on a phone, I’ll tell you, and a rebuild would be its own project, scoped first.
SEO near Derby.
There’s SEO across the rest of the county here, and a couple of guides I’ve written if you’d rather have a go yourself first.
The rest of the toolbox, in Derby.
SEO’s one part of it, and you’ve got a business to run. These are the other things I take on for Derby businesses, plus the same ones in Belper where I’m based.
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- The Marketing MOT →
If somebody in Derby asked ChatGPT who to use for what you do, would it say you?
That’s the first thing the MOT checks, then where you come up on Google and on the map. It’s back within 48 hours with the three things I’d fix first.
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