SEO Promotion for Birmingham Businesses

Practical search visibility work, done by a Birmingham-based team

Fobaru has handled 4,577 completed jobs since 2010. We work on site structure, content and technical fixes so local search results reflect what your business actually offers.

  • Site audits covering technical errors and content gaps
  • Keyword research based on Birmingham search patterns
  • Monthly reporting with clear, specific metrics
  • Typical reply time to enquiries: 1 hour
SEO specialist reviewing website analytics on a laptop in a Birmingham office

Our SEO Services

We work with 6 core services covering on-site fixes, content, links and reporting. Every project starts with a review of the current site structure before any work begins.

SEO Audit

A full review of your website covering indexing, crawl errors, page speed and mobile display. We check 40+ technical points and hand you a written report with a priority list, so you know what to fix first and why it matters.

from £350one-off

On-Page Optimisation

Titles, meta descriptions, headings and internal links get adjusted page by page. We map target keywords to existing content instead of duplicating pages, and fix issues such as thin content or missing alt text on images.

from £420per month

Link Building

We contact relevant Birmingham-area sites and industry directories to secure editorial links back to your pages. Each placement is checked manually for relevance before outreach, no automated link networks are used.

from £480per month

Local SEO

For businesses serving Birmingham and the surrounding six districts, we set up and manage local listings, fix citation inconsistencies and build location pages that match how customers actually search nearby.

from £300per month

Content Writing

Web pages and blog articles written around search terms your customers actually type. Each piece goes through a keyword brief, a draft and a client review round, typically 800 to 1,200 words per article.

from £120per article

Monthly Reporting

Ranking positions, traffic changes and completed tasks are summarised in a monthly document, sent within 1 hour of your scheduled check-in call. No jargon, just what changed and what we plan next.

from £90per month

What clients in Birmingham say

We have worked with 4,160 clients since 2010 across 4,577 completed jobs. Below is a mix of feedback collected from businesses in Birmingham and the surrounding districts — not just the polished five-star quotes.

★★★★★

Our organic traffic from Birmingham searches doubled within five months. The team rebuilt our title tags, fixed duplicate content across 40 product pages, and set up proper internal linking. We went from page 3 to top 5 for our main keyword. Reporting came monthly with clear numbers, not vague summaries.

David Whitcombe
Edgbaston
★★★☆☆

Results took longer than I expected — about four months before rankings moved. The technical audit was thorough and they found a redirect loop nobody else caught in two years. Communication was fine but not frequent; I had to ask for updates a couple of times.

Priya Sandhu
Moseley
★★★★★

"Replied to my enquiry within the hour, and actually knew what they were talking about."

Callum Ashworth
Selly Oak
★★★★☆

Solid work on our local pack listing — we now show up for "plumber near me" searches across three postcodes we didn't rank in before. Only issue was the initial onboarding form was a bit long, but the outcome made up for it.

Grace Farrell
Harborne
★★★★★

We came back for a second project after our first site relaunch went well. This time they handled a full content refresh across 60 blog pages. Straightforward invoicing, no hidden charges, and they stuck to the timeline they gave us at the start.

Michael O'Brien
Sutton Coldfield
★★★★★

Clear pricing, no surprises on the invoice, and our booking form conversions are up. Would use them again.

Louise Bracken
Erdington
★★★☆☆

Decent value for what we paid, though I think the keyword research phase could have been explained in simpler terms for someone without a marketing background. Rankings did improve for two of our three target terms after about three months.

Nathan Iqbal
Handsworth
4,160 clients served since 2010
417 returning for a second job
4,577 jobs completed in total
1 hr typical reply time

About Fobaru

Fobaru was founded in Birmingham in 2010, starting as a two-person operation focused on helping local shops get found on search engines. At the time, most small businesses in the area had a website but no plan for making it visible. That gap became our starting point. Over the following years, the team grew from two people working out of a small office to a group of 20 specialists covering technical SEO, content, link building, analytics and local search.

We now serve clients across 6 districts in and around Birmingham, and since 2010 we have completed 4,577 jobs for 4,160 clients. Of those, 417 came back for a second project, usually after seeing results from the first one and deciding to expand into another service area. We reply to new enquiries within about an hour during business hours, because slow communication is one of the most common complaints we heard from clients about previous providers.

Fobaru office workspace in Birmingham

Mission and approach

Our mission is straightforward: make sure a client's website can be found by the people searching for what it offers. We do not promise page-one rankings for every keyword, because search results depend on many factors outside anyone's control. What we do promise is a clear process: an audit, a plan built around the client's actual business, monthly reporting, and honest updates when something is not working so it can be changed.

Our long-term view is that SEO works best as an ongoing practice rather than a one-off fix. Search engines update their algorithms regularly, competitors adjust their own sites, and customer search habits shift over time. A site that ranked well two years ago can lose ground if nobody keeps checking it. That is why most of our contracts are structured as monthly work rather than single projects.

SEO team meeting room at Fobaru

What we work on

We offer 6 core services: technical audits, on-page optimisation, content writing, local search setup, link building and monthly reporting with analytics review. Each service can be booked on its own or combined into a package, depending on what the site needs. A new business site usually needs technical fixes and content first; an established site often needs link building and local search work instead.

  • Directness. We tell clients what a page needs, not what sounds impressive.
  • Measurable work. Every project includes a monthly report showing rankings, traffic and what changed.
  • Local knowledge. Sixteen years of working with Birmingham businesses means we understand local search behaviour in this market specifically.
16 years
In business since 2010
4,577 jobs
Completed for 4,160 clients

The team behind the work

Daniel

Technical SEO Lead

Handles site audits, page speed checks and fixes for crawl errors, redirects and indexing issues.

Priya

Content Strategist

Plans page structure and writes on-page copy that matches what people are actually searching for.

Tom

Local Search Specialist

Manages business listings and local citation work across the Birmingham districts we serve.

What you can count on

Simple rules we follow on every SEO project, from the first call to the final report.

Work agreed step by step with the client

Written agreement for every order

Local team, not a call-centre

Invoice issued for every payment

Materials and options discussed before purchase

Fixed price list, no surprise line items

Fobaru in Numbers

A short look at the scale of our SEO work in Birmingham since 2010, based on our own client records.

4160
Clients served
Since 2010, across 6 districts
1 hour
Typical reply time
For new enquiries, on business days
417
Repeat clients
Came back for a second job
20
Team members
Working from our Birmingham office
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Our Work

A selection of search visibility projects completed for businesses around Birmingham. Each case reflects a different starting point: a new website, a stalled ranking, or a local business that needed to be found on the map.

Search ranking project for a Birmingham plumbing firm
Local SEO

Plumbing Firm, Selly Oak

Rebuilt the site structure and fixed 40 broken internal links. Local pack visibility improved across three postcodes within four months, with organic enquiries tracked through a dedicated contact form.

Content optimisation project for a Birmingham furniture retailer
Content SEO

Furniture Retailer, Digbeth

Rewrote 65 product category pages and merged duplicate URLs. Search Console data showed a steady rise in impressions for furniture-related terms over six months without any paid campaigns.

Technical SEO audit for a Birmingham legal practice
Technical SEO

Legal Practice, Edgbaston

Audit found a missing sitemap, slow server response and unoptimised images. After fixes, page load time dropped from 5.2 to 2.1 seconds and crawl errors in Search Console fell to zero.

Google Business Profile setup for a Birmingham cafe
Local SEO

Cafe Chain, Moseley

Set up and verified profiles for three branches, corrected inconsistent opening hours across directories, and added weekly photo updates. Map views increased steadily over the following quarter.

Keyword research project for a Birmingham fitness studio
Keyword Strategy

Fitness Studio, Harborne

Identified 120 relevant search terms grouped by intent, then restructured the site menu around them. Blog traffic for class-related pages doubled within five months of publishing new copy.

Link building project for a Birmingham accounting firm
Link Building

Accounting Firm, Sutton Coldfield

Secured 18 relevant backlinks from regional business directories and local news sites over eight months. Domain authority metrics rose gradually alongside referral traffic from those sources.

E-commerce SEO migration for a Birmingham clothing brand
E-commerce SEO

Clothing Brand, Jewellery Quarter

Migrated the store to a new platform without losing ranked pages, using 310 mapped redirects. Organic sessions returned to pre-migration levels within six weeks, confirmed through analytics review.

Mobile page speed project for a Birmingham dental clinic
Technical SEO

Dental Clinic, Kings Heath

Compressed images and removed unused scripts to cut mobile load time from 6.4 to 2.8 seconds. Mobile bounce rate dropped and appointment form submissions rose over the following two months.

Content strategy project for a Birmingham architecture studio
Content SEO

Architecture Studio, Bournville

Built a project-case content series with 12 detailed write-ups, each optimised for a specific service term. Organic enquiries from the contact page rose steadily across the following two quarters.

Why Businesses in Birmingham Choose Fobaru

Since 2010 our team of 20 specialists has completed 4,577 jobs across 6 districts of Birmingham and its surroundings. Here is what sets our approach to search visibility apart.

Data-Led Strategy

Every recommendation is backed by keyword volume data, crawl reports and competitor gap analysis. We do not guess. We measure ranking positions weekly and adjust the plan based on what the numbers show, not on assumptions.

Fast Response Times

Requests submitted through our contact form typically receive a reply within 1 hour during business hours. Clients get a clear answer about scope and timeline before any work begins, without waiting days for a first message back.

Technical Site Audits

We check crawl errors, page speed, duplicate content, broken internal links and mobile rendering. Each audit report lists specific fixes ranked by impact, so priorities are clear from the first meeting.

Content Written for Search Intent

Pages are structured around what people actually type into search bars, not around internal jargon. Headings, meta descriptions and body copy are aligned to match how local customers phrase their questions.

Local Search Coverage

We manage visibility across 6 districts around Birmingham, including business listing consistency and location-specific landing pages. This keeps map results and local pack rankings accurate as service areas grow.

Link Building Without Shortcuts

We build backlinks through guest articles, directory listings and outreach to relevant regional sites. No link farms, no purchased placements that risk a penalty. Every link is reviewed before it goes live.

Monthly Reporting

Clients receive a plain-language report each month covering ranking movement, traffic changes and completed tasks. No jargon-heavy dashboards left unexplained. If a number went down, the report says why.

Mobile Performance Checks

Over half of local searches happen on a phone. We test load speed, tap targets and layout on common screen sizes so pages work correctly before rankings are ever affected by a poor mobile experience.

16 Years of Applied Experience

Founded in 2010, our team has worked through multiple search algorithm changes and adapted each time. That history means fewer surprises and a steadier approach when search engines shift their ranking factors.

Clients Who Return

Out of 4,160 clients served since 2010, 417 have come back for a second project. Repeat work usually means expanding into a new service area or adding a second website to the same account.

Six Services, One Point of Contact

Audits, content, link building, local listings, technical fixes and reporting are handled by the same coordinator throughout a project, so instructions do not get lost between departments or handed off midway.

Get in touch

Send a brief description of your site and what you would like to improve. We typically reply within 1 hour during business hours.

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Contact details

Located off Moseley Road, a short drive from central Birmingham. View on map

Monday to Friday: 09:00-16:30

Saturday: 11:00-15:00

Sunday: closed