GM Gert Mellak

SEO

What Does An SEO Agency Do?

Gert Mellak revisits what does an seo agency do? through the lens of seo for agency, Search Everywhere Optimization, and practical SEO prioritization.

Artwork for 042 - What Does An SEO Agency Do?

Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. The full podcast archive is at /podcast.

What the episode covered

  • 042 - What Does An SEO Agency Do?

  • 042 - What Does An SEO Agency Do?

SEO is definitely one of the main pillars behind a successful and balanced digital marketing strategy. Search Engine Optimization done with the most strategic approach will bring more traffic to your website and the higher your ranking is, the more searchers will trust that your website is a credible source.

As the landscape of digital marketing changes constantly, people are turning more to hiring the services of an SEO agency because they offer more expertise, strategies, tools, and resources to stay ahead of the game.

  • 01:42 Hiring an SEO agency is more beneficial in the long run than employing an in-house person or team.

02:50 An overview of what an SEO agency like Gert Mellak and its team does.

…Their expertise and the overall experience, paying attention even to the smallest details.

04:05 What does an SEO campaign look like and what are the action steps an SEO agency should be doing?

What I would emphasize today

Search has moved beyond one channel. Google still matters, but your buyers also use AI answers, YouTube, Reddit, reviews, communities, and comparison content before they decide.

That means the practical question is not just “does this rank?” The better question is: does this help the right buyer find enough proof to trust us?

How to apply this now

  1. Diagnose the actual visibility gap.
  2. Check whether the buyer researches this topic on Google, AI tools, YouTube, Reddit, or another platform.
  3. Create the asset that answers the question clearly.
  4. Add proof, examples, and structure so both humans and AI systems can understand it.
  5. Measure whether the work leads to better qualified demand, not just more traffic.

My current take

The topic still matters, but the playbook has changed. SEO is no longer only about ranking a page. It is about being present with the right answer, on the right platform, at the moment the buyer is forming trust.

If you want to know where your visibility gaps are now, start with a diagnostic call or the AI Readiness Check.

KEEP IN TOUCH

Subscribe, or find me elsewhere.

Get My Newsletter, or find me on social.

MY NEWSLETTER

My Newsletter

Weekly thoughts, ideas, case studies and more about AI, SEO, marketing and more. Weekly visibility signals · For founders and marketing leaders.