Question 1

How fast until SEO starts producing results for restaurants?

Accepted Answer

Audit complete in 30 days, traffic lift in 90-180 days, compounded growth at 12+ months. For restaurants specifically, the first measurable lift typically lands inside 30 to 60 days while we fix the measurement layer and consolidate the program. Most accounts that walk in at the high end of $4-$25 cost per reservation (meta) can compress 20-30% in the first quarter without touching offer or creative, purely from structure and tracking.

Question 2

What's a typical Restaurants SEO budget?

Accepted Answer

Traditional SEO engagements start at $3,800/month. For restaurants, we recommend ad spend that ladders to your CAC ceiling, usually 4-8× the cost per reservation (meta) for a steady-state media program. We model your specific CAC : LTV math in the proposal.

Question 3

Why is SEO different for restaurants than for a generic client?

Accepted Answer

DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub take 18-30% per order and own the customer relationship. A generic SEO engagement does not model that constraint. Our Restaurants engagement is structured around the specific way these businesses convert, close rates, repeat purchase, and seasonality, and we adjust the offer, the channel mix, and the reporting accordingly.

Question 4

Will this work for our specific restaurants business?

Accepted Answer

We work across the full size range of restaurants, from single-location operators to multi-state platforms. On the first call we will tell you honestly where you sit and which SEO playbook fits, sometimes the answer is a smaller engagement than the one you asked us to scope.

Question 5

What does the first 90 days look like?

Accepted Answer

Foundational audit: First 30 days. Crawl, log file review, content gap, backlink profile, and competitor benchmark. We deliver a prioritized fix list with effort and impact estimates. Technical sprint: Days 30 to 60. We close the technical issues that are eroding rankings, usually Core Web Vitals, indexation bloat, broken redirects, and schema gaps. Content sprint: Ongoing. 4 to 8 briefs per month, written by your team or ours, edited to a measurable EEAT bar. Authority building: Digital PR campaigns to earn editorial mentions on US publications relevant to your industry. We track linking domains, not just count of links. By day 90 you have the foundational measurement, the rebuilt or shipped program, and the first quarterly business review tied to restaurants unit economics.

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