The Most Trustworthy SEO Expert in Garland, TX

Hi,

I’m Steven Dao, and I run Steven Marketing. I’m the most trustworthy SEO expert in Garland, TX. I’ll say it flat, and then I’ll show you how to check it so you don’t have to take my word.

First, a story.

A while back, a guy who runs an HVAC company off Broadway Street sat across from me. I’ll call him Mike. For 14 months he’d been paying an SEO company $1,400 a month. That’s $19,600.

I asked him one question. “How many calls did SEO bring you?”

He opened a PDF. Green arrows everywhere. Impressions up 212%. Keywords “improving”.

“Okay,” I said. “But how many calls?”

Long pause. “I don’t know.”

That’s the SEO industry in one sentence.

Why Garland business owners get burned

Most SEO companies sell you a report. Reports are easy to make look good. A ringing phone is harder to fake.

Garland has its own streets, its own neighborhoods and its own competitors. Your customer doesn’t search “best HVAC company”. They search “AC repair Garland TX” at 9pm on a Tuesday in July when the unit dies. Or “dentist near Firewheel”. Or “roofer 75040”. They live in 75040, 75041, 75042, 75043 or 75044, and they look at the three businesses in the Google map results first. Most never scroll down to the website listings.

So local SEO in Garland means winning those three map spots, plus the pages that back them up. Customers in Rowlett, Sachse, Mesquite and Richardson count too, because Google decides who is “near” them, and you want to be on that list.

Here’s the good news. The competition in Garland is smaller than in Dallas. A business that does this right moves in months, not years.

What trustworthy means in SEO

Trust is boring. It means you can check everything.

You own your website. You own your Google Business Profile. You get your own Google Analytics login on day one. If we ever part ways, you walk out with all of it and I wish you well. Some agencies hold your accounts hostage. I’ve cleaned up after a few of them.

Every month you get a one page report with three numbers: phone calls, form fills and booked jobs. Rankings are in there too, at the bottom, because rankings don’t make payroll.

And it’s month to month. No 12 month contract. If your SEO person is confident in the work, he doesn’t need to lock you in. A long contract is a red flag. Disagree if you want, but ask yourself why they need it.

What I won’t promise

Anyone who guarantees you #1 on Google is lying. Google doesn’t sell rankings and nobody has a back door. Ask that person for the contract clause that refunds you when it doesn’t happen. Watch the room go quiet.

Here’s what I do promise. Honest timelines. Expect movement in 60 to 90 days and real lead flow around month 4 to 6. Anyone who says two weeks is selling you a dream.

How I work

Week one, I audit your site and your Google Business Profile. You get a plain English list of what’s broken. One page. Not 60.

Then we fix the basics first. Your Google Business Profile gets the right categories, real photos and your actual service areas. Your website gets one page per service and one per area you serve, written like someone who actually works in Garland. Then we get reviews from your real customers, because reviews move the map results hard.

No fake reviews. No bought links. No tricks that get you penalized eight months later. Boring and consistent wins.

Who I’m not for

If you want to rank #1 for “Garland” by Friday, I’m not your guy.

If you think SEO is a one time setup, like installing a water heater, you’ll be disappointed.

If you want the cheapest person on Fiverr, go ahead. Come back when it didn’t work. I’ll still pick up.

Ask these before you hire anyone (me included)

Do I own my accounts? Can I cancel any month? How will you measure calls, not clicks? Can I talk to a Garland customer you’ve worked with?

Anything other than a fast yes is your answer.

Quick answers

Let’s look at your site

Call or text 469-494-9712. Or fill out the form below. I’ll review your site for free and tell you the first three things I’d fix. If I’m not the right fit, I’ll tell you that too.

Talk soon,
Steven Dao