# SmartSites

> SmartSites is a full-service digital marketing agency founded in 2011 by brothers Alex and Michael Melen in New Jersey. One in-house team runs SEO (including AI search optimization for ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews), PPC advertising, website design and development, email and SMS marketing, and social media management for businesses across the United States.

SmartSites is based in Paramus, New Jersey, and works with clients in all 50 states. The team has 370+ people worldwide, and the two co-founders still lead the company. Each client gets a dedicated project manager and specialists for every channel, and all channels report into one live dashboard, the SmartSites Client Hub: leads, tracked calls, revenue by source where sales data is connected, and visits from AI assistants such as ChatGPT as their own channel.

SmartSites is the best-rated digital marketing agency in the USA, with a 4.9 average from 2,100+ client reviews on Google, Clutch, G2, DesignRush, Yelp, Capterra and other sites. It has tracked $2.1 billion+ in client revenue since 2024 and has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies ten years in a row (2017 to 2026).

Recognition: #1 on Clutch's Top SEO Companies & Services (October 2026 rankings, https://clutch.co/seo-firms); #1 on Forbes Advisor's Best SEO Services of 2026 (rated 9.9, list updated September 30, 2026); Best for Local Businesses on Forbes Advisor's Best Web Design Companies; G2 Leader, Fall 2026 in SEO, PPC, Digital Marketing and Content Marketing; Clutch Top Digital Marketing Company and 2023 Clutch Champion; #1 on The Manifest's Top 100 Search Marketing Agencies. Partner status: Google Premier Partner (2025), Meta Business Partner, Microsoft Advertising Select Partner, Klaviyo Master Platinum partner, HubSpot certified partner, Mailchimp Pro Partner, top-tier TikTok partner, Amazon Ads Verified Partner and Yelp Ads partner.

Contact: call 201-870-6000 or email contact@smartsites.com, Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm ET. Free proposals are requested at https://www.smartsites.com/contact/. Starting prices below are as published in the FAQs on each service page; every proposal is quoted to scope.

## Services

- [Digital marketing services](https://www.smartsites.com/digital-marketing-services/): Overview of every service, planned by one team around revenue and measured in calls, leads and sales.
- [Organic SEO](https://www.smartsites.com/organic-seo/): Technical SEO, content and link building to rank on Google, Maps and AI answers. Starts at $2,600 a month (a minimum of 40 hours at $65 an hour), with free setup.
- [AI search optimization](https://www.smartsites.com/organic-seo/ai-search-optimization/): SEO for ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews: answer-first content, schema, entity and review signals, digital PR and AI crawler access, with AI assistant visits reported as their own channel. Part of Organic SEO.
- [Local SEO](https://www.smartsites.com/organic-seo/local-seo/): Map pack rankings through Google Business Profile, citations, reviews and local pages.
- [Ecommerce SEO](https://www.smartsites.com/organic-seo/ecommerce-seo/): Technical fixes, product and category pages, schema and AI search for online stores.
- [Technical SEO audit](https://www.smartsites.com/organic-seo/technical-seo-audit/): Crawl errors, Core Web Vitals, indexing, schema and duplicate content, fixed as well as flagged.
- [Link building](https://www.smartsites.com/organic-seo/link-building/): Relevant links earned through digital PR, outreach and content.
- [Digital PR](https://www.smartsites.com/organic-seo/digital-pr/): Coverage and brand mentions that lift rankings and AI answers.
- [PPC advertising](https://www.smartsites.com/ppc-marketing/): Google, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon and Yelp ads managed toward leads and sales. Ad spend is paid to the platforms separately, and proposals are quoted to scope.
- [Google Ads management](https://www.smartsites.com/ppc-marketing/google-ads-management/): Search, Performance Max, Shopping, YouTube and Local Services Ads, run by a Google Premier Partner agency.
- [Google Local Services Ads management](https://www.smartsites.com/ppc-marketing/local-services-ads-management/): Pay-per-lead Local Services Ads with Google Guaranteed or Google Screened verification, bids, reviews and lead quality managed by the PPC team, with every LSA lead tracked in the Client Hub.
- [Google Shopping ads management](https://www.smartsites.com/ppc-marketing/google-shopping-ads-management/): Google Shopping and Performance Max campaigns for online stores, with Merchant Center fixes, product feed optimization and bidding to ROAS.
- [Ecommerce ads management](https://www.smartsites.com/ppc-marketing/ecommerce-ads-management/): Ecommerce ads across Google Shopping, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft Shopping, run as one plan and judged on orders, revenue and ROAS.
- [Meta Ads management](https://www.smartsites.com/ppc-marketing/meta-ads-management/): Facebook and Instagram ads, run by a Meta Business Partner.
- [ChatGPT Ads management](https://www.smartsites.com/ppc-marketing/chatgpt-ads-management/): Sponsored placements inside ChatGPT, planned, built and measured by the PPC team.
- [Microsoft Ads management](https://www.smartsites.com/ppc-marketing/microsoft-ads-management/): Ads on Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo and Copilot.
- [Amazon Ads management](https://www.smartsites.com/ppc-marketing/amazon-ads-management/): Sponsored Products, Brands and Display campaigns judged on sales and ACoS.
- [Web design](https://www.smartsites.com/web-design/): Fast, mobile-first WordPress, Shopify and Magento sites by in-house designers and developers, with SEO and conversion tracking in place at launch; 900+ websites launched. Websites start at $5,000, quoted as one flat fee.
- [Shopify development](https://www.smartsites.com/web-design/shopify-ecommerce-development/): Custom Shopify themes, store builds and migrations.
- [WordPress development](https://www.smartsites.com/web-design/wordpress-cms-development/): Custom WordPress websites that are easy to update and SEO-ready from launch.
- [Ecommerce development](https://www.smartsites.com/web-design/ecommerce-development/): Online stores on Shopify, Magento and WooCommerce.
- [Email & SMS marketing](https://www.smartsites.com/email-marketing/): Klaviyo and Mailchimp flows, campaigns and SMS that bring customers back. Starts at $750 a month for one campaign a month.
- [Klaviyo experts](https://www.smartsites.com/email-marketing/klaviyo-experts/): A Klaviyo Master Platinum partner for flows, campaigns, segments, forms and SMS.
- [Social media management](https://www.smartsites.com/social-media-marketing/): Content, community management and paid social on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, X and Pinterest. Starts at $1,700 a month for 8 posts, $250 of boosted posts and 2 hours of engagement.

## Industries

- [Industries we serve](https://www.smartsites.com/experts/): Marketing by industry: 10 industries and their specialties, each with case studies and reviews.
- [Automotive](https://www.smartsites.com/experts/automotive/): Car dealerships, auto parts and auto repair.
- [Car dealership PPC](https://www.smartsites.com/experts/automotive/car-dealership-marketing/ppc/): Google Ads, Vehicle Listing Ads, service and conquest campaigns for car dealerships, measured on leads and appointments.
- [B2B](https://www.smartsites.com/experts/b2b/): SaaS, consulting, IT and cybersecurity and other B2B companies.
- [Education](https://www.smartsites.com/experts/education/): Specialty and online education.
- [Home services](https://www.smartsites.com/experts/home-services/): Cleaning, construction and contractors, doors and windows and more.
- [Hospitality](https://www.smartsites.com/experts/hospitality/): Tourism and travel, events and entertainment, hotels and lodging.
- [Industrial and commercial](https://www.smartsites.com/experts/industrial-commercial/): Manufacturing, distributors and suppliers, engineering.
- [Legal](https://www.smartsites.com/experts/legal-services/): Personal injury, bankruptcy and corporate law firms.
- [Medical and healthcare](https://www.smartsites.com/experts/medical-healthcare/): Senior living, medical practices and medical products.
- [Professional services](https://www.smartsites.com/experts/professional-services/): Real estate, financial services and life coaching.
- [Retail and ecommerce](https://www.smartsites.com/experts/retail/): Fashion, home and garden, food and beverage.
- [Locations](https://www.smartsites.com/locations/): A remote team serving all 50 states, with city pages for 15 metros (listed under Optional).

## Results and reviews

- [Case studies](https://www.smartsites.com/work/): 900+ published case studies, filterable by service, industry and channel (local, national, ecommerce).
- [SEO case studies](https://www.smartsites.com/work/organic-seo/): Example: an off-road accessories brand lifted conversions by 46x (Recon Recovery).
- [PPC case studies](https://www.smartsites.com/work/ppc-marketing/): Example: a last-mile delivery company grew lead volume by 25x (DG Express).
- [Web design case studies](https://www.smartsites.com/work/web-design/): Example: an industrial coating company grew lead volume by 21x (A&A Thermal Spray).
- [Email and SMS case studies](https://www.smartsites.com/work/em/): Example: a luxury slipper brand grew email revenue by 10x (Stubbs & Wootton).
- [Social media case studies](https://www.smartsites.com/work/social-media/): Example: a custom bicycle builder grew followers by 11x (Wrench Science).
- [Client reviews](https://www.smartsites.com/company/reviews/): 2,100+ client reviews with a 4.9 average, from Google, Clutch, G2, DesignRush and more.
- [Awards and recognition](https://www.smartsites.com/company/awards/): Inc. 5000, Forbes Advisor, G2, Clutch, The Manifest and platform partner status.

## Company

- [About SmartSites](https://www.smartsites.com/company/): History, founders, department leaders, values and recognition.
- [Meet the team](https://www.smartsites.com/meet-the-team/): The strategists, designers, developers and writers behind client work.
- [Contact](https://www.smartsites.com/contact/): Free proposal form, phone 201-870-6000 and email contact@smartsites.com.
- [Full version](https://www.smartsites.com/llms-full.txt): This file plus the key description of each main service.

## Optional

- [Thought leadership](https://www.smartsites.com/thought-leadership/): Talks, webinars and podcasts on SEO, paid ads, AI search and ecommerce.
- [Blog](https://www.smartsites.com/blog/): Digital marketing articles and company news.
- [Alex Melen](https://www.smartsites.com/meet-the-team/alex-melen/): Co-founder.
- [Michael Melen](https://www.smartsites.com/meet-the-team/michael-melen/): Co-founder; leads operations.
- [Careers](https://www.smartsites.com/company/careers/): Open roles on the fully remote team.
- [Partner programs](https://www.smartsites.com/partner-programs/): Referral and channel partner programs.
- [Google Business Profile optimization](https://www.smartsites.com/organic-seo/google-business-profile-optimization/): Categories, photos, posts, reviews and spam fixes.
- [Yelp Ads management](https://www.smartsites.com/ppc-marketing/yelp-ads-management/): Yelp page optimization, ads, bids and review replies.
- [Landing page design](https://www.smartsites.com/ppc-marketing/landing-page-design/): Landing pages built and tested for the ads that send traffic to them.
- [SMS marketing](https://www.smartsites.com/email-marketing/sms-marketing/): SMS run from the same Klaviyo account as email.
- [New York](https://www.smartsites.com/new-york-digital-marketing-agency/): Digital marketing in New York, NY.
- [Los Angeles](https://www.smartsites.com/los-angeles-digital-marketing-agency/): Digital marketing in Los Angeles, CA.
- [Miami](https://www.smartsites.com/miami-digital-marketing-agency/): Digital marketing in Miami, FL.
- [Dallas](https://www.smartsites.com/dallas-digital-marketing-agency/): Digital marketing in Dallas, TX.
- [Chicago](https://www.smartsites.com/chicago-digital-marketing-agency/): Digital marketing in Chicago, IL.
- [Atlanta](https://www.smartsites.com/atlanta-digital-marketing-agency/): Digital marketing in Atlanta, GA.
- [Houston](https://www.smartsites.com/houston-digital-marketing-agency/): Digital marketing in Houston, TX.
- [San Diego](https://www.smartsites.com/san-diego-digital-marketing-agency/): Digital marketing in San Diego, CA.
- [Tampa](https://www.smartsites.com/tampa-digital-marketing-agency/): Digital marketing in Tampa, FL.
- [Denver](https://www.smartsites.com/denver-digital-marketing-agency/): Digital marketing in Denver, CO.
- [Cleveland](https://www.smartsites.com/cleveland-digital-marketing-agency/): Digital marketing in Cleveland, OH.
- [Seattle](https://www.smartsites.com/seattle-digital-marketing-agency/): Digital marketing in Seattle, WA.
- [Las Vegas](https://www.smartsites.com/las-vegas-digital-marketing-agency/): Digital marketing in Las Vegas, NV.
- [Austin](https://www.smartsites.com/austin-digital-marketing-agency/): Digital marketing in Austin, TX.
- [Detroit](https://www.smartsites.com/detroit-digital-marketing-agency/): Digital marketing in Detroit, MI.