NYC SEO services

NYC SEO that gets New Yorkers calling.

Win the most competitive local searches in the country, block by block.

We rank New York City and North Jersey businesses in Google, Google Maps and AI search for the services they sell and the neighborhoods they serve, then track the calls, leads and sales back to the pages that earned them.

4.9 average from 80+ NYC-area reviews

New York businesses we’ve grown with SEO.

See our work across New York City

  • Oleg Korneitchouk
  • Sam Chadson Ng
  • Victoria Tan
  • Stephanie Cook
  • Jolene Lim
  • Irina Enache
  • John Toth
  • Luna Silva
  • Tony Vodicka
  • Brandy Hastings
  • Devin Riley
  • Bailey McClure
  • Ryan Whaley
  • Tiffany Reyes
  • Laura Noble
  • Anastasiia Leffingwell
  • Christen Bevis
  • Jadeverett Mayhorn
  • Tori Biagi
  • Diane Ynojosa
  • Jared Bell
  • Kayla Kearse
  • Javier Perdomo
  • Axelle Andrew
  • Garrett Smith
  • James Holmes
  • Charlie Myhran
  • Emily Noble
  • Mimi McGee
  • Deann Burris
  • Eric Nairac
  • Dylan Scheckwitz
  • Blair Henderson
  • Lindsey Kee
  • Alexander Morgan
  • Adam Springer
  • Joel Garcia
  • Elinor Cohen
  • Drew Brodien
  • Vaskar Nepal
  • Sergey Nechaev
  • Anita Kostadinov

New York SEO, block by block.

Ranking in New York is not like ranking anywhere else. Your competitors are a block away, Google Maps results change from one neighborhood to the next, and searchers add a borough, a neighborhood or “near me” to almost everything. NYC SEO has to be that local. We build pages for the neighborhoods and boroughs you serve, keep your Google Business Profile complete and active, grow reviews, and earn links from New York publications, business groups and community organizations. We fix the technical problems that hold a site back, write content that answers what New Yorkers ask, and make sure AI assistants recommend you when someone asks for the best option nearby. Many of our team members live in New York City and North Jersey. Calls, forms and sales are tracked in your Client Hub, so you can see which pages and searches pay.

Ranked in the neighborhoods where your customers are.

One team handles all of it, and every lead shows up in your Client Hub.

  1. 01

    Neighborhoods

    Pages for every area you serve

    Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island and the North Jersey towns you cover, each with a page worth ranking, not a copy with the name swapped.

    Local SEO

  2. 02

    Google Maps

    Visible in a crowded map pack

    Categories, services, photos, posts, products and Q&A on your Google Business Profile, kept active every week, plus consistent listings everywhere New Yorkers check.

    Google Business Profile

  3. 03

    Reviews

    More reviews than the shop next door

    A simple request after every visit or order, replies to every review, and review highlights on your pages.

  4. 04

    Local authority

    Links from New York sources

    Local press, neighborhood blogs, business improvement districts, chambers and sponsorships: links that tell Google you belong in New York results.

    Link building

  5. 05

    Technical

    A fast site for people on the move

    Speed, mobile layout, local business schema and clean structure for searchers on a phone between subway stops.

    Technical SEO audit

  6. 06

    AI search

    Recommended when New Yorkers ask AI

    Clear facts, reviews and mentions, so ChatGPT and AI Overviews name your business for “best … near me” questions.

    AI search optimization

New York businesses love working with us.

★★★★★★★★★★
“We've seen substantial growth in organic traffic, non-branded search visibility, and overall digital engagement since working with them.”
Danielle ColucciGoogle review Danielle ColucciToyota of Stamford
★★★★★★★★★★
“They are far and away the best. They have consistently placed me on the first page for most google searches.”
Edward ShulmanDesignRush review Edward ShulmanTHE SHULMAN LAW GROUP
★★★★★★★★★★
“Thanks to their top-notch SEO and PPC services, we've already seen remarkable results. If you're ready to elevate your digital projects, we highly recommend SmartSites!”
Edward CasanoGoogle review Edward CasanoEd's Plant Shop
★★★★★★★★★★
“And the SEO part of the project has also been doing great! My impressions are increasing and that too is leading to more sales.”
Todd LefkovicGoogle review Todd LefkovicFoods of NY Tours
★★★★★★★★★★
“We at HQ Custom Design Inc have been working with SmartSites for over a year as of now for website maintenance / development, PPC campaigns and SEO optimization.”
Lenny LevinGoogle review Lenny LevinHQ Custom Designs
★★★★★★★★★★
“Before signing up with SmartSites, I did research on SEO and spoke with several other providers; SmartSites definitely stood out from those others.”
Nicholas De MetroGoogle review Nicholas De MetroMontclair Divorce Mediation

More from our New York clients

You’ll know what we’re doing and what it brings in.

  1. 1

    Audit

    Your site, Google Business Profile, reviews and the competitors ranking above you in each borough and town.

  2. 2

    Fix and track

    Technical fixes, profile updates and call and form tracking first.

  3. 3

    Build local strength

    Neighborhood pages, reviews and New York links, month after month.

  4. 4

    Report on customers

    Calls, leads, sales and map rankings in your Client Hub, reviewed with you on a video call each month.

NYC SEO questions, answered

An NYC SEO company gets New York businesses found in Google, Google Maps and AI assistants when local customers search. That means neighborhood and service pages, your Google Business Profile, reviews, local links, technical fixes and tracking the calls and sales that result.

It depends on how many services and neighborhoods you want to rank for and how competitive they are, and New York is more competitive than most markets. After a free audit you get a written proposal with the scope and monthly price before you sign.

Map pack gains in your own neighborhood often show in two to three months; city-wide terms take longer. Most businesses see clear movement in three to six months. We never guarantee rankings, because Google does not allow anyone to.

In regular search, yes, with strong pages for each borough and neighborhood you serve. Map rankings depend partly on distance, so they are strongest near your address; service-area settings, local pages and links widen your reach. We tell you where map rankings are realistic.

No. SmartSites is a remote team working across the US, and many of our team members live in New York City and North Jersey. New York clients meet us by video, get a live reporting dashboard, and have a named project manager and specialist on every account. See our New York page.

Yes. Many of our New York-area clients are in North Jersey, from Hackensack and Clifton to Edison, and we build SEO around the towns on both sides of the Hudson that you serve.