SEO guides for Irish businesses
Plain-English guides to getting found on Google, written for Irish trades, cleaners, clinics and practices. Each one uses Google’s own rules and the problems we see most often, and tells you honestly when it’s worth getting SEO help.
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Google Business Profile guides
Set up your profile and keep it healthy
Explore the guidesLocal SEO guides
How local search works, and how to rank in it
Explore the guidesGoogle reviews
How many reviews you need, how to get them inside Google's rules, and what Irish law says about fake ones.
Explore the guidesWebsite SEO
The website problems that hold rankings back
Explore the guidesBusiness directories
Which Irish directories and registers are worth it
Explore the guidesHiring SEO help
Decide whether, and whom, to hire
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Newest guides
The latest guides, newest first.
Citations vs backlinks
What a listings job or backlink package really buys
Read the guideWhat's in an SEO package
What keyword, page and branch limits really buy in Ireland
Read the guideIs Bark worth it?
What Bark leads really cost in Ireland
Read the guideGEO vs SEO pricing
What Irish agencies charge for GEO, and what’s really new
Read the guideFake reviews
Get fake Google reviews taken down, step by step
Read the guideRanking in Tullamore
How Tullamore businesses get onto Google's map and results
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Start here
The three questions Irish business owners ask us most.
How do I get my business on Google Maps?
Adding or claiming your profile, verifying it, and the mistakes that cause problems later.
Read the guideCan I be on Google without showing my address?
Yes. How service-area businesses set up, and what Google doesn’t allow.
Read the guideWhich category should I choose?
The category names Google uses in Ireland, and how to pick the right one.
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Guides by industry
Research for one trade at a time, built on real Google searches in Irish towns.
Research by town
Our own checks of Google’s results, one town at a time: who makes the top three on the map, and why.
SEO in Tullamore
What it takes to make Google’s top three in Tullamore
Read the guideSEO in Longford
What it takes to make Google’s top three in Longford
Read the guideSEO in Thurles
What it takes to make Google's top three in Thurles
Read the guideSEO in Cork
What it takes to make Google’s top three in Cork
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Each town also has its own page with everything we’ve published about it: Cork, Thurles, Tullamore, Longford and Nenagh.
How these guides are written
Every guide starts with a question Irish business owners actually ask Google. Then it answers the question using Google’s own rules and help pages, with links so you can check for yourself. Where something is our opinion rather than Google’s rule, we say so.
They’re written for people running a business, not for marketers. So they’re in plain English, and they tell you honestly when a job is worth doing yourself and when it isn’t.
Reviews and real leads
What clients say about Essa’s work. And leads that came in through sites he does SEO for.
“Since then, my site ranks higher and more people find it on Google. … I’d recommend him to anyone who needs help with SEO.”
“He’s an incredibly talented and knowledgeable individual, not only in SEO but in various fields. … He has constantly delivered phenomenal outputs.”
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Physical medicine and rehab · $250k–$1M unpaid over 90 days
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Quilven · 22 October 2026
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