SEO for Canberra businesses
Updated for 2027 on 10 November 2026
Customers from Gungahlin to Tuggeranong should find you when they search, and AI assistants should describe you correctly. The work covers a full check of your site, the fixes, and Search Console and Bing set up in your name, followed by a plan for what to add, all priced for your business.
I'm Shantanu Sahay, working remotely with businesses worldwide. We talk on WhatsApp, email or a video call, whenever suits you. Quotes are in US dollars.
What you get
- A check of your site for Google, Bing and AI search
- Fixes to titles, headings, speed basics and broken links
- A clean sitemap and robots file, and structured data
- Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools set up in your name
- AI search readiness: AI crawler access, and llms.txt for the AI tools that read it
- A written report of every change, and a plan for what to write next
What sets your price
How many districts you serve, and how much your site needs. A tradie working across Belconnen, Woden and Queanbeyan needs more local groundwork than a cafe in the city centre, and a bigger site has more to fix. You see the price before agreeing to anything.
How we work together
- Send your site's linkA WhatsApp message or an email is enough; tell me who your customers are.
- Get a price for your businessMade after I've looked at your site.
- I check and fixPay half to start. I make the agreed fixes and set up Search Console and Bing in your name.
- Get the report and planPay the other half, and you get a written report of every change and your content plan.
Questions from Canberra businesses
Are you a Canberra SEO agency?
No agency and no office here: I work remotely, on my own. You get the same person from the first look at your site to the report at the end.
How much would SEO cost for my Canberra business?
It's quoted for your site, not from a price list. Once I've seen the site, the quote covers what it actually needs and you know the total up front.
Will people in Belconnen, Gungahlin, Woden and Queanbeyan find me?
If you serve those areas, your site should say so. Name each one, and treat Queanbeyan as its own place: it's across the border in New South Wales. List the same areas on your Google Business Profile.
Do I need a .com.au domain?
Not for SEO to work, but it shows Australian customers you're local. A .com.au name needs an active ABN, ACN or other Australian business link, and must relate to your business.
We sell to government agencies. Is SEO worth it for us?
Yes. People who choose suppliers still search, so clear pages about what you do, who you've done it for and how to reach you make a difference. The plan lists those pages, and structured data tells search engines exactly who you are.
What do GEO and AEO mean?
They're about AI answers. GEO is generative engine optimisation and AEO is answer engine optimisation: making your site easy for ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot and Google's AI Overviews to read, so they describe your business correctly. Most of the groundwork is shared with SEO.
Can I keep my current web designer?
Yes. I work alongside whoever looks after your site: I make the SEO fixes myself, or list them for your designer if you'd rather they did. The report says exactly what changed.
Let's get your Canberra business found
WhatsApp or email me your site's link to get your price.