What you pay Growthbees
A monthly retainer for SEO, quoted in writing after a consultation and a look at your site and Google Business Profile. We don't publish a rate card.
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Search Engine Optimization Agency in Guwahati
Growthbees is a search engine optimization agency in Guwahati, working from our office on KK Bhatta Road, Chenikuthi. We help Guwahati businesses appear on Google Maps and in search results when nearby customers look for what they sell, through technical SEO audits and fixes, Google Business Profile optimisation, keyword mapping for the neighbourhoods you serve, on-page content, consistent local listings, ethical review practices and monthly ranking and enquiry reports.
We report on
We report on: Rankings across the city, Calls and direction requests, Organic traffic, Enquiries from search.
Our website team can fix or rebuild sites on WordPress, Shopify or custom code. We create SEO content in English, Hindi and Assamese, and we never promise guaranteed rankings.
How Guwahati customers find local businesses
Most people in Guwahati don't type a business's name into Google. They search for what they need, often with a place attached: "dentist near me", "hotel near Guwahati railway station", "boutique in Ganeshguri", "wholesale electrical goods Guwahati". Google then shows two kinds of results.
The map results (the local pack and Google Maps) list nearby businesses from their Google Business Profiles. The regular search results list web pages. Here the quality, structure and content of your website matter, along with links from other trustworthy sites.
For the map results, Google says it ranks mainly on three things.
Relevance
How well a profile matches the search. It comes from correct categories, services, descriptions, photos, posts and your website, never from keywords added to your business name.
Distance
How far the business is from the searcher or the place in the query. It can't be faked, so we don't create fake addresses or copy-paste locality pages.
Prominence
How well known the business is, including its reviews and its presence across the web: genuine reviews, consistent listings and links from real local sources.
Your Google Business Profile is where the map results start. For multi-branch businesses, suspended profiles and verification problems, see our Google Business Profile management service.
SEO shortcuts vs SEO that lasts
| The shortcut | What we do instead | |
|---|---|---|
| Rankings | Guaranteed first place on Google | The work that improves visibility, reported honestly every month. Google doesn't sell or promise positions. |
| Business name | Keywords stuffed into the Google Business Profile name, which can lead to suspension | Your real business name, with relevance coming from categories, services, descriptions and your website |
| Locations | Fake listings at addresses you don't operate from | Service areas set correctly, and useful content about the areas you genuinely cover |
| Reviews | Bought, written for customers or rewarded with discounts or gifts | A simple way to ask genuine customers at the right moment, and polite replies for your approval |
| Links | Bought links and private blog networks | Links earned from local associations, suppliers and partners, sponsorships, local news and useful content |
| Locality pages | Near-duplicate pages with only the area name changed, which Google treats as doorway pages | Location pages only where you genuinely serve an area and have something specific to say about it |
How a search becomes an enquiry
Rankings are only the middle of the story. We follow a search from what the customer typed to the call, visit or enquiry it produced, and report every step.
01 · They search
- "Near me" searchesdentist near me
- Neighbourhood searchesboutique in Ganeshguri
- Product and trade searcheswholesale electrical goods Guwahati
We reportRankings for agreed keywords, from different parts of the city
02 · Google shows
- Map resultsFrom your Google Business Profile
- Regular resultsFrom your website pages
We reportMap and search positions
03 · They choose you
- Reviews and photosGenuine, and answered
- A page that answers themService, product or FAQ
- Hours and directionsAccurate, including holidays
We reportProfile actions and organic traffic
04 · Result
- Phone callFrom the profile or the site
- Direction requestA visit to your premises
- EnquiryForm or WhatsApp
We reportEnquiries that came from search
The questions customers ask your staff become new content and FAQs.
How search works across Guwahati
Distance is powerful, so neighbourhood matters
A clinic in Bhangagarh will naturally appear for someone searching nearby, but struggles to show up for a searcher in Beltola unless its relevance and prominence are strong. Businesses serving several parts of the city need pages and content that genuinely cover those areas, not just an address.
Travellers search around landmarks
Hotels, lodges and restaurants near Paltan Bazaar compete for "near railway station" searches from people who have just arrived, while businesses along the Shillong road near Khanapara are found by travellers heading to or from Meghalaya.
Trade buyers search differently
Wholesalers in Fancy Bazaar are found by retailers across the Northeast searching for products and "wholesale" terms, often from outside Guwahati, so the website and product categories do more work than the map.
Service-area businesses don't have a storefront
Plumbers, pest control, tutors, caterers and cleaners who visit customers can hide their address and set the areas they serve on Google, but only if the profile is set up correctly.
Three languages
Keyword research covers the English, Hindi and Assamese words your customers actually use, and we create SEO content in all three.
What's included
Eight parts. The technical audit comes first, because it often produces the earliest gains.
We crawl your site and fix what stops Google from finding, understanding or trusting your pages: indexing problems, duplicate URLs, missing or incorrect titles and descriptions, missing headings, slow page speed and poor Core Web Vitals, mobile problems, broken links and redirects, and missing structured data. Where your site needs development work, Growthbees' website team can make the changes on WordPress, Shopify or custom code.
A complete, accurate profile: your real business name (no added keywords, which Google's guidelines don't allow and which can lead to suspension), the right primary and secondary categories, services and products, opening hours including holidays, photos of your premises and work, a correct map pin, and regular posts about offers, events and updates. For service-area businesses we set the areas you serve and hide your address where appropriate. For multi-branch businesses, suspended profiles and verification problems, see our Google Business Profile management service.
Reviews influence both rankings and whether a customer chooses you. We set up a simple way to ask genuine customers for reviews at the right moment, and draft polite replies for your approval. We never buy reviews, write them for customers, or offer discounts or gifts in exchange, because Google's policies prohibit incentives for reviews and removes fake ones.
Your business name, address and phone number should be identical everywhere it appears. We claim and correct listings on the directories Indian customers and search engines use, such as JustDial, IndiaMART, Sulekha, Bing Places and Apple Business Connect, and remove duplicates that split your reputation.
We find the searches that bring customers, including neighbourhood searches, "near me" terms, product and service names, and the English, Hindi and Assamese words your customers actually use, then map each group of searches to one page on your site so pages don't compete with each other.
We improve existing pages and create new ones that answer customers' real questions: service pages, product category pages, FAQs, pricing guidance where you choose to publish it, and location pages only where you genuinely serve an area and have something specific to say about it.
We earn links from real sources: local business associations, suppliers and partners, event sponsorships, local news coverage and useful content that other sites reference. We don't buy links or use link networks.
Rankings for agreed keywords, including how you appear in map results from different parts of Guwahati, plus Google Business Profile calls, direction requests and website clicks, organic traffic, and the enquiries that came from search.
How an SEO engagement runs
Six stages. The fixes that produce the earliest gains come first.
Strategy
We learn your services, customers, service areas and competitors, and agree the searches that matter most to your business.
Optimise
The technical audit, Google Business Profile clean-up and listing corrections come first, because they often produce the earliest gains.
Create
We improve and write page content, FAQs and Google Business Profile posts for your approval.
Interact
Review requests and replies keep your profile active and trustworthy.
Analyse
Monthly reports track rankings across the city, profile actions and enquiries from search.
Listen
The questions customers ask your staff become new content and FAQs.
How SEO is priced
How long it takes
SEO builds over months, so we agree review points at the start and report progress monthly.
What changes the fee
Size and condition of your website
Locations or service areas covered
How competitive your searches are in Guwahati
Content and development work needed
Our Guwahati SEO team
Our office at Trinity Apartment, Chenikuthi, has been open since June 2025. We're happy to meet at the office or visit your business, and we also provide SEO for businesses in Tezpur, across Assam and elsewhere in India.
Find out what is holding your site back on Google
Send us your website and Google Business Profile. We look at both before we quote, and tell you what to fix first.
Frequently asked questions
How long does SEO take to show results in Guwahati?
It depends on your website's condition, your competition and how much needs fixing. Google Business Profile and technical fixes can bring earlier improvements, while rankings for competitive searches usually build over several months of consistent work. We agree review points at the start and report progress monthly.
Can you guarantee first-page rankings on Google?
No. Google doesn't sell or guarantee positions, and its results change constantly. Any agency that guarantees first-page or first-place rankings is guessing or using risky tactics. We commit to doing the work that improves visibility and to reporting results honestly.
What is local SEO?
Local SEO is the work that helps a business appear when nearby customers search, especially in Google Maps and the local pack. It includes an optimised Google Business Profile, consistent business listings, genuine reviews, and website content relevant to the areas you serve. Google says it ranks local results mainly on relevance, distance and prominence.
Should we add keywords to our Google Business Profile name?
No. Google's guidelines require your profile to use your real business name. Adding extra keywords or locations can lead to suspension. Relevance should come from correct categories, services, descriptions, photos, posts and your website instead.
How do reviews affect local rankings?
Reviews contribute to how prominent Google considers a business, and they strongly influence whether customers choose you. What matters is a steady flow of genuine reviews and polite replies. Offering discounts or gifts for reviews, or posting fake reviews, breaks Google's policies and can lead to removed reviews or a suspended profile.
Can we rank in parts of Guwahati where we don't have an office?
Map results favour businesses close to the searcher, so appearing across the whole city is harder without a nearby location. Service-area businesses can set the areas they serve, and useful website content about the areas you genuinely cover helps in regular search results. We don't create fake addresses or thin copy-paste locality pages.
Do you also build and fix websites?
Yes. Growthbees' website team builds and fixes sites on WordPress, Shopify and custom code, and offers hosting and maintenance, so technical SEO recommendations can be put into practice without finding a separate developer.
How much does SEO cost in Guwahati?
Growthbees charges a monthly retainer quoted in writing after reviewing your website and Google Business Profile. The fee depends on your site's size and condition, the areas you serve, competition and content needs. We don't publish a standard rate card.
Get a Guwahati SEO review
Send us your website and Google Business Profile link, and tell us the searches you want to be found for.
- We talkWe learn your services, customers, service areas and competitors, and agree the searches that matter most.
- We reviewWe look at your website and your Google Business Profile, and check your existing listings.
- You get a written quoteA monthly retainer in writing, with review points agreed at the start, because SEO builds over months.