Search Engine People

I’m the VP of business operations at Sunset Docks Muskoka, a leading provider of boat lifts in Muskoka, including hydraulic, cable, and platform options.

We needed to increase our website traffic and quality leads.

Search Engine People works on SEO and paid ads for us. The team also provides monthly personalized reports on the last month’s SEO and ads work.

We work with 2–5 teammates from Search Engine People.

We found Search Engine People through an online search. We interviewed five firms after firing the one we had, and Search Engine People understood the assignment.

We’ve spent around $10,000–$50,000.

We started working with Search Engine People in March 2025, and our engagement is ongoing.

Search Engine People has increased our organic website traffic by over 300% and lead generation, helping us increase our gross revenue by over 200%. We’ve also seen a 200% increase in phone calls year-over-year (YoY) and a 40% increase in our conversion rate.

Search Engine People always delivers on time. More often than not, the team is waiting on information from me to complete deliverables. We communicate through virtual meetings.

Search Engine People’s responsiveness and concise answers allow for quick decision-making.

I don’t think there’s anything they can improve on.

I'm the founder of Aligned Relationship Counselling, a group practice in Vancouver that provides individual and couples relationship counselling.

We needed to have a steady stream of leads to fill a group practice of 2–5 counsellors.

Search Engine People has helped us rebrand our website, which has included technical website changes. The team has also optimized our site for SEO and GEO, ranked us for relevant keywords, and helped us show up as a top search in Google. Search Engine People has given us a list of content ideas with relevant keywords and reviewed our ads to ensure they're performing optimally.

We've worked primarily with one teammate from Search Engine People, but have met a couple others.

We found Search Engine People through a referral. We chose them over other options because they had high ratings and were a great culture fit.

We've spent less than $10,000.

We started working with Search Engine People in September 2025, and our engagement is ongoing.

Search Engine People has revamped and optimized our website, reviewed and optimized our ad campaign, and given us an extensive list of content. We've seen better and more quality leads.

Search Engine People has delivered on time and fast-tracked our project. We communicate via virtual meetings, emails, and messaging apps.

Everyone on Search Engine People's team is super friendly and great to work with. The team has gone above and beyond and provided support in multiple aspects of our business, including ads and website rebranding.

I'd have to nitpick. There's not much they can improve on.

I am the Owner of Broken Rice

Broken Rice is a modern Vietnamese-inspired quick-casual restaurant based in downtown Toronto. We serve fresh, customizable rice bowls and balanced meals designed for busy customers looking for quality, consistency, and great value in a fast, approachable format.

Online Search

2-5 Employees

Google ad, meta ads

improve our local search visibility and ad performance

Their project management has been organized and reliable. Deliverables have been shared on time, and communication has been clear throughout the process.

What stood out most was their responsiveness and how practical their advice was. They took the time to understand our business and local market, and the guidance they provided felt thoughtful and actionable rather than generic. Their transparency and willingness to adjust based on feedback make the collaboration easy and effective.

At this stage, there aren’t any major areas for improvement. As with any partnership, there’s always room to refine strategy as more data comes in, and we expect that process to continue as the campaigns mature. Overall, the experience has been smooth and collaborative.

I am the Marketing Manager of Besso Floor & Decor

Besso Floor specializes in providing high-quality flooring solutions, offering expert installation and a wide range of durable, stylish flooring options for residential and commercial spaces.

Bring local homeowner or contractor to our store

Referral

Referred to me

1 Employee

Search Engine People was engaged to provide backlink building services aimed at strengthening our website’s off-page SEO performance. The scope of work included developing and executing a strategic link-building campaign focused on acquiring high-quality, relevant, and authoritative backlinks that align with our industry and target audience.

The project delivered measurable improvements in our website’s off-page SEO performance. We saw an increase in the number of high-quality referring domains and overall backlink authority, along with improvements in domain authority and organic keyword rankings. As a result, organic search visibility increased and several target keywords began ranking higher in search results. The backlinks acquired were relevant, authoritative, and aligned with our industry, demonstrating sustainable progress rather than short-term gains.

Their project management was well organized and professional throughout the engagement. Communication was clear and proactive, and they were responsive whenever we had questions or requested adjustments.

What impressed us most was their deep expertise in SEO and their transparent, data-driven approach to link building.

Providing more detailed reporting or insights

I’m a digital marketing specialist at PAR Technology Corporation, an integrated technology solutions provider for restaurants and retailers. We offer point-of-sale, digital ordering, loyalty, payments, and hardware solutions to streamline operations and enhance guest experiences globally.

We hired Search Engine People to assist with our website's SEO and provide support with SEO strategy development and execution. Our previous SEO vendor's progress stagnated, and our metrics steadily declined over the last six months of our previous engagement. We needed to transform the negative trend into steady growth.

Search Engine People has conducted a comprehensive SEO and technical audit of our website and provided a thorough list of recommendations for us to implement. Once completed, the team has assisted with page-by-page keyword research and leveraged that research to optimize the content on each page. Following the completion of the 'low-hanging fruit,' we've balanced priorities to include a greater focus on backlink building.

We work with 2–5 teammates from Search Engine People.

We found Search Engine People through an online search. We chose them over other options because their pricing fit our budget and offered good value for the cost.

We started working with Search Engine People in June 2024, and our engagement is ongoing.

Following the algorithm change in June 2024, which significantly reduced our traffic, we identified measurable traffic growth within six months of starting the engagement and within four months of implementing Search Engine People's content and technical recommendations. Within 9–10 months, our traffic organically returned to the same levels prior to the algorithm change in June 2024. When comparing a given month year-over-year (YoY), we saw traffic growth as high as 67% YoY. Our trophy keyword rankings have also improved by 1–3 pages on Google's SERP.

Search Engine People delivers on time and is responsive. We primarily communicate through virtual meetings, emails, and messaging apps.

When we ask for it, Search Engine People gives us the attention we need and is often proactive during busy times.

We've had to transition account managers twice since our engagement began. We feel that the outgoing account managers could've done a better job of preparing their incoming colleagues.