Manufacturing and B2B suppliers
Procurement teams search spec sheets, supplier comparisons and certifications, queries with no city name that reward detailed pages.
SEO Agency Birmingham for West Midlands Firms
If you want an SEO agency Birmingham owners can hold to a written scope, Rank Ray works that way. Own-ur-Rehman Sheikh founded the company in 2019 and the team works remotely: no Birmingham office, a fixed monthly price and a monthly report built from your Search Console.
Quick answer
What does an SEO agency in Birmingham do, and what does it cost?
An SEO agency in Birmingham makes your website easier to find in Google and AI search for the buyers you want, and Rank Ray's Local SEO plan starts at $1,500 a month. Growth SEO is $2,500 and Authority SEO is $4,000. Every plan has a three month minimum, then month to month, with a written scope and a monthly ranking and lead report.
- Local SEO from
- $1,500/month
- Minimum term, then month to month
- 3 months
- Ranking and lead report
- Monthly
- One-off SEO audit, sites under 500 pages
- $750
How the West Midlands Economy Shapes Birmingham Search
- 1,176,960 people in Birmingham Source: ONS, mid-2025
- £99.5bn GDP of the West Midlands Combined Authority in 2024 Source: ONS, Sept 2026
- 5,821 new jobs from foreign investment in the West Midlands, 2024 to 2025 Source: Department for Business and Trade
The Office for National Statistics puts the West Midlands Combined Authority economy at 99.5 billion pounds of GDP in 2024, and Birmingham had an estimated 1,176,960 residents in mid-2025. The Department for Business and Trade recorded 130 foreign investment projects and 5,821 new jobs in the West Midlands in 2024 to 2025, the most projects of any region outside London. Birmingham City Council's Central Heart plan (March 2026) covers about four hectares of the city centre, with over 5,000 homes and up to 8,000 jobs planned.
With manufacturing and professional services both large in the region, many Birmingham buyers search as procurement teams: spec sheets, supplier comparisons, certifications. Those queries carry no city name and reward detailed, well-structured pages. A second group, trades and consumer services, searches with 'Birmingham' and the surrounding postcode areas, and for them Google Maps decides. We take on the first group fully and support the second with their own website, not with a Maps promise.
SEO Services for Birmingham Companies
The services below suit manufacturers, B2B suppliers and local-service firms across the West Midlands. Our free SEO tools let you check basics before we speak.
Technical SEO for Large Catalogues
Supplier sites often carry thousands of near-identical part and product pages. Technical SEO sorts duplication, faceted URLs and slow templates.
Enterprise and Multi-Site SEO
Groups with several brands or depots need one plan across sites. Enterprise SEO sets shared standards and clear ownership.
Local SEO on Your Own Site
Branch pages, service-area pages and schema help customers around Solihull, Walsall and the city centre. Local SEO here means site work, not Maps ranking.
Ecommerce SEO
Birmingham retailers compete on category pages and product data. Ecommerce SEO works on both, with feed checks.
SEO Audit
An SEO audit gives you a ranked, written list you can use with us or hand to another team.
Content That Answers Buyer Questions
We map the questions procurement and operations teams ask, then write and publish content that answers them before a sales call.
Your Birmingham site, audited in writing and reviewed monthly.
Sectors
Industries We Support in Birmingham
Professional services
Professional services are large in the region, so buyers research firms with detailed queries rather than a city name.
Trades and consumer services
Trades and consumer services search with Birmingham and nearby postcode areas, where Google Maps decides the results.
Retail and ecommerce
Birmingham retailers compete on category pages and product data, which ecommerce SEO works on with feed checks.
Multi-brand groups
Groups with several brands or depots need one plan across sites, with shared standards and clear ownership.
Birmingham Districts and Nearby Areas
- Jewellery Quarter
- Digbeth
- Edgbaston
- Bournville
- Moseley
- Aston
- Solihull
- Sutton Coldfield
- Walsall
- Dudley
- West Bromwich
Results From Client Accounts We Can Name
All figures here come from Search Console. TeamMotorcycle, an online motorcycle gear store, grew from 1,872 monthly Search Console clicks in June 2025 to 4,866 in October 2026 after a peak of 7,275 in June 2026. That is an online shop, not a Birmingham firm, but it shows the audit, fix, publish and report cycle we would run on your catalogue. Our case studies page lists further accounts, and says where only keyword positions moved.
Kickoff Call
We agree which product lines and regions in the West Midlands matter most.
Read-Only Access
Search Console and analytics access as a viewer is all we ask for at the start.
Written Audit
Findings arrive in plain English, ranked by effort and likely effect.
Fixed Scope and Price
One monthly fee covers the deliverables named in the roadmap, nothing hidden.
Build and Publish
Changes are written, handed to your developer or published directly, then logged.
Monthly Report
Clicks, queries and enquiries are reviewed against last month on a call.
AI search
Get Found in AI Answers in Birmingham
Birmingham buyers now put supplier and agency questions to ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity and Gemini, often before they search Google itself. Rank Ray sets up the entity data those tools read, writes answer-first pages for the spec and certification questions procurement teams ask, earns citations on trusted trade and local sources and tracks where your business is mentioned in AI answers.
How GEO AI SEO works- Google AI Overviews
- ChatGPT
- Perplexity
- Gemini
- Consistent business name, services and Birmingham location data across your site and profiles
- Answer-first pages for manufacturers and suppliers
- Citations on trusted local and industry sources
- Monthly tracking of AI mentions for Birmingham searches
Pricing
Birmingham SEO Packages and Pricing
Three month minimum, then month to month. Prices in USD, shown in your currency where we can.
Local SEO
$1,500/month
For businesses that win customers in one city or service area.
- Google Business Profile set-up and monthly posts
- Local keywords and service area pages
- On-page SEO for your main pages
- Citations and directory clean-up
Growth SEO
$2,500/month
For brands that sell across a country or online.
- Everything in Local, where it applies
- Technical SEO audit and fixes
- Keyword map for every key page
- 4 new articles a month
Authority SEO
from $4,000/month
For hard markets: SaaS, finance, legal and multi-location brands.
- Everything in Growth
- GEO AI SEO included
- Digital PR and editorial links
- Topic clusters and content hubs
Frequently asked questions
Still unsure about something? Ask us and you get a straight answer from the person who would run your account.
Email usIs Rank Ray based in Birmingham?
No. We are a remote team and do not run a Birmingham office. Work happens through video calls, shared documents and access to your accounts.
Which Birmingham sectors do you suit best?
Manufacturers and suppliers, business and professional services, and online retailers. These follow the strength of the West Midlands economy described in the Birmingham Economic Review.
Do you only help with Birmingham searches?
No. Many West Midlands buyers never type a city, so we also work on national and topic queries, which a Birmingham address does not influence.
What does a Birmingham SEO project cost?
We set one fixed monthly price after reading your site and goals. The figure depends on page count, competition and how much content is needed.
How long until rankings improve?
Expect early technical gains within weeks and ranking movement over several months. Search Console shows the trend every month, and we explain it in plain words.
Will you guarantee page one?
No. Nobody can honestly promise a position. We commit to deliverables, reporting and clear next steps.
Do you cover Manchester and Leeds as well?
Yes, through separate pages for Manchester and Leeds. See the full list on our locations page.
How do I hire an SEO agency in Birmingham?
Send Rank Ray your site and the services that earn the most. We read the site, then send a written scope with one fixed monthly price. Local SEO starts at $1,500 a month, with a three month minimum and month to month after that. We are a remote team with no Birmingham office.
How much do SEO agencies in Birmingham charge?
Prices vary by agency, so compare scopes, not headlines. Rank Ray's plans run from Local SEO at $1,500 a month to Growth at $2,500 and Authority at $4,000, set after a site review because page count, competition and content needs differ. An SEO audit on its own is a one-off $750 for sites under 500 pages.
Why do Birmingham manufacturers need SEO pages without the city name?
With manufacturing and professional services both large in the region, many Birmingham buyers search as procurement teams: spec sheets, supplier comparisons, certifications. Those queries carry no city name and reward detailed, well-structured pages, which is where Rank Ray puts most of the effort for suppliers and manufacturers.
Will SEO get my Birmingham trade business into Google Maps?
Trades and consumer services search with 'Birmingham' and the surrounding postcode areas, and for them Google Maps decides. Rank Ray supports these businesses with their own website, not with a Maps promise. Maps ranking needs a verified address of your own, and we are clear about that before you sign.
How do I compare the best SEO agencies in Birmingham?
Ask each one for a written scope, the monthly price, the minimum term and what the report shows. Check whether results are named from Search Console, and be wary of any page-one guarantee, because no agency controls rankings. Rank Ray offers a written scope, a monthly report and a three month minimum.
What is multi-site SEO for a Birmingham group with several depots?
Groups with several brands or depots need one plan across sites, with shared standards and clear ownership. Rank Ray covers large catalogues and multi-site setups, from crawling and indexing to internal links, and reports on each site from Search Console. The first step is a written audit of the sites in scope.