Vendar ranks 8 of 46 SEO agencies serving Los Angeles for small business: the ones with documented small business work on file, verified through September 2026. The top three by evidence-weighted score are Bliss Drive (71/100), LAD Solutions (65) and Coalition Technologies (64). 5 of them have documented small business work for clients in Los Angeles itself. No paid placements; every position below cites its sources. 38 more Los Angeles SEO agencies have no small business claim on file yet and are listed unranked.
Ranked agencies have at least one claim from an outside source that names SEO work for a small or owner-led business and what it changed; official case studies and third-party reviews weigh most, profile tags least. Full rubric 2026.09 and the scoring model: How we rank.
Grouped by the clients named in documented small business work: client reviews and case studies, not the agencies' own positioning. The number is the place in the ranking below.
Grouped by the clients named in documented small business work: client reviews and case studies, not the agencies' own positioning. The number is the place in the ranking below.
“Independent” means a third-party source names small business work. Each profile holds the claims with their sources; the points per criterion behind every position are in the machine-readable feed.
Los Angeles, CA, USA · team 10-49 · since 2007
HQ in Los Angeles · From $2,000/month 1 documented
Russell Yost, owner of Action 1st Loss Prevention: …"We're a family-owned business, and my father started the company in 1982", describes Bliss Drive's SEO work: blogs and articles, backlinks and a new… (verified client review)
Los Angeles, CA, USA · team 10-49
HQ in Los Angeles · From $2,500/month 1 documented
Korey Kalman, owner of Got Game Sports: …"As a small business owner, I do not want to learn the intricacies of search engine optimization", says LAD Solutions leads its SEO, ran a rankings audit… (verified client review)
Los Angeles, CA, USA · team 51-200 · since 2009
HQ in Los Angeles · From $1,800/month 1 documented
Jason Snow, principal of CBDNeeds LLC in Dallas: …"I am a small business owner and I run a majority of the operations", says Coalition Technologies delivered a website review and keyword analysis with… (verified client review)
Los Angeles, CA, USA · team 10-49 · since 2017
HQ in Los Angeles · Projects from $5,000 1 documented
Anthony Delsener, president and CEO of AHD Vintners: …"Family-owned since 1972" (November 2025 to June 2026, $10,000–$49,999, published June 2026), says Brenton Way conducted an SEO audit and competitor… (verified client review)
Profile below decision-ready status
Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA, USA
HQ in Los Angeles · From $950/month 1 documented
A verified client review from Dale Hoffer, owner of Hoffer Electric, "a family owned company specializing in residential and commercial electrical work throughout the Los Angeles area" (11–50 employees… (verified client review)
Irvine, CA, USA · team 10-49 · since 2014
serves Los Angeles from Irvine · From $6,000/month 1 documented
A verified client review (phone interview) from the owner of an owner-operated plumbing business in Los Angeles, "two trucks and five guys" (1–10… (verified client review)
Los Angeles, CA, USA · team 10-49
HQ in Los Angeles · From $5,500/month no outside source
icepop's case study for NuWatt Lighting, a family-owned commercial and residential lighting company headquartered in Los Angeles, says the work started… (icepop.co)
Los Angeles, CA, USA · team 10-49
HQ in Los Angeles · From $3,500/month 1 documented
Owner of a pet-accessories company in Los Angeles that makes pet ID tags and collars: …"My wife and I built a small business", says Intensify took over its online strategy with SEO and advertising, and that sales grew from a few thousand dollars a month to more than $50,000 a month… (verified client review)
Profile below decision-ready status
On the Los Angeles SEO list, but nothing on file names small business work. One sourced claim moves an agency into the ranking.
No small business claim on file yet.
Only Vendar profile tags name small business; no outside source on file yet.
Evidence-weighted ranking 2026.09.1: each agency is scored on the small business query from claims with sources. Evidence for this query 30 · Fit to this query 25 · Capability depth 15 · Reliability 10 · Transparency 10 · Reputation 5 · Market credibility 5, minus penalties; confidence is shown separately. Paid visibility never changes the order of a listing. The points, the claims and the limits behind every position are on its card above; the criteria, penalties, eligibility and ordering rules are on How we rank.
A small budget buys attention, not headcount. The question is who actually touches the account each month and whether the scope survives a quiet quarter.