Seattle / Local SEO

Best Local SEO Agencies in Seattle (2026)

12 agencies are ranked on documented local SEO work: 8 based in or serving Seattle and 4 from other cities, marked as such; 0 confirmed by an independent source; payment does not affect the order.

Data as of November 3, 2026 · Evidence-weighted ranking 2026.11.7 · How this ranking works ↓

Vendar ranks 12 SEO agencies for local SEO in Seattle, 8 of them local: the ones with documented local SEO work on file, verified through June 2026. The top three by evidence-weighted score are On The Map Marketing (59/100), Pinned (52) and Jessica Stegner SEO (52). 1 of them has documented local SEO work for clients in Seattle itself. No paid placements; every position below cites its sources. 14 Seattle SEO agencies have no local SEO claim on file and are listed unranked.

The answer in three lines

Compare top 3
  1. 1On The Map Marketing 59 · From $3,000/month · clients 4.4/5 (169)5 local SEO claims on file: 0 third-party, 3 first-party, 2 profile signals; outside claims from 1 distinct site
  2. 2Pinned 52 · From $500/month16 local SEO claims on file: 0 third-party, 16 first-party, 0 profile signals; outside claims from 1 distinct site
  3. 3Jessica Stegner SEO 52 · Projects from $7503 local SEO claims on file: 0 third-party, 3 first-party, 0 profile signals; outside claims from 1 distinct site

Budget in Seattle: disclosed monthly floors run from $449 to $3,000, median $750; 6 of 12 disclose a price.

12 ranked agencies

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On The Map Marketing logo

On The Map Marketing

Miami, FL, USA · team 10-49 · since 2009

national coverage · From $3,000/month · clients 4.4/5 (169) Agency's own published cases

On The Map Marketing provided website design, organic SEO, and local SEO for Miami Top Cleaning. (Agency's own words, onthemap.com)

No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

59/100
Moderate confidence
Not verified · Sources checked Jun 2026
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Pinned logo

Pinned

Phoenix, USA

national coverage · From $500/month Agency's own published cases

Pinned's case study for restaurant client Melting Pot reports 11,938 website clicks and 1,597 phone calls from GMB. (Agency's own words, pinned.co)

No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

52/100
Moderate confidence
Not verified
View profile
3JS

Jessica Stegner SEO

Seattle, WA, USA

HQ in Seattle · Projects from $750 Agency's own published cases

For a Local Retail + Ecommerce Fabric Shop, Jessica did Local SEO and event optimization, then optimized product and collection pages and consulted on… (Agency's own words, jessicastegner.com)

No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

52/100
Moderate confidence
Not verified
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4SO

Seattle Organic SEO

Seattle, WA, USA · since 2010

HQ in Seattle · From $449/month Agency's own published cases

Mahreen Mirza described improvements to the website's search visibility and Google Business Profile after disappointing experiences with other agencies. (Agency's own words, seattleorganicseo.com)

No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

52/100
Moderate confidence
Not verified
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5
Flamingo Agency logo

Flamingo Agency

Chicago, IL, USA

national coverage · From $1,000/month · clients 5.0/5 (88) Agency's own published cases

…The work included copywriting and content support, mobile-friendly design, local SEO optimization, and an easy appointment booking flow. (Agency's own words, flamingoagency.com)

No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

50/100
Moderate confidence
Not verified
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6MC

Mindful Conversion

Maple Valley, WA, USA

serves Seattle from Maple Valley · From $750/month Agency's own published cases

Jordan K. of Evergreen Landscaping says the SEO work helped the business dominate local search and increased phone calls. (Agency's own words, mindfulconversion.com)

No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

44/100
Moderate confidence
Not verified
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7SM

SEA Marketing

Seattle, WA, USA · since 2020

HQ in Seattle · pricing not disclosed Agency's own published cases

SEA Marketing reports a 340% organic traffic lift for a Seattle retailer after rebuilding its local SEO strategy, optimizing 120 product pages, and… (Agency's own words, seamrkt.com)

No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

43/100
Moderate confidence
Not verified
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8SD

Seattle Digital Flow

Seattle, WA, USA · team 150+

HQ in Seattle · pricing not disclosed Agency's own published cases

Seattle Digital Flow worked with CK Nature Play on a rebrand, website overhaul, local SEO, Google Maps, content, and social. The page reports a #1 ranking for many good keywords within 4 weeks and steady inbound leads… (Agency's own words, seadf.com)

No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

39/100
Moderate confidence
Not verified
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9BS

Bellevue SEO Company

Bellevue, WA, USA

serves Seattle from Bellevue · pricing not disclosed Agency's own published cases

Bellevue SEO Company reports providing local SEO for Spokane Home Services over 8 months, with organic traffic growth of 640%, qualified leads growth of 1100%… (Agency's own words, bellevue-seocompany.com)

No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

37/100
Moderate confidence
Not verified
View profile
10SP

Seattle PPC Agency

Seattle, WA, USA · team 300+

HQ in Seattle · pricing not disclosed Agency's own published cases

Seattle PPC Agency used WordPress development and local SEO optimization to drive local leads for Sacramento Plumbing Solutions. (Agency's own words, seattleppcagency.com)

No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

35/100
Moderate confidence
Not verified
View profile
16 more agencies considered without externally confirmed local SEO work, 14 of them serving Seattle
Frequently asked questions (7)
How many Seattle SEO agencies have documented local SEO work?
8 of the 22 SEO agencies Vendar tracks in Seattle have at least one local SEO claim on file under the published rubric, and 4 more from other cities join the ranking with documented local SEO work; 0 of the 12 ranked have an outside source naming it, and 0 have one that describes the work rather than listing the service. The other 14 Seattle agencies are listed unranked until evidence is added.
Which of them have worked for clients in Seattle?
1 of the 12 ranked agencies have documented local SEO work for a client in Seattle: SEA Marketing (#7, Seattle). The others are ranked on work for clients elsewhere.
Which Seattle local SEO agency fits my type of business?
By the clients named in their documented local SEO work: Law firms: On The Map Marketing (#1); Home and trade services: Bellevue SEO Company (#9), Seattle PPC Agency (#10) and Actuate Media (#11); Shops, restaurants and retail: Jessica Stegner SEO (#3) and SEA Marketing (#7). This comes from client reviews and case studies on file, not from the agencies' own positioning; the number after each name is its place in the ranking.
What does local SEO cost in Seattle?
Among the ranked agencies that disclose a monthly floor, retainers start at $449/month and the median floor is $750/month. 6 of 12 ranked agencies disclose some pricing signal.
Which of them are verified?
0 of 12 ranked agencies are verified. Verified means Vendar confirmed the company, its service and its market on official sources and stamped the profile with the date. A participation status or a partner relationship does not make a profile verified.
How is this list different from the Seattle SEO page?
The Seattle SEO page ranks every SEO agency serving the city. This page keeps only the agencies with local SEO evidence on file, scores them on the local SEO query with the published model, and cites the claims behind every position. The model, its weights and the rubric are on the How we rank page.
When was this list updated?
The newest profile verification among ranked agencies is June 2, 2026; the newest evidence claim was checked on November 3, 2026. Scores are recomputed from the profiles whenever a profile changes; the ranking model is version 2026.11.7.
All detailsThe full table, the rubric, the rules and the limits: the same data the machine feed serves for this ranking.Open ↓
D1Full ranking table12 ranked · click a column to sort
#AgencyScoreEvid./30Fit/25Capab./15Reliab./10Transp./10Reput./5Cred./5Pen.Conf.ClaimsVerified
1On The Map Marketing5919.516.20.77.2104.41.30.85/0Not verified
2Pinned5217.916.2153500-50.816/0Not verified
3Jessica Stegner SEO52152211.83500-50.83/0Not verified
4Seattle Organic SEO5282511.37.2500-50.81/0Not verified
5Flamingo Agency501416.28.7354.90-20.83/0Not verified
6Mindful Conversion44921.99.73500-50.82/0Not verified
7SEA Marketing4313.515.513.84.8000-50.82/0Not verified
8Seattle Digital Flow3981911.332.500-50.81/0Not verified
9Bellevue SEO Company37915.913.83000-50.81/0Not verified
10Seattle PPC Agency35815.510.632.500-50.81/0Not verified
11Actuate Media32915.59.63000-50.81/0Not verified
12Connect Media Agency2596.88.56000-50.81/0Not verified

Pool 22 · ranked 12 · unranked 16 (0 with profile tags only) · verified 0 · pricing disclosed 6 · case studies on file 18 · an outside source names the work 0 · an outside document describes it 0

Claims: claims for this need in the feed / of them from a third party. Confidence is the number behind the High, Moderate and Lower labels; it never changes the order.

D1Breakdown per agencyPoints, facts, claims with weights and reviews behind every position
#1 On The Map Marketing59/100 · Moderate confidence 0.8

Published by the agency on its own site · national coverage · From $3,000/month · hourly $100 - $149 · projects from $3,500 · 279 claims on file

Evidence for this query19.5/300.655 local SEO claims on file: 0 third-party, 3 first-party, 2 profile signals; outside claims from 1 distinct site; On The Map Marketing provided website design, organic SEO, and local SEO for Miami Top Cleaning. (onthemap.com, claimed); On The Map Marketing created local SEO content targeting office and janitorial cleaning searches for Miami Top Cleaning. (onthemap.com, claimed)
Fit to this query16.2/250.65Serves Seattle from Miami, FL, USA; no local office on file; Retainers from $3,000/month, inside the local SEO band (up to $6,000/month); Profile names small business clients
Capability depth0.7/150.0443 of 71 listed services are SEO services; 5 of 279 claims on file concern local SEO
Reliability7.2/100.72In business since 2009; Retention not documented
Transparency10/101Pricing disclosed (From $3,000/month); Team size 10-49; Workflow or reporting cadence documented
Reputation4.4/50.88169 third-party reviews at 4.4
Market credibility1.3/50.251 recognition with a source on file: a press mention per savvylawfirmmarketing.com; Sources: savvylawfirmmarketing.com, checked Nov 2026

Limits: No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.; Last verified June 2026; details may have changed since.

  • On The Map Marketing provided website design, organic SEO, and local SEO for Miami Top Cleaning.

    Agency's own words · onthemap.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • On The Map Marketing created local SEO content targeting office and janitorial cleaning searches for Miami Top Cleaning.

    Agency's own words · onthemap.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • On The Map Marketing's own case study for a Wyoming personal-injury law firm describes on-site optimisation, page-speed work, consistent NAP data across local citations, backlink cleanup and a restructured content hub. Within about three months the firm ranked first on page one for "Wyoming wrongful death attorney" and fourth for "Wyoming personal injury lawyer".

    Agency's own words · onthemap.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.6 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Profile best-fit tag: Local SEO.

    Vendar profile field · Vendar profile · internal_signal: status on file · weight 0.4 · checked Jun 2, 2026

  • Editorial use case: Miami local SEO for competitive service categories where calls and form fills matter more than vanity traffic..

    Vendar profile field · Vendar profile · internal_signal: status on file · weight 0.4 · checked Jun 2, 2026

Reviews: Google 4.4 from 169 reviews. Ratings never count as evidence for this question.

Best for (profile): SERM, ORM, Community Marketing, Link Building

#2 Pinned52/100 · Moderate confidence 0.8

Published by the agency on its own site · national coverage · From $500/month · 27 claims on file

Evidence for this query17.9/300.59816 local SEO claims on file: 0 third-party, 16 first-party, 0 profile signals; outside claims from 1 distinct site; Pinned's case study for restaurant client Melting Pot reports 11,938 website clicks and 1,597 phone calls from GMB. (pinned.co, claimed); Pinned's case study for electrical services client Power Professor LLC. reports 29 website clicks per month and 17 phone calls per month… (pinned.co, claimed)
Fit to this query16.2/250.65Serves Seattle from Phoenix, USA; no local office on file; Retainers from $500/month, inside the local SEO band (up to $6,000/month); Profile names small business clients
Capability depth15/1511 of 1 listed services are SEO services; 16 of 27 claims on file concern local SEO
Reliability3/100.3Founding year not disclosed; Retention not documented
Transparency5/100.5Pricing disclosed (From $500/month); Team size not disclosed; Process not documented
Reputation0/50No third-party reviews on file
Market credibility0/50No awards, certifications or media mentions with a source on file

Penalties: No independent source on file -3 (Every claim on file is first-party or a Vendar profile field.); Profile below decision-ready status -2 (Profile status is ready_for_render_audit.)

Limits: No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.; Never verified against official sources.; No independent source on file: Every claim on file is first-party or a Vendar profile field.; Profile below decision-ready status: Profile status is ready_for_render_audit.

  • Pinned's case study for restaurant client Melting Pot reports 11,938 website clicks and 1,597 phone calls from GMB.

    Agency's own words · pinned.co · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Pinned's case study for electrical services client Power Professor LLC. reports 29 website clicks per month and 17 phone calls per month from GMB.

    Agency's own words · pinned.co · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Pinned's case study for tax planning and accounting client Thomas J McAlister P.C. reports 34 website clicks per month and 13 phone calls per month from GMB.

    Agency's own words · pinned.co · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Pinned's case study for security and wiring client Omni Wire Integration Group. reports 290 website clicks and 21 phone calls from GMB.

    Agency's own words · pinned.co · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • The Thomas J McAlister P.C. success story reports 34 website clicks per month and 13 phone calls per month from GMB.

    Agency's own words · pinned.co · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • Client Coastal Asphalt Paving reports that before working with Pinned it had no Google Business Profile presence, and now has three active profiles ranking throughout Tacoma and Seattle, with more calls and visibility.

    Agency's own words · pinned.co · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Client Aura Barber Studio reports that over seven years Pinned's Google Maps rankings and local SEO work kept its schedule full and built a strong presence throughout Portland.

    Agency's own words · pinned.co · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Client Jack Harrison of Coastal Asphalt Paving reports that before working with Pinned the company had no Google Business Profile presence, and now has three active profiles ranking throughout Tacoma and Seattle, with more calls and visibility.

    Agency's own words · pinned.co · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Client Alejandro Iglesias of Aura Barber Studio reports that over seven years Pinned's Google Maps rankings and local SEO work kept his schedule full and built the shop's presence throughout Portland.

    Agency's own words · pinned.co · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Pinned built a strong presence throughout Portland for Aura Barber Studio over the past seven years by focusing on Google Maps rankings and local SEO.

    Agency's own words · pinned.co · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Client Jack Harrison of Coastal Asphalt Paving states that before working with Pinned the company had no Google Business Profile presence, and that it now has three active profiles ranking throughout Tacoma and Seattle, with more calls and visibility.

    Agency's own words · pinned.co · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Client Alejandro Iglesias of Aura Barber Studio states that over seven years Pinned's work on Google Maps rankings and local SEO kept his schedule full and built the studio's presence throughout Portland.

    Agency's own words · pinned.co · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Pinned worked with The Melting Pot Portland on a strategy involving Google Maps rankings and local SEO. Sunny V says the business hit its revenue target of more than $5 million, increased customer traffic, and strengthened its digital presence.

    Agency's own words · pinned.co · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • Pinned worked with Aura Barber Studio on Google Maps rankings and local SEO. Alejandro Iglesias says that for the past seven years Pinned has kept his schedule consistently full and his shop growing.

    Agency's own words · pinned.co · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • Pinned worked with Coastal Asphalt Paving on its Google Business Profile presence. Jack Harrison says it now has three active profiles ranking throughout Tacoma and Seattle and has seen more calls and visibility.

    Agency's own words · pinned.co · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • Pinned worked with Dr. Sprinkler on local visibility. Brett DeLuca says revenue increased sixfold in three months and visibility expanded throughout Orange County and Los Angeles.

    Agency's own words · pinned.co · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.6 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

#3 Jessica Stegner SEO52/100 · Moderate confidence 0.8

Published by the agency on its own site · headquarters in the city · Projects from $750 · projects from $750 · 13 claims on file

Evidence for this query15/300.53 local SEO claims on file: 0 third-party, 3 first-party, 0 profile signals; outside claims from 1 distinct site; For a Local Retail + Ecommerce Fabric Shop, Jessica did Local SEO and event optimization, then optimized product and collection pages and… (jessicastegner.com, claimed); Jessica Stegner worked on local SEO and class-specific SEO for an unnamed local fabric shop. Class signups rose from 6 in September 2024… (jessicastegner.com, claimed)
Fit to this query22/250.88Headquartered in Seattle (Seattle, WA, USA); Projects from $750; no monthly floor disclosed; Profile names small business clients
Capability depth11.8/150.78799999999999991 of 1 listed services are SEO services; 3 of 13 claims on file concern local SEO
Reliability3/100.3Founding year not disclosed; Retention not documented
Transparency5/100.5Pricing disclosed (Projects from $750); Team size not disclosed; Process not documented
Reputation0/50No third-party reviews on file
Market credibility0/50No awards, certifications or media mentions with a source on file

Penalties: No independent source on file -3 (Every claim on file is first-party or a Vendar profile field.); Profile below decision-ready status -2 (Profile status is ready_for_render_audit.)

Limits: No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.; Never verified against official sources.; No independent source on file: Every claim on file is first-party or a Vendar profile field.; Profile below decision-ready status: Profile status is ready_for_render_audit.

  • For a Local Retail + Ecommerce Fabric Shop, Jessica did Local SEO and event optimization, then optimized product and collection pages and consulted on content and PR. Class signups grew from under 10 per month to over 100 per month within a few months; the page also reports a 115.1% increase in organic sales and a revenue-share increase from 22.1% to 40.2% year over year.

    Agency's own words · jessicastegner.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 3, 2026

  • Jessica Stegner worked on local SEO and class-specific SEO for an unnamed local fabric shop. Class signups rose from 6 in September 2024 to 77 in January 2025, which the page describes as more than a 10× increase in a few months.

    Agency's own words · jessicastegner.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 3, 2026

  • Jessica Stegner restructured a Wix site, optimized product and collection pages, and improved the client’s visibility in Google Search, Google Business Profile, and Google Merchant Center over five months.

    Agency's own words · jessicastegner.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 3, 2026

#4 Seattle Organic SEO52/100 · Moderate confidence 0.8

Published by the agency on its own site · headquarters in the city · From $449/month · projects from $3,000 · 5 claims on file

Evidence for this query8/300.2671 local SEO claim on file: 0 third-party, 1 first-party, 0 profile signals; outside claims from 1 distinct site; Mahreen Mirza described improvements to the website's search visibility and Google Business Profile after disappointing experiences with… (seattleorganicseo.com, claimed)
Fit to this query25/251Headquartered in Seattle (Seattle, WA, USA); Retainers from $449/month, inside the local SEO band (up to $6,000/month); Profile names small business clients
Capability depth11.3/150.751 of 1 listed services are SEO services; 1 of 5 claims on file concern local SEO
Reliability7.2/100.72In business since 2010; Retention not documented
Transparency5/100.5Pricing disclosed (From $449/month); Team size not disclosed; Process not documented
Reputation0/50No third-party reviews on file
Market credibility0/50No awards, certifications or media mentions with a source on file

Penalties: No independent source on file -3 (Every claim on file is first-party or a Vendar profile field.); Profile below decision-ready status -2 (Profile status is ready_for_render_audit.)

Limits: No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.; Never verified against official sources.; No independent source on file: Every claim on file is first-party or a Vendar profile field.; Profile below decision-ready status: Profile status is ready_for_render_audit.

  • Mahreen Mirza described improvements to the website's search visibility and Google Business Profile after disappointing experiences with other agencies.

    Agency's own words · seattleorganicseo.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 3, 2026

#5 Flamingo Agency50/100 · Moderate confidence 0.8

Published by the agency on its own site · national coverage · From $1,000/month · 46 claims on file

Evidence for this query14/300.4673 local SEO claims on file: 0 third-party, 3 first-party, 0 profile signals; outside claims from 1 distinct site; Flamingo Agency designed and developed a WordPress website for Itùnú Behavioral Wellness, a Chicago-based mental health practice led by… (flamingoagency.com, claimed); The deliverables for the Itùnú Behavioral Wellness project are listed as including local SEO optimization alongside the website design. (flamingoagency.com, claimed)
Fit to this query16.2/250.65Serves Seattle from Chicago, IL, USA; no local office on file; Retainers from $1,000/month, inside the local SEO band (up to $6,000/month); Profile names small business clients
Capability depth8.7/150.58200000000000011 of 1 listed services are SEO services; 3 of 46 claims on file concern local SEO
Reliability3/100.3Founding year not disclosed; Retention not documented
Transparency5/100.5Pricing disclosed (From $1,000/month); Team size not disclosed; Process not documented
Reputation4.9/50.97588 third-party reviews at 5.0
Market credibility0/50No awards, certifications or media mentions with a source on file

Penalties: Profile below decision-ready status -2 (Profile status is ready_for_render_audit.)

Limits: No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.; Never verified against official sources.; Profile below decision-ready status: Profile status is ready_for_render_audit.

  • Flamingo Agency designed and developed a WordPress website for Itùnú Behavioral Wellness, a Chicago-based mental health practice led by Dr. Tomike Lana. The work included copywriting and content support, mobile-friendly design, local SEO optimization, and an easy appointment booking flow.

    Agency's own words · flamingoagency.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • The deliverables for the Itùnú Behavioral Wellness project are listed as including local SEO optimization alongside the website design.

    Agency's own words · flamingoagency.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • The site for the Law Offices of Carrie Gorup included local service area content for Yorkville, Kendall County, and Kane County. However, the page describes local messaging and content rather than local SEO results, and the scope listed is WordPress development and mobile design.

    Agency's own words · flamingoagency.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

Reviews: Google 5 from 88 reviews. Ratings never count as evidence for this question.

#6 Mindful Conversion44/100 · Moderate confidence 0.8

Published by the agency on its own site · serves the city from Maple Valley, WA, USA · From $750/month · 17 claims on file

Evidence for this query9/300.32 local SEO claims on file: 0 third-party, 2 first-party, 0 profile signals; outside claims from 1 distinct site; Jordan K. of Evergreen Landscaping says the SEO work helped the business dominate local search and increased phone calls. (mindfulconversion.com, claimed); Maple Valley Bakery reports that its organic traffic doubled in 3 months and its local visibility increased. (mindfulconversion.com, claimed)
Fit to this query21.9/250.875Lists Seattle as a service region; headquartered in Maple Valley, WA, USA; Retainers from $750/month, inside the local SEO band (up to $6,000/month); Profile names small business clients
Capability depth9.7/150.6471 of 1 listed services are SEO services; 2 of 17 claims on file concern local SEO
Reliability3/100.3Founding year not disclosed; Retention not documented
Transparency5/100.5Pricing disclosed (From $750/month); Team size not disclosed; Process not documented
Reputation0/50No third-party reviews on file
Market credibility0/50No awards, certifications or media mentions with a source on file

Penalties: No independent source on file -3 (Every claim on file is first-party or a Vendar profile field.); Profile below decision-ready status -2 (Profile status is ready_for_render_audit.)

Limits: No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.; Never verified against official sources.; No independent source on file: Every claim on file is first-party or a Vendar profile field.; Profile below decision-ready status: Profile status is ready_for_render_audit.

  • Jordan K. of Evergreen Landscaping says the SEO work helped the business dominate local search and increased phone calls.

    Agency's own words · mindfulconversion.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.6 · describes work · checked Nov 3, 2026

  • Maple Valley Bakery reports that its organic traffic doubled in 3 months and its local visibility increased.

    Agency's own words · mindfulconversion.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.6 · describes work · checked Nov 3, 2026

#7 SEA Marketing43/100 · Moderate confidence 0.8

Published by the agency on its own site · headquarters in the city · price not disclosed · 6 claims on file

Evidence for this query13.5/300.452 local SEO claims on file: 0 third-party, 2 first-party, 0 profile signals; outside claims from 1 distinct site; SEA Marketing reports a 340% organic traffic lift for a Seattle retailer after rebuilding its local SEO strategy, optimizing 120 product… (seamrkt.com, claimed); SEA Marketing rebuilt the local SEO strategy and optimized 120 product pages for a Seattle-based outdoor retailer. Organic traffic… (seamrkt.com, claimed)
Fit to this query15.5/250.62Headquartered in Seattle (Seattle, WA, USA); Pricing not disclosed
Capability depth13.8/150.9171 of 1 listed services are SEO services; 2 of 6 claims on file concern local SEO
Reliability4.8/100.48In business since 2020; Retention not documented
Transparency0/100Pricing not disclosed; Team size not disclosed; Process not documented
Reputation0/50No third-party reviews on file
Market credibility0/50No awards, certifications or media mentions with a source on file

Penalties: No independent source on file -3 (Every claim on file is first-party or a Vendar profile field.); Profile below decision-ready status -2 (Profile status is ready_for_render_audit.)

Limits: No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.; Pricing not disclosed; budget fit cannot be checked before outreach.; Never verified against official sources.; No independent source on file: Every claim on file is first-party or a Vendar profile field.; Profile below decision-ready status: Profile status is ready_for_render_audit.

  • SEA Marketing reports a 340% organic traffic lift for a Seattle retailer after rebuilding its local SEO strategy, optimizing 120 product pages, and earning featured snippets.

    Agency's own words · seamrkt.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 3, 2026

  • SEA Marketing rebuilt the local SEO strategy and optimized 120 product pages for a Seattle-based outdoor retailer. Organic traffic increased 340% in 6 months.

    Agency's own words · seamrkt.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 3, 2026

#8 Seattle Digital Flow39/100 · Moderate confidence 0.8

Published by the agency on its own site · headquarters in the city · price not disclosed · 5 claims on file

Evidence for this query8/300.2671 local SEO claim on file: 0 third-party, 1 first-party, 0 profile signals; outside claims from 1 distinct site; Seattle Digital Flow worked with CK Nature Play on a rebrand, website overhaul, local SEO, Google Maps, content, and social. The page… (seadf.com, claimed)
Fit to this query19/250.76Headquartered in Seattle (Seattle, WA, USA); Pricing not disclosed; Profile names small business clients
Capability depth11.3/150.751 of 1 listed services are SEO services; 1 of 5 claims on file concern local SEO
Reliability3/100.3Founding year not disclosed; Retention not documented
Transparency2.5/100.25Pricing not disclosed; Team size 150+; Process not documented
Reputation0/50No third-party reviews on file
Market credibility0/50No awards, certifications or media mentions with a source on file

Penalties: No independent source on file -3 (Every claim on file is first-party or a Vendar profile field.); Profile below decision-ready status -2 (Profile status is ready_for_render_audit.)

Limits: No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.; Pricing not disclosed; budget fit cannot be checked before outreach.; Never verified against official sources.; No independent source on file: Every claim on file is first-party or a Vendar profile field.; Profile below decision-ready status: Profile status is ready_for_render_audit.

  • Seattle Digital Flow worked with CK Nature Play on a rebrand, website overhaul, local SEO, Google Maps, content, and social. The page reports a #1 ranking for many good keywords within 4 weeks and steady inbound leads, alongside other results; these outcomes are not attributed to one service.

    Agency's own words · seadf.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 3, 2026

#9 Bellevue SEO Company37/100 · Moderate confidence 0.8

Published by the agency on its own site · serves the city from Bellevue, WA, USA · price not disclosed · 3 claims on file

Evidence for this query9/300.31 local SEO claim on file: 0 third-party, 1 first-party, 0 profile signals; outside claims from 1 distinct site; Bellevue SEO Company reports providing local SEO for Spokane Home Services over 8 months, with organic traffic growth of 640%, qualified… (bellevue-seocompany.com, claimed)
Fit to this query15.9/250.635Lists Seattle as a service region; headquartered in Bellevue, WA, USA; Pricing not disclosed; Profile names local business clients
Capability depth13.8/150.9171 of 1 listed services are SEO services; 1 of 3 claims on file concern local SEO
Reliability3/100.3Founding year not disclosed; Retention not documented
Transparency0/100Pricing not disclosed; Team size not disclosed; Process not documented
Reputation0/50No third-party reviews on file
Market credibility0/50No awards, certifications or media mentions with a source on file

Penalties: No independent source on file -3 (Every claim on file is first-party or a Vendar profile field.); Profile below decision-ready status -2 (Profile status is ready_for_render_audit.)

Limits: No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.; Pricing not disclosed; budget fit cannot be checked before outreach.; Never verified against official sources.; No independent source on file: Every claim on file is first-party or a Vendar profile field.; Profile below decision-ready status: Profile status is ready_for_render_audit.

  • Bellevue SEO Company reports providing local SEO for Spokane Home Services over 8 months, with organic traffic growth of 640%, qualified leads growth of 1100%, and a #1 ranking in its niche.

    Agency's own words · bellevue-seocompany.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 3, 2026

#10 Seattle PPC Agency35/100 · Moderate confidence 0.8

Published by the agency on its own site · headquarters in the city · price not disclosed · 6 claims on file

Evidence for this query8/300.2671 local SEO claim on file: 0 third-party, 1 first-party, 0 profile signals; outside claims from 1 distinct site; Seattle PPC Agency used WordPress development and local SEO optimization to drive local leads for Sacramento Plumbing Solutions. (seattleppcagency.com, claimed)
Fit to this query15.5/250.62Headquartered in Seattle (Seattle, WA, USA); Pricing not disclosed
Capability depth10.6/150.7081 of 1 listed services are SEO services; 1 of 6 claims on file concern local SEO
Reliability3/100.3Founding year not disclosed; Retention not documented
Transparency2.5/100.25Pricing not disclosed; Team size 300+; Process not documented
Reputation0/50No third-party reviews on file
Market credibility0/50No awards, certifications or media mentions with a source on file

Penalties: No independent source on file -3 (Every claim on file is first-party or a Vendar profile field.); Profile below decision-ready status -2 (Profile status is ready_for_render_audit.)

Limits: No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.; Pricing not disclosed; budget fit cannot be checked before outreach.; Never verified against official sources.; No independent source on file: Every claim on file is first-party or a Vendar profile field.; Profile below decision-ready status: Profile status is ready_for_render_audit.

  • Seattle PPC Agency used WordPress development and local SEO optimization to drive local leads for Sacramento Plumbing Solutions.

    Agency's own words · seattleppcagency.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 3, 2026

Positions 11 to 12: the same breakdown is on each agency's profile, linked from the table above, and in the machine-readable version below.

D2What counts as evidence for this questionRubric 2026.09

A claim counts as local-SEO evidence when a source on file names local search work: Google Business Profile or map-pack results, service-area or local landing pages, local citations, multi-location programs, or reviews that describe local rankings. Official case studies and third-party reviews carry the most weight. A Vendar service listing or profile tag is our own label, not a document: it adds a weak signal to a vendor already carrying outside evidence, and on its own it does not earn a rank. A service share an agency sets on its own directory profile, such as a review-platform focus percentage, is the agency's claim about itself and weighs as little as a service listing. Agencies with no outside claim on file are listed below the ranking, not in it.

Terms that count:
local seo, local search, local pack, map pack, google business profile, google my business, gmb, gbp, google maps, service-area page, service area page, service-area pages, service area pages, local landing page, local landing pages, local citations, near me, multi-location, multi location, local rankings, local visibility, local lead generation
Minimum to be ranked:
1 claim on file under this rubric, of which 1 from a source outside Vendar.
Budget band:
up to $6,000 per month

In plain words: a case counts when it names local SEO work and where it was published can be checked.

D3Eligibility and orderWho is admitted, how ties break, what payment does

Ranked vendors have at least 1 claim on file that supports local SEO under the published rubric, of which at least 1 comes from a source outside Vendar; the rest are listed unranked.

  • The vendor lists the page's service on its profile.
  • The vendor serves the page's market: headquarters or a listed service region in the city. When a need page has fewer than ten ranked vendors from the city, agencies from other cities join it only if they are headquartered in the same state or have published work (a case study, a project, a client review) that names the city or its state. A line saying a company serves the whole country is not enough. They are ranked by the same score, geography counts 0.3 for them, and each position says where the agency works from. Mobile development is bought remotely, so its city pages take agencies from anywhere in the United States under the same condition: documented work for the need. The same holds for SEO needs bought remotely: international, enterprise, consulting, recovery, marketplaces, startups, B2B SaaS, ecommerce, AI search visibility, audits, technical and content-led SEO. Local SEO, small business, lead generation and high-ticket services stay with agencies from the city and its state.
  • A need page that still has fewer than ten ranked agencies after that is filled from the city's own agencies whose sources say they offer the need but document no project for it yet. They always stand below every agency with documented work, are labelled "Offers this service; no documented project on file yet", carry lower confidence, and do not count toward the threshold that opens a page to search engines.
  • For an intent page, at least one claim on file supports the intent under the page's rubric, and at least one of those claims comes from a source outside Vendar. Our own service listings and profile tags describe the intent but document nothing, so they add weight to a vendor that already has outside evidence and never earn a rank on their own. Vendors without outside evidence appear below the ranking, unranked, never padded into it.
  • For an intent page, at least one of those claims documents work the vendor has done: a case study, a project or portfolio entry, or a client review. Service pages, price lists, positioning statements and directory listings say what a vendor offers, not what it did; they add weight to a vendor that already has documented work and never earn a documented position. They can only fill a page that is short of ten, below every documented position and labelled as such (see below).
  • A position may rest on case studies the agency published on its own site. It is admitted and labelled "Published by the agency on its own site" until an independent source documents the same kind of work.
  • Filtered views (an entry price, a pricing model, a team size) are not rankings of their own: they show agencies ranked for at least one need in the city, each with the score of its best need, and keep only those that meet the condition. An agency that does not publish the fact is listed below with the reason.
  • Draft and needs-data profiles are never listed.
  • Rank order is the score, highest first. Ties break on evidence points, then on the number of third-party claims, then alphabetically.
  • There is no hidden ordering: no hand-curated slug lists and no paid boost in the sort on any listing.
  • If an editor overrides a position, the position is labelled as an editorial placement with a written reason and ordering_basis set to editorial. No such placements exist on evidence-ranked pages today.
  • Every ranked position explains itself from its score components and cites the claims behind them, with their sources.
  • Sort: score_out_of_100, highest first; ties break on evidence points, then third-party claim count, then name.
  • Payment: Paid visibility never changes the order of a listing.
  • Top-list threshold: An intent page is offered to search engines when its ranked list has at least five evidence-backed vendors (three when the city has fewer than twenty vendors for the service). Only agencies from the city itself (headquarters or a listed service region) with documented work count toward it: agencies filled in from other cities and agencies that only offer the need do not. A page whose list rests mostly on agencies from other cities is titled “agencies serving” the city instead of “best agencies in” it, says how many are local, stays on the city page and in its feed, and is kept out of search engines until enough local agencies document the work; otherwise the same national list would stand behind six city pages. Below the threshold even with outside agencies the page stays published with noindex, keeps its URL, links and feed, and is left out of the city page's list of rankings. A page whose top ten repeats 70% or more of another need's top ten in the same city, or has the same top three, also stays noindex while the stronger of the two is offered; it opens when the lists differ. The same holds across cities: of the pages for one need whose top tens share 70% or more, only the one with the most local agencies is offered to search engines.

Weights: Evidence for this query 30 · Fit to this query 25 · Capability depth 15 · Reliability 10 · Transparency 10 · Reputation 5 · Market credibility 5. Penalties: Profile flagged for review -5 · Evidence not re-checked in 18 months -5 · No independent source on file -3 · Profile below decision-ready status -2.

D4How claims are counted
  • Paid agency directories that sell placement are not a source. Their reviews are not cited, never support a position and do not count toward reputation; a profile may show how many reviews such directories hold as one unnamed figure, for context only. Ratings come from open review platforms: Google, Trustpilot and BBB.
  • Provenance is recorded per claim: third_party, first_party, internal (a Vendar profile field) or unknown.
  • Verification status is recorded per claim: verified, claimed, internal_signal or unverified.
  • Every record on file has a role: a claim states a fact; a source reference is a link without a statement (an official site, a directory profile); a research note is Vendar's own remark. Only claims count as evidence. A source reference never earns weight, however its title reads, and a research note never reaches a page or a feed.
  • Every claim with a source URL is checked against that page by an AI reader and the result is recorded: confirmed, partly confirmed, not supported, or page unreachable. A claim the page does not support stops counting toward any position until a later check confirms it; a claim whose page cannot be read still counts and says so.
  • Third-party claims outweigh first-party claims; profile fields are the weakest signal and are labelled as such.
  • A position may rest on case studies the agency published on its own site; such a position is admitted and labelled "Published by the agency on its own site" on the listing, the profile and the feed (evidence_basis: own_published) until an independent source documents the same kind of work. Its confidence is at most moderate.
  • In the ranking, who is speaking is decided by the source address: the vendor's own site and platforms where the vendor publishes about itself (platform partner directories and portals, case-study hosting sites, paid release wires) are the vendor's own word, not an independent source, whatever domain they sit on. Client reviews on a partner directory stay third-party.
  • On the profile and in its feed the rule is stricter: who is speaking is decided by who wrote the text. Every claim falls into one of four classes: independent (a client, the press, a rating written by a third party); linked to the agency (a person who worked at or through it, writing in the first person); a listing the agency writes (the platforms above, or another page retelling what the agency says); and the agency itself. Only the first class counts as independent there (section 18).
  • A claim counts for an intent only when the rubric's terms appear in the claim or its source. The rubric is published on the page.
  • Claims that only describe the company's location or history are not intent evidence.
  • Each claim is marked by whether it documents work (describes_work in the machine feed): case studies, projects, portfolio entries and client reviews do; service pages, pricing, positioning statements, review-platform profiles and employer reviews do not.
  • Claims from the same source count with diminishing weight: each further claim adds half as much as the one before it. Everything an agency says about itself, on any page, is one source; outside documents are told apart by the site that published them. The number of reviews on one platform, or of pages on an agency's own site, cannot carry a position.
  • Evidence documented on two or more different independent sites earns a small bonus over the same amount of evidence from one site.
  • Review platforms that compete with Vendar stay in the machine feed with their source URL, because a claim must be checkable, but pages do not name or link them; where other sources exist, they are listed first.

Verified means Vendar confirmed the company, its service and its market on official sources and stamped the profile with the date. A participation status or a partner relationship does not make a profile verified.

D5Dates and versions
Data as of
Nov 3, 2026
Newest evidence check
Nov 3, 2026
Feed generated
Nov 4, 2026
Ranking model
Evidence-weighted ranking 2026.11.7
Rubric
Local SEO 2026.09
Update cadence
Fast signals, monthly: licence status, site alive, review rating and count, pricing pages, team page. Evidence, each base cycle: case studies, portfolio, services, client types, press and awards. Full re-verification, yearly: registry, address, ownership, every claim a rank rests on. Event-driven, within days: a vendor update, a buyer report, a dead link, a regulator record, a dispute.
Next evidence pass due by
Feb 1, 2027

Every date shown is a data date. A listing's updated date is the newest verification date among its ranked vendors and the evidence claims their ranks rest on; the same value appears in the page text, the structured data and the machine feed.

D6Known limits of the method

A position reflects documented work for the page's question, not the quality of an agency as such. Without a public case or a visible campaign the result of an agency's work cannot be known from outside. An agency with no public evidence is not worse: there is nothing to confirm it with, so it is listed below the ranking instead of being ranked low.

  • About 20 of 100 points rest on what the vendor says about itself without an outside check: years in business, team size, retention, prices.
  • The weights favour older, larger and local vendors: full marks at ten years and around 100 reviews, awards count toward market credibility, a vendor that works remotely gets 0.3 on geography, an undisclosed price gets 0.2.
  • The weights 30/25/15/10/10/5/5 are set by judgment and are not yet calibrated on client outcomes.
  • Reviews on directories are often collected by the agency itself.
  • The ranking decides who is speaking by the source address only: a person who worked at or through the agency writing on their own site, or a third-party page retelling what the agency says, still counts as third-party in a position. The profile and its feed already count them as the agency's word, so a position can show more third-party claims than the profile shows independent ones.
  • Market credibility counts recognition with a source on file, including recognition the vendor reports about itself.
  • Claims are checked by AI models, not by people. Code confirms that the quoted words are on the page; it cannot confirm that the page itself tells the truth. A case study on an agency's own site stays the agency's word even when the check confirms it.
  • Confidence is shown next to the score and does not change the order.
D7Machine-readable version

This section carries the same data that AI assistants receive.

/ai/listings/marketing/seo/seattle/local-seo

Schema vendar.ai.decision.v1 · Evidence-weighted ranking 2026.11.7 · generated Nov 4, 2026 · methodology /scoring

Seattle buyer context

How to judge local SEO fit in Seattle

Local results turn on the profile, the service-area pages and the reviews behind them. An agency that treats those as three separate projects will move rankings slowly and calls not at all.

Fit
  • Works on the Google Business Profile, local pages and review flow as one system.
  • Knows how demand splits across Seattle neighbourhoods and service areas.
  • Reports calls and form fills, not only map-pack positions.
Proof
  • Show map-pack movement with dates for a business like mine.
  • How do you keep service-area pages from becoming near-duplicates?
  • Who holds the profile and the review platform logins when we part ways?
Budget
  • Ranked here and disclosing a monthly minimum: 5, from $449 to $3K.
  • Middle of that range: about $750 a month.
  • 7 of the 12 ranked agencies do not publish a minimum; ask on the first call.