SEO
SEO for construction companies that win on reputation: turn finished projects into pages developers, councils and managers find while they research.
Part of Marketing for Construction CompaniesSEO for construction
Rock Solid Marketing provides SEO for construction companies across Australia from our Mildura office, so the people commissioning projects find your work on Google.
Construction buyers rarely search once and ring. A developer, a council officer or a facility manager may spend weeks comparing contractors and their finished projects. Only then do they ask for a price or add you to a tender list. Most construction websites give them a photo gallery with no words, which Google can’t read and buyers can’t judge.
We turn each finished project into a page Google can find by project type and region, then build capability and sector pages around them. Plans start from $1,000 + GST a month, and you can stop at any monthly review. It all sits within our wider marketing for construction companies.
9+
Years serving Sunraysia and the Mallee
10+
Years’ minimum experience for every specialist
10
Marketing specialists on your team
6
Core digital channels, one joined-up strategy
Common problems
Each project gets a written page: the type of build, the town or region, the scope, what made it hard, and photos with descriptive alt text.
We target the searches developers and managers make while shortlisting, such as a project type plus a region. Then we build sector pages for the work you want more of.
We report Search Console impressions, project page visits, enquiry forms and the tender invitations you tell us about, because construction buyers seldom ring on a first visit.
What the work covers
Every page we write gives a shortlisting buyer a reason to keep reading, and gives Google words to match against what they searched.
Each finished job becomes a page naming the project type, the town or region, the scope and what was hard about it, with photos described in alt text. Developers find it, and so does Google.
We research how buyers search for your kind of work: usually a project type plus a town or region. Then we match pages to those phrases instead of chasing one broad term.
Your capability statement, safety systems and sector experience move from a PDF into web pages. A shortlisting manager can read them on a phone without downloading anything.
If you want more education, health or industrial work, each sector gets a page linking to the projects that show you’ve done it before. You choose the sectors, and we write the pages.
Licence or registration numbers, insurances and accreditations sit where buyers look for them. You supply the details, because they’re yours to claim, and several states require licence numbers in advertising.
Each month you see Search Console impressions, project page visits and enquiry forms, beside any tender invitations you tell us came from search. Then we talk it through on a review call.
Who it’s for
Your specialists
Lindsay BuckleyDigital MastermindSydney NSW
Saimul IslamDeveloper & AI expertBendigo VICHow it works
SEO is an ongoing process, so the work runs month by month, with a report and a call every time.
A free 30-minute call about your website, your market and the searches your customers make.
Keyword research, analytics set-up and a technical check of your site, from load speed to robots.txt and sitemaps.
Title tags, meta tags, content editing, internal links and offsite link building, all focused on ranking regionally.
A custom report and a personalised review call every month on your rankings, your traffic and what comes next.
How it starts
We start with the projects you’ve finished and the work you want next. You list your best jobs from recent years. We then search for those project types in the regions you work in, the way a developer or council officer would.
Then we audit your site: the gallery, the capability pages, the speed on mobile and what Google has indexed. You get a short plan naming the project pages to write first and the sectors to build out. Good SEO for construction companies starts with proof, not keywords. If your site needs a rebuild before SEO is worth paying for, we’ll tell you before we quote.
Your portfolio is your strongest search asset. Put it to work.
Package activities
SEO plans cover the search work. Writing beyond the plan, such as a full capability statement rewrite, is $175 + GST an hour.
Work in this industry
Rock Solid Marketing built a new website and content management system for Aline Trading, with a complete product catalogue the team can update themselves, searchable by category, price and specification.
Rock Solid Marketing rebuilt the Shopify online store for Exposed Signage and Apparel after technical issues stalled the original build, giving the business a working way to sell its products online.
Mildura VICRock Solid Marketing worked as part of the team at Sunraysia Residential Services (SRS), a Mildura aged care, disability and child care provider of almost 50 years, on its brand, website, SEO, email and social media.
One clear, consistent brand across the SRS services and platforms
Loddon Mallee VICRock Solid Marketing supported the launch of GreenConnect’s nature-based dementia respite programs across Mildura, Bendigo, Heathcote and Merbein, for an Australian Government-funded consortium that secured $1.7 million in federal funding.
$1.7M Federal funding secured
Irymple VICRock Solid Marketing created the brand and WordPress website for Mildura CCTV & Data, a CCTV, security and data cabling installer in Irymple VIC, along with customer guides, SEO and Facebook posts.
Encounter Bay SARock Solid Marketing designed the G4U brand and built the website for Gunning For You, a licensed firearms dealer in Encounter Bay SA, then ran its SEO and social media after the 2019 launch.
We approached Rock Solid Marketing to build our online store for our retail division and to look after our existing website. The professionalism of Sean and his team from day one was incredible, they took the time to sit down with us to discuss our exact requirements and they offered suggestions for the build which would improve the overall running of the store.
The finished result of our online store is nothing short of fantastic- it integrates with our point of sale software, it is very easy to navigate, and presents and operates as a professionally made web store should. Since completion and hand over, the back up support we receive from Rock Solid Marketing is remarkable- nothing is too much trouble and we can contact the team at any time with any questions we may have. I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending Sean, Janine and the team from Rock Solid Marketing for building or revamping a website, creating an online store to suit your business or with online marketing.
Resources
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The Rock Solid Marketing team is thrilled to share that another of our clients has achieved a featured snippet on Google! Congratulations to Heat Systems for reaching the elusive Position Zero for their keyword term “carbon regeneration kilns”. Our SEO specialist has been focusing their optimising efforts on carbon-related keywords for Heat Systems in recent
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FAQ
Can’t find what you’re after? Call us on 1800 842 022 or browse every answer on our FAQ page.
All FAQsPlans for a construction company start from $1,000 + GST a month, with no lock-in. The scope grows with the regions you cover, the sectors you chase and how many past projects need writing up. A firm focused on one region and a few project types needs less work, and you get a written scope after the free discovery call.
It can, though rarely in one step. SEO puts your projects in front of people while they shortlist contractors, which brings more enquiries and more invitations to quote. The contract is still won on price, capacity and relationships. That’s why we report impressions and enquiries, and never promise signed jobs.
Longer than for a local trade, because construction searches are fewer and competitors may have years of project pages. Technical fixes and the first project write-ups often show up in Search Console first. Steady enquiries take longer, so judge progress on the monthly report and review call rather than on any single week.
A project page should name the project type, the town or region, the client (if they’re happy to be named), the scope and what made it hard. Add photos with descriptive alt text and a link to the sector page it belongs to. A paragraph of real detail does more for Google and a shortlisting manager than a gallery with no words.
It targets buyers who research and compare, not people with an urgent repair. Local trade SEO chases Maps results and phone calls. Construction work is bought through shortlists and tenders, so the work leans on project pages, sector pages and credentials. Success shows up as enquiries and invitations to quote, not a ringing phone.
Not necessarily, but you need one that understands how projects are bought. Ask whether they’ll write project pages from your site notes, how they’ll handle tender-driven work and what they report besides rankings. We start every plan from your finished projects, and you approve every page before it goes live.
It can help. A careers page can appear when tradespeople and site managers search for jobs nearby, if it names the roles, the region and the projects they’d work on. It also gives your job ads on other sites a place to point. If hiring is a priority, we add that page to your plan.
Your business does. SEO for construction company websites builds an asset you keep. Every project page we write stays on your site, and the Analytics and Search Console accounts are in your name. Plans have no lock-in and are reviewed monthly, so you can stop at any review without losing the work.
Let’s start by scheduling a free discovery call so we can get to know each other and see if we’re a good fit for your marketing needs.
