Local SEO & web design in Melbourne More leads in 90 days, or we work free.
We rebuild your site, climb the rankings week after week, and track every call and enquiry in a live portal. If your leads haven't grown within 90 days, you stop paying until they do.
Step one: free audit · No lock-in · 2-day turnaround See how it works →
Three services.
Three steps.
Websites and local SEO for Melbourne trades and shopfront businesses. One plan, three steps. Already have a site you like? We start at step two.
Everything we do,
in one place.
One login for your whole engagement. See exactly where you rank, refreshed weekly. Request website changes and watch them move. Get a plain-English report on what we did and what's next, with no lock-in keeping you there.
Sample view of the client portal. Yours shows your real keywords, requests and reports.
Ranked on Google.
Cited by AI.
People now ask ChatGPT and Google's AI who to call, and those tools don't guess. They recommend the businesses that already rank well, review well, and have pages worth quoting. Every plan we run is built for that from day one.
- Pages structured so AI can quote them
- Site open to AI crawlers, llms.txt included
- The review and profile signals AI leans on
Carlton Plumbing Co. is a strong pick. They're rated 4.9 from local reviews and list 24 hour emergency call-outs with same-day response across Carlton and Brunswick.
Illustrative sample. The signals that rank you on Google are the ones AI recommends.
No lock-in, no jargon, and a report you can actually read.
More leads in 90 days, or we work free until you get them. Every month you'll see exactly where you rank, what we did, and what's next. If the numbers aren't moving, you can walk.
- Step 01
Free audit
We crawl the site, refresh your rankings and flag anything holding it back. This is also where we set your baseline: the calls and enquiries you get now. Yours to keep, either way.
- Full technical + local crawl
- Live keyword ranking snapshot
- No card required
- Step 02
Fix & build
We fix what the audit found: site speed, structure, local pages, your Google Business Profile, all in the first month.
- Site speed & Core Web Vitals
- Google Business Profile tune-up
- Location & service pages
- Step 03
Climb, month on month
Then the ongoing work: content, links, reviews. Rankings and enquiries tracked weekly, one plain-English report a month.
- Fresh content & link building
- Rankings and enquiries tracked weekly
- One honest report a month
Sites we've
built.
These are products we own and run, not client mockups. We built each one, got it ranking, and keep it live today. Click any card to see it for yourself.
Royale Photography
A photographer's studio site, set up with the location pages and Google Business Profile it needs to rank for searches like 'photographer near me'.
Drop Store Collectables
An online store for trading cards and collectables. We built it to load fast and show up when collectors search for a specific card by name.
ResellAIO
A SaaS analytics tool for resellers. We built the site around the questions resellers type into Google, so they find it through search instead of ads.
Hear it from
a client.
A real client, unscripted, on what working with us is actually like, filmed on their own phone.
“It's been good seeing the actual improvements from week to week.”
Captions available on the player. More client stories are on the way, and this space grows as they land.
Fair questions.
How much does SEO cost in Melbourne?
Our pricing is public, so you never have to ask. Plans start at $500 a week, with a one-off $450 setup in your first week. The full breakdown is on our pricing page. Every plan is week to week with no lock-in and no hourly billing, so you always know the number. Prefer monthly billing? Every plan is also available monthly at the equivalent rate. If a cheaper fix will do the job, we'll tell you that too.
How long does SEO take to work?
Most local businesses see movement in 6 to 8 weeks and meaningful gains inside 3 to 4 months. SEO compounds, so the longer it runs the harder you are to catch. We show you the trend line every month, so nothing is taken on faith.
Do you guarantee first-page rankings?
No, and anyone who does is bluffing, because nobody controls Google's algorithm. What we guarantee is the outcome: more calls and enquiries than your current baseline within 90 days, or we keep working for free until you get them. We can't control Google. We can control whether you pay.
How does the leads guarantee work?
Before we start, we agree your baseline in writing: the calls and enquiries you get in a normal month. Then we track them weekly. If you are not getting more than that baseline by day 90, you stop paying and we keep doing the work free until you are. The full terms are on our terms page, in plain English.
Is SEO still worth it in 2026, now AI answers so many questions?
Yes, it just looks a bit different. Tools like Google's AI Overviews and ChatGPT pull their answers from the pages that already rank well, so good SEO is how you get quoted instead of skipped. And local search has barely changed: people still tap the map pack and read the reviews before they call.
Should I do SEO or Google Ads?
Both have their place. Ads put you at the top today, but the moment you stop paying you disappear. SEO takes longer to build and then keeps working without paying for every click. For most local businesses the map pack and SEO are the better long game, and we'll say so plainly if ads make more sense for you.
Do you build a page for each of my services?
Yes, and it's one of the highest-impact things we do. Say you're a plumber who does blocked drains, hot water and gas fitting. We build a separate page for each, so when someone searches for that exact job they find the page about it, not a homepage that lists everything at once. More specific pages means more chances to be the business they call.
Are you a digital marketing agency?
Technically yes, but a deliberately narrow one. We only do the three things that move local rankings: websites, SEO and Google Business Profile work. No ad management, no social media, no email campaigns. If you want those, a full-service digital marketing agency is a better fit. If you want to be found on Google and get more calls, that focus is exactly why we're good at it.
What if we already have a website?
We work with what you've got. The audit tells us whether your site needs a tune-up or a rebuild. Most need less work than their owners fear.
How do I choose an SEO agency in Melbourne?
Look for four things: public pricing so you can compare without a sales call, no lock-in contract so they have to earn your business every week, tracking you can check yourself instead of taking on faith, and reports written in plain English you actually understand. Be wary of anyone who guarantees rankings or won't tell you what the work costs before you sign. We built Threefold to pass that test, and you should apply it to everyone you talk to, including us.
Are we locked into a contract?
No. Week to week. If the numbers stop moving, you can walk, and that keeps us honest.
More leads in 90 days, or we work free until you get them.
We can't control Google, so we never guarantee rankings. We can control whether you pay. If your calls and enquiries haven't grown past your baseline within 90 days, you stop paying and we keep working until they have. Step one is the free audit: we crawl the site, refresh your rankings and flag what's holding you back, within 2 business days. If we work together after that, it's simple weekly pricing from $500 a week, with no lock-in.