SEO
Search engine optimisation: helping Google show your pages when someone types “plumber Bendor” or “electrician near me”. Clear pages, fast loading, local details and reviews.
SEO · AEO · GEO · SOUTH AFRICA
SEO, AEO and GEO for South African trades.
Grow is Elevate’s ongoing search plan for trades and service businesses, run from Polokwane for clients across South Africa. For R1,799 a month it adds a new answer or service article every month, weekly Google profile activity, review requests, and monthly tracking of where you show up, on Google and in AI answers.
- PRICER1,799 a month
- TRACKS5 to 10 local search terms
- AI CHECKSGoogle AI and ChatGPT, monthly
- RESULTSUsually 3 to 6 months
THREE KINDS OF SEARCH
What SEO, AEO and GEO mean for a trade.
AEO
Answer engine optimisation: writing plain answers to the questions customers really ask, such as prices, call-out times and certificates, so Google’s AI Overviews and voice assistants can quote you.
GEO
Generative engine optimisation: making sure AI assistants like ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity find accurate, consistent facts about your business, so they can describe and recommend you correctly.
Why all three
Customers now ask Google, Maps and AI assistants the same question in different ways. One set of accurate, well-written pages serves all three.
WHAT GROW INCLUDES
Grow, next to the other monthly plans.
Every Elevate website needs a monthly plan. Host keeps it live, Care keeps it and your Google profile active, Grow adds the ongoing search work.
| Every month | Host R299 | Care R649 | Grow R1,799 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosting, SSL and backups | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Domain renewal managed | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Small edits | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Google Business Profile posts | None | 2 a month | Weekly |
| Monthly report | None | Yes | Yes, with keyword and AI answer tracking |
| New FAQ or service article | None | None | 1 a month |
| Review request setup | None | None | Yes |
| New page or section | None | None | 1 a quarter |
HOW A MONTH OF GROW WORKS
Five things we do every month.
Track the searches that matter
We agree 5 to 10 local search terms with you, such as your trade plus the suburbs and towns you serve, and record where you appear each month.
Answer one real question
Each month we add a new FAQ or service article built from what your customers ask: prices, timelines, what a job involves, what to do in an emergency.
Keep your Google profile active
Weekly posts with photos of real work, and a review request set up so every finished job can turn into a review.
Test the AI answers
We ask a fixed set of questions on Google AI and ChatGPT every month and note whether, and how, your business is mentioned.
Report what we can measure
One short monthly report: site visits, WhatsApp clicks, Google profile views and calls, keyword positions and the AI answer checks, with what we changed.
ALREADY ON EVERY ELEVATE SITE
The foundation comes with every website.
Grow builds on top of this. It does not replace a well-built site.
Diagnostic
SEO foundation and domain setup, plus Google Business Profile setup.
Activation
Services written for local search and an FAQ built for AI answers.
Dominance
1 to 2 location pages, full Google Business Profile optimisation, directory consistency and full schema markup.
Every package
Mobile-first pages, a direct WhatsApp contact path, and your domain in your name.
SEO, AEO AND GEO FOR TRADES QUESTIONS
Good questions.
Straight answers.
Still have a question? Let’s talkHow much does SEO cost with Elevate?
Ongoing SEO, AEO and GEO is the Grow monthly plan at R1,799 a month. Every website package already includes an SEO foundation, and you can move to Grow at any time by paying the difference.
How long does SEO take to work?
Search results usually take 3 to 6 months to move. The monthly report shows what changed and what was done.
Do you guarantee rankings or AI mentions?
No. Nobody controls Google’s rankings or what AI assistants say. We report what we can measure and keep improving the parts you control: your pages, your answers, your Google profile and your reviews.
What is the difference between SEO and AEO?
SEO helps your pages rank in search results. AEO shapes your content into clear answers that Google’s AI Overviews and assistants can quote. Good pages do both.
What is GEO?
Generative engine optimisation: keeping the facts about your business accurate and consistent across your site, your Google profile and directories, so AI assistants like ChatGPT and Gemini describe you correctly.
Do you do SEO in Polokwane?
Yes. Elevate is based in Polokwane, and Grow tracks local terms such as your trade plus the suburbs and towns you serve, in Polokwane, Limpopo or anywhere in South Africa.
CONNECT WITH ELEVATE
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Tell Elevate what you do. Every package has a fixed price, a set delivery time and revisions before launch.