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Now ranking clients in AI search

Miami SEO that gets you found on Google & AI search

Show up in Google, Gemini, ChatGPT and AI Overviews — not replaced by them.

SEO Guru Miami turns search into a steady stream of leads for local and national businesses — by earning the authority Google and AI engines actually trust. We don’t chase algorithm updates. We build brands that stay visible in 2026 and long after.

  • SEO
  • AI Search Optimization
  • Google Ads
  • Meta Ads
  • Web Design

Serving Miami, Miami-Dade, Broward & Nationwide

Jeff Tormey, founder of SEO Guru

Jeff Tormey

Founder & Lead Strategist

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★★★★★ 5.0 · 64 Google reviews · No obligation, reply within one business day

Certified & Recognized

Trusted partners

  • Top SEO Agency — UpCity Marketplace
  • Google Ads Search Certified
  • DesignRush — View Our Profile
  • Semrush Certified Agency Partner
  • Top SEO Company Atlanta — Clutch

What We Do

Everything a Miami business needs to grow online.

Search, your website and paid ads, run by one team and pulling in the same direction — so Miami businesses get a steady pipeline of leads.

  • SEO services

    The full search stack — local, national, technical and AI search — tuned to put your Miami business in front of ready-to-buy customers and keep it there.

  • Website development

    Fast, modern sites built to convert and to rank. We design and build on a foundation search engines love, so your marketing finally has something that performs.

  • Google Ads

    Paid search that pays for itself. We build and run Google Ads around real buyer intent across Miami-Dade and Broward, so every dollar chases revenue, not just clicks.

Our Process

From invisible to page one, step by step.

No black-box tricks, no vanishing into a reporting portal. Every engagement runs on the same clear process, so you always know what we are doing and why it matters.

  1. 1

    Audit & discovery

    We take your site apart alongside the five competitors beating you — technical health, on-page gaps, and where their rankings actually come from.

    • 200-point technical scan
    • Keyword gap analysis
    • Competitor backlink map
  2. 2

    Strategy & roadmap

    A 12-month plan that banks the quick wins first, then layers in the structural work that keeps compounding month after month.

    • Quarterly milestones
    • Content calendar
    • KPI dashboard setup
  3. 3

    Execute & build

    On-page fixes, new content, earned links, technical cleanup and local signals — all moving forward every single week.

    • Weekly deliverables
    • Real-time reporting
    • Direct Slack access
  4. 4

    Scale & dominate

    Once the rankings move, we pour fuel on what is working and push into the next set of keywords and markets.

    • Monthly strategy calls
    • Competitor monitoring
    • Expansion roadmap

Industries We Serve

We already know how Miami searches for what you do.

We’ve ranked businesses across more than 20 industries, so we come in knowing how South Florida looks each one up — the seasons, the Spanish-language queries, and the rivals already sitting above you.

Home services

Home services

HVAC, roofing, impact windows, plumbing, pool and lawn — the trades South Florida homeowners look up in every season and every storm.

Medical & aesthetics

Medical & aesthetics

Surgeons, med spas, dermatology, dental and wellness practices competing for patients across Miami-Dade and Broward.

Legal & professional

Legal & professional

Law firms, attorneys, accountants and financial advisors fighting for attention in one of the country’s most crowded markets.

E-commerce & retail

E-commerce & retail

Shopify stores, direct-to-consumer brands and retailers selling across Florida and the rest of the country.

Hospitality & real estate

Hospitality & real estate

Restaurants, hotels, agents and brokerages whose next booking or listing begins with a local or tourist search.

B2B & SaaS

B2B & SaaS

Software companies, managed IT and tech firms riding Miami’s fast-growing startup scene.

Built around your business.

A search strategy for your market and your goals.

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Jeff Tormey, founder of SEO Guru

Jeff Tormey

Founder & Lead Strategist

15+

years in SEO

Meet Our Founder

A real SEO strategist leading every account.

Jeff Tormey spent years building SEO Guru into one of the most trusted search firms in the Southeast, ranking everyone from local tradespeople to national brands. SEO Guru Miami puts that same playbook to work in South Florida, with a plan shaped around your goals from the first conversation on.

So ask yourself: when someone in Brickell, Coral Gables or Fort Lauderdale searches for what you do — or asks ChatGPT who to call — do they find you, or the shop down the street? If the answer is the wrong one, that gap is exactly what we close.

Getting found is never one channel. SEO, Google and Meta ads, local search, reputation, and now AI answers all pull in the same direction. For a Miami business, that means landing in front of ready-to-buy customers across Miami-Dade and Broward — in English and in Spanish.

“If you can’t rank your own agency’s site, you have no business running anyone else’s SEO.”

Proven Track Record

Numbers we can show you, not just promise

The same playbook has carried businesses across Miami, South Florida and the rest of the country up the rankings and into real revenue. Grab a 15-minute call and we’ll map it to your goals.

  • 320+

    Happy Clients

    From Brickell storefronts to national brands

  • 1,200+

    Subscribers

    Following along for what’s working in search

  • 524+

    Projects Delivered

    Campaigns, sites, audits and rebuilds shipped

  • $12M+

    Client Revenue

    Earned straight from the organic work we did

Wins in AI Search

The name AI recommends, and the one Google ranks.

Miami buyers don’t stop at the Google search bar anymore. They ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity who to trust. We make you the answer those tools give — while you keep holding the top of the regular results too.

Buckhead Acupuncture & Herbal Center

120%

Increase in Organic Revenue


Google Gemini logo

AI Mode

“acupuncture atlanta”

AI Answer
ChatGPT logo

ChatGPT

“acupuncture atlanta”

AI Answer
JETT Business Technology

54%

Increase in Organic Events


Gemini logo

Gemini

“it installation in marietta”

AI Answer
ChatGPT logo

ChatGPT

“it installation company in alpharetta”

AI Answer
Jackson Mechanical Service

37%

Increase in Organic Traffic


Gemini logo

Gemini

“commercial hvac in oklahoma”

AI Answer
ChatGPT logo

ChatGPT

“commercial hvac service in oklahoma”

AI Answer
Dr. Jalil Illan

142%

Growth in Organic Events


Perplexity logo

Perplexity

“best weight loss surgeons in mexico”

AI Answer
Claude logo

Claude

“best bariatric surgeons in mexico”

AI Answer

AI SEO

AI search is here. We make sure you’re in it.

Search isn’t just keywords and rankings anymore — it’s whether you show up inside the answer itself. Google’s AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini now decide what people see before a single link gets clicked, and holding that space takes more than classic SEO.

We build AI SEO so your brand isn’t only ranked but referenced, cited and recommended by the tools themselves. That means strengthening your E-E-A-T signals, writing for the way people actually ask questions, and making your site a source these engines reach for when they put an answer together.

With live data and content shaped for how AI reads the web, we help you win the generated results, earn the citations, and keep your visibility steady as search keeps changing underneath everyone.

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Proof, Not Promises

Real campaigns, real numbers.

Every one of these is a real SEO Guru engagement with verified numbers. Open any card for the full story — the strategy, the work, and what it produced.

  • Strategic SEO

    119%

    more search clicks

    119% more search clicks & 75% organic traffic growth in 8 months for a landscape design-build company

    A strategic SEO program that grew clicks from search by 119% and organic traffic by 75% in eight months.

    Read Case Study September 10, 2026
  • SEO + Google Ads

    939%

    organic traffic growth

    939% organic traffic growth & 8,190 leads in 15 months for a full-service landscaping company

    Organic, local and Google Ads together took a landscaping company from under 2,000 organic sessions a year to more than 19,000.

    Read Case Study September 9, 2026
  • Meta Ads · Healthcare

    36.7x

    return on ad spend

    36.7x ROAS & $170K in net new revenue

    Paid social built for one thing, revenue: 34 leads and $76.5K in profit for a healthcare practice.

    Read Case Study May 8, 2026
Free SEO Audit

More traffic. More calls. More customers.

Curious how you measure up against the other businesses chasing the same Miami customers — and what it would take to pass them? A free audit is the quickest way to find out.

Drop in your homepage, or any page on your site, and we’ll show you exactly where you stand in search today.

5.0 · 64 Google reviews | 320+ clients

Next-Gen Search · AI SEO

How search changed — and why it matters.

More than 60% of searches now end in an AI-generated answer. If your pages aren’t built for ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity to quote, you simply don’t exist on the fastest-growing channel in search.

We close that gap — getting your brand not just ranked but referenced, cited and recommended, by strengthening E-E-A-T, writing for real questions, and turning your site into a source these tools keep coming back to.

  • AI Overview optimization so Google’s generated answers cite your pages.
  • LLM crawler access for GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, and Google-Extended.
  • Passage-level citability: content restructured for conversational answers.
  • llms.txt implementation and entity-level brand signal engineering.
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emergency plumber in miami

Then · 10 blue links

  1. result-1.com

    Emergency Plumber Miami | 24/7 Service

  2. result-2.com

    Top 10 Plumbers in Miami, FL – Yelp

  3. result-3.com

    Best Plumbers Near Miami – Angi

  4. result-4.com

    Plumbing Company Serving Miami-Dade

Now · AI answer

AI Overview

For a fast emergency plumber in Miami, reviewers most often point to Your Business: open 24/7, highly rated on Google, and serving Brickell, Coral Gables and Miami Beach.

Sources

  • yourbusiness.com
  • Google Maps
  • Yelp

Illustrative example. “Your Business” is where your brand gets cited.

SEO Dashboard

See every result in real time.

Sign on and you get your own dashboard: live rankings, your Google reviews, Analytics, Business Profile and Search Console data — all in one place, open whenever you want to look.

  • Keyword rankings, updated daily
  • Calls, directions and reviews from Google
  • AI citations across ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity
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From our desk

Straight-talk SEO, every week.

Short, no-fluff videos on what is actually working in Google and AI search right now.

What Our Clients Say

Don’t take our word for it.

More than 65 verified reviews from Miami, South Florida and national businesses we’ve helped rank, grow and scale.

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Trusted by growing brands

From stuck in search to booked solid.

South Florida owners on what changed once the phone started ringing again — in their own words.

“Page 5 to number one on our core keywords in under six months.”

They rebuilt our whole SEO foundation from the ground up. We went from nowhere to owning the top of the results, and the revenue showed up right behind it.

Owner · Waterproofing company

“The first agency that actually explained what they were doing.”

Everyone else promised rankings and handed us reports. This team moved the needle and let us watch it happen in real time, step by step.

CEO · IT services firm

Trusted by 300+ businesses across Miami-Dade, Broward and nationwide

ACE Home Services
Moncrief Heating & Air Conditioning
USSC — US Specialty Coatings
Airoom Architects, Builders & Remodelers
Michael Bennett Homes
Jackson Mechanical Service Inc.
Mugele
Adamson Roofing Company
Holyoke Medical Center
Wellstar Comprehensive Bariatric Services
Ascension Saint Agnes
JETT Business Technology
Dr. Jalil Illan
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Why Choose Us

Why Miami businesses choose us.

An honest side-by-side — what sets us apart from the agencies that promise rankings and hand over excuses.

FeatureSEO Guru MiamiTypical Agency
AI search optimization (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity)✓In every plan, from day one✗Not on the menu
Reporting you can check anytime✓Live dashboard, 24/7✗A PDF once a month
Talking to the person doing the work✓Slack and direct calls✗An account manager relays it
Real South Florida knowledge✓A team based in Miami✗Often sent offshore
Copy written by people✓Always — no AI filler~More and more machine-made
Freedom to leave after 6 months✓Month-to-month, no drama✗Locked in 12–24 months
A senior strategist on your account✓The founder stays involved✗Handed to juniors

Latest Insight

Fresh from the SEO Guru blog.

Plain-English takes on Google updates, AI search shifts, and the local tactics working in Miami right now.

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F.A.Q

Your Miami SEO questions, answered.

Still have a question? Call us at 877-806-0303 and talk to a real person.

Why does SEO matter for a Miami business?

Miami moves fast and competes hard, and nearly everyone here — locals, transplants and tourists, searching in English and Spanish — starts on Google or an AI assistant. SEO is how you land at the top when they look for what you sell. Show up there and you become the easy choice, which turns into a steady flow of calls, bookings and walk-ins instead of paying for every single click.

What does SEO cost?

It depends on your business, the keywords you want to win, and how much of the work you want us to handle. Tell us those three things and we will quote you honestly — no padded retainers. Call 877-806-0303 and we will put real numbers in front of you.

What kind of return should I expect?

SEO compounds. The longer you invest, the higher you climb and the more keywords you start ranking for — and every new keyword is another doorway customers walk through. Early months build the foundation; the returns keep stacking from there.

Can you guarantee a #1 ranking?

No honest agency can promise a specific position and make it stick — search is too competitive and Google changes constantly. What we do stand behind is more leads from your search presence as a result of our work, or your money back.

Do I really need a Miami-based SEO team?

A local team already knows how people here search: the neighborhoods, the bilingual queries, the storm-season spikes, and exactly which competitors you are up against. That head start is why we get real results for Miami and South Florida businesses.

How long are your contracts?

It depends on the scope of work, and after the first six months you are free to go month-to-month. Call 877-806-0303 and we will walk you through the options and point you to the right fit. Either way, our leads guarantee stands behind the work.

Ready to own search across Miami?

Get a free, no-pressure audit from the Miami team. We’ll show you where you stand, what’s holding you back, and the first fixes that start moving you up in local and AI search.