Why are my competitors ranking above me?
Compare the actual pages above yours, identify differences in intent and usefulness, and choose improvements that fit your business.
24 September 2026 · 2 min read
The Sitewell journal
Practical website and SEO guides.
Advice on search visibility, website problems and getting more enquiries.
SEO problems
Why isn’t my Google Business Profile ranking?
Work through profile eligibility, relevance and location before assuming a missing map result means your website SEO has failed.
5 September 2026 · 2 min read
Why is my website getting traffic but no enquiries?
Find out whether the issue is unsuitable traffic, unclear service pages, a broken contact route or enquiries that are not being followed up.
17 August 2026 · 2 min read
My website is on page 2 of Google: what should I improve?
Use near-ranking queries to choose focused page improvements without treating an average position or a page-one promise as a business result.
29 July 2026 · 2 min read
How to find SEO problems on your website
Check indexing, page clarity, internal links and enquiry paths in a useful order, without treating every audit warning as an emergency.
7 May 2026 · 2 min read
Local SEO
How to rank for “near me” searches
Build useful local service information and a truthful business presence instead of filling pages with the words “near me”.
8 July 2026 · 2 min read
How to get more local customers from Google
Connect local discovery to a useful page, an easy enquiry and dependable follow-up, then measure which searches bring suitable customers.
18 June 2026 · 2 min read
What is local SEO and how does it work?
Learn how local search connects a business, its services and its location, and why website results and map results need different expectations.
17 April 2026 · 2 min read
Do Google reviews help SEO?
Understand where reviews fit into local visibility and customer confidence, without buying ratings or treating a review count as a ranking guarantee.
18 November 2025 · 2 min read
Search measurement
How to find out what keywords your website ranks for
Find the Google searches your website appears for, check which pages rank and export your keyword data with this practical Search Console walkthrough.
28 May 2026 · 4 min read
What are Google search impressions?
Understand impressions, clicks and click-through rate, then use page-level trends to decide whether growing visibility is useful.
30 December 2025 · 2 min read
What is domain authority and should you care about it?
Learn what third-party authority scores estimate and why a higher score is not the same as better rankings or more customers.
9 December 2025 · 2 min read
SEO decisions
How long does SEO take to work?
Set realistic expectations by separating implementation, discovery, ranking changes and customer enquiries, then agree useful review points.
27 March 2026 · 2 min read
How much does SEO cost in the UK?
Compare SEO quotes by scope, implementation and responsibility, with current Sitewell pricing linked separately from illustrative budget calculations.
6 March 2026 · 2 min read
SEO vs Google Ads: which should a small business use?
Compare paid and organic search by urgency, landing-page readiness and measurement, rather than assuming one channel always wins.
13 February 2026 · 2 min read
SEO foundations
What is a website SEO audit?
Understand what a useful SEO audit checks, what it cannot establish automatically and how a report should become a prioritised plan.
23 January 2026 · 2 min read
Does adding new content improve Google rankings?
Decide when to publish a new page, improve an existing one or leave useful content alone, based on a genuine search need.
28 October 2025 · 2 min read
AI search
Can ChatGPT, Gemini and other AI assistants find your business?
Improve the public information assistants may find, and assess AI visibility without treating one generated answer as a stable ranking.
7 October 2025 · 2 min read
Website care
How often should I update my website?
A practical guide to how often a business website should be updated, covering content changes, technical maintenance, SEO improvements and redesign decisions.
16 September 2025 · 8 min read
What does website maintenance actually include?
A practical guide to what website maintenance should cover for a small business, what hosting does not include, and how to tell whether your site is being properly looked after.
3 June 2025 · 8 min read
Search
How do I know if my SEO is working?
A practical guide to measuring whether SEO is helping your business, using clicks, impressions, rankings, conversions and leads rather than vanity metrics.
26 August 2025 · 8 min read
Why isn't my website showing on Google?
A practical guide to diagnosing when a business website is missing from Google, including the difference between indexing issues and low rankings.
5 August 2025 · 8 min read
Why has my website traffic dropped?
A practical explanation of why website traffic can fall, from algorithm shifts and ranking losses to tracking errors, seasonality, and content decay.
15 July 2025 · 10 min read
Why isn't my website ranking on Google?
A practical guide for small businesses on why pages struggle in Google, what to check first, and what to fix before spending more on marketing.
24 June 2025 · 9 min read
Turn search data into the next useful improvement
Move beyond top-line clicks by combining search queries, ranking pages, website findings, and specialist content decisions.
2 April 2025 · 7 min read
Operations
A clean website handover is the start of good care
The five connections and decisions that turn a finished build into a website your team can confidently support.
13 May 2025 · 6 min read
Forms
Build forms that never leave a lead wondering
A practical checklist for reliable delivery, useful notifications, spam handling, and better follow-up.
22 April 2025 · 5 min read
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