SEO services and Google Ads from $650/mo.
A Bel Air digital marketing agency for small businesses that need SEO services, PPC, and websites that convert. Commit to 6 months and get a website redesign at no charge. Both services: $1,300 a month.
Gary ThornDirect access. No handoffs.Trusted by Maryland small businesses
A Ton Of Customers Are Finding Businesses Like Yours With Search
If you don't show up early you won't be the one they hire.
Your site looks fine. Phones stay quiet.
Pretty pages without a search strategy waste traffic. Visitors bounce. The calendar does not fill.
Competitors own page one.
Buyers in your town already search. They find someone else. You pay for ads that vanish the second the spend stops.
Ad budget leaves. Leads do not arrive.
Bad tracking. Broad keywords. A landing page that never asks for the sale. Money goes out. Pipeline stays thin.
You paid agency rates for junior work.
Big promises. Account managers. Someone three years in doing the actual work. Results stall. Trust erodes.
AI wrote your brand. Buyers can tell.
Same voice as everyone else. No personality. No local edge. People scroll past because it feels hollow.
Marketing that never pays you back.
If spend does not return, it is not a strategy. You need a system built for ROI, not activity reports.
Lock in 6 months. Get the website free.
Any SEO or Google Ads package includes a custom redesign built around how people already search for businesses like yours.
People in your market already search for what you sell. I build the site to show up early and often for those searches, then convert the visit into a call or quote.
Structured for local search and conversion
Your voice. My strategy.
Quote requests, booking, and more
Clear timeline from day one
Polish until it feels right
While your marketing contract is active
Online stores are a specialty and get custom scoped. Hosting is $75/mo without an active marketing contract. See e-commerce →
One digital marketing agency. Three ways in.
You work with me directly. No outsourcing. No junior handoffs. About 10 clients at a time so each one gets real attention.
SEO
Rank for the searches that already bring paying customers. Compounding traffic that does not vanish when spend pauses.
- ✓Local keyword strategy
- ✓Monthly optimized content
- ✓On-page + off-page work
SEO + Google Ads
Ads fill the calendar now. SEO builds the asset that keeps working. One strategy. One person accountable.
- ✓Everything in SEO
- ✓Everything in Google Ads
- ✓Shared research and messaging
Google Ads
Clean tracking. Tight campaigns. Copy that sells. Up to two campaigns plus a brand campaign, actively managed.
- ✓Competitor analysis
- ✓Budget strategy
- ✓Regular optimizations
From questionnaire to live campaigns
Clear steps. No mystery black box. You always know what happens next.
Start with a call- 1
Questionnaire
A short intake so I understand your business, customers, and goals before touching anything.
- 2
Contract
You sign. Billing is set up. Scope stays clear. No surprise invoices.
- 3
Research
I map your industry and the search landscape where new customers already look.
- 4
Website
With a 6-month contract, you get a redesign built to rank and convert.
- 5
Go live
SEO, Google Ads, or both. Then I keep optimizing as the market shifts.
Clients add 5 and 6 figures a year
Unique visitors for Roger That Roll Off
Orders and quote requests from one rebuild
Keywords ranking for BL Technical
New revenue attributed to the work
Transparent monthly packages
Pick SEO, Google Ads, or both. Every 6-month contract includes the website redesign.
SEO
Show up when local buyers search.
- ✓Keyword research
- ✓One new optimized content piece per month
- ✓On-page optimizations
- ✓Off-page optimizations
- ✓Backlink outreach (paid links optional)
- ✓Free website redesign with a 6-month contract
SEO + Google Ads
Own search now and over time. The core offer.
- ✓Everything in SEO
- ✓Everything in Google Ads
- ✓One strategy across organic and paid
- ✓Free website redesign with a 6-month contract
- ✓Built for solopreneurs and small teams
Google Ads
Leads while your SEO compounds.
- ✓Keyword research and competitor analysis
- ✓Ad copy and budget strategy
- ✓Regular campaign updates
- ✓Up to 2 campaigns plus a brand campaign
- ✓Ad spend paid separately (about $1,000/mo recommended)
- ✓Free website redesign with a 6-month contract
Local Service Ads available as an add-on for $650/mo. Hosting included while your marketing contract is active ($75/mo otherwise).
Direct access. Clear reporting. Real growth.
"Gary is fabulous to work with, and WOW, he really put the time into understanding (and helping me understand) my brand personality! Phenomenal web design on my Voiceover Website. Along with his search engine optimization package, I couldn't be happier with the results."
"We are very satisfied. Gary is always available and extremely transparent with what he does. We had a unique situation where we had to have a third party integrated with our site. Gary went above and beyond."
"My experience has been unmatched with Up The Brand. I needed a landing page designed for my business, somewhere my customers could find my business and our services. After speaking with Gary I had a better understanding of what my site would look like and how it could increase sales."
Local pages for the towns I actually serve
Every town below has its own hub plus pages for SEO, Google Ads, web design, and web development. Same $650 a month. No city surcharge.
- Bel Air
- Forest Hill
- Aberdeen
- Baltimore
- Towson
- Columbia
- Glen Burnie
- Catonsville
- Ellicott City
- Essex
- Harford County
Need PPC, Web Design, Web Development instead? Every town has those pages too. Browse all service areas →
Straight answers
How long until I see results?+
For local SEO, meaningful results often show in 6 to 8 weeks after launch. Competitive industries take longer. Google Ads can bring leads much sooner once tracking and campaigns are live.
Do I own the website, ads account, and content?+
Yes. You own everything you pay for. From day one you have access to everything set up for you.
Is ad spend included in the $650?+
No. Google requires its own budget. Most clients start around $1,000 per month, less in lower-competition industries.
What if I only want the website?+
You can pay for the website separately. Single-page sites start at $1,500. Full websites start at $4,000.
Can I cancel before 6 months?+
Yes. If you cancel early, you pay for the remainder of the website redesign.
Do you work outside Maryland?+
Yes. I work with clients across the United States. About 80% are right here in Maryland.
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