SEO, Google Ads, web design, and web development for contractors and trades, landscaping companies, and family medical offices in Forest Hill, Maryland. You work with me directly. No junior handoff.
Forest Hill sits right next to Bel Air. Buyers hop between both towns when they search for local services.
Home services, medical offices, and small retailers here need visibility in Forest Hill and Bel Air at the same time.
SEO or Google Ads from $650 a month. Both for $1,300. A 6-month contract includes a website redesign tailored to search. Built for contractors and trades, landscaping companies, and other Forest Hill operators.
Every service below has its own Forest Hill page with pricing, real results, and answers to common questions.
Show up when Forest Hill customers search for what you sell. Local SEO built around real Forest Hill demand.
View Forest Hill SEO →Google Ads management for Forest Hill with clean tracking, tight campaigns, and regular updates. Ad spend is separate.
View Forest Hill Google Ads →Forest Hill web design structured for search and conversion. Included free with a 6-month SEO or Ads contract.
View Forest Hill Web Design →Fast, secure websites that make Forest Hill SEO and ads work better, built to load instantly on any device.
View Forest Hill Web Development →A short call or the form on this page. I look at how Forest Hill buyers actually search for you.
$650 a month each. $1,300 for both. A 6-month contract includes a website redesign built around search.
I write the strategy, ship the work, and keep optimizing. No account manager shuffle.

Gary Thorn owns Up The Brand. Twenty years in agencies, startups, and federal work. Now based in Bel Air, serving Forest Hill and Greater Baltimore. If you hire this shop, you get the person who writes the strategy, builds the site, and runs the ads.
About 10 clients at a time. Harford County Chamber of Commerce member. No handoff. No outsourced account team.
Same person Forest Hill businesses would work with. Direct access. No junior handoff.
“Gary is a branding professional and extremely talented! He listened to my concerns and produced a fantastic logo for me. I highly, highly recommend him for any of your branding needs!”
“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 could not 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.”
Yes. Up The Brand is based in Bel Air. Forest Hill is in the service area along with Bel Air, Fallston, Jarrettsville, and Harford County. You work with me directly.
SEO or Google Ads is $650 a month. Both together are $1,300. Same price in every town. A 6-month contract includes a full website redesign.
Yes. Single-page sites start at $1,500. Full websites start at $4,000. Or lock in 6 months of SEO or Ads and the redesign is included.
SEO or Google Ads for $650 a month. Both for $1,300. A 6-month contract includes a website redesign. You work with me directly.
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I work across Greater Baltimore. Find your town for details specific to your area.
Up The Brand is a digital marketing agency in Bel Air, MD serving Forest Hill and the rest of Greater Baltimore.