SEO, Google Ads, web design, and web development for trades and home services, professional offices, and growing county-wide teams in Harford County, Maryland. You work with me directly. No junior handoff.
Harford County is the core service area. Bel Air is headquarters. The county is the daily market.
County-wide businesses need coverage across Bel Air, Forest Hill, Aberdeen, and the towns in between, without watering the message down.
I run Up The Brand from Harford County. The same system that ranks clients in Baltimore and Essex for 50+ keywords each applies here, with the advantage that I know this county firsthand.
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 trades and home services, professional offices, and other Harford County operators.
Every service below has its own Harford County page with pricing, real results, and answers to common questions.
Show up when Harford County customers search for what you sell. Local SEO built around real Harford County demand.
View Harford County SEO →Google Ads management for Harford County with clean tracking, tight campaigns, and regular updates. Ad spend is separate.
View Harford County Google Ads →Harford County web design structured for search and conversion. Included free with a 6-month SEO or Ads contract.
View Harford County Web Design →Fast, secure websites that make Harford County SEO and ads work better, built to load instantly on any device.
View Harford County Web Development →A short call or the form on this page. I look at how Harford County 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 Harford County 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 Harford County businesses would work with. Direct access. No junior handoff.
“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.”
“I had the pleasure of working alongside Gary and the marketing industry needs more people like him. He's someone you can count on to have your company's best interests at heart and deliver quality work every time. Whether your company is starting from scratch or is more established, Gary knows what it takes to generate and convert traffic into customers for local businesses. Truly, a great professional and person.”
Yes. Up The Brand is based in Bel Air. Harford County is in the service area along with Bel Air, Forest Hill, Aberdeen, and Greater Baltimore. 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.
All of them. Bel Air, Forest Hill, Abingdon, Aberdeen, Havre de Grace, Edgewood, Fallston, Jarrettsville, and everything between. I live and work in the county and belong to the Harford County Chamber of Commerce, so coverage here is not theoretical.
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.
I read every message. No ticket queue.
Message sent.
It lands in my inbox. You will hear back from me, not an assistant.
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 Harford County and the rest of Greater Baltimore.