Get found by the local customers already searching for your service. Dr IT SEO Services is a founder-led search marketing agency in Birmingham that builds local ranking signals, fixes the website errors that keep a business hidden, and turns local searches into steady customer enquiries across the West Midlands.
Local SEO that puts you in the Google map pack
SEO-built websites that load fast and convert
You work directly with the founder, not a junior
Audit requests sent before 12:00 Monday to Friday get a reply the same day
Technical website audits check crawlability, indexation, site architecture and Core Web Vitals, so a site search engines cannot read properly is found out before anything else changes. Keyword research is aligned to commercial and informational search intent rather than to volume alone. On-page work covers content architecture, heading hierarchy and metadata.
Signs You Need Support
Signs You Need Local SEO and Web Design
Local SEO and web design problems usually appear as missed searches, weak calls, and visitors leaving before they enquire.
Your Google profile is not visibleThe business is missing from the map pack when nearby customers search for the service.Directory details do not matchGoogle, Bing, Yell, FreeIndex, and other listings show inconsistent name, address, or phone details.The website fails on mobilePages are slow, cramped, or hard to use on the phone screen where most local searches happen.Visitors are not turning into callsThe site gets visits, but the form, phone number, trust signals, and service route are not clear enough.You cannot see what changedRankings, calls, forms, and Google Business Profile actions are not tracked clearly enough to guide the next fix.
Free Audit Snapshot
What Vlad Checks First
The free audit finds the visible leaks before a business commits to a plan.
Prefer to assess the basics first? Use the free SEO readiness check for a structured starting point, then request a founder review when you are ready.
Search LeakCan customers find you in the map pack?Vlad checks the Google Business Profile categories, service areas, reviews, citations, and local landing pages before making any recommendation.
Audit focus areas
Google Business ProfileHigh impact
Technical crawl accessHigh impact
Review and trust signalsMedium impact
Want the short version?Ask for the free audit and get the priority fixes first.
Dr IT SEO Services is the direct, owner-run choice for measurable local search results and lead generation across the West Midlands, with Vlad handling every campaign personally.
Local search focusDr IT SEO connects a business directly with the customers actively searching for its services in Birmingham and the West Midlands, not a generic national audience.
Technical resolutionWebsite code errors that stop search engines reading and indexing pages are found and fixed, so the site has the foundation to rank.
Content relevanceClear, structured content answers the exact questions customers ask, builds trust, and gives search engines the signals they need to rank a page.
Transparent reportingA plain-English monthly report tracks ranking movement and incoming customer calls. Progress is measured by enquiries, not vanity metrics.
No Hard Sell
What Happens After You Ask
Send the audit requestUse the form or call directly. The starting point is visibility, not a sales script.
Vlad reviews the signalsVlad checks the Google Business Profile, website crawlability, local pages, citations, reviews, and conversion paths.
You get the priority fixesThe reply focuses on what blocks rankings or enquiries first, not a bloated task list.
Then choose the planIf there is a fit, the scope is matched to Starter, Advanced, Pro, or a one-off quote.
The audit call lasts about 20 minutes. Vlad runs it directly, there is no junior handover, and there is no hard sell. If local SEO will not move the numbers for the business, the call states that plainly.
The free audit is delivered within five working days of your request, and the audit call takes about twenty minutes. The plan follows within five working days of that call, with scope and price confirmed in writing before any work begins. Work starts within five working days of written approval, and each monthly report arrives within five working days of the month end. That is about three weeks from first enquiry to work starting.
How The Work Is Done
What Is Never Done
No private blog networks, no bulk link building, no second Google Business Profile, and no directory spam. If a tactic would embarrass you in a Google support thread, it is not used.
Honest Fit Check
Is Dr IT SEO the Right Fit?
Local SEO suits some businesses and not others. This is what a good fit looks like, and where another route would serve the business better.
A likely fit ifThe business relies on local customers, already has a website or wants one built, serves the West Midlands or wants UK-wide reach, and can commit to steady monthly work that compounds.Probably not a fit ifThe business needs a guaranteed number-one ranking this week, wants a one-off cheap fix rather than ongoing work, or has no budget for a managed monthly plan. The audit call says so directly.
Due Diligence
How to Judge Any Agency, Including This One
Three questions worth asking any agency, this one included.
Ask for documented outcomes: named clients, dated evidence and the method behind each number, rather than a row of logos. Ours are on the results page.
Ask what gets reported: reporting should track commercial outcomes such as qualified enquiries, positions for agreed terms and profile actions, rather than indicators that only ever go up.
Ask who does the work: confirm that the person who audits the site is the person who delivers the work. Here it is the founder.
Other Routes
When Another Route Serves You Better
The fit summary above says another route may suit the business better. These are those routes, named plainly, including spending nothing.
Wait, for now: a full diary and enough referrals means search work adds enquiries the business cannot serve. The honest move is to revisit when capacity opens.
Manage the Google Business Profile yourself: categories, hours, photos and review requests cost nothing but time. An owner with a few hours a month can hold a reasonable local presence unaided.
Buy paid ads instead: search work compounds across months. Where the need is enquiries this week, Google Ads is the honest answer.
Commission a one-off fix: a single corrective piece of work, then self-management. Vlad scopes this in the free audit where it beats a retainer.
A managed plan earns its fee when local search is a genuine acquisition channel and the work needs to compound. Outcomes are never guaranteed, competition and starting position both move the timeline, and Vlad states which of these applies on the free audit call rather than after the first invoice.
Honest Limits
What This Cannot Do
Every campaign runs inside constraints that are real and worth saying out loud.
Search engines change their ranking systems: organic visibility moves and needs ongoing technical and content work to hold it. Nobody controls that, and an agency implying otherwise is selling something it cannot deliver.
Acting on an audit needs access: hosting, the CMS, or a developer, depending on the findings. Where that access does not exist the work stalls, however good the recommendations were.
Visibility captures demand that already exists: in a market with little search volume, better placement will not manufacture customers. That is worth establishing before anybody spends anything.
Local SEO
Local Search Solutions
Local SEO is the work of appearing in the Google map pack and local search results when nearby customers look for a service. Dr IT SEO builds and corrects local business profiles, establishes consistent identity signals, and manages online reviews so a business appears at the moment a customer searches.
The common problems local SEO solves:
Invisible Google Business Profile: a profile that does not rank in the map pack.
Inconsistent NAP data: name, address, and phone details that differ across directories and confuse search engines.
Missing local rankings: a business absent from the local results competitors appear in.
Low call volume: too few enquiries coming from local search.
Unmanaged reviews: customer reviews left unanswered and unused as a ranking signal.
Read more about local SEO or book your free audit.
The focus is organic growth through local SEO and web design, which reduces dependence on paid advertising. Google Ads management and social posting are available in the Advanced and Pro plans. Advertising budget is paid to the platform and is separate from the management fee.
Web Design
Web Design and Technical Solutions
Web design at Dr IT SEO fixes broken website architecture and the crawling errors that keep a site out of search. The underlying code is inspected and repaired so search engines can read and index every page, and slow loading, broken links, and mobile problems that drive customers away are resolved.
The common problems a Dr IT SEO build solves:
Slow loading speeds: pages that load too slowly and lose visitors and rankings.
Mobile display errors: a site that is hard to read or use on a phone.
Indexing and crawling blocks: technical errors that stop search engines reaching pages.
Broken links: internal and external links that fail and harm user experience.
Duplicate content: near-identical pages that dilute rankings.
IT since 2000, SEO since 2010Vlad Tabaranu has computer repair technician experience from April 2000 through Dr IT Services and SEO specialist experience from April 2010 through Dr IT SEO Services. Every campaign is run by the founder directly, with no junior handover.
5-star rated on GoogleDr IT SEO Services holds 2 verified Google reviews, 5.0 average, and is listed on Trustpilot, ProvenExpert, and DesignRush. The reputation is verifiable, not self-declared.
Google documentation-aligned methodsThe work follows Google Search documentation. No shortcuts that risk an algorithmic penalty and undo months of progress.
Honest and transparentResults appear over weeks to months as profiles, service area pages, and local backlinks become indexed and recognized by search engines. Reporting stays plain-English, with no overnight ranking promises and no lock-in scare tactics.
Coverage
Areas We Serve
Dr IT SEO Services is based in Birmingham, supports businesses across the wider West Midlands, and provides remote local SEO and web design across the UK.
Primary · In person
Birmingham base
Dr IT SEO is based in Harborne and supports businesses across Greater Birmingham.
Dr IT SEO Services works with businesses across Greater Birmingham and the wider West Midlands: Birmingham, Harborne, Edgbaston, Solihull, Sutton Coldfield, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley, Sandwell, Oldbury, West Bromwich, Stourbridge, Halesowen, Smethwick, Stoke-on-Trent, Worcester, Telford, Nuneaton, Warwick, Redditch, Tamworth, Lichfield, Cannock, Stafford, and Shrewsbury. Local SEO and web design are also delivered remotely for businesses across the UK.
Support is available in English and Romanian, and Dr IT SEO is an LGBTQ+ friendly and transgender safe space. Book your free audit now to confirm coverage for your area.
Reporting
What Gets Measured
Every plan starts by recording your current map-pack positions, Google Business Profile calls and direction requests, citation count and form submissions. Each month you receive those same numbers alongside the work completed. Starter tracks 10 priority terms across one location, Advanced tracks 25 across three, and Pro tracks 50 across five.
Social Proof
Rated 5 Stars on Google
Dr IT SEO Services holds 2 verified Google reviews, 5.0 average, for delivering measurable search results and reliable, direct support. Every review is genuine and can be read in full on the platforms below.
Read our Google reviews
What a campaign costs depends on the scale of the business, how much is in scope, and whether the work is a one-off piece or a monthly plan. The number of locations and priority terms in scope moves it as well. Current plans and what each one includes are set out on the pricing page.
Dr IT SEO is ready to find what is holding a business back in local search. Stop losing customers to competitors. Book a free audit and Vlad will inspect the website, identify the ranking blocks, and set out a clear plan to improve the business’s visibility.
Call Dr IT SEO on 07405 149750 · Mon-Fri 09:30-17:30 · Birmingham & West Midlands.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Dr IT SEO do?Dr IT SEO Services provides local SEO and web design for UK businesses, with Birmingham and the West Midlands as the local base. The work covers Google Business Profile optimisation, citations, reviews, and SEO-built WordPress websites, all delivered directly by founder Vlad Tabaranu.
How much does local SEO cost?Dr IT SEO plans are managed monthly and start from £499 per month plus a setup fee. Each plan bundles local SEO with hosting and reporting, and higher tiers add ads management and a managed website. A free audit confirms the right plan first.
How long does local SEO take to work?Results appear over weeks to months as profiles, service area pages, and local backlinks become indexed and recognized by search engines. Across more than 20 client accounts over the past 18 months, measurable gains appear within 90 days in search impressions, website clicks, rankings, and Google Business Profile actions including calls and direction requests. The dated per-client evidence is on the results page. Dr IT SEO sets realistic timelines during the free audit and does not promise overnight number-one rankings.
Where is Dr IT SEO based?Dr IT SEO Services is based at 415 Court Oak Road, Harborne, Birmingham, and supports businesses across the West Midlands and delivers local SEO and web design remotely across the UK. Support is available in English and Romanian.
Do I work with the founder directly?Yes. Every campaign is run directly by founder Vlad Tabaranu. There is no account-manager layer and no call centre, so the person who sells the plan is the person who does the work.
Vlad Tabaranu, Founder, Dr IT SEO: computer repair technician experience since April 2000 and SEO specialist experience since April 2010, specialising in local SEO and web design for Birmingham and West Midlands businesses. Dr IT SEO Services holds 2 verified Google reviews, 5.0 average. Last reviewed: June 2026. Read the full company background.
