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SEO agency in San Diego

More than 200 clients have worked with us.

SEO for businesses in San Diego that starts with understanding what you sell. We cover local, national and international search, so customers find you before they find a competitor.

  • Looked at by a person, not a tool
  • We reply within one working day
  • No obligation

Featured in the Spanish press

  • Cadena SER
  • COPE
  • El Español
  • La Opinión de Murcia
  • La 7 Televisión Región de Murcia
  • Murcia Plaza
  • Murcia Diario
  • Murcia.com
  • Murcia Economía
  • Élite Murcia
  • Madridiario
  • El Periódico de Ceuta
+200
companies have already worked with Vértigo
+20
Spanish media outlets and agency rankings have covered our work
24 h
is the usual wait for a reply from a person on the team
5
services under one roof, from SEO to custom software

Who we work with

  • PcComponentes
  • Locking
  • Destaco.es
  • PentestingTeam
  • Legitec
  • Mudanzas Grupo Unión

And so on, past 200 clients.

How we measure SEO work in San Diego

A report does not pay the bills. What counts is that inquiries and orders go up.

4

numbers in every report: visits from Google, positions, inquiries and sales.

What we measure

6

lines of work that we share out month by month, according to what is holding your site back at the time.

The work

1

monthly report you can read without knowing SEO, and you can write to us between one and the next.

Follow-up

3

ways to plan SEO, depending on where you sell: in your city, nationwide or abroad.

Sized to your market

Local SEONational SEOInternational SEO

San DiegoUSAWorldwide

Search engine optimization for companies in San Diego

San Diego has 1,404,452 residents according to the US Census Bureau estimates for 2024, which makes it the second largest city in California. That puts it 8th in the national ranking of cities. We have pages for 76 cities in California.

In a large city you are up against national chains, directories and firms that have invested in SEO for years. It pays to choose your searches carefully and begin with the ones you can win. We work from Murcia, in Spain, usually 9 hours ahead of San Diego. Meetings are by video call and in English. We offer the same in Chula Vista, El Cajon and Escondido.

Population
1,404,452
State
California
Rank among US cities
8th
Time difference with our office
Murcia is usually 9 hours ahead
Distance to our office
9,700 km (6,000 miles)

Source: US Census Bureau, 2024 population estimates.

Map of the area an SEO campaign covers for a business in San Diego
San Diego

SEO by sector

  • Physical therapy clinics

    Physical therapy searches are local and urgent. The map decides, and the map is won with a well-kept profile, recent reviews and a page for each condition.

  • Beauty clinics

    Each treatment is a different search, and nearly all of them carry the name of the city. A page per treatment, with prices and real results, picks up that demand in San Diego.

  • Hotels

    Every booking that comes through your own site is a commission a portal does not take. We rank the hotel for its name, its area and the plans people search for in San Diego.

What our SEO service in San Diego includes

No two projects are alike. A law firm, an online store and a clinic need different things, so the first job is getting to know your business and your customer.

  1. 01

    Technical audit

    Before we write a line, we check that the site works properly on the inside. If Google cannot read it, nothing else matters.

  2. 02

    Keyword research

    We find out which words people use to look for you, how often, and who shows up in your place today. That tells us what is worth going after.

  3. 03

    Content that ranks

    One page per service and per important question, well written and with your own facts. It is what Google rewards and what convinces the customer.

  4. 04

    Link building

    Links from newspapers, blogs and directories that carry weight in your sector, chosen one by one. No packages of a thousand links.

  5. 05

    Local, national and international SEO

    Google Business Profile and maps for your city, structure and content to compete nationwide, and a version per country and language to sell abroad.

  6. 06

    Measuring results

    We follow rankings, visits, calls and sales, and explain them without jargon. If something is not working, we change it.

From position 12 to the top

The top few results take most of the clicks. It happens with "physical therapist near san diego", with "laser hair removal san diego" and with any search in your sector.

  1. We choose the searches that bring customers.
  2. We repair the technical faults on the site.
  3. We rewrite the pages that need to rank.
  4. We earn links from media and websites in your sector.

Illustrative simulation. Every project moves at its own pace and nobody can guarantee a specific position on Google.

Our SEO method, step by step

  1. 01

    First meeting

    An hour for you to walk us through the business: what you sell, who buys from you and who you compete with.

  2. 02

    Audit and opportunities

    We analyze your website, your rankings and your competitors. You receive a report with the actions in order of priority.

  3. 03

    Website, content and links

    We make the changes to your site, publish the new content and earn the first links.

  4. 04

    Results

    We compare against the starting point and tell you, with numbers, what has changed.

What our clients say on Google

5.0

34 Google reviews

“Friendly, effective and quick to sort things out. 100% recommended.”
Marta G. · Google review, translated from Spanish
“Without a doubt the best marketing decision I have made.”
Imelda · Google review, translated from Spanish
“I am really happy with the guys at Vértigo, Jesús and Raúl.”
NP · Google review, translated from Spanish

SEO in San Diego: the questions we hear most

Can't find your question? Write to us and we'll reply within 24 hours.

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How long does SEO take to show results?

The first changes tend to appear after a few months, and from there the growth builds on itself. A lot depends on the state of the site and on how hard your competitors are pushing, so we prefer to give you a time frame once we have seen it.

Do you do national and international SEO, or only local?

All three. Local SEO for businesses that sell in their own city, national SEO for brands and online stores that compete across a country, and international SEO with a version of the site per country and language, content adapted to each market and links from media there.

What is the difference between SEO and GEO?

SEO is about ranking in a search engine. GEO, short for generative engine optimization, is about being named in the answer an AI assistant writes. One gives you a position in a list and the other a mention in a paragraph. We do both, and nobody can guarantee either.

Do you guarantee the number one spot on Google?

No. Nobody can guarantee it honestly, because the algorithm does not answer to any agency. What we do give you is a method and a clear view of the work: you will know what we are doing, why we are doing it and what results it brings.

Can you help my business rank on Google Maps?

We work on it, yes. Map results depend on three things: how close you are to the person searching, how well your profile matches the search and how well known your business is. We cannot move your premises, so we work on the other two for searches in San Diego.

Do I need a new website to do SEO?

In most cases, no. We work on your current site. If it has an underlying problem that blocks progress, we tell you at the start and you decide. If a rebuild does make sense, the same team does web design, so the SEO is planned into the new site from the first day.

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