FAQ
Tree Service SEO Questions
These are the questions tree company owners ask me most, from what the free check-up involves to how long SEO takes and how I work. If yours isn't here, email me at hello@heartwoodseo.com. I read every message myself.
Getting started and the free check-up
I look at your website, your Google Business Profile and who ranks around you. Then I send you a short video showing what's working, what's holding you back and what I'd fix first. I do every check-up myself, and it's free with no obligation.
I'll send your check-up within 7 days of your request. It comes as a short video, so you can watch it when it suits you and show it to anyone else in your business. If you've sent the form, there's nothing else you need to do.
Just the short form, which takes about a minute: your name, company name, website, main town or service area, and email. I use that to look at your site and the companies you compete with in your own town. There's no sales pitch afterwards.
Yes. It's free, there's no obligation and there's no sales pitch. I'd like you to see what I can find before you decide anything. If you want help fixing what I show you, we can talk about that. If not, the video is yours to keep.
Pricing and plans
There are two steps. The SEO foundation starts from $899, one-time. Monthly SEO is $379 a month. The natural path is a free check-up first, then the foundation, then monthly SEO if you want to keep growing. Monthly SEO is optional.
It's the one-time step where I fix the important problems and build the foundation your website needs. It starts from $899. Your free check-up shows what your own site needs, and I'll agree the scope with you in writing before any work starts.
Not always. The one-time foundation fixes the important problems. Monthly SEO is for companies that want to keep growing and stay ahead of local competitors. The free check-up will show where you stand, and monthly SEO is always optional. Many companies start with the check-up, then the foundation, and decide about monthly SEO after that.
It's $379 a month for ongoing technical SEO, local SEO, content and Google Business Profile work, plus plain-English monthly reporting. It builds on the foundation, so most companies start with the check-up, then the foundation, then decide whether to continue.
Curious what your check-up would show?
Request my check-upGoogle Maps and Google Business Profile
Yes. For most tree companies, Google Maps is where the quickest wins are: your profile, categories, services, photos and reviews. I look at all of that during your free check-up and tell you what I'd fix first. Fixes to your profile can show within weeks, though ranking across your whole service area takes longer.
I look at your categories, services, description, photos and reviews, and at whether there are duplicate or outdated listings. The free check-up shows you what's missing or wrong compared with the tree companies ranking around you, and what I'd fix first.
Ask every happy customer, soon after the job, with a direct link that makes it easy. Reviews help you show up on Google Maps, and they help the homeowner deciding who to call. Please never buy or fake them, because Google can penalize that.
SEO for tree service companies
Google Business Profile fixes can show within weeks. Ranking across your service area usually takes a few months, and it keeps building after that. I don't promise overnight rankings, because nobody honest can. It depends on your competition, your website and your profile, so I won't give you a made-up date. Your check-up shows where you start and what I'd fix first, and monthly reporting shows what changes.
No, and be wary of anyone who does. Google decides the rankings, and your competitors are working too. What I can do is fix what's holding you back, build the pages people search for, and show you each month what changed.
The ones homeowners type when they need work: tree removal near me, tree trimming near me, stump grinding, stump grinding cost, emergency tree service and arborist near me. Because tree companies are my specialty, I know which ones tend to bring jobs.
Yes, search demand for tree work is seasonal. Emergency tree service searches rise around storms, and other jobs like trimming and stump grinding peak at different times. That's why I explain seasonal ups and downs in your reports instead of treating every dip as a problem.
Yes. I work with tree service companies across the US, fully remote. Your check-up looks at your own town and the companies you compete with there. I look at the searches homeowners in your area actually use, and I'll tell you honestly what I see. Send the form with your main town or service area and I'll cover it in your video.
Working with Aleks
I do. I'm Aleks Jakobsons, the founder of Heartwood, and I work directly with every client. I do every check-up personally, so you're never passed to an account manager, and you can ask me questions directly. That includes the website fixes, the Google Business Profile work and the monthly reports, which I explain in plain English.
Monthly SEO includes plain-English reporting. You see impressions, clicks, rankings, and the calls and quote requests that came from Google, with a short explanation of what changed. No jargon and no endless reports. If you're not on monthly SEO yet, your free check-up video is the first look at where you stand. You'll always hear from me directly if something needs attention.
Mostly by email at hello@heartwoodseo.com. I work fully remote, with flexible hours and by appointment, so there's no set office time. Tell me what suits you and I'll fit around it. Your check-up arrives as a short video, and I keep everything in plain English, so you never need to decode marketing language.
Your website
Usually not. Most websites just need fixing. If yours is really holding you back, I'll tell you honestly. I'll look at speed, mobile layout, structure and how clearly your site says what you do, then tell you whether it needs fixing or replacing. The free check-up covers it, with no obligation and no sales pitch.
Still have a question? Email hello@heartwoodseo.com.
Free Google check-up
How healthy is your website?
- What's working
- What's holding you back
- What I'd fix first
- Where your biggest opportunities are
Free. No obligation. No sales pitch.
