SEO That's
Actually
Built In.
Most agencies charge you £500+ a month to fiddle with meta tags. We build SEO into your website properly from day one. Schema markup, city pages, rank tracking, PageSpeed 100/100. No retainer. No PDF reports. No faff.
SEO & GEO Services in Newport and South Wales
Proper Banging Web Design is a Newport web design agency that builds SEO into every site from £899 as a one-off — no monthly retainer. You get hand-coded schema markup, localised city landing pages, daily automated rank tracking and 100/100 PageSpeed as standard. We optimise for Google rankings and for being cited by AI Overviews, ChatGPT and Perplexity.
- → SEO is built into every PBWD website from £899 as a one-off — there is no monthly retainer and no separate SEO invoice.
- → Most South Wales businesses see ranking movement in 6–12 weeks for local terms and 3–6 months for competitive ones.
- → You get hand-coded schema, daily rank tracking, city landing pages and 100/100 PageSpeed baked in from day one.
- → We build for GEO too — structured so AI Overviews, ChatGPT and Perplexity can quote your business directly.
- → Want it for your business? Get a free quote.
Most SEO is a con.
- Monthly retainer: £500-£2,000 for meta tag changes
- WordPress + Yoast plugin — a traffic light system
- 12-month lock-in contract whether it works or not
- Slow WordPress site killing your Core Web Vitals
- PDF reports full of graphs that mean nothing
- No actual improvement in rankings
SEO that's built in.
- Built into your site from day one
- Hand-coded schema markup (JSON-LD)
- PageSpeed score: 100/100
- Daily automated rank tracking
- Auto-optimise if rankings drop
- No retainer. No lock-in. No nonsense
Built-In SEO. Not Bolted On.
Every website we build comes with proper SEO baked in from day one. Not an afterthought. Not an upsell. The real thing.
Schema Markup
Hand-coded JSON-LD structured data on every page. LocalBusiness, Service, FAQPage, BreadcrumbList, WebPage. Google knows exactly what your business does, where it is, and what it offers.
City Landing Pages
Dedicated pages for every city you want to target. Newport, Cardiff, Swansea, Bridgend, Cwmbran, Caerphilly -- each with unique localised content, geo tags, and city-specific FAQ schema.
Automated Rank Tracking
Your keyword positions are checked daily across 25+ target terms. If a page drops, our system automatically optimises the content and re-submits to Google's Indexing API. No human needed.
PageSpeed Optimisation
Google ranks fast sites higher. Full stop. Every site we build scores 100/100 on Google PageSpeed Insights. Self-hosted fonts, deferred scripts, WebP images, zero render-blocking resources.
Built for AI Search (GEO)
SEO gets you in Google's blue links. GEO gets you quoted by AI Overviews, ChatGPT and Perplexity. We structure every page with self-contained answers and question-led headings so the AI engines can lift your business as the answer.
Google Search Console
Full Search Console integration with daily reporting. Clicks, impressions, CTR, average position -- all tracked and reported automatically. Quick win keywords identified and targeted.
Our SEO vs Their SEO.
Most agencies install Yoast on WordPress and call it SEO. Here's what we actually do differently.
| Them | Us | |
|---|---|---|
| Schema Markup | Yoast auto-generate | Hand-coded JSON-LD |
| Rank Tracking | Monthly PDF report | Daily automated |
| Content Updates | Manual (if at all) | Auto-optimise on drop |
| PageSpeed | 40-60/100 | 95-100/100 |
| City Pages | Extra cost | Included |
| AI Search (GEO) | Never heard of it | Built to be AI-cited |
| Indexing | Wait for Google | Google Indexing API |
| Cost | £500-£2,000/mo | Built in from £899 |
What's Included As Standard.
All of this is included in every website we build. Not an add-on. Not an upsell. Standard.
We rank you where your customers actually search.
Local-intent searches convert. Someone typing web design Bridgend is far closer to buying than someone typing a broad national term, so we build dedicated, localised pages for each town we target — web design Newport, web design Cardiff and web design Bridgend are all live, with seven more across Swansea, Caerphilly and beyond. Each one has its own schema, geo tags and FAQ section, and each one is tracked daily.
That speed isn't an SEO trick — it comes from hand-coding on Google Firebase rather than wrestling a slow WordPress build. We explain the platform in full on our Firebase web development page. The same built-in SEO ships with every e-commerce website we build too, so your shop is found, not just pretty. If your current site has stalled, our guides on why your website isn't showing on Google and why your website is so slow are a good place to start.
Want a straight answer on where you'd rank and what it would cost? Get a free quote and we'll tell you honestly.
Written by Chris Convy, Founder · Updated 21 June 2026
Questions About SEO Services.
How long does SEO take to work?
Most South Wales businesses see movement in 6 to 12 weeks for local terms and 3 to 6 months for competitive ones. Local-intent pages like "web design Bridgend" rank faster than broad terms like "web design". Because the SEO is hand-coded into a fast, properly structured site from day one, you skip the months most agencies waste fixing a slow WordPress build first.
How much do SEO services cost in Newport and South Wales?
Our SEO is built into every website from £899 as a one-off, with no monthly retainer and no separate SEO bill. You get hand-coded schema markup, city landing pages, daily automated rank tracking, 100/100 PageSpeed and Google Search Console integration as standard. Larger sites and full e-commerce builds cost more, but the SEO is always included.
What is the difference between SEO and GEO (getting cited by AI)?
SEO gets you ranked in Google's blue links. GEO (Generative Engine Optimisation) gets you quoted in AI Overviews, ChatGPT and Perplexity. We build for both: clean hand-coded schema, self-contained quotable answers and question-led headings that AI engines can lift verbatim. This very page is structured that way.
Do you offer monthly SEO retainers?
No. Most SEO agencies charge £500-£2,000 per month and all they do is update a few meta tags and send you a PDF report. We build SEO into your website properly from day one as a one-off cost. Daily automated rank tracking, automatic re-optimisation if a page drops, and re-indexing. Set it and forget it.
Will my site rank without a monthly retainer?
Yes. Rankings come from a fast, well-structured site with proper schema and genuinely useful content, not from a recurring invoice. We bake all of that in once, then track it daily and auto-optimise pages that slip. We run this exact system on our own site and 10 city pages with no retainer paid to anyone.
Do you do local SEO for South Wales specifically?
Yes. We build dedicated, localised landing pages for each city you want to win, with their own schema, geo tags and FAQs. We run live pages for Newport, Cardiff, Bridgend and seven more across South Wales and Bristol. Local-intent pages rank faster and convert better than broad national terms.
How do you track keyword rankings?
We use automated daily rank tracking via Serper.dev and Google Search Console. Your site is monitored across all target terms. If a page drops in rankings, our system automatically optimises the content and re-submits it to Google's Indexing API. No human chasing, no monthly report you have to decode.
What is technical SEO and do I need it?
Technical SEO is the behind-the-scenes stuff that tells Google what your site is about: schema markup, sitemaps, canonical tags, Open Graph tags and structured data. Every site we build includes all of it, hand-coded. You don't need to think about it because we've already done it.
Why does site speed matter for SEO?
Google ranks fast sites higher and Core Web Vitals are a direct ranking factor. Our sites score 100/100 on PageSpeed because they're hand-coded on Google Firebase rather than bolted together with WordPress plugins. The speed is a search outcome; the platform behind it is explained on our Firebase development page.
How is your SEO different from other Newport agencies?
Most agencies install Yoast on WordPress and call it SEO. We hand-code schema markup, build automated daily rank-tracking systems, create city-specific landing pages, hit 100/100 PageSpeed, structure pages to be cited by AI Overviews, and auto-submit to Google's Indexing API. It's a different league, and it's a one-off cost.
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