SEO services in Halifax and Atlantic Canada
When people search for businesses like yours, you want to show up everywhere they're looking. Google search, AI powered results, voice search and more.
Why SEO matters more than ever
75% of users never scroll past the first page of Google. Many SEO companies promise number one rankings, but ranking alone doesn't pay the bills. You need SEO that drives real leads and sales.
At My Ads Team we help businesses in Halifax, across Atlantic Canada and beyond climb the search rankings, connect with their ideal customers, and turn traffic into real leads.
What's included in our Halifax SEO services
SEO isn't one size fits all. Every strategy is custom built for your business, to rank higher, attract better leads and stay competitive as search evolves.
And search has genuinely changed. The same work that makes a page easy for Google to rank also makes it easy for an AI tool to quote: clear answers, consistent details, and a site a machine can actually parse.
On-page SEO
Speak Google's language, and AI's
SEO starts with your website. We optimize your content, meta tags and headers to align with targeted keywords so Google, AI search engines and your visitors all understand what they are looking at.
- Smart keyword research to target high intent searches
- SEO friendly title tags, meta descriptions and headers
- Answers written as direct, plain sentences, so Google and AI tools can both lift them cleanly
Local SEO
Get found in near me searches
Want your business to appear in Google Maps, AI generated results, and "best in Halifax" searches? That's what we do.
- Google Business Profile optimization for local rankings
- Local citations to improve trust and visibility
- Location specific content to attract nearby customers
Technical SEO
No website issues holding you back
Even the best content won't rank if your site is slow, broken, or unreadable to search engines.
- Mobile friendly, fast loading pages, because speed matters
- Technical audits to fix crawl errors and indexing issues
- Schema markup and consistent business details, so a machine can confirm who you are and what you do
Authority and trust
Become the go-to in your industry
Search engines favour trusted businesses. We help you build that authority.
- High quality backlinks, and the third party mentions AI tools check before recommending anyone
- Content strategy that positions you as a leader
- Regular updates and optimizations to stay ahead of competitors
Why work with a Halifax SEO agency like ours
Most SEO agencies follow the same outdated playbook. We build custom strategies based on what actually works in Google's evolving search landscape, and stay current with algorithm updates so your business keeps its edge.
The way people search is changing. AI driven results, voice search and local queries are shaping where SEO goes next. If you aren't optimizing for those, you're already behind.
Ranking on Google and being recommended by AI are two different things
You can hold page one and still be invisible when someone asks ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini who to hire. AI does not read a Google ranking the way Google does. It reads whether it can confirm who you are, what you do and who you do it for.
That is a different signal set from the one an SEO report measures, and it needs different work. Carol runs that work through her own practice at carolroderick.ca.
A note on the acronyms, because the market is noisy about them. GEO, AEO and "AI SEO" get sold as three separate disciplines. They are three labels for one problem: whether an AI tool recommends you correctly. Anyone selling them as three products is selling you the same work three times.
The AI Visibility Check
See exactly what AI says about you
A diagnostic that asks ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini who to hire for what you do, and shows you the actual answers. Delivered with a live review rather than a PDF you have to interpret.
The AI Visibility Fix
Wendy Newman went from 40 to 78
The follow-on work that changes the answer. Wendy Newman is a San Francisco realtor with a published book and two decades of expertise. Before the audit, AI did not name her. Thirty days later it recommended her by name for her specialty.
Wendy is also a My Ads Team client, on the ads side.
Worth testing yourself first: open ChatGPT and ask who the best option for what you do is, in your city. If your name does not come up, your Google ranking did not carry over.
SEO across Atlantic Canada
We're based in Halifax, but we help businesses all over Atlantic Canada and beyond grow with SEO. If you're nearby, we're happy to meet in person to talk through your goals.
Whether you're in:
- Dartmouth, Bedford, or Cape Breton
- Moncton, Fredericton, or Saint John
- Charlottetown or St. John's
Our SEO strategies will help you rank higher, get more traffic, and attract local customers.
SEO questions we get asked
How much does SEO cost in Halifax?
SEO starts at $1,200 CAD a month on its own, or $2,000 a month bundled with Google or Meta ads, on a three month minimum. We asked six Halifax agencies in 2026 and five shared their pricing: most run $750 to $3,000, which puts us in the lower half of that range. The price is lower than most. The work is not. What moves the number is how competitive your market is and how much technical repair your site needs.
How long does SEO take to work?
Most businesses see movement in three to six months and meaningful traffic gains around six to twelve. Local SEO can move faster, sometimes inside a couple of months, because a Halifax search is less contested than a national one. Anyone promising results in weeks is selling you something. We wrote about how AI driven search is changing SEO and what it means for timelines.
Do you guarantee first page rankings?
No, and be wary of anyone who does. Nobody controls Google’s algorithm, so a guarantee is either meaningless or the agency is targeting search terms so obscure that ranking first for them is worthless. We commit to the work and report honestly on what it produces.
What is the difference between SEO and local SEO?
SEO is about ranking for what people search. Local SEO is about ranking for what people near you search, plus showing up in Google Maps and the local pack. Local SEO leans on your Google Business Profile, consistent business details across the web, and reviews. Most Halifax businesses need both, which we cover in our guide to Halifax SEO services.
Do I need SEO if I am already running Google Ads?
They do different jobs. Ads buy visibility today and stop the moment you stop paying. SEO builds visibility that keeps working. Running both means you cover the searches you have not earned yet while building toward the ones you will. Most of our clients run them together.
Will SEO help me show up in ChatGPT and AI answers?
Partly. The same work that makes a page easy for Google to rank makes it easier for an AI tool to quote: clear answers, consistent business details, and a site a machine can parse. Being recommended by AI is a separate signal set, which is what the AI Visibility Check measures. There is more in our post on AI search engine optimization.
Your customers are searching. Let's make sure they find you.
No matter where you're located, we've got you covered.