Search Engine Optimization
Rank in Google's results and the Maps pack for the searches that bring in customers.
- Google Search
- Google Maps
- Bing
Top-Rated Alberta SEO, AEO, GEO & Web Development Agency
Get found on Google. Get recommended by AI.
Glenbow Ranch SEO is a senior-led search studio for Alberta businesses. I help you rank higher, show up in ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google's AI Overviews, and turn that visibility into calls, bookings and sales.
- 15+ years in search
- Month-to-month, no lock-in
- You work directly with a senior SEO expert
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24/7 Emergency Plumbing in Calgary | Your Business
Licensed plumbers across all four quadrants. Upfront pricing, no call-out fee, on site fast.
#1 organic AI answer
For emergency plumbing in Calgary, Your Business is often recommended for 24/7 availability and upfront pricing1. Reviewers mention fast response times in the NW and SW2.
1 yourbusiness.ca2 Google reviews
1Your Business
Visible in
- Maps
- ChatGPT
- Claude
- Perplexity
- Gemini
SEO support for current & past teams at
Search has changed
Customers search in more places now. You need to be in all of them.
People still Google. They also ask ChatGPT for recommendations, read AI Overviews, and check Maps on the way out the door. One joined-up strategy covers all three.
Answer Engine Optimization
Be the direct answer in featured snippets, People Also Ask, voice results and AI Overviews.
- AI Overviews
- Featured snippets
- Voice
Generative Engine Optimization
Be mentioned, cited and recommended when people ask AI assistants for help.
- ChatGPT
- Perplexity
- Gemini
- Copilot
Also known as LLMO, AIO or simply AI search optimization. Whatever the name, the goal is AI search visibility: show your brand on ChatGPT, appear in Claude results, and win Perplexity and Google AI Overview citations.
Free tools
How does your site score?
Run a quick check on the SEO basics or on how ready your site is for AI search.
Services
Everything it takes to get found, and chosen.
Start with one piece or bring it all under one roof. Every engagement is scoped to what will actually move the needle for your business.
5 services
SEO
Technical, on-page, content and local SEO that earns rankings you keep.
- Technical SEO
- On-Page SEO
- Content SEO
- Local SEO
- Ecommerce SEO
3 services
AEO & GEO
Show your brand in ChatGPT, appear in Claude results, and get cited by Perplexity and Google AI Overviews.
- Answer Engine Optimization
- Generative Engine Optimization
- AI-Ready Websites
3 services
Backlinks & Citations
Manual outreach, link placements, local citations and disavow management, reported link by link.
- Link Building
- Local Citations
- Digital PR
7 services
Web Development
Redesigns, migrations and SEO-ready builds on Webflow, WordPress, Shopify, Framer, Squarespace and Wix.
- Redesigns & Migrations
- Webflow
- WordPress
- Shopify
- Framer
- Squarespace
- Wix
4 services
AI Automation
AI content pipelines, live chat assistants and workflow automation, with people firmly in the loop.
- Custom AI Agents
- AI Content Pipelines
- AI Live Chat & Assistants
- Workflow Automation
Also available
More services
Offered alongside search work, or on their own when they're the right fit.
Results
Results, not promises.
From farm-to-table e-commerce to Canadian insurers: real organic growth, first-place rankings and platform migrations.
Organic visits90kfrom 3k
025k50k75k100k
| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| Delmonico steak | 1 |
| dry aged ribeye | 2 |
| grass fed beef delivery | 3 |
| buy steak online | 5 |
E-commerce United States
Direct-to-consumer meat farm
30x organic traffic in about 10 months
Took a farm’s direct-to-consumer meat store from around 3,000 to 90,000 organic visits in about 10 months, with first-place rankings for high-intent product searches.
Services
Organic visits10k+from 1.2k
02.5k5k7.5k10k12.5k
| Query | Position |
|---|---|
| farm ecommerce | 1 |
| farm online store | 2 |
| sell farm products online | 3 |
| online farmers market platform | 4 |
SaaS Canada
Farm e-commerce SaaS company
8x organic traffic and a HubSpot to Webflow migration
Grew organic visits from around 1,200 to more than 10,000 in a year and ranked first for “farm ecommerce”, alongside a full website migration and redesign from HubSpot to Webflow.
| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| life insurance | 1 |
| RRSP | 1 |
| annuity | 1 |
| health insurance | 1 |
| travel insurance | 1 |
| life insurance quote | 1 |
Insurance Canada
Canadian insurers
First place for some of Canada’s most competitive financial terms
Reached first position for head terms including “life insurance”, “RRSP” and “annuity”, and migrated one insurer from an agency-managed website with no CMS to WordPress.
Monthly organic traffic50kfrom 10k
020k40k60k
| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| Oxford summer school | Page 1 |
Education United Kingdom
UK summer school
5x monthly organic traffic
Earned page-one rankings for “Oxford summer school” and grew organic traffic from about 10,000 to 50,000 visits a month.
Services
Specialties
Industries I know well.
Every industry searches differently. These are the ones I know best, from insurance and wealth to contractors, photographers and SaaS.
- E-commerce
- Fashion & apparel
- Insurance
- Real estate
- Photography
- Contractors & trades
- Refrigeration & industrial
- SaaS
- B2B
- Proptech
- Edtech
- Education
- Solar & energy
- Wealth & finance
Why Glenbow Ranch
Senior expertise, without the agency layers.
Most agencies are built to scale accounts. I'm built to move your numbers. Here's what that looks like in practice.
AreaTypical agencyGlenbow Ranch SEO
Who does the work Sold by a senior, handed to a junior Mark, from audit to reporting
Contracts 6 to 12 month lock-ins Month-to-month, hours adjusted as you need, 14 days' notice
Reporting An automated PDF of vanity metrics Custom dashboards built on your KPIs, walked through on a call
Links Bulk link packages Earned links you'd happily explain to a customer
AI search An upsell, if it comes up at all Built into every strategy
Getting answers A ticket queue Slack, Discord, email or phone: your choice, replies within one business day
How it works
A clear path, shaped around you.
From a free discovery call to work that adjusts with you every month. Foundation first, then pages and content, then authority, at whatever pace and scope suits your team.
- 01
Free discovery call
A free 30-minute call where I share initial audit findings or recommendations. You'll get honest priorities whether or not we work together.
- 02
Kickoff & plan
A kickoff call to align stakeholders, agree the KPIs that matter and set expectations, then a prioritised roadmap.
- 03
The work, your way
Consulting only, or the whole job: technical fixes, briefs, copywriting, wireframes, development and links.
- 04
Report & adjust
Custom dashboards built on your KPIs, regular check-ins, and hours adjusted month to month as priorities change.
Every engagement includes
Built around how you work.
Month-to-month, flexible hours
Scale hours up or down each month as priorities change. Changes or cancellation just need 14 days' notice.
Free discovery call
A free 30-minute call with initial audit findings or recommendations, before you commit to anything.
Kickoff with your stakeholders
One call to align everyone involved, agree the KPIs that matter and set clear expectations.
You work directly with me
No outsourcing and no juniors in between. If a project needs more hands, I bring in experienced specialists and you'll know who they are.
Your channel, your rhythm
Slack, Discord, email or whatever you prefer for quick updates, with meetings ad hoc or weekly, biweekly or monthly.
Reporting on your KPIs
Custom dashboards built around what matters to your business, plus the essentials, explained in plain English.
Consulting or done-for-you
Advice and a plan for your team, or the whole job: briefs, copywriting, technical changes, wireframes, development and managing freelancers.
Tailored, never templated
Every engagement is shaped around your business, team and budget. No fixed packages you have to fit into.
Small business to enterprise
Independent businesses, startups and enterprises across Canada, the US and internationally.
MG
Who you'll work with
Hi, I'm Mark. I'll be doing the work.
I started Glenbow Ranch SEO after 15+ years in search because I kept seeing the same pattern: businesses sold on a senior strategist, then handed to a junior and a monthly PDF nobody could explain.
So I built the opposite. When you work with Glenbow Ranch, you work with me: the person who audits your site, writes your strategy, makes the changes and answers your emails. No account managers and no juniors in between. When a project needs more hands, I bring in experienced specialists I trust. And no lock-in: hours flex month to month.
I'm based in Cochrane, a few minutes from the provincial park the business is named after. I've supported teams from RBC Insurance and Sun Life to Calgary wedding photographers and Ontario refrigeration contractors.
— Mark
- Replies within one business day
- Month-to-month, flexible hours
- Based in Cochrane, AB
Pricing
Straightforward pricing, published up front.
Start small and scale up. Hours are flexible and can be adjusted every month, with no bloated team to fund and no surprise invoices.
SEO & AEO
from $200/mo + tax
Ongoing search and AI visibility work, from essentials like SEO reporting and content updates up to fully done-for-you SEO. Scoped to your goals, not a fixed package.
- SEO reporting and custom KPI dashboards
- Content updates and on-page optimisation
- Technical fixes and AI visibility work
- Direct access to Mark, with no juniors in between
Web development
from $100/mo + tax
Website updates, new components, fixes and improvements on WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Squarespace, Wix or Framer.
Get a web quoteProjects & builds
Redesigns, migrations, new websites, AI automation builds and audits get a fixed-scope quote before anything starts.
Talk it through on a free callMonth-to-month · adjust hours or cancel with 14 days' notice · no setup fees · Canada, US and international clients
Across Alberta
Local knowledge, from the Bow Valley to the Hat.
Every Alberta market searches differently. Calgary searches by quadrant, Banff plans before it arrives, and Lethbridge serves half of southern Alberta. Strategy starts with how your customers actually look.
Calgary RegionIn person + remote
Cochrane
Home base. Small-town trust, with Calgary competition one highway away.
Home base
Calgary RegionIn person + remote
Calgary
Alberta's most competitive search market, where every quadrant searches differently.
About 30 minutes from Cochrane
Bow ValleyIn person + remote
Canmore
Two audiences at once: a tight-knit local community and a constant flow of visitors.
About 50 minutes from Cochrane
Bow ValleyIn person + remote
Banff
A global destination where most customers decide before they ever arrive.
About 1 hour 10 minutes from Cochrane
Calgary RegionIn person + remote
Airdrie
Fast growth means new residents searching for every service, every month.
About 35 minutes from Cochrane
Calgary RegionIn person + remote
Okotoks
A proud shop-local town that competes with south Calgary for every search.
About an hour from Cochrane
Edmonton RegionRemote-first
Edmonton
A separate market from Calgary, with its own competitors and connected communities.
About 3 hours from Cochrane
Southern AlbertaRemote-first
Lethbridge
The hub of southern Alberta, where the first business to do SEO well pulls ahead.
About 2.5 hours from Cochrane
Southeast AlbertaRemote-first
Medicine Hat
The centre of southeast Alberta, where customers search before they make the drive.
About 3.5 hours from Cochrane
From the blog
Practical guides, no gatekeeping.
SEO vs AEO vs GEO: What Is the Difference, and What Should You Do About It?
SEO, AEO and GEO explained in plain English: how AI answers are built, what changes for your business, and a practical checklist for showing up in AI search.
How to Get Your Business Recommended by ChatGPT and Other AI Assistants
A practical, no-hype guide to getting your business mentioned by ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Copilot: test, fix access, build consistency, earn mentions and track.
Website Redesign Without Losing Rankings: An SEO Migration Checklist
A step-by-step SEO migration checklist for website redesigns and platform moves: URL inventory, redirect mapping, pre-launch QA, launch day and post-launch monitoring.
What does Glenbow Ranch SEO do?
Glenbow Ranch SEO is a senior-led search and web studio in Cochrane, Alberta. I help businesses get found on Google, in Google Maps and in AI assistants like ChatGPT, through SEO, AEO and GEO, link building, web development, AI automation and email marketing.
What's the difference between SEO, AEO and GEO?
SEO (search engine optimization) earns rankings in search results and Maps. AEO (answer engine optimization) structures your content so it is chosen as the direct answer in snippets, voice results and Google AI Overviews. GEO (generative engine optimization) works on how often AI tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini mention and cite you. They overlap, so I run them as one strategy.
Can you optimize my website for ChatGPT and other AI assistants?
Yes. AI search optimization (also called AEO, GEO or LLMO) helps your brand show up in ChatGPT, appear in Claude results and get cited by Perplexity and Google's AI Overviews. It combines crawlable, structured pages with consistent business details and mentions on sites AI tools trust.
How much does SEO cost?
SEO and AEO retainers start at $200 a month plus tax, covering essentials like SEO reporting and content updates. Website support starts at $100 a month for updates and new components. Hours are flexible and can change each month, and bigger projects like redesigns get a fixed quote before work starts.
How long does SEO take to work?
Most businesses see early movement in three to four months and meaningful results in six to twelve. Smaller Alberta markets often move faster than Calgary or Edmonton.
Am I locked into a contract?
No. Everything is month-to-month, and hours can be adjusted each month as your needs change. Changes or cancellation just need 14 days' notice. I'd rather earn your business every month.
Do you only work with Alberta businesses?
No. Alberta is home base, and I meet clients in person around Cochrane, Calgary and the Bow Valley, but I support businesses across Canada, the US and internationally, from small independent businesses and startups to enterprises.
Will I work with you directly?
Yes. There's no outsourcing and no junior staff between us. If a project needs more hands, I bring in experienced specialists I trust, and you'll always know who's involved.
Find out what is holding your site back
Send me your website and goals. You'll hear back within one business day from me, not a sales team, with an honest read on where you stand and what I'd do first.