Grant McArthur SEO & Design

Search engine optimisation from a Glasgow base

From its base in Glasgow, Scotland, Grant McArthur SEO & Design works with businesses that want to be found on Google and to attract organic traffic, and it describes its client base as ranging from local firms to multinational financial companies. The agency's founder writes the site in the first person and says he wants the industry to be clearer and more transparent than he found it.

An SEO process that starts with the business

The agency describes search engine optimisation as adjusting a website's code, content and structure so that it is easier to find for chosen keywords and combinations of keywords. Its process begins with business discovery, to understand what each company is trying to achieve. A website audit follows, and then the agency sets out a strategy and carries it through. The agency says each business is different and that it works to a specific plan for each one.

Goals set from hard data

The agency sets ambitious objectives from measurable data and then monitors progress against them. It reports back with milestones and statistics, so a client can see whether the work is producing leads and revenue. The site links that approach to the return on investment a business should expect from search, which the firm describes as often attractive because search brings potential customers to the website directly.

Long-term results rather than long contracts

The firm says it does not require extended commitments from its clients and prefers solid, long-term results as the basis for continuing relationships. That choice is presented as a way of keeping the work focused on outcomes rather than on the length of a contract.

Paid search, web design and wider marketing

Alongside search optimisation, the agency runs pay-per-click advertising for businesses that want paid search campaigns, and it designs websites under package arrangements that suit businesses of different sizes. Its wider digital marketing covers online promotion beyond the search results, so the website, paid campaigns and organic work can be planned together.

Why search matters for Glasgow businesses

The agency argues that a well-optimised website is essential when billions of sites compete for attention, and that a strong online presence is the way local firms reach customers who are already searching. Its Glasgow focus means the work is planned around the local market as well as national search.

Grant McArthur SEO & Design is a digital marketing, design and search engine optimisation agency in Glasgow. It helps businesses rank higher on Google and attract organic traffic. The site is written in the first person by its founder, who says he wanted more clarity and transparency in the industry.

Products and services

• Search engine optimisation: adjusting a site's code, content and structure to be found for chosen keywords.
• SEO process: business discovery, a website audit, then strategy and execution.
• Pay-per-click advertising: paid search campaigns.
• Web design: design packages for different business sizes.
• Digital marketing: wider online promotion.

Customers and markets

Clients range from local businesses to multinational financial companies, with a focus on Glasgow firms.

Key facts

• Based in: Glasgow, Scotland
• Focus: SEO, PPC and web design