SEO in Stevenage, from a consultant based in Stevenage.

Yes. Thomas Howcroft runs TomHow from Stevenage, Hertfordshire. The review is delivered remotely, through written findings, email and a follow-up call, so you do not need to travel anywhere.

The Local Visibility Starter is GBP 350 for one website, one Google Business Profile and one priority service, with no retainer. Any ongoing work is quoted after the review, based on what actually needs to change.

Some fixes, such as correcting Business Profile details, can take effect quickly. Ranking changes depend on the competition for your service and are not guaranteed. The review records a dated baseline so that any change can be checked fairly.

Most local service businesses benefit from one, but eligibility depends on how you serve customers. Tell Tom before booking if you do not have a profile. The starter does not include creating, verifying or reinstating one.

Yes. TomHow works with service businesses across Hertfordshire and beyond. The Hertfordshire SEO page explains the county-wide work, and larger or multi-location projects are scoped separately.

Only where you genuinely serve customers and have something specific to say. Near-identical town pages rarely help customers and can weaken a site. The review will tell you whether another location page is worth creating.

TomHow is run by Thomas Howcroft from Stevenage. If people nearby search for what you do and find a competitor, or visit your website and do not get in touch, the first job is to find where that journey breaks. Start with a free 30-minute call or the GBP 350 local visibility review.

When someone in Stevenage searches for a local service, Google usually answers with a map of nearby businesses, a list of ordinary results and, more and more often, an AI-written summary. All three draw on the same evidence: a clear page for the service, accurate Google Business Profile details, consistent business listings and genuine customer reviews. TomHow reviews that evidence for one Stevenage service, compares it with the businesses that currently appear, and gives you the three changes most likely to help first. The work is founder-led and delivered remotely by Thomas Howcroft, who is based in Stevenage.

Local rankings vary with the searcher's position and change often. Every check is reported with the date and the place it was run from, so a result seen in one part of Stevenage is not presented as true for the whole town.

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Local visibility starter GBP 350 Fixed scope. No retainer required. 01 One website 02 One Business Profile 03 One Stevenage service Founder-led. Written findings. Clear next steps.

01 / Who this is for

This page is for Stevenage service businesses whose customers search before they call: trades, clinics, salons, professional firms, local suppliers and B2B services on the town's business parks. If people search for what you do in Stevenage and find a competitor, or visit your site and leave without getting in touch, the review is built for that problem.

• A business with premises customers visit, such as a clinic, studio or shop.
• A service-area business travelling to customers in Stevenage and nearby towns such as Hitchin, Letchworth Garden City, Knebworth and Baldock.
• A firm that already gets some enquiries but cannot tell which searches send them.

02 / How local results work

Google says local results depend mainly on relevance, distance and prominence. Distance is measured from the person searching, so the same search made in Stevenage Old Town, Great Ashby or near the train station can show a different map pack. Listing more towns on a page does not change that. What you can improve is how clearly your pages and Business Profile describe the service, how consistent your details are across the web, and how much genuine evidence customers can see.

• Relevance: a clear page and profile category for the exact service.
• Distance: recorded from the place each check is run, never assumed.
• Prominence: genuine reviews, accurate listings and references from real local organisations.

03 / What gets checked

The review starts with the service you most want enquiries for and the area you serve. Tom checks how that service appears in Google Search and Maps from Stevenage, then reviews the page a searcher lands on and the route from that page to an enquiry.

• Up to five priority pages: titles, service detail, location information and internal links.
• Your Google Business Profile: categories, service area, hours, description, photos and reviews.
• Listings found during the review, checked against your website for out-of-date details.
• The enquiry path on a phone-sized screen, including whether a test message would reach you.

04 / What you receive

You get written findings with the date and location of every search check, so any later change can be compared fairly. The findings rank what to fix first and explain why, followed by a call or written follow-up to talk them through. Implementation is quoted separately if you want help making the changes.

• A dated search baseline for one Stevenage service.
• Three prioritised next changes, with the reason for each.
• A follow-up explanation, by call or in writing.

05 / Price and next steps

The Local Visibility Starter costs GBP 350 for one website, one Google Business Profile and one priority service area. There is no monthly commitment. If the review shows that ongoing work is worth doing, the scope and price are agreed before anything starts. You can also book a free 30-minute call first to check whether the review suits your business.

• Book a free 30-minute call to talk it through.
• Or read the full scope of the GBP 350 starter.
• Or email tom@tomhow.co.uk with your website and the service you want found.

06 / Honest limits

Local positions change from street to street and week to week, so nobody can promise a fixed map position. TomHow does not buy reviews, create fake listings or build near-identical pages for every town. Thomas Howcroft is based in Stevenage and delivers the work remotely, by written findings, email and calls.

• Rankings are reported with the date and place they were checked.
• Only genuine customer reviews are encouraged.
• Pages for other towns only where you genuinely serve customers there.

• Hertfordshire SEOLocal SEO across the county.
• GBP 350 local starterFixed scope, no retainer.
• Free local SEO checklistCheck the basics yourself first.
• Website auditThe full diagnostic for larger sites.
• Book a callA free 30-minute call with Tom.
• Contact TomSend a short enquiry.