SEO for Architects
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ RATED 5.0 ON GOOGLE AND TRUSTPILOT
We do SEO for architects who want more of the right projects, not more enquiries from people who only want the cheapest drawings. We get you ranking on Google, Google Maps and AI search for the work you want, in the areas you actually cover.
Free search report for the jobs you want
Who's searching for that work in your area, and why your competitors are showing up for it instead of you. No charge, no obligation.
🏆 SEO Agency of The Year 2026 - British Agency Awards
2026
SEO AGENCY OF THE YEAR
5.0★
GOOGLE & TRUSTPILOT RATING
£1.8M+
GENERATED FOR OUR CLIENTS
UK-based
ALL WORK DONE IN BRITAIN
What our clients say
Rated 5.0 on Google and Trustpilot. Read all our reviews here.
"They pushed my business all year (and continue to do so), making it one of the most profitable years I've ever had."
Mark Noble
"They have completely turned my business from not getting many enquiries, to getting a shed load in a matter of months."
Pete Murphy
"Excellent company, friendly, professional, great value. If you want your business to grow, these are the guys."
Mike Noden
"Charlie and Patrick have worked with me for over a year now. The results are astonishing and we have gained long term partners."
Jacob Bradbury
SEO results from an architecture company
Architecture SEO Case Study
Top three nationally for high-value architecture searches
A design-led architecture company working on projects worth £30,000 to £60,000, competing with national brands. Without rebuilding their site, we sorted out pages competing against each other, cleaned up the internal linking and made it easier to enquire. They now rank in the top three nationally for relevant searches.
3.35x
more organic clicks
Top 3
nationally for relevant queries
248 to 831
organic clicks a month
An award winning SEO agency for trades businesses
We're Charlie and Patrick. We do the research, build the pages and chase the links ourselves, so the person working on your rankings is the person you message when you've got a question.
✔ No account managers
✔ WhatsApp access to both of us
✔ Search Console screenshots every month
✔ Month to month, no long tie in
✔ UK trade and construction specialists
Where your practice's links come from
Once your pages are built properly, links from other websites are what push them up the rankings. For an architect, the best ones come from home and design publications, the builders and engineers you already work with, and local press.
Press and journalist requests
Journalists ask for expert comment every day. We write the replies with you, and the article links back to your site.
Sites that already rank
We find blogs and sites that already get traffic for your kind of work, check them in Semrush so they're not link farms, and get you featured.
Suppliers and partners
Merchants, manufacturers and firms you already work with often list who they work with. We chase those links so you don't have to.
UK directories
We list you on 50+ UK directories, with the same name, address and phone number everywhere, so Google trusts where you are.
Your competitors' links
We look at where the firms above you get their links, and go after the ones you're missing.
Non-competing local firms
Businesses that do different work in the same area, linking to each other. Never a direct rival.
Where architects' links tend to come from
Home and design magazines
Architecture and design blogs
Builders and contractors
Structural engineers
Local news sites
Building product manufacturers
Every site is checked before it goes anywhere near linking to your site.
Why SEO works for architects
Choosing an architect is a considered, high-value decision. People research practices, look through portfolios and shortlist on Google long before they get in touch. Few practices do any real SEO, so in most areas the searches for the projects behind the word architect are there to win.
Considered choice
People compare portfolios and shortlist before they get in touch.
Light competition
Few practices do real SEO, so the local searches are there to win.
Work you control
A second source of projects beyond referrals.
Not everyone searches for an architect
Take Manchester. These are eight searches people make each month for the work an architect does. Most people search for an architect, but plenty search for the drawings or the project they need instead, with the town on the end.
390 searches a month are for the drawings or the project, not an architect. Each one needs a page of its own to rank.
That's why we build a separate page for each type of project you want more of, rather than one services page trying to rank for everything. Someone searching for extension plans lands on your extensions page, with your extensions on it, not your homepage.
Keyword
Monthly searches in Manchester
architects manchester
1,300
architect manchester
480
planning drawings manchester
20
extension plans manchester
70
building regulations drawings manchester
10
loft conversion plans manchester
20
house renovation design manchester
10
planning applications manchester
260
Monthly Total
2,170
UK monthly search volumes from Semrush, October 2026.
What our SEO for architects includes
Every practice we work with gets the same five things. What changes is the projects, the areas and the work you want more of.
01 Keyword Research
We find what people in your area type in for the projects you want, from extensions and loft conversions to new builds, and go after the searches that bring in real projects rather than the biggest numbers.
02 A page for every service
A page each for extensions, loft conversions, new builds, planning drawings or whatever you want more of, plus a page for each finished project, so Google sees real work in real places. If your site can't do that, we can build you a new one.
03 Google Business Profile
Your listing in Google Maps, with photos of finished projects, the services you offer and the areas you cover. For local searches, it's often the first impression of your practice.
04 Content
Blog posts answering what people ask before they appoint an architect, like whether they need planning permission or how long building regs approval takes. Each one links through to the service page it's about.
05 Reporting
Plain English updates with Search Console screenshots and a record of the enquiries that came in, so you can see which project types are pulling their weight.
Read more about our SEO for Trades →
Tell us about the projects you want more of
Your area and the projects you'd happily take ten of tomorrow, whether that's extensions, new builds or listed buildings. We'll come back with who's searching for that work near you and why your competitors are showing up above you.
Grosvenor House, 3 Chapel Street, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 4AB
SEO for architects: questions people ask
Most of our work comes through referrals. Why bother with SEO?
Referrals are great until they slow down, and they cap how much you can grow. SEO adds a second source of enquiries you control, from people actively searching for an architect or an extension in your area, including people outside your network.
Should we target "architect" or the project searches like extensions?
Both, and the project searches often matter more. Plenty of people search for extension plans or planning drawings rather than an architect, and those searches are clear about what they want. We cover the project searches alongside the broad term, so you show up however someone phrases it.
We work across a wide area, not just one town. Can SEO reflect that?
Yes. Architects travel for the right project, so we target the towns and areas you actually want to work in, not just your base. Project pages in those places do a lot of that work for you.
Do project pages matter for an architect?
Yes, more than almost anything else on the site. A page for each finished project, with photos, the area and the brief, shows people your style and shows Google you really work there. It's usually what wins the shortlist.
How long does SEO take for an architecture practice?
Rankings usually take a few months to build, depending on how competitive your area is and what shape your site's in when we start. Google starts showing you more before the phone rings, because impressions always come before clicks.
How much does SEO cost?
It depends on how competitive your trade and area are, and how much work your site needs. We'll give you a straight number once we've looked at your area. For a rough idea of what ranking could be worth to you, try the SEO ROI calculator on our website.
Am I tied into a contract?
No, it's month to month. We'd recommend giving it three months so you can see the effect properly.