SEO is one of the most profitable marketing channels—and honestly, it’s our favorite because the results compound over time and you don’t have to pay for each click.
Here’s what sets The Media Captain apart when it comes to SEO:
- Team of 20 experts. Big enough to have all key resources in-house. Small enough that ownership is actively involved in the day-to-day.
- 15 years of SEO experience (since 2010).
- Helping large enterprise brands like SafeAuto Insurance, to small and mid-sized local companies.
- ROI Focused Strategy customized to your business—we focus on your most profitable services or growth areas first, optimizing these high-impact opportunities to maximize ROI
- Realistic expectations: We won’t overpromise. We’ll be upfront about estimated timelines for ranking and your realistic chances based on your market competition.
- We’ve helped hundreds of businesses rank on the first page of Google for their coveted keywords.
Meet The Media Captain Team
When you work with The Media Captain, you get an entire team at your disposal. In addition to an SEO strategist, you have a content specialist, technical expert, designer, developer working on your account.
Search Engine Optimization Success Stories
Learn more about how our SEO services positively impacted our clients’ bottom line.
SafeAuto Insurance
100’s of KW’s
Rank in Top 10 on Google
322%
Lift in organic traffic
The Media Captain was responsible for lifting a Google Penalty for SafeAuto. We disavowed millions of low-quality backlinks while simultaneously focusing on improving content quality. This resulted in a multi-million-dollar positive impact to their bottom line as their keyword rankings returned to top placement once the penalty was revoked.
The Waterworks
123%
Increase in Website Traffic
107%
Increase in Leads
Involving our SEO team during the web design process paid dividends for The Waterworks. Upon launching their site, The Waterworks saw a drastic uptick in organic visibility as they started ranking for their service specific keywords, including Columbus Plumbing Company, one of their most coveted keywords. This resulted in more website traffic and leads.
Schottenstein Real Estate Group
98%
Community Occupancy Rate
10X
Increase in Website Traffic
The Media Captain handles the SEO for Schottenstein Real Estate Group’s portfolio of properties. There is a strong local optimization component for each community. We focus on optimizing Google My Business pages and on-site optimization. Our work over the past decade has resulted in record occupancy rate and expansion for SRE Group.
AI-Focused SEO Strategies
AI is incorporated into all SEO strategies. Our strategies aim to rank not only on Google but ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, etc. We track how many AI keywords you have ranking and devise a strategy to ensure your business is populating in commercial intent queries on AI search engines that can turn into new business.
Understanding Our Process and Your Deliverables
Choose between 1-5 SEO deliverables per month, depending on how quickly you’re looking to achieve results. We start our conversations with a baseline of 2 deliverables and determine what’s the best number to start with based on your business objectives.
What’s Included with Every SEO Package
Beyond your monthly deliverables, every client receives these strategic advantages.
Real-Time Reporting
24/7 access to reporting insights on your keyword rankings. We integrate your keywords into SEMRush.
Dedicated Experts
Monthly meeting with your marketing strategist. Access to our team of 20+ specialists across marketing, design and development.
Strategic Planning
Quarterly strategy refinement and goal setting. SEO is data dependent so we like to plan in advance but not too far in advance.
Real Client Example
We had an attorney client that signed up for two deliverables per month. Below is what the first quarter of deliverables looked like:
Month 1:
- Deliverable 1: Homepage Optimization (expert interview, content, design and development)
- Deliverable 2: Business Litigation Optimization (expert interview, content, design and development)
Month 2:
- Deliverable 1: Navigation & URL Structure Audit (Consolidating content and conducting redirects to focus on core practice areas)
- Deliverable 2: Google Business Profile & Bing Places Audit
Month 3:
- Deliverable 1: Truck Accident Optimization (expert interview, content and development)
- Deliverable 2: Car Accident Optimization (expert interview, content and development)
Helping SEO Clients Since 2010
Read from actual clients on how our SEO services drove real results.
“As a digital marketer with over 6 years of experience in SEO it was very difficult to hire an agency to help move the needle for our business. The reluctance I felt was overcome when I met Jason and his team at The Media Captain. Their understanding of the key components that make up a successful SEO strategy and ability to stay current on trends made hiring them one of the best decisions I have made in my professional career.”
Mike Buckner
Former VP of Marketing at Sears Home Services
“Easy to work with. Since using their SEO services and then a new website build, my company is drowning in work. Can’t hardly keep up!”
Dale Simpkins
President, Presidential Cleaning
“The improvements that we have seen across our SEO rankings through Hunter and the team’s skilled talents has greatly improved our reach to the Columbus community.”
Abraham Hoellrich DDS
Grandview Dental
“The Media Captain helped us rank at the top of Google for some of the most competitive personal injury keywords.”
Melissa Hornik
Kurgis Law Firm
“We rank at the Top of page 1 of Google for all important keywords for each location, thanks to The Media Captain. They’re the best we’ve ever worked with.”
Lauren Bateman
LB Music
“Our SEO has never been stronger! With a company such as our own, licensed throughout the United States and in five Canadian provinces we need as much reach as possible and The Media Captain helps us deliver those results, allowing us to land more business and create new clients everywhere!”
Lance Marz
PSE
Our Goal for Your Business
There are no guarantees when it comes to SEO. We won’t overpromise. Below is what you can expect when working with our firm:
Improve your rankings through a thoughtful strategy combining content creation, technical and local SEO
Keep track of all your keyword rankings so you can see if you’re trending up or down versus the competition
Create content for your site that you’d be proud to share with a current or prospective client
Full integration with our design and development team as SEO now involves content creation and user experience
Position you at the forefront of AI search since more attention is coming this way
If our strategy isn’t working, transparency into what the issues are and how we can potentially fix this
Enhance trust factors, such as online reviews, directory listings and improved content
Align our SEO initiatives with your business objectives to ensure we’re working on the most meaningful deliverables.
Make sure that technical issues, such as page load speed time, broken links, 301 redirects are addressed
Let’s Grow Your Business Together
Contact The Media Captain today to discuss your SEO goals and discover how our proven strategies can help your business thrive online.