Web design & local SEO in Portland, ME
I build websites for businesses in Portland and the towns around it, from Long Island to Scarborough. Every site starts with the local market: what your customers search, who you're up against and the towns you serve.
Portland is Maine's largest city, on Casco Bay.
Websites for Portland businesses
The local businesses I build for, ranked by how many there are in Cumberland County.
Counts are businesses with employees in Cumberland County. Don't see yours? All industries
When Portland's homes were built
68% of homes in Portland were built before 1970, which keeps foundation, roofing, electrical, plumbing and heating companies busy all year. Older homes, newer homes and the neighborhoods in between all search for different work, and your pages should match.
Local SEO in Portland
- Show up on the mapYour Google Business Profile set up and filled out, so you can appear in the map results when someone in Portland searches for what you do.
- A page for every townLong Island, Cape Elizabeth, South Portland and every other town you serve get their own page, so you show up beyond Portland itself.
- A page for every serviceSearches like "restaurants in Portland" and "plumber Portland" each need a page that matches, not one page that lists everything.
- The technical sidePage titles, descriptions and structured data that tell Google exactly what you do and which towns around Portland you serve.
- restaurants in Portland
- kitchen remodel Portland
- landscaper Portland
- plumber Portland
- electrician Portland
- barber Portland
What customers in Portland type into Google. Each one is a separate search, and each needs a page that matches.
Example from a real client: BG Foundation Repair
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town pages, each one built for that town
This is what local SEO looks like when it's done properly. Every town BG serves has its own page, built from that town's real data. A business in Portland gets the same treatment for every town it serves.
Towns around Portland
If you serve these towns, each one gets its own page, built with that town's own information.
- Long Island 3 mi
- Cape Elizabeth 5 mi
- South Portland 5 mi
- Scarborough 9 mi
- Falmouth 9 mi
- Chebeague Island 9 mi
- Westbrook 10 mi
- Yarmouth 11 mi
- Old Orchard Beach 11 mi
- Cumberland 11 mi
Nearby areas
What it costs
- Homepage mockup & audit
- Free
- Website & local SEO, everything includedIntroductory rate
- $800
- Monthly subscription
- $0
- Updates later
- Hourly, only if you ask
Includes the custom design, every page you need, Google Business Profile setup and the technical SEO. How pricing works
Questions from Portland businesses
Do you build websites for businesses in Portland?
Yes. I build for businesses in Portland and across Cumberland County, from restaurants and cafés to residential remodelers and landscaping and tree service companies.
Do you understand the Portland market?
Every site starts with research on your local market: what customers in Portland search for, which competitors show up and which towns you serve. You get that research free with your homepage mockup.
Can you help us show up in the towns around Portland?
Yes. Every town you serve gets its own page with real information about that town, so you can show up in places like Long Island, Cape Elizabeth and South Portland.
How long until we show up in Portland searches?
Searches for a specific job in a specific town usually move first, often within a few months. Broad searches like "restaurants in Portland" take longer, especially for a new site.
What does it cost?
$800, one time, for the full build: design, every service page, every town page, Google Business Profile setup and the technical SEO. No monthly fee.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (businesses with employees); U.S. Census Bureau 2023 gazetteer for town locations.