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Search work for Hampton

SEO for Hampton service businesses, with service pages and a Google Business Profile.

Hampton searches name the job, so Lithium builds a page for each service you sell and reports the calls those pages bring.

  • A page for each service you sell
  • Google Business Profile work
  • Review requests after each job
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Businesses we’ve worked with

  • Willard Power Vac
  • Sarkinen Plumbing
  • Robinson Restoration
  • Town & Country Glass
  • Dixie Glass
  • Byers Septic Service
  • F&W Fence Co.
  • Drake’s 7 Dees
  • Rickabaugh Construction
  • Hillsview Building
  • Dozer Dave
  • Mt. Hood Pro Painting
  • On-Target Landscape
  • Atiyeh Bros Carpet
  • Lovett
  • Westmore Construction
  • Northwest New Homes
  • Porter Sealcoating & Paving
  • RescueHero Restoration
  • Panda Plumbing
  • Biermann Plumbing & Heating
  • Ballistic Junk Removal
  • Smart Doors LLC
  • Peak Performance Roofing
  • Deluxe Heating & Cooling
  • Lifetime Exteriors
  • Bruce Johnson Construction
  • Madrone Painting
  • Smart Tree Service
  • Premier Gutter Cover
  • NW Pacific Electric
  • Universal HVAC
  • Lenny Martin Painting
  • Next Level Decks & Exteriors
  • Prodan Construction
  • Smooth Rollin’ Sealcoating and Paving
  • Lovett Restoration
  • Greenlight Titles
  • G.W. Hartley IV
  • Advanced Coatings
  • Thomson Equipment
  • MyADU

The Map Pack first

Hampton SEO that starts with the Map Pack

Lithium Marketing builds the local search presence a Hampton service business needs, starting with the Google Business Profile and the service pages behind it. When we checked “plumber hampton”, the Map Pack came first, and the three listings showed 2,200, 124 and 1,200 Google reviews. The business with 124 reviews still held a place, so a smaller review count is not the entry fee.

Searches naming Hampton for SEO are small, about 20 a month across the phrases we track, so an agency-brand campaign would not reach many owners. The work goes where the customers are: the service searches they type when they need a plumber, roofer or electrician. Your profile gets every service, area and photo it allows, the site gets a page for each job you want more of, and review requests go out after finished work.

Older homes, steady population

Older homes mean more repair searches

56.9% of Hampton’s homes were built before 1980, and the median home was built in 1974. Older houses generate repair and replacement work, so the service pages should lead with the jobs those homes need, not only with new installations.

The city’s population barely moved between 2020 and 2025, so a Hampton business cannot count on new households for growth. Winning the searches for the work you already do is the growth plan, and that starts with a page for each service and a profile that lists all of them.

residents (2025 estimate)
137,315
residents (2025 estimate)
population change, 2020 to 2025
+0.1%
population change, 2020 to 2025
housing units
62,588
housing units
of occupied homes owner-occupied
56.9%
of occupied homes owner-occupied
of homes built before 1980
56.9%
of homes built before 1980
median home value
$245,700
median home value

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau 2025 population estimates, ACS 2020–2024 and 2023 County Business Patterns.

Trades in Hampton city

Plumbing leads Hampton’s trade counts

The Hampton city count lists 39 plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, the largest trade group in the city. Roofing has 8 in the same count. The plumbing field gives a customer more businesses to compare, so a plumber needs reviews and a page for each repair. A roofer starts with a shorter list, and the page still has to match the search.

Electrical work adds 12 contractors to the count, and painting adds 7. For a smaller trade, start with a page for each job and a profile category that matches it; the search still happens when the local list is short.

County Business Patterns

Trade and home service businesses in Hampton city

Establishments by industry, 2023

  • Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors
    39
  • Landscaping services
    36
  • Residential remodelers
    34
  • Electrical contractors
    12
  • New home builders
    12
  • Roofing contractors
    8
  • Painting contractors
    7
  • Excavation and site preparation contractors
    4

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 County Business Patterns (NAICS establishment counts).

The SEO plan

What happens in a Hampton SEO month

The profile and the pages come first, then the listings and links that support them.

1

Read the results page

We check what Google shows for your main services in Hampton, including the Map Pack, the directories and the pages that already rank.

2

Complete the profile

Every service, area, photo and category goes into your Google Business Profile, and we set up a simple way to ask finished customers for a review.

3

Write a page per service

Each page explains one job in your words, with the details a Hampton customer asks about before they call.

4

Correct the listings, then build links

Angi, Yelp and the other directories get the same name, phone and service details, and new links point at the pages that already bring calls.

What every SEO retainer includes

The same eight parts go into every SEO retainer, wherever the business is.

See the full SEO service

  • Technical SEO foundation
  • Keywords tied to revenue per lead
  • On-page SEO on every page
  • Content that answers buyers
  • Google Business Profile and citations
  • Multi-tiered semantic link building
  • Schema and AI search readiness
  • Tracking and monthly reporting

Proof

A fence company’s full search program

The F&W Fence Co. card comes from three services: a new website, SEO and Google Ads. Drake Snodgrass, who runs Drake’s 7 Dees, a landscaping and garden-center business, adds the owner quote.

F&W Fence Co. website homepage for fence installation, supply and repairFence

F&W Fence Co.

4Xmore ranking keywords

190 to 745 keywords

top-3 rankings (3 to 28)
9X
top-3 rankings (3 to 28)
core search conversion rate
27.78%
core search conversion rate
Read the case study
“Lithium has moved us to page 1 in Google search organically. Prior to working with them we spent a huge part of our marketing budget on paid search. Website redesign was a great experience.”
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Around Hampton

The cities around Hampton, and the state page

The city pages linked below cover the Peninsula, the Southside and Richmond, and each page carries its own numbers. Start with the places your crews already work, then add an area page for the next one. The Virginia page has the rest of the state.

Published price

What Hampton SEO costs each month

$1,300–$3,000

per month

Typical local SEO retainer, scoped against what a lead is worth to you, with AI search optimization included.

FAQ

What to settle before the SEO work starts

DJ Van Zanten

Still curious?

Call (503) 766-5964 or email [email protected].

How is the monthly SEO fee set?

The range above fits most local retainers. What moves the number is the state of your site, how many services need their own page and how far your service area reaches. We scope it against the calls you expect, not a package tier.

When does the search work start to move?

Technical fixes usually move within 30 days, and local and long-tail rankings typically take 60 to 90 days. Revenue tends to build from month four, and your monthly report counts calls and leads from the first month.

Can a smaller Hampton company compete in the Map Pack?

It can. Review count is one input, and the smallest count in the pack we saw still held a place. A complete profile, the right categories and reviews from finished jobs are what you control; Google decides the order.

Does the retainer cover AI search as well?

AI search work is part of the retainer, not a separate audit. Service pages get short answer blocks, schema markup and one set of business facts across the site. An AI mention is never promised, and the report stays on calls and leads.

What access do you need from us?

Access to your website and Google Business Profile, a list of the services you sell and the cities you cover, plus any call history you keep. We bring the rest to the strategy call and agree the first month’s work before anything changes.

Free action plan

Get a free first-month plan for Hampton SEO

On a short video call, a co-founder will go through your profile and service pages and show you which fixes come first. Send your site and the cities you cover so the plan starts from your list.

What we’ll cover

  • What’s working (and what isn’t) in your current marketing
  • Site and funnel gaps that are costing you leads
  • Local SEO and paid traffic opportunities
  • Simple tracking and KPIs to measure success

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Tell us a little about your business. Response within 24 hours.

  • 100% free, no obligation
  • Custom plan for your business
  • Response within 24 hours
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