In Brisbane, competition for search visibility is growing quickly. Between AI overviews, zero-click searches and shifting algorithms, staying visible takes more than it used to. Let’s find out where you stand.
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Michael Jenkins
22 years Experience
Strategy Director
Trusted by Australia’s most recognised brands
Is your Brisbane business losing ground in search?
Losing clicks to Brisbane competitors who shouldn’t be winning them
You used to be the obvious choice in your market, but growing competition means customers are finding, and clicking on, someone else first.
Invisible in AI-generated search results
Ranking ok in traditional Google results, but never mentioned when customers ask AI tools directly.
Rankings that have quietly slipped over time
No major changes on your end, but competitors have crept ahead while your visibility has stayed flat or dropped.
No clear link between SEO and real business results
Traffic and rankings on paper, but no clear sense of what’s converting into calls, leads or sales.
Brisbane SEO growth, mapped and guaranteed before you spend
Your SEO performance in Brisbane made clear
Before you commit to an SEO agency , you need to know exactly where your business stands against the competition in Brisbane. The X-Chart is Shout’s proprietary audit, built around a guaranteed sales forecast for your business over the next 3, 6 and 12 months. It gives you a clear, commercial view of what’s working, what isn’t, and exactly what it will take to grow, so you’re investing based on data, not a guess. It’s the same process our senior specialists use for every Brisbane business we work with, whatever your industry or starting point.
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Inside your Brisbane SEO X Chart
We use proprietary tools to pinpoint exactly where your Brisbane business sits in search today, and what your customers are actually looking for.
Decades of experience combined with real data to show what’s working, what isn’t, and where the untapped growth is hiding.
We pinpoint the keywords most likely to convert immediately, our Brisbane or Sydney SEO team analyse keyword positions so effort goes where it counts first.
We commit to a baseline result we guarantee to hit, so you’re working with certainty, not a projection.
Every X-Chart is personally reviewed with Michael, our Founder and CEO, before it reaches you, so the plan is rock-solid from day one.
A 90-day plan built around the fastest, highest-impact revenue opportunities for your Brisbane business.
The Brisbane SEO agency for businesses done guessing
It’s why growth-focused brands choose Shout
Brisbane’s business landscape moves fast, and generic local SEO strategies to international search engine marketing, rarely account for how competitive local search has become. Shout Digital agency works with Brisbane businesses ready to grow, building strategies that focus on what genuinely drives visibility and revenue, not just rankings. We’re in the top 3% of Google Partners in Australia, with 15 years of experience and clients who’ve generated over $100 million in new revenue working with us. Every account is handled by a dedicated, senior team, so your Brisbane business gets real strategy and hands-on management, not generic, templated recommendations.
Brisbane’s search landscape is super competitive, and generic SEO strategies simply can’t keep up. Whether you need local visibility, national reach, or a strategy built for how AI is reshaping search, Shout Digital builds SEO around what your business actually needs to grow. Explore our services below to see how we can help.
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Local SEO
Be the business Brisbane customers find first, whether they’re searching from the CBD or the suburbs.
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Ecommerce SEO
We get customers past the search results and into checkout, not just onto your site.
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International SEO
Carry your search authority into new markets, without starting back at zero in each one.
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AI SEO
As customers turn to AI tools instead of Google, we make sure your brand is the one they get recommended.
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Enterprise SEO
Big sites mean multiple stakeholders and layers of sign-off, so we build an SEO strategy that can handle the complexity without slowing you down.
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Technical SEO
Getting the technical foundations right, from site speed to indexing, so nothing is quietly limiting how well your site can perform.
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Digital PR
Coverage that builds real, lasting authority, strengthening your brand and your backlink profile at the same time, not just a headline for the week.
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Link building
Every link we secure is built to strengthen your rankings and stand up to scrutiny, never the kind that puts your site at risk.
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Shopify SEO
Shopify plays by its own rules, from product variants to hosted-platform limits, and we build a strategy that actually works within them.
We were referred to Shout by Bed Bath N Table who highly recommended them. Shout has increased our organic search by 36% in 9 months and it’s climbing steadily. They are also handling our international campaigns.
Helping a do-it-yourself business do it themselves globally.
Shout helped create an international search strategy to drive brand awareness and demand generation and helped launch several new products successfully.
Results you can bank on
Every strategy comes with a guaranteed sales forecast, so you know exactly what you're getting before you commit a single dollar.
A track record that speaks for itself
15 years of experience and clients who've generated over $100 million in new revenue with us.
One team, every channel
SEO, paid media, PR and beyond, all working together under one strategy, not managed as disconnected pieces.
No junior handoffs
Your Brisbane account is managed by senior specialists with genuine, hands-on experience, not staff still learning the ropes.
Built for the long run
We focus on sustainable growth over quick wins, because a ranking only matters if it turns into paying customers.
Don’t take our word for it. Take theirs.
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We’ve been working with Shout for our SEO after trying a few other agencies, and the difference has been excellent. The team is knowledgeable, professional and easy to deal with, and they keep us informed with clear updates on our progress each month. We’ve been really happy with the service and results so far.
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Gregory Levett
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We've used Shout for our SEO after trying several other agencies, and couldn't be happier with the team. They're all highly experienced and keep us well updated on our monthly progress.
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Rodney Norris
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Excellent customer service!
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Thomas Morgan
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These guys have done great work for my small service-based business. Highly recommend them - It's worth the investment and much, much more :)
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Ash Cherrett
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Michael and the team are the best in the business - professional, passionate and a pleasure to work with.
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matt alpass
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Great experience working with Michael and Sangeeta from Shout. The Shout team has supported our digital marketing by building and optimising our SEO strategy from the ground up. Their approach has been thorough, transparent, and consistently results-driven.
A big shout out to Sangeeta in particular as she has been incredible with her dedication quality of work and follow up.
Highly recommend Shout for anyone looking to strengthen their online presence through SEO.
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Michael Harvey
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I've worked with Michael and his team at Shout Digital on several long term projects over the past 8 years, and I've always been impressed by the professionalism, accountability and frankly honest approach to simplifying digital marketing and providing great, reliable results for our projects time and time again.
We have worked on several Magento and Shopify migrations both domestically and global brands and the technical expertise in replatforming ecommerce sites without losing search equity first class.
Shout Digital is setting a better standard for the whole industry and I would definitely recommend them to brands starting out all the way to established complex marketing operations.
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Nigel Ewart
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We’ve had a fantastic experience working with Michael, Sangeeta, and the team at Shout. They supported us in building and optimising our SEO strategy from the ground up, taking a thoughtful, data-driven approach that delivered consistent results.
Their process has been transparent and well-structured, with reporting that is clear, easy to understand, and genuinely useful. Sangeeta's communication has been excellent throughout, and we’ve always felt informed and supported.
We highly recommend Shout to any organisation looking to strengthen their online presence through SEO.
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Michael Gammon
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We've been working with Shout for a little over a year now - moving to external support from an agency was a big transition for us, but one that the Shout team, specifically Matilda & Megan M have supported us with tremendously. Willing and eager to understand our requirements and how to best deliver on that each and every week. We look forward to continuing to work together in the future.
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Jessica Townley
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Our experience with Michael and the team has been excellent. Their interest and ability to understand our business has been crucial in developing strategies that have improved both the growth and reach of our brand. In addition they have been able to bring in professional creative support to further develop and update our website.
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Michelle Skinner
Meet the Brisbane SEO team behind your growth
Behind every SEO campaign is a senior team who’ve done this for businesses just like yours. You’ll always know exactly who’s working on your account and the experience they bring.
Michael is a pioneer of the Australian digital marketing landscape. Since opening Shout in 2010, he’s driven growth for businesses of every shape and size. There isn’t a digital challenge he hasn’t seen or a platform he’s not experienced in.
Guy Rintoul
HEAD OF GROWTH
Guy brings a postgraduate qualification and 10+ years’ experience across SEO, Google Ads, social and web development. He sits at the intersection of strategy and delivery — building client partnerships and cutting through jargon to deliver clear, measurable growth.
Gabriela Serrano Ruiz
Head of Paid Media
Gabriela has 14 years in performance marketing, including Head of Biddable Media at B&T’s 2023 Performance Agency of the Year, and 10 years in executive leadership. She develops data-driven strategy across all paid media and leads teams towards excellence.
Chamal Alahakoon
Head of SEO
With 10+ years across enterprise and technical SEO, CRO and analytics, Chamal specialises in turning complex websites into high-converting customer journeys — especially where SEO, journey optimisation and emerging AEO/GEO opportunities intersect.
Parmiss Kia
SENIOR SEO LEAD
Parmiss brings 15+ years of senior in-house and agency SEO leadership, having driven organic and paid search growth at Kmart Australia ($450M incremental revenue), Country Road Group ($35M) and REA Group ($375M). She now specialises in AI Search and Answer Engine Optimisation,.
Eric Shaikh
DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES
Eric leads client services at Shout, bringing extensive digital marketing experience and a consultative approach to bridging strategy and business outcomes. He’s built a career on customer advocacy, turning complex challenges into clear, accountable growth plans.
Anna Martin
SEO CONTENT MANAGER
Anna spent years as a TV editor for networks including Warner Bros., ITV Studios, Fremantle and BBC Studios, cutting shows like My Kitchen Rules and The Great Australian Bakeoff. She now brings that storytelling instinct to Shout’s content strategy.
Laura Ridley
PAID MEDIA SPECIALIST
15+ years running paid social and performance media for major brands — Nestlé, Nespresso, Lion and Spotify as Performance Director at Reprise Australia (APAC Agency of the Year, 2021). Deep, hands-on paid social expertise at real scale.
Helping Brisbane businesses turn visibility
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A quick call is all it takes for our team to understand your Brisbane business, your goals and where you're starting from.
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Our senior Brisbane SEO specialists get to work, focusing first on the moves that'll drive the fastest impact.
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See your visibility, traffic and revenue climb, backed by clear, honest reporting the whole way through.
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FAQs
Your Brisbane SEO questions, answered
Find all the answers to your questions about our Brisbane SEO agency and services here.
SEO pricing varies depending on your business size, industry competitiveness and the scope of work required. A local Brisbane service business competing in one suburb needs a very different strategy from a national ecommerce brand targeting thousands of keywords, so a proper quote should always start with an audit of your specific situation, not a generic package price.
Local competition, customer search behaviour and industry mix can vary significantly between cities, so a strategy that works in Sydney or Melbourne won’t always translate directly to Brisbane. We build strategies around what’s actually driving visibility and conversions in the Brisbane market specifically, rather than applying a generic, one-size-fits-all approach.
Most businesses start seeing meaningful movement within 3 to 6 months, with stronger compounding results beyond that. The timeline depends on factors such as your current domain authority, the competitiveness of your Brisbane industry, and how much foundational work needs to be done before rankings begin to move.
Yes, and the two work better together than either does alone. Google Ads puts you in front of Brisbane buyers immediately, but the moment you stop spending, the visibility stops too. SEO builds a lasting organic presence that compounds over time, capturing demand at every stage of the buying journey, not just the moment someone is ready to click an ad.
Significantly, as AI tools are now answering customer questions directly, often before users ever reach a website. This is where Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO) comes in: structuring your content so AI tools cite, reference, and recommend your business when customers ask questions in ChatGPT, Gemini, and AI Overviews.
SEO works for virtually every industry and business size, from local Brisbane service businesses and professional firms to national ecommerce brands and multi-location operators. The strategy looks different depending on your goals, competition, target market, and the stage your business is at.
The short answer: it’s unlikely. In most cases, you can keep the same site, design, and navigation. But sometimes, a website will benefit from structural changes. If we identify any structural changes that will help your search results, we’ll outline them, forecast your expected results, and get your ok before we implement them.
In a very high percentage of cases, SEO changes are done at the coding, server and content level without any major structural changes to your website.
The metrics that actually matter are revenue, leads, and customer acquisition, not just rankings and traffic. Ranking #1 for a keyword that doesn’t convert is a vanity metric, not a growth strategy. Transparent reporting tied to commercial outcomes gives Brisbane business owners a much clearer picture of what an SEO investment is actually delivering.
Brisbane is one of the fastest-growing capital cities in the country, and that growth is bringing more businesses and more competition for the same searches into the market. This makes the quality of strategy and execution more important than ever, since generic tactics that might have worked a few years ago often aren’t enough to break through today.
Results are guaranteed, not just promised. Every account is run by senior specialists with backgrounds at companies like Google and Apple, using proprietary tools to uncover growth opportunities other agencies miss, and we won’t stop until we’ve reached your goals. With over $100 million in new revenue generated for clients and a fully local Brisbane team, you get proof before you commit, not after. We’re SEO veterans with the track record to prove it, and we play the long game: sustainable, long-term strategies over quick wins, because what use is a top ranking if it doesn’t generate revenue? Working with us is transparent too, with fixed fees, clear reporting, and a thorough evaluation upfront, so you know exactly what to expect from day one.
Yes. Shout is a 100% Australian agency with a senior team based locally. You’ll always know who is working on your account, what they’re doing, and how it’s tracking, with no outsourcing, no freelancers, and no runaround.
Every 12-month SEO campaign at Shout Digital is backed by a growth guarantee, meaning we stand behind the forecast built into your X-Chart, and you don’t pay until results are delivered. This is built on a data-led process our senior specialists use to map exactly what it’ll take to grow, before you commit any budget.
Yes. By strengthening your organic search performance through SEO, you become less reliant on paid clicks to be found, which means more of your traffic comes at no ongoing cost per click. Many of our clients use SEO to reduce, or in some cases fully replace, what they were spending on Google Ads, while maintaining or growing the leads and sales coming through search.
Every enterprise account is handled by a dedicated, senior team who understand the realities of working within a large organisation, from multiple stakeholders and approval processes to legacy technical debt and complex site architecture. We build strategies around your specific governance requirements and commercial priorities, with reporting focused on the outcomes leadership actually cares about, so SEO fits into how your organisation actually operates, not the other way around.
Shout builds SEO strategies that cover both traditional rankings and AI-driven discovery, structuring content so AI tools cite, reference, and recommend your business when customers ask questions in ChatGPT, Gemini, and AI Overviews. This means your business gets found wherever your customers are looking, not just in the traditional blue link.
Look for an agency that’s transparent about strategy, staffed by senior specialists you can actually speak with, and willing to prove results through real case studies or guarantees rather than vague promises. It’s also worth checking whether they’re a genuine local Brisbane team, and whether their reporting focuses on outcomes like leads and revenue, not just rankings on a page.