SEO Agency Manchester

Cubo, 1 Spinningfields, 1 Hardman St, Manchester M3 3EB
Specialist SEO & Content Marketing Agency Helping Manchester Brands Grow

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The latest SEO techniques change all the time but the fundamentals never have, and the Manchester brands that win are the ones that get both right.

Why Circulate

Why work with Circulate on your SEO

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Content SEO Specialists

To reach high-intent search traffic, you need SEO strategies designed for your market and customers. At Circulate, we build search plans that put your business in front of ready-to-buy customers. We use targeted local keywords, on-page updates for conversions and technical improvements to upgrade your on and off-page signals.

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Manchester’s SEO Agency

We’re an SEO agency that knows Manchester. We know there’s a lot of competition here, but we think we stand out by focusing on core SEO. We drive high-quality traffic to improve your rankings and help you stand out in local search packs. Everything we do is to drive new business and deliver strong ROI.

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Technical SEO specialists

Our SEO team includes dedicated technical SEO experts who can help with anything technical on your site. Planning a migration or expanding internationally? We’ve got you covered with our technical SEO offering and can factor it into our bespoke strategies.

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Supporting local businesses

We believe in supporting local businesses. Any local SEO should be done to foster community as much as to build up customers. This helps you become part of a local network that supports each other, representing the best of Manchester.

Trusted by leading brands

The Manchester SEO agency trusted by global brands

Across Manchester and beyond

Whether you’re in the city centre, Salford, Stockport or further out, we’ll build a strategy that fits your goals and your market.

Not another Manchester agency

Manchester is overrun with an abundance of SEO marketing agencies . They all promising to deliver the same results. Herein lies the problem….

A different approach

The same old strategies, the same old vision, and the same advice you’ve heard a thousand times. When an agency is encouraging you to replicate what your competitors are doing, rather than carving your own pathway to success, you’re right back where you started. Failing to identify how your brand can be a leader in your market, not a follower.

Case studyPRYA

PRYA case study

PRYA. 45% increase in organic product revenue.

PRYA saw a 45% increase in organic product revenue after we optimised their social search presence. Here's how we uplifted their social strategy.

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Reporting

We show you what’s working, and what isn’t

Our own industry-leading reporting suite tracks the whole strategy across Google and every major AI platform. You see where you’re moving, what’s driving it, and what we’re changing.

Scroll to move through the report. Demo data.
AI searchAI referral traffic
Visits sent by AI platforms, month by month · from Google Analytics
1,284visits from AI platforms in October213% year on year
ChatGPT61%
Perplexity18%
Gemini12%
Copilot6%
Claude3%
Nov410Dec455Jan520Feb498Mar610Apr690May742Jun815Jul930Aug1,010Sep1,150Oct1,284 visits
1,284 visits
NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct
Circulate × Your brand · October report22 / 34
ConversionsOctober conversions1–31 Oct, compared with October 2025
Conversion rate12.4%+1.6 pts
October 2025912conversions
1,43557% year on year
Where they came from
Form submissions612
Phone clicks391
Strategy calls booked248
Demo requests184
October 2025 · 912Growth this year · +523
Across every assistant trackedVisibility
Prompts checked 1–31 Oct · compared with September, month on monthImprovedDeclined
Brand mentionsAI search
214
18%from 181 in September
Answers naming youAI search
31%
9 ptsfrom 22% in September
Times your site was citedAI search
118
24%from 95 in September
Prompts trackedAI search
240
40 addedfrom 200 in September
Competitors trackedAI search
6
2 addedfrom 4 in September
Answers analysedAI search
640
7%from 600 in September
Average position in answersAI search
3.4
Holdingfrom 3.3 in September
AI Overview citationsGoogle
12
3from 15 in September
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Assistants and competitorsWho named you
Prompts checked 1–31 Oct · compared with September, month on monthYouOthers
Assistants
Gemini96
36% of 266 answers
ChatGPT71
27% of 263 answers
Perplexity47
18% of 261 answers
Share of answers across competitors
Competitor A268
37% of mentions
Your brand (you)214
29% of mentions
Competitor B112
15% of mentions
Competitor C58
8% of mentions
Competitor D44
6% of mentions
Competitor E38
5% of mentions
Circulate × Your brand · October report29 / 34
Visibility by assistantPrompts you appeared in
Prompts checked 1–31 Oct · compared with September, month on month
PromptVisible onSentimentCheckedChange
Best [your service] provider in the UKGPTGEMPPXPositive6New
[Your brand] vs [competitor]GPTGEMPPXPositive6+1 answer
Top alternatives to [competitor]GPTGEMPPXNeutral6+2 answers
Is [your brand] worth it?GPTGEMPPXPositive6No change
Which [your service] provider is best for [use case]?GPTGEMPPXNot named6−1 answer
What does [your service] cost in the UK?GPTGEMPPXNeutral6No prior scan
[Your service] agency near meGPTGEMPPXPositive6+1 answer
Who are the leading [your service] companies?GPTGEMPPXNeutral6New
Is [competitor] better than [your brand]?GPTGEMPPXNeutral6No change
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AudienceWhere your audience is
1–31 Oct · from Google AnalyticsMost visitsSome visitsNo visits
41%of visits came from the United Kingdom, out of 32 countries sending traffic.
Sessions by country
United Kingdom41%
United States18%
Ireland7%
Germany6%
Netherlands5%
Australia4%
Circulate × Your brand · October report12 / 34
Site healthTechnical SEO
PageSpeed and crawl data · compared with last monthGoodNeeds workPoor
Mobile PageSpeedPageSpeed
82/100Needs work+11 month on month
Desktop PageSpeedPageSpeed
97/100Good+4 month on month
Crawl healthSite audit
94/100Good+6 month on month
Largest contentful paintMobile
2.9sNeeds work−0.8s month on month
Interaction to next paintMobile
140msGood
Cumulative layout shiftMobile
0.02Good
Pages with errorsSite audit
3GoodDown from 41
Circulate × Your brand · October report18 / 34

Demo data. Your report uses your prompts, your competitors and your numbers.

Circulate have been instrumental in our company growth over the past 2 years. They always ensure that we are hitting or exceeding our targets.

Alie MackintoshAYM

SEO in Manchester: your questions answered

What does an SEO agency in Manchester do for a business like mine?

We cover technical SEO, content, digital PR and AI search in a single plan built around what drives enquiries for you, not a fixed package. For Manchester businesses that usually means competing in a crowded market where well funded agencies and in house teams are already active. We start with an audit to find where you are losing ground, fix the technical foundations, then build content and authority against the terms your buyers use. You deal directly with the people doing the work.

How much does SEO in Manchester cost?

We scope every retainer to your site, so there’s no price list. Manchester is competitive, so what sits above that depends on who you are up against, how much needs rebuilding first, and how much content and PR the plan carries. We audit before quoting and then hold a fixed monthly figure rather than billing by the hour for every extra question. If we think a budget is too low to win the terms you want, we will say so before you commit.

How long does Manchester SEO take to work?

Technical work shows early, often inside four to six weeks. Competitive Manchester terms typically take three to six months before rankings settle, and longer in categories like legal, property and ecommerce where incumbents have a decade of authority behind them. We set expectations against the actual search results rather than a generic timeline, and report on leads as well as positions.

Do you have a Manchester office?

We are based in Sheffield, an hour up the road, and we are in Manchester regularly for client meetings. Most Manchester clients do quarterly planning with us in person and work over calls and shared reporting in between. If getting the team in the room matters to you, that is straightforward to arrange.

Start with a free strategy session

We’ll look at what you rank for, where competitors are winning instead, and what is worth fixing first. No charge, and the findings are yours either way.