SEO Agency Newcastle

Bank House, Pilgrim St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6SQ
Your local SEO services in Newcastle. Helping ambitious brands scale online.

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Every part of your web presence now earns or loses you money, which is why SEO in Newcastle matters so much for local businesses right now.

Why Circulate

What Circulate does to stand out

Specialised Strategies

We specialise in building SEO strategies that are tailored to your business needs. Our comprehensive SEO services in Newcastle include keyword research, on-page optimisation and advanced technical SEO. As your trusted Newcastle SEO agency, we’re focused on improving your site’s visibility, driving high-quality traffic, and helping your business rank higher in search engine results.

Local SEO

Local SEO is crucial for making your business visible to potential customers in your area. By optimising your website for local searches, we help your business appear in search results when nearby customers are looking for the products or services you offer. This approach increases your visibility in the Newcastle area and drives more relevant traffic to your site.

Technical SEO

Technical SEO can make or break a migration or international rollout. That’s why our Newcastle team includes dedicated technical SEO specialists who work directly into your bespoke strategy, so nothing gets missed when your site changes.

Bespoke data services

Our proprietary reporting platform, BigDataSuite™, provides real-time data so you can track performance and make smarter decisions. From weekly updates to monthly reports, we keep you informed so you can stay ahead of your KPIs and marketing goals

Trusted by leading brands

The Newcastle SEO Agency with Global Reach

At Circulate Digital, we’re proud to be one of the top digital marketing agencies in Newcastle, trusted by businesses across the city. Our deep knowledge of the local market, combined with global experience, allows us to craft digital strategies that help Newcastle businesses grow online.

From small businesses who want to increase visibility to industry leaders who want to translate their position to digital authority, we can help. We create bespoke solutions that drive results. From technical SEO and content to digital PR and AI search, we bring the expertise and support to help you meet your business goals across Newcastle and beyond. When it comes to finding a reliable digital agency in Newcastle, we’re here to help you succeed!

SEO for Newcastle and North East businesses

We work with businesses across Newcastle, Gateshead and the wider North East, from owner-led firms that need more local enquiries to established brands competing for national search terms. Most come to us with the same problem: the site gets visits, but not enough of them turn into calls and enquiries.

Most of the work happens remotely. You get one plan covering technical SEO, content, digital PR and AI search, and reporting against enquiries rather than vanity numbers. When a face-to-face session helps, such as a kickoff with your team or a strategy workshop, we come to you on site. Our team is based in Sheffield, so the North East is a straightforward trip.

Local search is where most Newcastle businesses win or lose first. That means a complete, active Google Business Profile, location pages that say something useful, consistent business details across the web and a steady flow of reviews. Get those right and you show up in the map results when someone nearby searches for what you do.

AI search is the newer part. More buyers now ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google’s AI Overviews for a recommendation before they click a single link. Those tools quote sites that answer questions clearly and lean on other sources that mention you. We shape your content so it can be quoted, track how often you’re named in AI answers and close the gaps. For a Gateshead manufacturer or a Newcastle professional services firm, that can decide whether you make the shortlist or never get seen.

If you want to know where you stand today, book a free strategy session. We’ll show you what you rank for, where competitors are ahead and what we’d fix first.

Case studyNHS

NHS. 256% increase in organic lead volume.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ in London came to us to generate more leads for their visiting professionals service. Continuous page refinement, tracked through GA4, Search Console and Tag Manager, lifted organic leads by 256% in three months.

256%Lead volume

Case studyThe Children's Hospital

The Children's Hospital. 144% more web donations.

We started fresh, rebuilding the keyword universe and intent map, then expanded content around gifts, donations and events.

144%Web donations
322%Traffic

Case studyVortexa

Vortexa. 250% more enquiries from a niche, high-value market.

We built the search strategy around Vortexa’s key customers, getting product pages and insight articles ranking for the exact terms analysts and traders search.

250%Enquiries
30%Conversion rate
4xOrganic traffic

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

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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

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

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

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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%

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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

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

SEO in Newcastle: your questions answered

What does your Newcastle SEO agency do?

Technical SEO, content, digital PR and AI search, planned together. For Newcastle businesses that usually means winning regional terms first and then pushing into the national demand where the margin is. We audit, fix what is blocking pages, build content around the way your buyers actually search, and earn the external signals that make you credible. One team, one plan, reported against enquiries.

How much does SEO in Newcastle cost?

We scope every retainer to your site, so there’s no price list. Where you sit above that comes down to how competitive your terms are and how much the site needs fixing before content has a chance. We scope after the audit and commit to a fixed monthly figure. Newcastle businesses competing across the North East usually sit near the starting point.

How long before Newcastle SEO pays back?

Technical fixes move quickly. Regional Newcastle terms often settle inside three to four months, while national terms take six or more. We report on enquiries and revenue alongside rankings so you can see the return building well before the headline positions land.

Do you work with businesses across the North East?

Yes. We work across the North East and nationally from our Sheffield office, with the same team on every account. Distance has never been the issue for any of our clients, and we travel for planning sessions where it helps.

Do you meet Newcastle clients in person?

Yes. Day-to-day work runs remotely through calls, shared documents and regular reporting, but we come to you on site for kickoffs, strategy workshops and reviews when meeting in person helps. Our team is based at Cubo, 38 Carver Street in Sheffield, so the North East is an easy trip.

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.

Book a free strategy session

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