Cornwall’s search agencies are spread from Newquay and Truro to Falmouth and Hayle, and many of them know tourism, hospitality and seasonal demand better than any national firm.
To build this list of the top SEO agencies in Cornwall, we checked each firm’s own contact and about pages for a real street address in Cornwall, confirmed the website shows current activity such as 2025 or 2026 blog posts, news, awards or case studies, and made sure SEO is a genuine core service rather than an add-on. We left out national agencies that only run a Cornwall landing page, firms with no published street address, sites with no recent activity and any business we could not verify on its own website. Thrive Internet Marketing Agency is never included.
If you are weighing up an SEO agency Cornwall businesses already know against newer names, each entry covers where the firm is based (we name the town, since the county is large), how it approaches search, the evidence we could verify (clients, results, team, awards), any published pricing and who it suits.
| Agency | Base | Best For | Core Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solve | Nansledan, Newquay | Organisations wanting web, SEO and ads from one team | AI SEO, SEO, web design, paid media, hosting |
| Peaky Digital | Discovery Quay, Falmouth | Consumer and travel brands | SEO, paid media, CRO, AI visibility |
| HookedOnMedia | Penstraze Business Centre, Truro | Local trades and national B2B firms | SEO, local SEO, GEO, PPC, paid social |
| Hedgehog Digital | St Erth Business Park, Hayle | Growth-focused brands wanting senior staff | SEO, PPC, email, web design |
| Coast 360 | St Mawgan, Newquay | Holiday lets, hotels and attractions | Tourism SEO, content, digital PR |
| Search Hog | Hope Yard, Newquay | Ecommerce stores on Shopify and WordPress | SEO, PPC, AI SEO, platform SEO |
| 8X Digital Marketing | Treliske, Truro | B2B firms entering new markets | SEO, GEO, content, strategy |
| South West SEO | St Columb Major | Cornish hotels and tradespeople | Local SEO, content, web design, Google Ads |
Solve is based at the Hub Building, Stret Myghtern Arthur, Nansledan, on the edge of Newquay. Founder Lawrence Harmer built his first website in 1998, and the business grew from a web design studio into a multi-disciplinary growth agency with an in-house team. It is a certified B Corp and a Real Living Wage employer.
AI SEO and SEO lead its growth services, including SEO packages and video SEO, alongside paid social and paid search, content, PR and outreach. It also builds websites and runs green hosting and WordPress maintenance. The blog is busy, with October 2026 posts on AI visibility, local rankings and page speed.
Client logos include Toyota, Lexus, Cornwall Council, Cornwall Air Ambulance, Cornish Dairy Co and Welcome Break, and testimonials come from the Headland Hotel and Mabey Ski. Solve publishes around 40 results by sector, such as organic sessions up 1,185% for a B2B finance client, organic donations up 450% for a charity and AI overview appearances up 1,378% for a food and drink brand. It is a Google Partner and Semrush partner.
It suits organisations that want SEO, a new website and paid campaigns from one established Cornish team with strong ethical credentials.
Peaky Digital is based at 2 Mariners Walk, Discovery Quay, Falmouth, with a second office on Great Portland Street in London. It was founded by managing director Natalie and has worked with some clients for almost a decade. The leadership team includes heads of client success, performance and growth.
Services are SEO, paid media (paid social, PPC and Amazon Ads), conversion rate optimisation, AI visibility, strategy, consultancy and training. Its 2026 insights cover how SEO is changing, generative engine optimisation and E-E-A-T for law firms and financial brands.
Case studies name ILG UK, which saw a 31.39% rise in organic conversion rate, and Circular&Co., where PPC drove 49% of website revenue. Other clients include Umberto Giannini, Wilson Golf, Loaker, Cornwall Airport, St Michaels Resort, Wildanet and Pura Aventura. The agency won at the UK Agency Awards 2024 and was a finalist at the European Search Awards and UK Digital Growth Awards that year, as well as at the Cornwall Business Awards.
It suits consumer, retail and travel brands that want SEO and paid media run together by an award-recognised team.
HookedOnMedia is based at Penstraze Business Centre, Penstraze, just outside Truro, and also has an office on Ludgate Hill in London. It has been established since 2012, and its site names 15 team members.
SEO is its lead service, together with local SEO and GEO for AI search. It also runs Google Ads, AI-driven ads, paid social on Facebook, LinkedIn and TikTok, web design, content, analytics and email nurturing. Its 2026 blog covers ChatGPT ads in the UK and changes to Google’s search box.
Named clients include Royal Mail, Ontrack Data Recovery, the NHS, Visit Cornwall, Black and Decker and Green Flag. For Ontrack it reports a 100% increase in page one keywords. Cornish case studies show Piran Plumbing’s active users up by more than 700%, Cornwall Electrical Contractors’ organic sessions more than doubling and J Keane Plant Hire reaching first place for ten target keywords. It was a UK Digital Growth Awards finalist in 2023 and is a Google Partner and Meta Business Partner.
It suits both Cornish trades and larger B2B firms that want an SEO company Cornwall clients can visit, with paid ads on hand when needed.
Hedgehog Digital’s Cornwall office is at St Erth Business Park, Hayle, and the agency describes itself as rooted in Cornwall and London. It was established in 2010 and is run by co-directors Josh and Jack. The team of seven is described as all senior and includes a chief SEO officer, a head developer and a content lead.
SEO is the first of its five services, covering technical, on-page, content and link work, alongside PPC, Google Ads, email and web design. The agency focuses on profit rather than traffic, reports in plain English against revenue and says clients work with the people who do the work, not account managers.
Recent case studies feature Philps Pasties (2026) and Mor & Meadow, Ocean Magic, Emperia VR, Cornwall One and Evess (2025). Its client logos also include Siemens, Under Armour, New Balance, Tate & Lyle and Bayer, and it cites more than 300 projects delivered. It partners with Semrush, Google, HubSpot and Ahrefs, and tells clients SEO usually shows meaningful movement in three to six months.
It suits ambitious brands that want senior SEO and paid media specialists without layers of account management.
Coast 360 Digital Marketing is based at St Joseph’s, St Mawgan, near Newquay. It was established in 2005 by founder and director Elliot Walker, a former journalist and online content editor, and works with a small team covering content and website management.
The agency works only in travel and tourism. Services are tourism SEO, content marketing, blog writing, digital PR and website design, combined in what it calls a Search Everywhere System aimed at Google and AI search. Recent guides cover getting travel businesses found in AI search and tactics for tourism website rankings.
Its client list is heavily Cornish: Cornish Holiday Cottages, Simply Sea Views, Harbour Holidays, Porthleven Holidays, Duchy Holidays, Lusty Glaze Beach and the Llawnroc Hotel, plus Visit Cornwall, the South West Coast Path, Tour Cornwall and Evan Evans. Testimonials from Tour Cornwall and Family Surf Co describe top Google rankings and new customers from as far as Australia. It is a Google Partner and an FSB member.
It suits holiday let companies, hotels, tour operators and attractions that want content-led SEO from a team that only works in tourism.
Search Hog is based at Unit 2, Hope Yard, Newquay, and has been trading since 2015. Founder Matthew Pavli manages a team of freelance specialists, and the consultancy works with clients across the UK as well as in Cornwall.
Its services cover SEO, AI SEO and PPC, broken down into audits, keyword research, link building, local SEO, ecommerce SEO and consulting. It also offers platform-specific SEO for Shopify, WordPress, WooCommerce, Squarespace, Wix and Webflow, plus SEO-friendly web design and website management.
Search Hog holds Shopify Partner and Google Partner status and Google Ads and Shopping Ads certifications. It works with only one brand per industry in each area to avoid conflicts of interest, which is worth knowing if a competitor already uses it. Its site does not name clients, though it reports a five-star Google review score, and its 2026 content includes research on UK ecommerce.
It suits ecommerce stores and small businesses on popular website platforms that want SEO and Google Ads from a lean, specialist set-up.
8X Digital Marketing is based at the H&W Innovation Centre in Treliske, Truro. Its SEO lead has more than 15 years of experience, and the firm says it has helped clients sell into more than 20 countries.
Work starts with a consultation, followed by demand research, competitor keyword and content analysis, and a plan that combines technical SEO with content marketing. It also covers answer engine and generative engine optimisation for ChatGPT, Bing Copilot and Perplexity, ecommerce SEO and SEO for WordPress, Drupal, HubSpot and Joomla. Other services include marketing strategy, website audits, analytics and help entering new markets.
Pricing is published: SEO support starts at £600 plus VAT a month for small businesses, with larger packages for national and international campaigns. Clients are not tied into contracts and receive monthly reports and catch-up calls. Sectors served include e-learning, healthcare, legal, finance and the public sector. In 2026 the firm is also offering free marketing support to eligible green companies. The site does not name clients.
It suits B2B firms and exporters that want clear pricing and a strategy-led SEO and content plan.
South West SEO is based at 35 Carloggas Grove, St Columb Major, between Newquay and Bodmin. It is a small specialist practice where clients deal directly with the person reviewing and delivering the work.
Services are SEO, local SEO, content marketing, SEO content, SEO for hotels and SEO for tradesmen, plus web design, Google Ads and website rescue. The scope covers technical audits, keyword and competitor research, on-page work, internal linking, Google Business Profile optimisation and reporting. Its blog is current, with a September 2026 guide to SEO costs in Cornwall and 2026 updates on seasonal SEO and common local SEO mistakes.
Case studies cover Driftwood Holiday Cottages (tourism SEO and website development), St Austell Flat Roofing (a new trades website) and South West PCM (property services website and SEO). It does not publish prices, but it offers a free SEO review and sets out a written scope and price before any ongoing work begins.
It suits Cornish holiday businesses and tradespeople that want local SEO from a specialist who understands seasonal demand in the county.
Some agencies based elsewhere in England run Cornwall landing pages without a local office. Check the contact page for a full Cornish address. Every firm here has one, from Solve at Nansledan in Newquay and HookedOnMedia near Truro to Peaky Digital on Discovery Quay in Falmouth and Hedgehog Digital in Hayle.
Tourism businesses may get more from a specialist such as Coast 360 or South West SEO, which know seasonal demand and holiday let competition. Firms that need SEO, paid media and a new website together are better served by Solve, Peaky Digital or HookedOnMedia, while Search Hog focuses on ecommerce platforms.
As a typical UK market range, small local SEO retainers run from about £350 to £1,000 a month, regional campaigns from £1,000 to £2,500 a month, and national or ecommerce programmes from £2,500 to £6,000 a month or more. One-off audits usually cost £500 to £3,000. Of the SEO agencies in Cornwall listed here, 8X Digital Marketing publishes a starting price of £600 plus VAT a month, so ask the others for a written scope.
Ask for case studies with client names and figures. Peaky Digital’s 31.39% organic conversion rate rise for ILG UK and HookedOnMedia’s results for Piran Plumbing and Ontrack are good examples. If an SEO agency Cornwall businesses are considering cannot share any named outcomes, ask why before you commit.
Most agencies expect meaningful movement in three to six months. Seasonal businesses should start well before the summer peak, since rankings take time to build. Check notice periods: 8X Digital Marketing does not tie clients into contracts, and South West SEO agrees scope and price before ongoing work starts.
Solve is the strongest all-round choice for organisations that want SEO, a website and paid campaigns from one long-established Newquay team. Peaky Digital suits consumer and travel brands that want an award-recognised search and paid media agency, and HookedOnMedia covers everyone from Cornish trades to national B2B firms. Hedgehog Digital suits brands that want senior staff only, Coast 360 and South West SEO are the tourism and local specialists, Search Hog fits ecommerce stores, and 8X Digital Marketing suits B2B exporters.
Before you sign with any SEO agency Cornwall has to offer, check five things: a real Cornish address, named case studies with figures, who will do the work each month, what the retainer includes, and how much notice you need to give to leave.