SEO services in Sarasota, Florida, from Good At Marketing start at $1,000 to $1,600 a month (see SEO pricing). We are based in Boynton Beach, on the Atlantic side, and we serve Sarasota businesses by Google Meet or Zoom. We are based in Boynton Beach, Florida, I have done SEO since 2008, and I founded the agency in July 2017.
What SEO in Sarasota involves
Sarasota had 54,842 residents in the 2020 Census (U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, city), and Sarasota County had 434,006 (QuickFacts, county). The city is the county seat and sits on Sarasota Bay, and its limits include several barrier islands. Wikipedia describes the local economy as based on tourism, healthcare, education and real estate, and says Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport serves more than 1,300,000 passengers a year, shared with Manatee County (Wikipedia, Sarasota, retrieved October 2026). The article adds that the city’s Municipal Auditorium is used by 100,000 people every year. Sarasota County as a whole has a 76.7% owner-occupied housing rate and a median household income of $83,416 (2020 to 2024, in 2024 dollars; QuickFacts, county), both higher than the city’s figures in the table further down. The places and dates below are the ones behind this page.
Sarasota Memorial Hospital. The hospital is at 1700 South Tamiami Trail. It opened on November 2, 1925, with 32 beds, is publicly owned and is the flagship of the Sarasota Memorial Health Care System (Wikipedia, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, retrieved October 2026). Wikipedia says a Sarasota Memorial Hospital campus in Venice opened in November 2021 in southern Sarasota County. A medical practice near the main campus and one near Venice sit in different parts of the county, and each gets searched from there.
The Van Wezel. The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall is at 777 North Tamiami Trail, next to Sarasota Bay. It opened on January 5, 1970. The main theater has 1,741 seats (Wikipedia, Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, retrieved October 2026). Businesses near a venue that size are found by people searching for an evening out, so hours and addresses are the first things those searchers check.
The Ringling. The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art is at 5401 Bay Shore Road. It opened to the public on January 17, 1932. Florida State University has governed it since 2000 (Wikipedia, retrieved October 2026). The museum describes itself as the State Art Museum of Florida. The circus winter quarters moved to Sarasota under John Ringling in 1927, which contributed to the “Circus City” nickname. His home, Cà d’Zan, was largely modeled on Venetian architecture (Wikipedia, Sarasota, retrieved October 2026). Our nonprofit marketing page covers arts organizations.
St. Armands Circle. Visit Sarasota calls it “Sarasota’s Rodeo Drive,” a walkable loop of upscale boutiques and galleries (Visit Sarasota County, shopping districts). Its merchants’ association counts over 100 stores (St. Armands Circle Association, 2026). The Circle sits on St. Armands Key, and a causeway between Lido Key and St. Armands Key was built by John Ringling in 1926 (Wikipedia, Lido Key, retrieved October 2026).
Siesta Key. The key is a barrier island between Roberts Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, with 5,454 residents in the 2020 Census (Wikipedia, Siesta Key, retrieved October 2026). The first bridge to the mainland was finished in 1917, it was replaced in 1927, and a second bridge was added at the southern end. The whole key was officially recognized as Siesta Key by 1952. The island holds single-family homes, condominiums, retail shops and art galleries. Siesta Key Village is one of its four main districts, and Visit Sarasota describes it as a beach-oriented shopping area.
The other islands. Lido Key and Bird Key are inside the city limits. So are St. Armands Key and the northern end of Siesta Key. State Road 789 begins as the John Ringling Causeway and continues to Bird Key and Lido Key before turning north as Gulf of Mexico Drive (Wikipedia, Sarasota, retrieved October 2026). Longboat Key is a separate town, incorporated on November 13, 1955. The island is divided almost evenly between Manatee and Sarasota counties (Wikipedia, Longboat Key, retrieved October 2026). Its 2020 Census population was 7,505.
The season. Visit Sarasota County lists December to March as peak season and June to October as the wet season (Visit Sarasota County, seasons). The Sarasota Observer reported in July 2024 that the county’s visitors bureau counted 657,180 visitors from October 2023 through March 2024, 9% below the 727,100 of the season before. Visitor spending in that period was about $950.43 million, up roughly 1%, and room nights fell about 8% to 1.73 million. The same Visit Sarasota page lists hurricane season as June 1 to November 30, with August through September the prime time.
How Sarasota differs from Fort Myers and Naples
Google’s Business Profile Help says local results rest on three factors. One of them is distance, which it defines as how far each business is from the customer who is searching (Google Business Profile Help, retrieved October 2026). A customer in Fort Myers or Naples therefore sees a different set of results from a customer in Sarasota.
The Census figures below compare the three Gulf Coast cities:
| City | Population, 2020 Census | Owner-occupied housing, 2020 to 2024 | Median household income, 2020 to 2024 (2024 dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarasota | 54,842 | 57.5% | $72,105 |
| Fort Myers | 86,395 | 49.1% | $63,732 |
| Naples | 19,115 | 82.1% | $153,182 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts for Sarasota, Fort Myers and Naples, retrieved October 2026.
Fort Myers is the largest of the three, with about 4.5 times the population of Naples, and it has the lowest share of homeowners. Naples is the smallest and has the highest median income by a wide margin. The county median of $83,416 is $11,311 above the city’s $72,105. Sarasota sits between them on population and income. Each of the other two cities has its own page: Fort Myers and Naples. The rest of the state is on our Florida service areas page.
Who does the work
Our founder leads SEO strategy, Roni Strompf writes content and runs paid media, and websites are designed and built in-house. You can read each person’s role on the team page.
What a month includes
The table names the work areas and shows which are part of SEO and which are priced separately. The full service is described on the SEO services page.
| Work area | Part of the SEO plan or separate | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Technical SEO | Part of the SEO plan | Included in the SEO price |
| Content | Part of the SEO plan. You approve every page before it goes live. | Included in the SEO price |
| Authority | Part of the SEO plan | Included in the SEO price |
| Local | Business Profile management, priced separately | $450 to $650 a month |
| AI search | AEO, an add-on alongside SEO | $950 to $2,000 a month |
| Reporting | A monthly report | Included in the SEO price |
SEO itself runs $1,000 to $1,600 a month as a baseline. Paid search is a separate line item: our Google Ads management fee is $600 to $1,000 a month, and ad spend is paid to Google. Every price is on the pricing page, reviewed October 2026.
For a plain-language breakdown of what drives the monthly fee, read how much SEO costs for a small business.
Results
We have no Sarasota case study yet.
When someone asks ChatGPT who to call, the business it names is the one that gets searched next. We do AI visibility alongside SEO, never instead of it.
Where to find us
We work from Boynton Beach, Florida. We meet clients by Google Meet or Zoom. We have no Sarasota office.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Good At Marketing |
| Based in | Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida |
| Founded | July 2017 |
| Founder | Donnie Strompf, SEO since 2008 |
| SEO price | $1,000 to $1,600 a month baseline (pricing) |
| Meetings | Google Meet or Zoom |
The free AI-visibility audit comes first, then a 15-minute call.
Neighborhoods we cover
We work with businesses throughout Sarasota and the barrier islands. These are the areas I can describe with a source, each from Visit Sarasota County or Wikipedia as noted above:
- Downtown Sarasota, where Main Street and its side streets hold national retailers, local boutiques and restaurants (Visit Sarasota County).
- The Rosemary District, north of downtown, where Central Avenue has home-focused retailers such as Sarasota Architectural Salvage.
- Burns Court, a small neighborhood of 1920s-era bungalows with shops selling art and antiques. Visit Sarasota lists a monthly Sip, Shop & Stroll there from October through May.
- Southside Village, a cluster of shops and restaurants south of downtown, which includes Morton’s Gourmet Market.
- St. Armands Circle on St. Armands Key, covered above.
- Siesta Key Village, covered above.
- Lido Key and Bird Key, both inside the city limits.
- Longboat Key, the separate island town covered above.
Businesses near Sarasota can also see our SEO pages for Tampa, Orlando and Ocala.
Questions about SEO in Sarasota
Are you located in Sarasota?
Our base is Boynton Beach, on Florida’s Atlantic coast, so Sarasota clients reach us by video call. Google’s guidelines say a business that rents an address it does not operate from is not eligible for a Business Profile (Google Business Profile Help).
How much does SEO cost in Sarasota?
Plans begin at the baseline on the pricing page and rise to about $3,500 a month in highly competitive markets. How much you pay turns on how many businesses compete for your searches and how much work the site needs. Ad spend and website builds are separate. The pricing page lists every service in one place.
How long until I see results in Sarasota?
Nobody can promise a date, and a provider who names one is guessing. The pace depends on how many Sarasota businesses already rank for your searches and on the state of your site. Start with the free audit, and a short call after it goes through what to expect.
Is SEO in Sarasota a different job from Fort Myers or Naples?
A Sarasota company competes with businesses near its own customers, while Fort Myers and Naples have their own competitors and a different mix of residents. A Sarasota page does not cover those cities, so each has a separate page on this site. The Census comparison above shows how far apart the three cities are.
Does the tourist season change SEO in Sarasota?
It matters most for businesses that sell to visitors, such as rentals and restaurants. Visitor numbers rise and fall through the year, so the timing of a visitor-facing business’s pages is worth raising on the 15-minute call. Businesses that sell to local residents face a different calendar.
Do you work with businesses on Siesta Key, Lido Key and Longboat Key?
We work with businesses across Sarasota and the barrier islands, including Siesta Key, Lido Key, Bird Key, St. Armands Circle and Longboat Key. Each island has different districts, and Longboat Key has its own town government. Tell us on the 15-minute call where your customers are, and we go from there.
Can I see proof of past results?
Nothing Sarasota-specific exists to show yet. The Results section gives the dated, portfolio-wide figures we can stand behind. For a view of your own business, request the audit, and the call that follows covers what applies to your Sarasota market.
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Next step
The free audit shows where your business appears in AI answers today. A 15-minute call then covers your Sarasota market and which plan fits.