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Awkward Media

Awkward Media

Full-service SEO and AI search, two guarantees
4.4

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

50-249

2009

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Awkward Media is a full-service SEO agency that gets businesses doing $20k+ a month found wherever their buyers search: page one of Google, the Google Maps top 3, and the answers ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews give.

What we do

  • Organic and national SEO: page one rankings on Google, from on-page and technical SEO to content and link building
  • Ecommerce and Shopify SEO: rankings for the product and category pages that sell
  • Local SEO and Google Maps: the top 3, town by town, up to 50 miles from your location
  • AI SEO (GEO and AEO): getting your business named in AI answers
  • Multi-location and B2B SEO

Results

  • American Hurricane Shutters: #1 on Google Maps for "storm shutters near me", searched 52 miles from the shop
  • Brooks Moving and Hauling: top 3 on Google Maps by day 17
  • 360 Hazardous Cleanup: all 8 tracked searches in the top 3 in 20 days, #37 to #1

Two guarantees

  1. No visible improvement in 20 days: your payment for that period back, plus $200.
  2. Qualifying keywords not on page one of Google by day 60: we keep working for free until they are.

How we work Month to month, no contracts. Google Maps from $1,497 a month, Google rankings from $2,697 a month, higher for multiple locations, websites and complexity. A monthly report by email showing where you rank and the work done.

13 years ranking businesses in the US and Canada. 4.8 on Google from 199 reviews, 4.6 on Trustpilot. Google Partner, HubSpot certified, and in Mayple's top 5% worldwide.

Client business size
Budget per project
Starting from $2,500
Project duration
  • Starting from 3-6 months
Geographic focus
  • Canada
  • United States
Languages
  • English
Success stories

Challenge

360 Hazardous Cleanup, a biohazard and crime scene cleanup company in Louisville, KY, was buried on Google Maps for the searches that bring in jobs: #37 for "blood cleanup services", #48 for "crime scene cleaning Louisville", #67 for "biohazard cleaners". Its strongest competitor had 76 reviews. 360 had 1.

Solution

Our 20-day Google Maps program: Google Business Profile optimization and local SEO aimed at 8 high-intent searches, tracked from day zero.

Result

All 8 tracked searches finished in the top 3 within 20 days. "Blood cleanup services" went from #37 to #1, ahead of the competitor with 76 reviews. "Biohazard cleaners" went from #67 to #2, and "crime scene cleaning Louisville" from #48 to #2. The average position moved from #50 to #2.

Challenge

Moving is one of the most crowded trades on Google Maps. In Jupiter, Florida, Brooks Moving and Hauling was up against national chains, brokers and every local crew with a truck, all fighting for the same few spots. Most people who need a mover call one of the first three names they see on the map. If you're not in those three, the phone stays quiet, however good your reviews are.

Solution

We ran our Google Maps program on Brooks: Google Business Profile optimization and local SEO, starting with the searches people make when they need a mover now. Once Brooks held the top spots near the shop, we pushed outward town by town, so the business showed up for customers across its service area, not just on its own street.

Result

Day 17: Brooks was in the Google Maps top 3, and #1 for "movers Jupiter Florida". Day 90: top 3 across a 14-mile radius around the shop. The listing now leads with a 4.8 rating from 357 reviews, the first name a customer sees when they search for a mover.

Challenge

Luxury Fire sells fireplaces and wood stoves online across the US, with orders that run from about $3,800 to over $8,500. Its buyers don't search with a city name. They type "freestanding gas fireplace" or "best wood stove" and pick from the first few results. Those national searches were held by big, established stores like US Fireplace Store, Modern Blaze and Lopi Stoves, and every sale they won was a high-ticket order Luxury Fire never saw.

Solution

We ran a national organic SEO campaign on luxuryfire.com: on-page and technical SEO across its product and category pages, plus content and link building so Google would trust a smaller store over the big names. Every target was a national head term with no city modifier, each carrying over 2,000 searches a month.

Result

Inside 90 days the head terms reached the top 3 on Google. "Freestanding gas fireplace" and "gas freestanding fireplace" hit #1. "Best wood stove", "free standing fireplace" and "modern wood burning stove" reached #3. 7 of the 10 tracked terms are in the top 3 and all 10 are on page one, ahead of US Fireplace Store, Modern Blaze, Lopi Stoves and Forge & Flame, on searches where a single order is worth thousands.

Reviews

4.8

The average rating is based on reviews from both Google Maps and Semrush.
Donnie Andrade
on
Jul 2, 2026

As the owner of Master Storage 365, we've had an outstanding experience working with Awkward Media and Kiran. From the beginning, they've been professional, responsive, and incredibly easy to work with. More importantly, they've delivered measurable results. Since partnering with their team, our Domain Rating has increased from 8 to 51, our backlinks have grown from 108 to over 1,400, referring domains have increased from 20 to more than 1,200, and our organic website traffic has more than doubled. Today, Master Storage 365 ranks on the first page of Google for many of our target keywords across Reedley, Madera, and Lemoore, and our Google Business Profiles continue to perform exceptionally well in local search. Anyone searching for our business can see the results of the work they've done. Kiran has been fantastic at communicating, answering questions, and explaining their strategy. It's clear their team is focused on long-term, sustainable growth rather than short-term tactics. If you're looking for an SEO company that delivers real, measurable results and genuinely cares about your business, I highly recommend Awkward Media. We're extremely happy with the partnership and look forward to working with them for many years to come.

Elijah Jones
on
Sep 3, 2026

I was a little worried about link building with Awkward Media because I didn't want a bunch of spammy links pointing to our site. They focused on relevant contractor directories and local industry blogs instead of random overseas sites. We've been working with them for a few months now and the links have been much more useful than what we had before.

Abdul Aziz
on
May 16, 2026

Awkward media has been a game changer for us. We were skeptical about hiring an SEO agency cause no one would guarantee or stand behind a timeline. However, Awkward Media guarantees positive results in as low as 20 days or money returned. At first, I was like eh might be a gimmick but I did see results within 20 days and by the end of 30/40 days I have seen significant results. I will keep working with them as they guarantee a top 3 in the choice of my keyword and I trust that they will be able to hit that goal. Also, my rep Abdul has been great to work with. He is always responsive, clearly communicates any changes and updates. For any suggestions I might have he does his best to incorporate them in a timely manner or advises if it would negatively impact the performance of the campaign. Definitely recommend anyone who is in the market to get ranked higher on google.

Otis Clarkson
on
Aug 11, 2026

They're guarantees are real and they deliver on every level. They made us a guarantee that they were going to hit 3 keywords in the top 5 in 60 days. They literally hit this in the first two weeks. Great stuff and tahnk you Awwkard MediaThey're guarantees are real and they deliver on every level. They made us a guarantee that they were going to hit 3 keywords in the top 5 in 60 days. They literally hit this in the first two weeks. Great stuff and tahnk you Awwkard Media

Ross Mirian
on
Feb 12, 2026

Highly recommend Awkward Media! Since inception have been truly professional and friendly. My account managers Kiran and Farhat have been great! Their level of communication and genuine interest for us to succeed has very refreshing. They got us on 1st page for 15+ keywords and also in Google's AI Overview in just 20 days! Looking forward to see how this compounds!

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