A small marketing agency for Portsmouth, NH businesses.

Seacoast Cited does digital marketing for Portsmouth small businesses: local SEO, websites and social media, at prices published on the site. We are a two-person studio fifteen minutes up the Spaulding in Dover, and we work in Portsmouth every week.

Local SEO from $750/mo
Websites from $1,500
15 minutes from Market Square
Published prices

Why is marketing a Portsmouth business harder than it looks?

Portsmouth is small, but it competes like a city. Downtown restaurants, shops and studios share a few walkable blocks with national brands, and summer brings visitors who have never heard of you. Winning here means owning the Google Maps results for your street and your category, not just having a nice website.

Portsmouth customers search two ways. Locals search by service, like “accountant near me” or “dog groomer Portsmouth.” Visitors search by experience, like “brunch downtown Portsmouth” or “gifts on Market Street.” Your Business Profile, your site and your reviews need to answer both, in that order.

Where we work in and around Portsmouth

Downtown and Market Square: restaurants, retail and galleries on Congress, Pleasant and Market Streets
The West End and Islington Street: independent shops, studios and service businesses
Pease Tradeport: professional services and offices off Route 4 and the Spaulding
Lafayette Road: medical, auto and home services along Route 1
New Castle, Rye and Greenland: small towns whose customers drive into Portsmouth

What does a Portsmouth marketing agency do each month?

Each month we keep your Google Business Profile accurate and active, publish pages that answer what Portsmouth customers search, fix what slows your site down, and post to social media if your plan includes it. Then you get a short report on rankings, calls and inquiries, in plain English, not a dashboard you have to decode.

See everything our SEO plans include → or compare our all-in-one packages.

How do I show up for SEO searches in Portsmouth, NH?

Three things move Portsmouth Maps rankings most: the right primary category on your Google Business Profile, a steady flow of reviews that mention Portsmouth and the service, and a website page that clearly says what you do and where. Distance matters too, which is why downtown businesses compete hardest on reviews.

Our guide to ranking higher on Google Maps walks through each step.

Do you also build websites for Portsmouth businesses?

Yes. Websites are where most of our clients start. A Starter Site is $1,500 for up to five pages and a Custom Site starts at $2,500. If your current site loads fast on a phone and we can edit it, we can also start marketing on the site you already have.

See our web design for Portsmouth, NH and website pricing.

What to fix first

The Portsmouth local SEO checklist

Five things to fix before next summer. Each takes less than an hour, and together they decide whether a Portsmouth customer finds you on Google Maps or finds the business next door.

Category first
Pick the most specific primary category on your Business Profile, then add every true secondary one.
Seasonal hours
Set summer, winter and holiday hours so visitors never walk up to a locked door.
Menus as text
Put menus, price lists and services on your site as text, not a PDF or a photo.
Reviews that name the place
Ask customers to mention Portsmouth and what they bought. Both help you rank.
One set of details
Make your name, address and phone identical on Google, Yelp, TripAdvisor, Facebook and your site.

Pricing

What does a marketing agency in Portsmouth cost?

A Starter Site is $1,500 one time for up to five pages, and a Custom Site starts at $2,500. Local SEO is $750 a month for SEO Essentials or $1,500 a month for SEO Growth, after a 3-month initial term. Packages that bundle a website, SEO, AI search and social start at $250 a month.

Full details: website design · SEO plans · social media · all-in-one packages. Restaurant or café? Read restaurant SEO. Med spa or salon? See med spa SEO.

FAQ

Portsmouth marketing questions

How much does digital marketing cost in Portsmouth, NH?

Agencies commonly charge about $400 to $2,000 a month for local SEO, and more for ads and social. Seacoast Cited publishes its prices: SEO Essentials is $750 a month, SEO Growth is $1,500 a month, and bundled packages start at $250 a month, each after a 3-month initial term.

Do you handle social media for Portsmouth businesses?

Yes. We plan and post Instagram and Facebook content in your voice, or coach your team to do it. Social works best alongside your Google Business Profile, because Portsmouth visitors often check both before they walk in. Social media management starts at $250 a post or $750 a month for coaching.

Is your office in Portsmouth?

No. Seacoast Cited is based in Dover, about fifteen minutes away, and we work with Portsmouth businesses every week. We are happy to meet downtown, at Pease or at your shop, and after that most of the work happens by phone, text and email with the founders directly.

Also serving Dover, Exeter and Hampton, Newburyport and the North Shore and southern Maine.

Get found before next season.

Tell Kyle what you sell and who you want to reach in Portsmouth. He will tell you what he would fix first and what it costs. Free, with no obligation.