The SEO agency in Southampton built around real results

The strongest SEO campaigns aren’t just built on technical knowledge and industry experience. Though those definitely help. At Sherbet Donkey, we achieve real results for businesses with targeted, powerful SEO strategies that hit your competitors where it hurts. If you’re fed up of fluffy numbers and meaningless meetings, try a Southampton SEO company that puts your priorities first. Chat to our team today or get your free SEO audit to get started.

Our clients

Waste Spectrum
Aluminium Online
Ainscough Crane Hire blue logo
MPB
intergas
denios
redhill logo
Vanguard logo with black text and orange underline
LTS Global Solutions
autopack logo
Hex group logo
Bright Sherbet Donkey illustration for colourful, fun themed designs.
Clover HR black logo
Perfect Portal's company logo
H2O Hygiene logo in black

All results, no fluff with our SEO services in Southampton

Your business doesn’t need another half-baked strategy that gets you nowhere. Whether you’re a one-man show starting out or an established business looking to expand your reach, our SEO strategies are built from the ground up by a team of passionate experts. The difference between us and other agencies is we don’t put all our efforts into the easy part of optimisation. We work hard to achieve results, boost visibility and bring customers to your doorstep.

Every strategy we build is tailor-made for your plans, your customers and your goals to achieve effective results where it really matters. If you’re ready to work with a local SEO agency in Southampton that always puts you first, then we’re ready and waiting for you.

A dedicated team of in-house specialists

The full-spectrum approach to SEO strategy

Results that actually matter to your business

Hundreds of happy clients that prove our success

How does Sherbet Donkey do it differently?

We’re not a faceless, outsourced team somewhere in a far-flung corner of the world. When you work with Sherbet Donkey, you get to know an in-house team of experts who know SEO inside and out. We use that knowledge and passion to develop SEO strategies that turn passive clicks into active conversions because we know that matters most to your business.

Our service wasn’t built in a day. We’ve developed the Sherbet Donkey approach through delivering success for hundreds of clients, putting smiles on faces by bringing in business consistently with rock-solid strategies that pay off. From local SEO services to technical and off-page SEO, everything we do is driven by the knowledge that we can and will achieve that next big win for our clients.

What we can do for you…

SEO audits

Learn how your website is functioning and what we can do to fix it in our SEO audit deep-dive, including content performance, user experience (UX) and search visibility.

SEO consultancy

Clear, transparent advice from SEO experts that leaves the BS at the door. We take an overview of your sector, including all of your competitors, and provide a solid strategy to help you achieve success.

AI SEO

AI isn’t just a fad. It’s an integral part of your SEO strategy. We’ve learnt all there is to know about AI SEO, providing integrated strategies that have you showing up in all the important answers.

Technical SEO

What goes on behind the scenes is just as important as what your customer sees. We do all of the under-the-hood work, including schema, indexing, site speed and more, to give your SEO a big boost.

Local SEO

Need to find customers on a local scale? Our local SEO services are a bespoke solution that fits your goals, including Google Business Profile management and laser-targeted keywords for real conversions.

National SEO

Dominate nationwide searches with national SEO strategies that place you high above your competitors. We focus on the most impactful areas, building your authority to improve visibility effortlessly.

Ecommerce SEO

Get your business seen in all the right places with specialised ecommerce SEO strategies that make you visible to customers who are looking to buy exactly what you’re offering.

Need help? Get in touch today and our expert team will help.

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SEO built around growth, not guesswork

We deliver growth to Southampton businesses by making the results that matter most our number one priority. We take the time to understand what makes your business tick and the goals you want to achieve, with none of the fluffy BS along the way.

Forget statistics-stuffed reports or meaningless updates. We use the time other agencies spend on all that pointless fluff to boost conversions, build rankings and put your business in the top spot on traditional and AI search.

If you want a team of SEO specialists that provides real solutions to your ranking problems and delivers quickly without ever taking shortcuts, Sherbet Donkey is exactly what you need. Our in-house team delivers consistent growth for our clients in the ways that actually benefit their businesses.

Ready to try SEO our way? It all starts with an SEO audit, completed by one of our expert team. Once we’ve got an idea of where your business is at, we use that knowledge to deliver an ironclad strategy that aligns perfectly with your growth plans. We don’t take the easy road. From removing technical hurdles to enhancing the user journey, we put in the work to make your strategy a success.

Proven results.
Real clients. Real growth.

137% more items purchased through organic search year on year

+137%
Increase in items purchased through organic search
£30k+
year-on-year increase in net sales
+69%
Year-on-year increase in organic sessions
+91%
Increase in returning users
116% YoY increase in organic sessions for core washroom services

+118%
increase in new organic web users visiting the website for key service vs the previous year
+116%
Increase in organic sessions for washroom services
+161%
Increase in new organic users visiting our washroom service pages
+30
Page 1 keyword rankings
505% more organic sales for made-to-measure specialists

+505%
Increase in organic purchases
+65%
Rise in organic sessions
+61%
Increase in total users
+53%
Increase in new users
121% more enquiries in organic traffic in 15 months

+121%
Increase in contact form submissions over a yearly period
+62%
Year-on-year growth in organic active users on the warehousing & storage page
67
Keywords ranking in positions 1-3, vs 14 in the previous year
+64%
Year-on-year increase in organic sessions to the warehousing & storage page
LTS Global Solutions Logo
340% more organic product sales

+340%
Increase in overall organic product sales
80+
Keywords in Google's top 3
+1482%
Increase in organic sessions for key product page
+33%
Increase in revenue from thermal label sales
SR Mailing Logo
333% Increase in website leads

+333%
Increase in website leads vs 2025
70+
Page 1 rankings
+111%
Organic traffic growth for targeted product
52
AI search results for service focused queries
Lenson Select Green and Red Logo
215+ Keywords ranking in the top 3 positions on Google

215
Keywords ranking in Google's top 3
+241%
Increase in online course bookings
+172%
Year-on-year organic traffic increase for training course pages
160+
Apperances in AI Search
Modern Intergas heating system for efficient home warmth.
20% increase in organic purchases in under a year

415
Appearances in Google's AI search results
413
High-value keywords ranking in Google's Top 3
+149%
Increase in web visitors to the primary service page
+20%
Increase in sales
Professional Drainfast drainage system installation for efficient waste management.
81% increase in enquiries for modular classroom supplier

100+
Page 1 rankings on Google
+81%
Increase in website enquiries
+22%
Increase in website visitors vs the previous year
2142
2,142+ Organic website visitors
Midlands Portable Buildings logo, with black text and a blue circular icon to the left
129% increase website leads

134
Keywords ranking in the top 10 positions on Google
56
Keywords in the top 3 of Google search
+129%
More online enquiries
+40%
increase in website visitors vs the previous year
Central Group Roofing & Building Solutions Logo
75% increase in website leads year-on-year

111
Keyword rankings on page 1 of Google
42
Google AI Features
+75%
Increase in website leads year-on-year
+61%
Increase in website visitors vs the previous year
Haus Installations White Logo no Background
98% Increase in new website visitors

+98%
Increase in new website visitors vs the previous year
+54%
Increase in visitors to the legionella risk assessment page
+90%
Rise in form submissions, coming directly from our SEO work
+45%
Increase in service-focused clicks
H2O Hygiene Logo
140+ keywords ranking on page 1 of Google

+20%
Increase in website leads through their contact forms
223
keywords ranking in Google's top 10
81
keywords ranking in Google's top 3
+189%
More Visitors to the Deluxe Studios Page
The Studios Logo
88% increase in organic conversions for main service

110+
Search terms now rank in the top 3 positions on Google
+88%
Increase in organic conversions
+200%
Rise in new organic site users
+140%
Increase in website enquiries
EMS Asbestos Logo in white text with a globe icon
Best SEO campaign award nominee sees a 1,300% increase in organic revenue

125k+
in website sales during the first 6-months of 2026
+702%
year-on-year sales increase
+1000%
Increase in new website visitors in 6-months
337
Keywords in top 3 positions on Google
Alice Wheeler London Logo
£2 million in quarterly sales for office fit out provider

+126%
Increase in website leads during the first 6-months of 2026 vs 2025
£2
Million in quarterly sales
+1551%
Increase in organic web users
+52%
Increase in engagement rate
Vanguard logo with black text and orange underline
164% more organic sessions in 12 months

164%
More organic sessions
313%
Increase in engagement time
34%
Jump in website contact forms
169%
Increase in organic new users
Coveya logo
430+ keywords in Google’s top 3 results

430+
Keywords in top 3 positions
8k
Monthly sessions
30%
Increase in organic conversion rate
8x
Increase in revenue
Aluminium Online white logo
321 Website leads in 6-months for Clover HR

321
up 78% year-on-year
#1
for HR Consultancy in London, Birmingham & Manchester
290
position 1 keyword rankings on Google
445
Top 3 keyword rankings
Clover HR logo
1,135% increase in online sales revenue

138
Website leads in 6-months, A 92% increase vs 2025
960+
Keywords ranking on page 1
375+
Top 3 rankings on Google
+1135%
Website sales increased from £41k to £507k in a year
Nordic Timber Buildings logo
Top 3 rankings and higher conversions: how MPB levelled up their SEO

85+
Page 1 keywords
20+
Position 1-3 keywords
+126%
increase in localised organic users visting the website
20+
AI overview mentions for high-valued customer queries
Midlands Portable Buildings logo, with black text and a blue circular icon to the left
Over £300,000 in net revenue in just 6-months for garden brand

£300k+
in net revenue in just 6-months
87%
Increase in total website sales vs the previous quarter
330+
Page 1 keywords rankings
120+
Keywords ranking in top 3 positions
Weather IT logo in bold black text
235 Website leads for a Bristol-based coffee & vending supplier

235
form enquiries in six months
+167%
More telephone leads through the website
+83%
Increase in email leads through the website
15
AI overview mentions for high-valued customer queries
JW Vending Ltd logo in red text on a white background
500+ organic enquiries in six months for UK leading events company

500+
organic enquiries in six months up 41%
+67%
More Top 3 Google Rankings
+120%
Increase in organic sessions
510
Rankings on the first page of Google
The Events Company logo

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