FeaturedHow a CPA Firm Captured 991 Top-3 Google Rankings and 175 AI Overview Citations
991 keywords in top 3, 175 AI Overview citations
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WCG CPAs & Advisors, an established Colorado Springs CPA firm, had more than 3,000 pages of tax expertise that search engines couldn't make sense of. I handled the design and content architecture of their redesign, and my partner eSEO Space and I worked together on the SEO. As of February 2026, the site holds 991 top-3 Google rankings and 175 AI Overview citations. I'm based in Colorado Springs, and if SEO isn't the right move for your business, I'll tell you.
Sound familiar?
The Pikes Peak region had 25.5 million visitors in 2024. A search like "things to do near Garden of the Gods" belongs to them. "Furnace repair Colorado Springs" belongs to a resident who needs help now. I build your pages around the second kind of search (the service, the problem, the part of town), because those are the people who can hire you.
The Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC counts five military installations in the region plus the National Guard, and says aerospace and defense make up more than 40% of the local economy. It also counts about 45,000 active-duty military, Guard and Reserves, and about 90,000 veterans and retirees. A family that has just moved here may have no one local to ask for a referral, so your reviews and your Google Business Profile have to do that job. That matches what I see in client accounts, where the profile and the reviews do most of the work in the map.
Google says local results are mainly based on relevance, distance and popularity, and distance means how far your business is from the person searching. So a shop can be #1 near Garden of the Gods and invisible in Briargate. I've watched this happen to a real client. On March 12, 2026, I scanned the search "wedding dj" for Wedding DJ Colorado, a Pueblo business, on a 15 x 15 grid with a 57.5-mile radius. It ranked #1 to #4 at the grid points around Pueblo. Forty miles north, at all 9 grid points inside Colorado Springs, it wasn't in the top 20. That's a different search from its "wedding DJ Pueblo" result further down this page. If you only check your ranking from your office, you're seeing one point on a big map.
Before you hire anyone
Before you sign with anyone, including me, watch for these:
No one controls Google's algorithm. Anyone promising specific positions is either lying or using shortcuts that will get your site penalized. Ask what happens when that promise "fails." Usually nothing, because the promise was never real.
Ask: "Show me a client who went from X leads to Y leads." If they pivot to traffic charts instead of revenue numbers, they're hiding something. Traffic that doesn't convert is just noise.
If they need 12 months before you can leave, ask yourself why. For a local business, rankings and calls usually follow in 60 to 90 days (an expectation, not a promise). Long contracts protect the agency, not you.
If your monthly report is a PDF full of jargon with no clear explanation of what changed and why, you're paying for a black box. You deserve to understand every dollar spent.
"You're ranking #3 for a keyword!" Great. Did anyone call? Rankings that don't turn into business are a vanity metric. Ask how they measure success. If the word "revenue" never comes up, keep looking.
Your "dedicated SEO manager" forwards your work to a team who's never seen your city, your competitors, or your market. Ask who will actually do the work, and whether you can talk to that person.
Ask directly: "How do you build backlinks?" If the answer is vague or involves buying link packages, you're one Google update away from disaster. Cheap links are expensive when Google catches them.
Ask for case studies that name the client and link to them, or for a rank grid from a real client's Google Business Profile. Then search the client's business, open the case study and see if the numbers hold up. If all you get is "we can't share client data", keep looking.
What I've learned working with small businesses in Colorado Springs
Best Construction Brands, a Colorado Springs bathroom remodeler, came to me in July 2024 ranking #13 on Google Maps and spending $10,000 a month on magazine ads they couldn't track. While researching their market, I found 800+ monthly searches for accessible bathroom remodeling in Colorado Springs with zero competition targeting it. The pages I built for that search brought in over $200K in new accessibility-focused revenue. In my experience, the biggest opening is often a search no local competitor has claimed yet. Sealwise Epoxy taught me a second lesson. A cease and desist letter forced their name change from Sealwize to Sealwise, so every old directory listing under the old spelling had to be found and updated. By January 2025 they ranked #1 for "epoxy garage floor" at every point of a 25-mile grid, from Castle Rock to Security-Widefield and from Woodland Park to Black Forest. In this metro, a ranking only counts where your customers are searching from.

Strategic website redesign and content architecture helped an established Colorado Springs CPA firm dominate both traditional search and AI-powered results, with 991 keywords in the top 3 and 175 AI Overview citations. I handled the design, UX and content architecture of the redesign. My partner eSEO Space handled the WordPress development, and we worked on the SEO and AIO together.
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Featured991 keywords in top 3, 175 AI Overview citations
Built with eSEO Space (I handled design and content architecture)
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Why work with me
WCG CPAs ranks for 991 keywords in the top 3, with 175 AI Overview citations (a project I did with eSEO Space). Sealwise Epoxy went from not ranking at all to #1 across a 25-mile radius, with $26,240 in new revenue in the first 60 days. Best Construction Brands moved from #13 to #2 on Google Maps in 60 days. Each of them is a Colorado Springs business. Follow the links and check the numbers yourself.
Search your own business from your office and you'll often see yourself at #1, because Google knows where you're searching from. I check your rankings across your whole service area with a rank grid instead. That's how I tracked Best Construction Brands from #13 to #2 on Google Maps, and Sealwise Epoxy to #1 on all 225 points of a 25-mile grid. Then I build pages for the parts of town you actually serve.
Most agencies lock you into 12-month contracts before proving anything. Give me 30 days. Before you pay a cent, I put in writing exactly what I'll ship in those 30 days. If I don't ship every item on that list, you get your first month back. The term is a 3-month minimum, then monthly.

158 organic keywords with #1 positions for ProstatID and core brand terms

249 organic keywords and #1 rankings for core brand terms plus top-5 positions for high-search-volume speaker names

0 to 31 organic keywords with multi-location visibility across Sacramento metro

#1 for brand term, top 5 solar keyword positions, and $285/month organic traffic value

From zero brand to 250+ organic keywords and #1 rankings for San Antonio art searches

698 organic keywords and #1 rankings for key security training terms

From zero Google keywords to 70+ rankings in just two months

134 keywords ranking, AI visibility across 4 platforms, and $981/month organic traffic value

My agency was a Google Actívate success story.
I didn't learn SEO from a blog. I've worked in digital marketing for 17 years, 15 of them running my own agency. Google featured that agency, KREAKTIVE, in a Google Actívate story (screenshot, Oct 2026) after I took their Actívate digital marketing course. I moved to Colorado Springs in 2023 and brought KREAKTIVE with me (it operated as Digital Marketing Services until 2026). Today I use the same skills to get Colorado small businesses found on Google and AI search.

"We have been working with Kristian at KREAKTIVE for 4+ years now. They have designed more than 40+ websites for us and our clients - always impressive. The designs are fresh, creative, and always spot on. You won't regret working with Kristian"
"His keen eye for detail, innovative approach, and user-friendly designs have transformed my online presence. Since the launch of the new site, my sales have skyrocketed, and customer engagement has doubled. Kristian didn't just deliver a website; he delivered a game-changing asset to my business. If you're looking to elevate your digital footprint, Kreaktive is your go-to web designer!"
"I am extremely satisfied with the work done by this graphic design company! They have perfectly captured the essence of our casual fusion food restaurant through their creativity and professionalism. The corporate identity they have created for us is fresh, modern and totally unique, perfectly reflecting what we wanted to convey. In addition, the menu design is simply spectacular, with a visually appealing presentation that has received praise from our customers. I would without hesitation recommend the services of this company to anyone looking for exceptional graphic design work!"
"KREAKTIVE consistently excels in their website design work by creating visually stunning and user-friendly designs and website interfaces that go above and beyond. I'd recommend them to everyone!"
"I would only trust the best with a project this big and Kristian exceeded all expectations. Flawless and creative designs that are well thought out. I will definitely keep coming back with other projects down the line."
"Kristian makes amazing websites!! I highly recommend his services."
"The best content creator, branding, and logo specialist in Colorado Springs"
"I couldn't be more satisfied with Kristian's work in creating my clinic's website. His knowledge is top-notch. At first, I struggled to understand the process, but thanks to his patience and experience, everything came together perfectly. The result is very, very good: a functional, attractive website perfectly tailored to my needs. He's also always willing to help and contribute valuable ideas. If you're looking for someone who truly knows what they're doing and will be 100% involved in your project, Kreaktive is the best choice. Highly recommended! Thank you for your work :)"
"When undertaking a project to create a professional image without losing that personal touch, a good design is essential. At Kreaktive, they provided us with all the care and dedication expected of a professional, without losing the good taste and originality that can make a difference in a business. The service is unbeatable and highly recommended."
"Perfect for the presentation of my latest project. Both its designs and its innovation in the field stand out from other platforms. The care is evident in the small details. I highly recommend it!"
"Fantastic partner for branding, web, and marketing tasks. They adapt to the size of the project and centralize solutions for needs across multiple areas."
"Creativity, quality, and passion for their work. Fresh ideas and a tastefully designed final product. 100% recommended"
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People are asking ChatGPT who to hire. Are you the answer? If not, you need:
Appear when people ask ChatGPT, Claude, or Perplexity for recommendations. The new frontier of search.
Is your website getting you new clients? Can you handle more? If not, you need:
Fast, beautiful websites that convert visitors into customers. Built for performance and designed to impress.
People judge your business by how you look before they read a word. Do you look pro? If not, you need:
Stand out from competitors with a memorable brand identity that resonates with your ideal customers.
8 steps. No mystery. No confusion.
Figure out how you make money
Before touching your website: which jobs are profitable? Which calls do you want more of? How do people find you now? If I don't know what a good lead looks like, SEO turns into guesswork.
Make sure leads can be tracked
GA4 and Search Console, plus form tracking and basic lead tracking events, so we can see which enquiries came from Google. If I can't see leads turning into money, everything else is noise.
Fix what quietly costs you leads
Pages that load too slow, confusing service descriptions, missing trust signals, contact info buried or inconsistent. A small fix here often produces more revenue than months of "content."
Go after searches that mean business
Emergency and high-intent searches, location-specific searches, problem-based searches. I'd rather rank for 10 keywords that produce calls than 1,000 that don't.
Build pages people actually want to read
Service pages that answer real buyer questions, location pages that prove you're actually local, content that reduces doubt and gets the phone ringing.
Make Google trust you more
Cleaning up citations, strengthening your Google Business Profile, earning real links and mentions. No tricks, shortcuts or spam.
Watch what turns into money
Rankings get checked and traffic gets monitored, but calls and booked jobs matter most. If something brings the wrong leads, I adjust. If something works, I double down.
Straight talk
No fluff reports. "This page is working, let's expand it." "These calls aren't closing, intake needs fixing." "This keyword looks good but isn't worth the effort." If something isn't paying off, I say it.
No hidden fees. Here's what SEO costs.
Flat monthly price
That's just $50/day
Claim your market before your competitors wake up.
Ideal For You If
Best When
Your competitors are NOT doing SEO
When someone searches for what you do, they see outdated websites, slow-loading pages, and businesses that have not published content in years. This is a land grab. Search Visibility claims the territory before they wake up.
Flat monthly price
That's just $93/day
Outpace competitors who are already investing in SEO
Ideal For You If
Best When
Your competitors ARE doing SEO
Your top competitors are publishing content and working on their SEO every month. Matching their effort keeps you stuck at positions 6 through 10. To displace them, you need to outpace, not just compete.
Common questions
Colorado Springs agencies charge from about $600 to $5,000+ a month. In my research, most small business campaigns land between $800 and $2,800. My plans start at $1,500/month (Search Visibility) and include 4 articles or local pages per month, site improvements, Google Business Profile and reviews work, and a shared worklog, with a 3-month minimum, then monthly.
Initial ranking movement typically shows in 45 to 60 days, and meaningful results by months 3 to 4. I expect that timeline, but I can't promise it. Local niches with less competition can see results faster. I moved a local contractor from #13 to #2 on Google Maps in 60 days.
I'm based in Colorado Springs and have worked here since 2023. My local clients include WCG CPAs & Advisors, Sealwise Epoxy and Best Construction Brands. Instead of guessing which neighborhoods or terms your customers search, I run keyword research for your services and a rank grid that shows where you appear on the map across your service area. Then I build for the parts of town you actually serve.
Every month follows the same cycle. New articles or local pages go live, site improvements are shipped and logged, I work on your Google Business Profile and reviews, I earn real links and mentions (no spam), and I keep watch on your competitors. Then you get a report against your launch baseline showing what moved and what comes next. Every task also goes in a shared worklog, so you never have to ask what you're paying for.
My plans are $1,500 a month (Search Visibility) and $2,800 a month (Search Visibility Pro), each with a 3-month minimum, then monthly. Across the 20+ Colorado agencies I researched, prices ran from $390 to $20,000+ a month, and the most common range for serious small business campaigns was $1,500 to $3,500 a month. Whatever you pay, ask how many articles or pages you get each month.
It is when one new customer a month covers the fee. If your average customer is worth $1,500, Search Visibility pays for itself with 1 customer a month. Ads stop bringing leads the day you stop paying; pages you own keep working. Best Construction Brands replaced $10,000 a month in magazine ads with Google leads in 2024, and I also show how their rankings slipped after my work paused in July 2025, because both are true.
Ask three questions. First: can they show real client results with names and dates you can check? Second: how long is the contract? My plans have a 3-month minimum, then run monthly, because Google takes time to start ranking a site. Third: will you work with the person doing the work, or get handed to a junior? With me, the person doing the strategy is the person you talk to.
Before you pay, I put in writing exactly what I ship in the first 30 days. On Search Visibility: launch baseline recorded and shared, shared worklog live, Google Business Profile categories, services, hours, description and 10 photos published, GA4 and Google Search Console connected, the site improvements named in the proposal shipped, competitor watch set up, and 4 articles or local pages published. Search Visibility Pro adds weekly competitor monitoring and 12 articles or local pages instead of 4. If I miss any item, you get your first month's fee back.
Then we look at the numbers together against your launch baseline. After the first 3 months it's monthly, and you decide. What I won't do is take your money for a promise Google won't let me keep.
Yes. I moved to Colorado Springs in 2023 and brought KREAKTIVE here (it operated as Digital Marketing Services until 2026), and Best Construction Brands and Sealwise Epoxy are both Colorado Springs companies. I also work with businesses nationally. For local detail, see my Colorado Springs SEO page.
I researched 20+ SEO agencies across Denver, Colorado Springs, Boulder, and Pueblo and put their prices side by side. Real numbers, transparency scores, and contract terms from every major Colorado market.
Colorado Springs SEO packages range from $800 to $2,800 per month depending on your industry and competition level. Real pricing data, case studies from Colorado Springs businesses, and what to look for in a local SEO company.
I researched every Colorado Springs SEO company with the same six criteria. Most don't publish pricing, only two publish contract terms short of a 6-12 month lock-in, and just one (KREAKTIVE) offers a refund guarantee: a written 30-day deliverables list, or your first month back. Buyer-profile recommendations for each agency, with documented case studies.
Why your Google Maps ranking changes from Briargate to Fountain, what actually moves it in Colorado Springs, and real rank grids that show how it works.
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“Kris is a genius!!! He takes the time to actually learn your goals, needs, desires, etc. and gives you concrete ways to reach them.”
I helped them reach 991 keywords in top 3, 175 AI Overview citations. Let's talk about what's possible for your business.

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Founder & Lead Strategist at KREAKTIVE
#1 Freelance Digital Strategy Expert on Clutch (Oct 2026). 17 years in digital marketing, 15 of them running his own agency, building websites and SEO strategies that bring real results for small businesses.
Results in 30 days or your money back. Before you pay a cent, I put in writing exactly what I'll ship.