Websites, SEO & marketing
built for local leads.
Ellis Local helps small and medium businesses in Georgia and the Carolinas look credible online, show up better on Google, and turn website visits into calls, forms, and real conversations.
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Build the site. Keep the momentum.
A good site should explain what you do, earn trust quickly, and make it easy for someone to reach you. The monthly plans keep that presence active after launch.
I help businesses turn a basic online presence into something useful: clear service pages, search-friendly content, fast hosting, lead forms, Google visibility, and practical updates that do not require hiring a full-time marketer.
Build the foundation
Create or refresh the website so it feels trustworthy, explains your services in plain language, works on mobile, and gives people a clear next step.
Improve local visibility
Strengthen the pieces that help customers find you: service pages, local SEO, Google Business Profile, reviews, analytics, and useful content.
Keep marketing moving
Add ongoing edits, SEO content, Google Ads, landing pages, and social posts when your business is ready for a more active marketing plan.
Direct help, not agency runaround.
Ellis Local is built around straightforward web and marketing support. You work directly with Phillip on the technical pieces, the content, and the practical decisions that help your site do its job.
Need the site first? Start here.
Choose a one-time website build if you want to own and host it yourself, or add simple hosting, light updates, and technical maintenance after launch.
Need content updates, SEO, Google visibility, or marketing help after launch? Monthly growth plans are below.
Website Care
For businesses that need their website professional, secure, current, and search-friendly.
- Hosting, maintenance, updates, and security monitoring
- Website content edits and light content creation
- On-site SEO maintenance and basic performance tuning
- Basic Google Business Profile optimization
Local SEO Growth
For businesses that want active Google visibility, stronger local search signals, and steady content growth.
- Everything in Essential
- Google Business Profile management, reporting, and review support
- One monthly SEO content piece: blog, service page, project spotlight, or location page
- Up to $500 website build credit with a 6-month plan
Managed Marketing
For businesses that want web, Google, ads, and social content handled together.
- Everything in Pro
- Google Ads setup, management, landing pages, and analytics
- Social media management and expanded monthly content
- Up to $500 website build credit with a 6-month plan
Monthly plans are available month-to-month with no long-term lock-in. Website build credits on Pro and Premium apply with a 6-month plan so the launch work is covered clearly.
Not sure one of these fits?
Reach out and we can put together a custom website, marketing, or managed IT plan around what your business actually needs.
What the work can include
A compact look at the services behind the packages, from websites and SEO to ads, social, Google presence, and managed IT consulting.
Website Builds
Professional, mobile-first websites for local businesses that need credibility, clarity, and a better path to leads.
Local SEO
Search-friendly pages, metadata, performance tuning, location/service targeting, and practical improvements for being found in your market.
Google Presence
Google Business Profile optimization, ongoing management, review support, map visibility basics, and consistent business information.
Content & Maintenance
Ongoing updates, backups, security checks, content edits, service page improvements, FAQs, and project updates.
Ads & Social
Google Ads setup and management, social media posting, campaign landing pages, and monthly content for businesses ready to promote.
Managed IT Consulting
Small and medium business IT support scoped by consultation, including Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, DNS, email security, devices, and cloud basics.
Website and marketing help for local businesses in Georgia and the Carolinas
Ellis Local works with small and medium businesses across Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Based in Dawsonville, GA, we support local service companies, nonprofits, startups, and growing businesses throughout the region, with remote clients welcome too.
Redline Site Services
Live septic service website built around urgent service needs, trust, and quick contact.
- Emergency calls and estimate requests are easy to find.
- Service areas, licensing, and proof points are visible early.
UnionArts.org
Active nonprofit arts website built to help people find events, understand programs, and connect with the organization.
- Navigation supports events, programs, donations, and community pages.
- Content structure supports long-term updates and search visibility.
Freedom Waste Demo
Service-business concept showing how a simple local brand can look polished and move visitors toward contact.
- Clear residential service positioning and mobile-friendly calls to action.
- Simple trust cues and local SEO structure for a service-area business.
Ellis Local
Websites, SEO, marketing, and small business technology support with enterprise-grade technical experience behind it.
Ellis Local is founded by Phillip Ellis, a web developer and IT professional with 15+ years of experience, including time at Microsoft supporting Azure Networking, Azure Data Factory, and critical enterprise and government customers. That background now supports small and medium businesses that need a better website, stronger visibility, and dependable help.
The goal is not to sell a pile of buzzwords. It is to make the web presence clearer, easier to maintain, and more useful: service pages, local SEO, Google Business Profile work, content updates, review support, landing pages, Google Ads, social media content, and reporting that makes sense.
Managed IT support is also available by consultation for businesses that need help with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, DNS, email security, devices, cloud basics, and general technology planning.
Both channels reach me directly. We can talk through your goals and match the right website, marketing, or IT support plan.
Serving businesses across Georgia and the Carolinas, with remote clients welcome.
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