Austin, Texas
Austin Businesses Deserve Better Marketing
The Live Music Capital meets live leads.
Austin is crowded, competitive, and full of agencies happy to take your money and disappear. I do the opposite: real strategy, straight answers, and a person who actually picks up the phone.
Services
What I Do for Austin Businesses
Practical marketing help that actually moves the needle.
Who I help
Local businesses in Austin
Whether you’re a two-person crew that opened last month or a company that’s been around for decades, we’ll get you showing up online.
- Local service businesses
- Restaurants
- Contractors
- Shops
How I work
Four steps. Zero confusion.
I work with Austin businesses at every stage, from “I just need a website” to “I want to dominate my zip code.”
Connect
A quick call or coffee. Tell me about your business, your goals, and what’s been frustrating you.
Assess
I review everything a potential customer sees before they call: your website, listings, reviews, and competitors.
Plan
You get a prioritized marketing plan with clear pricing. What to do first, why, and expected results.
Execute
I get to work. You get back to yours. I stay in your corner for whatever comes next.
Central Texas clients
The results do the talking.
“Once the GBP listings got merged our traffic picked back up almost immediately. It was night and day.”
“They were charging five times more than Dalton, and the results didn't match the price.”
“After switching to Dalton, we saw increased website traffic and increased lead volume.”
Local knowledge
About Austin
Austin is the Live Music Capital of the World, the anchor of a metro pushing 2.5 million people, and one of the country's biggest tech and startup hubs. Between SXSW, ACL, a constant stream of new residents, and giants like Tesla, Apple, and Oracle putting down roots, the city never stops moving.
All that growth means opportunity, but also noise. Austin has more marketing agencies per square mile than almost anywhere, and standing out takes more than a pretty website. Local service businesses, restaurants, contractors, and shops are all competing for the same attention in one of the most saturated markets in Texas.
Here is where I fit: I'm not a faceless agency. You work directly with me on strategy and your account, plus a small team of developers and specialists who handle the heavy lifting. That means sharper local strategy, faster answers, and Google Ads and SEO tuned to your budget instead of an agency's retainer. In a city this competitive, that direct approach is the edge.
Also serving nearby
How can a small Austin business get into the Google Maps 3-pack with this much competition?
Getting into the Google Maps 3-pack in Austin starts with a fully optimized Google Business Profile, a steady flow of genuine reviews, and a website that clearly says what you do and which parts of Austin you serve. I handle the profile, the local content, and the technical SEO underneath it. Nobody can guarantee a 3-pack spot, and you should run from anyone who does, but in a market this crowded the businesses that keep up with the basics have the best shot.
What should a small business in Austin budget for Google Ads?
Most local businesses see results with $1,000 to $2,500 a month in Google Ads spend, plus management. Austin is one of the most saturated markets in Texas, so where you land in that range depends on your trade and how many competitors bid on the same searches. That's what we figure out together before you spend a dollar. There are no long-term contracts, and you own the ad account.
Can you fix my current website, or do I need a new one to compete in Austin?
It depends on what's wrong with it. If your Austin website just looks dated, I can refresh the design, tighten the messaging, and make sure it works well on phones. If forms are broken or pages are slow, I fix those first, because they cost you leads. If it really needs a rebuild, we offer free website builds covered by a monthly hosting plan, or fully custom builds from $1,500 to $5,000, and most take 2 to 4 weeks from start to launch. Bundle it with SEO or ads management and we'll discount the services.
How do I get ChatGPT to recommend my Austin business?
Nobody can make ChatGPT recommend a specific Austin business, but you can give it stronger reasons to. I start by asking ChatGPT and Google's AI the questions your customers would ask, so you see exactly where you stand. Then I tighten how your services, locations, and reviews are described on your site, add structured data, and build the authority signals AI search tools use to decide which businesses to recommend.
Why hire a local marketing consultant instead of one of the big Austin agencies?
Austin has no shortage of marketing agencies, and plenty of them take your money and disappear. With me, you work directly with the person running your strategy and your account, and I'll meet you for coffee to hear what's going on. You get straight answers, Google Ads and SEO sized to your budget instead of an agency retainer, and no long-term contracts, so I earn your business month over month.
Should my Austin business run different Google Ads during SXSW and ACL?
If festival weeks like SXSW and ACL change how busy your Austin business gets, your Google Ads should change with them. I build campaigns around your busiest seasons, so we can raise the budget and adjust the ads for those dates, then pull back when things settle. If those weeks don't affect you, we leave it alone. Either way, every call and booking is tracked, so you can see what those weeks actually brought in.

