Direct senior SEO · Orange County
Rank higher on Google, Maps and AI search — without an agency in the middle.
Work directly with Dan V. No account managers. No junior team. Just senior hands on your account.
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Typical OC agency: $3,000–$7,500/mo
· In-house SEO manager: ~$110,000/yr
· Working with me starts at $1,500/mo.
Industry medians via Clutch.co and Salary.com — actual quotes vary by scope.
Where Growth Breaks Down
Why Good Businesses Still Struggle to Win Search in Orange County
Most companies do not have a sales problem. They have a visibility problem. The wrong SEO partner leaves them half-visible in Google, absent from Maps, and completely missing from AI recommendations.
Invisible on Google Maps?
Every day you're not in the Maps 3-Pack, your competitors take your customers. Local searchers pick from the top 3 results - if you're not there, you don't exist.
Competitors Outrank You?
Right now, your competitors rank for hundreds of keywords you should own. Every click they get is a customer you lost - and they keep building their lead while you fall further behind.
Missing from AI Answers?
When someone asks ChatGPT or Gemini for a recommendation, they hear your competitor's name - not yours. AI search is the new front door. If you're not there, you're invisible to a growing audience.
Free. No credit card. No obligation.
Engineered for ranking
What's Inside Every SEO Engagement
Six layers of work that compound month over month. Nothing outsourced. Nothing skipped.
Layer 1
Technical SEO foundation
Crawl health, Core Web Vitals, schema markup, indexation. Google has to be able to read you before it can rank you.
Layer 2
On-page optimization
Title tags, headings, internal linking, content depth. Pages built to answer real search intent, not just stuff keywords.
Layer 3
Local SEO & Google Maps
Google Business Profile, 60+ citation cleanup, local pages per city. The work that wins the Map 3-Pack.
Layer 4
Content strategy
Topic clusters mapped from real keyword research. Pages that win clicks, not just impressions.
Layer 5
GEO · AI search optimization
Entity building, citations in sources AI engines read. So ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity recommend your brand by name.
Layer 6
Monthly reporting & calls
Real numbers, not vanity metrics. Direct WhatsApp access between calls. You always know what changed and why.
How Engagements Work
Search Growth Built for the Modern U.S. Market
You get direct senior execution, clean communication, and a strategy that treats Google Search, Google Maps, and AI discovery as one revenue system.
Comparable scope at a typical OC agency: $5,000-8,000 / month with a junior account manager. Direct with me: from $1,500 / month.
- Local SEO
Own Your Local Market
For service businesses, clinics, firms, and local brands that need more calls, form fills, and qualified leads from Maps and local search.
From $1,500 / month
No contracts - month to month
- Best Value SEO + GEO
Search + AI Visibility
For ambitious companies that need organic search growth and credible visibility in ChatGPT, Gemini, and other AI answer engines.
From $2,500 / month
No contracts - month to month
I don't guarantee rankings - and you should be suspicious of anyone who does. Google says no one can. What I guarantee: transparent work, honest reports, and personal attention.
Why this works
Built to be low-risk for you
Six reasons clients stay year after year - and why you can start without committing to anything beyond next month.
Month-to-month
No long-term contracts. Cancel anytime. Results keep clients - not paperwork.
Free initial checkup
Honest read on your visibility before you spend a dollar. Yours to keep either way.
Direct WhatsApp access
Message me anytime. No support tickets. I reply personally - usually within hours.
No outsourcing
I personally do every audit, every fix, every report. Nothing handed to a junior, ever.
Based in Irvine
Local time zone, local market knowledge. In-person meetings on request across Orange County.
Real keyword tracking
2,847 keywords tracked across active campaigns. You see exactly what moved, when, and why.
Meet your consultant
Hi, I'm Dan.
I'm Dmytro — Dan, for short. For the last 12+ years I've done one thing: help businesses get found online. I came up working with luxury and interior-design brands across the Middle East, Central Asia, and Europe, and in 2025 I set up Pinnacli LLC here in California to bring that same work to Orange County businesses.
Every client I take, I work on personally — no account managers, no junior team. That's why I cap how many I take at a time. And it's why every single one has stayed with me.
What I love most: turning a business nobody can find into one that ranks at the top of Google, Maps, and now ChatGPT. On luxury accounts I've delivered traffic gains of 200–500% and over $1M a year in organic lead value. The same playbook works for an Orange County dental practice, a law firm, or a contractor — focused work, done by the senior who's actually doing it.
Case study #1
Solomia Home — from zero to 541% organic growth in 12 months
Solomia Home is a luxury interior showroom in Dubai Mall, carrying exclusive dealerships for Versace Home, Fendi Casa, Poltrona Frau, and B&B Italia. When founder Dmytro Korotchuk launched the company in December 2023, he hired me to build the entire digital presence from scratch — after ten years of working alongside me at Antonovych Design.
541%
Organic traffic / 12 mo
$26.50
Cost per lead (2,354 leads)
3.4–4.6×
Cheaper than industry avg
Twelve months in, organic traffic was up 541%, paid traffic up 2,691%, and the campaigns had generated 2,354 customer inquiries at $26.50 per lead — between 3.4 and 4.6 times cheaper than industry benchmarks for luxury retail. The showroom went on to win International Property Awards 2024–2025 for Best Retail Interior Arabia.
Case study #2
Antonovych Design Kazakhstan — an 11-year partnership at $12.72 per lead
Antonovych Design is a premium interior design company headquartered in Kazakhstan with 122 employees across Astana, Dubai, Miami, and Kyiv. I've been the Leading Digital Marketing Specialist since 2015 — running two distinct brands in parallel (the design studio and the luxury furniture retail brand) for over a decade.
11 yrs
Continuous engagement
$12.72
Cost per lead (2,533 leads)
7–10×
Cheaper than industry avg
Google Ads data shows 2,533 customer inquiries at $12.72 per lead — between 7 and 10 times cheaper than the industry benchmark. Brand search captured 30,120 impressions and 6,110 direct clicks for brand-name queries. Year-over-year, the design studio's organic traffic grew 39% and the retail brand's paid traffic grew 176%. Forbes Kazakhstan ran a feature on the company in September 2023.
Results
Real Results. Real Clients.
Screenshots from actual client campaigns. No stock photos. No made-up numbers.
100% Client Retention
In 12+ years, I have never lost a client. Not one. Solomia Home has been with me 3 years. Modenese Gastone, 2 years. Antonovich Design, over a decade. My work speaks through retention - not sales pitches.
Solomia Home - From Zero to Global Rankings
Took a brand with no online visibility and ranked them in the top 3 for 47 competitive keywords in 12 months.
Organic Traffic Up 312% in 8 Months
Consistent, compounding growth from technical fixes, content strategy, and quality link building.
Mentioned in ChatGPT & Gemini
Client's brand now recommended by AI when people ask for luxury interiors providers.
Process
How I Work
Simple. Transparent. Personal. Here's exactly what happens after you reach out.
Free Checkup (Day 1-3)
I review your site's rankings, local presence, and top-level technical health. You get a clear summary of where you stand and what to focus on first. For a deep-dive technical analysis, my full SEO audit packages start at $199.
Custom Strategy (Week 1)
Based on the audit, I build a plan specific to your business goals and budget. I show you exactly what I'll do, why it matters, and what results to expect. No jargon. No fluff.
I Do the Work (Ongoing)
No outsourcing. No junior staff. I personally handle your technical SEO, content, link building, and local optimization. You'll see initial results in 2-3 months for local SEO, 3-6 months for organic.
Monthly Results (Every Month)
Clear reports showing what I did, what changed, and what's next. Real numbers, not vanity metrics. You always know exactly where your money goes.
Direct access
You message me on WhatsApp anytime. I reply personally. No support tickets, no waiting.
The math
What This Actually Costs vs The Alternatives
Senior SEO talent isn't cheap. But you don't have to pay agency markup to get it.
Option 1
OC SEO Agency
$5,000-8,000
/ month
Option 2
In-house SEO hire
$9,000+
/ month fully loaded (salary + benefits + tools)
Agency pricing range reflects typical California SEO retainer medians (Clutch.co 2024). In-house hire cost based on California SEO Manager median base salary (Salary.com / Glassdoor) plus standard benefits load.
Investment
The Cost of Doing Nothing
$4,700 per month
The average local business loses $4,700 per month in revenue to competitors who rank above them on Google. Every month without SEO is another month your competitors build their lead. The longer you wait, the harder and more expensive it gets to catch up.
No contracts. No lock-in. Results keep you - not paperwork.
See My Growth PlanFree. No credit card. No obligation.
FAQ
Common Questions
At an agency, you pay premium prices but a junior account manager handles your work. With me, you get 12+ years of hands-on expertise working directly on your project. I know your business, your competitors, and your goals - because I'm the one doing the work every day. Every client I've worked with has stayed for years. That doesn't happen with cookie-cutter agency work.
Most business owners I talk to have been. They paid thousands per month and got nothing but confusing reports full of vanity metrics. I work differently: you see exactly what I do each month, you get direct access to me on WhatsApp, and you never sign a long-term contract. My results keep you - not paperwork.
Because Google says no one can. Any SEO who guarantees #1 rankings is either lying or using risky tactics that can get your site penalized. What I do guarantee: transparent work, honest reporting, and the same personal attention that has kept every single client with me for years. My 100% retention rate says more than any ranking guarantee ever could.
GEO stands for Generative Engine Optimization. More people now search using ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity instead of Google. GEO makes sure your business gets mentioned and recommended in these AI-generated answers. If your competitors show up in AI results and you don't - you're losing leads every day.
Local SEO improvements typically show within 2-3 months. Organic SEO takes 3-6 months for meaningful results. I'll set realistic expectations during your free audit and provide monthly reports so you can track progress from day one.
No. I work month to month. My results keep clients - not contracts. You can stop anytime, though none of my clients have.
I'm based in Irvine and serve businesses throughout Orange County - Irvine, Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Tustin, Santa Ana, Anaheim, and beyond. For SEO + GEO packages, I also work with businesses anywhere in California and nationally.
The free SEO checkup is a quick review of your rankings, local visibility, and top technical issues. You get an honest summary of where you stand and what to focus on first. No cost, no obligation. For businesses that need a comprehensive deep-dive - full crawl analysis, competitor benchmarking, content gap mapping, and a prioritized action roadmap - I offer professional SEO audit packages starting at $199.
Free. No credit card. No obligation.
If Search Should Be Bringing You More Revenue, We Should Talk.
Send me your site and I will give you a clear read on where visibility is leaking, what should be fixed first, and whether I am the right fit. No bloated pitch deck. No pressure.
Senior strategy, direct execution, and communication you do not have to decode.
Or message me on WhatsAppWhy Choose a Local SEO Expert in Orange County?
As a dedicated SEO consultant in Orange County, California, I provide hands-on search engine optimization that delivers measurable results. Unlike large agencies where your account gets passed to junior staff, I personally manage every aspect of your SEO services - from technical audits and on-page optimization to content strategy and link building.
Orange County businesses face unique challenges: intense local competition across 34 cities, high customer acquisition costs, and the growing importance of AI search visibility. My approach combines proven search engine optimization techniques with cutting-edge Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) to ensure your business ranks in both Google and AI platforms like ChatGPT and Gemini.
With 12+ years of experience and 100% client retention, I have helped businesses across Irvine, Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Anaheim, and every city in Orange County achieve top rankings. Whether you need Local SEO to dominate Google Maps or a comprehensive SEO + GEO strategy for maximum visibility, you work directly with me - an experienced SEO Expert in Orange County who treats your business like my own.
Service Areas
SEO Services Across Orange County
I work with businesses throughout Orange County. Select your city to see all services available in your area.