Operating across the UK and trusted by businesses nationwide, Skale provides SEO strategies that are built around your objectives and designed to grow with your organisation.
Whether it’s technical audits, content development, link acquisition, or optimising for AI-driven search, our work is shaped by your commercial goals. Every action is supported by clear performance metrics, full visibility, and expert delivery from start to finish.
86%
Increase in revenue
2.4x
Increase in signups
Search is evolving rapidly. From Google algorithm changes to the rise of AI platforms such as ChatGPT and Perplexity transforming how users discover information, staying ahead in the Cardiff market demands a forward-thinking approach.
We don’t follow templates or reuse tired strategies. Your commercial objectives lead the process, and every move is tailored from the start.
Whether you’re growing a Cardiff startup or steering a mature brand, your plan is built to reflect your market realities, customer behaviours, and long-term vision — not forced to fit a standard model.
We helped Happy Scribe grow from 2,700 to 70,000 monthly signups, cutting cost per signup from €7.15 to €0.08. Through focused link-building, we aligned SEO with growth, driving major gains in organic revenue.
Niek Leermakers
SEO / SEM Manager
25x
signups
We helped Maze boost monthly organic signups by 283% in six months by creating targeted content clusters, optimising for search intent, and building 200+ high-quality backlinks – proving SEO as a scalable growth channel.
Bożena Pieniazek
VP of Marketing
283%
signups
We helped Holded grow organic signups by 1,370%, paid subscriptions by 1,650%, and revenue by 279% through focused SEO. By targeting high-intent keywords and building strong backlinks, they cut reliance on paid channels and boosted organic growth.
Tom Wilkinson
VP of Growth
16.5x
Customers
See how your current SEO performance stacks up against other Cardiff-based businesses. We’ll highlight key opportunities aligned with your objectives and show you what’s needed to transform organic search into a reliable driver of growth.
From day one, we align execution with business impact. These six service areas are how we help ambitious Cardiff brands unlock predictable, compounding growth through organic search. We combine clarity, structure, and strategic accountability at every step.
We use a test-and-learn approach to build SEO strategies that deliver business outcomes. Each roadmap is structured as a 3-month agile sprint focused on rapid execution, iteration, and measurable progress. We work backwards from your North Star goals and break them down using a mathematical framework that prioritises actions by impact, effort, and speed.
Everything is grounded in data, from opportunity sizing to forecast modelling, so you know exactly what’s driving growth and why.
We help you increase visibility across platforms like Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and Perplexity by optimising your content for structure, authority, and context. Our bespoke AI search measurement framework tracks both leading and lagging indicators weekly, so we can directly connect rankings in AI-generated results to bottom-line impact.
You’ll also get insight into how your performance in AI search compares to traditional SEO, including sentiment analysis, rank tracking, and competitive benchmarks. Together, we work to improve your visibility and influence across this emerging discovery channel.
We create content that’s designed to rank, convert, and strengthen your brand. Our process starts with a content workshop to align on tone, voice, and strategic goals. From there, you’ll work directly with a content specialist, backed by a senior content lead who oversees quality and consistency.
We produce a range of high-impact formats, including guides, listicles, comparison pages, alternative articles, and glossaries.
To create unique, authoritative content, we often conduct user interviews and run surveys to uncover first-hand insights and proprietary data. We also develop author strategies to enhance visibility and credibility in search, helping your brand stand out in a crowded space.
We focus on building links that drive real SEO performance, not vanity metrics. Every campaign is fully transparent, with a live dashboard that lets you track progress at each stage – from prospecting to placement.
Our goal is to secure links on highly relevant, industry-specific domains that increase your topical authority and improve your rankings where it matters most. We also work to get your brand cited across the web, boosting unlinked brand mentions that are becoming a key signal in AI-driven search.
It’s link building with strategic purpose, measurable impact, and long-term value.
We help you turn more traffic into pipeline by optimising the full user journey. This starts at the SERP level, where we run structured tests on meta titles and descriptions to increase click-through rates.
We also work with your team to map the entire customer journey from top-of-funnel to bottom-of-funnel, aligned with your ideal customer profile.
Our CRO approach includes measurable growth experiments backed by statistics to ensure any uplift is statistically significant and repeatable. Every recommendation is designed to maximise conversion and tie directly to business impact.
We provide full visibility into what’s working, why it matters, and where to go next. Every client gets a custom dashboard tailored to their goals, along with a decision-making framework that makes the data easy to interpret.
We track both leading and lagging indicators of success through a measurement model built specifically for your business. Our goal is to ensure every core metric is trending upward – from rankings and traffic to conversions, revenue, and brand awareness.
We also run quarterly business reviews for a strategic deep dive, aligning performance with your long-term goals. Everything we do follows a test-and-learn approach so growth is not just visible, but measurable and repeatable.
AI Search Audits
Topic Research
Technical Audits
Content Growth Modelling
On-Page Optimisations
Topic Cluster Architecture
Pipeline Analysis
CRO
Experimentation
Programmatic SEO
YouTube SEO
Website Migrations
Competitor Analysis
Data Analysis & Dashboarding
AI Link Source Analysis
Schema Implementation
Content Cannibalisation Audit
What to expect on your strategy call:
Yes, we actively optimise for visibility in AI-generated search results across platforms like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. Our approach focuses on improving the structure, authority, and topical relevance of your content so it’s more likely to be cited by large language models.
We also work on earning brand mentions and backlinks from high-authority domains, which strengthens your presence in the data these models rely on.
You’ll get clear reporting on your AI search visibility, along with strategic actions to improve inclusion and track its impact on pipeline and revenue.
Yes. We’re happy to directly upload and format content, apply internal links, and implement on-page recommendations in your CMS, whether that’s Webflow, WordPress, HubSpot, or a custom platform. If you prefer to handle implementation internally, we’ll provide your team with everything they need, including QA and Loom walkthroughs to ensure smooth and accurate execution. We regularly support Cardiff-based brands with both full-service and collaborative implementation approaches.
You’ll receive:
– Weekly Slack updates with KPI pacing
– Real-time Looker Studio dashboards
– Linear forecasting for leading and lagging KPIs
– Attribution modelling, CAC payback analysis, and AI search visibility
– QBRs every 3 months for clients on larger retainers
We zoom out and show progress against strategy — and zoom in to uncover learnings and next steps.
Absolutely. Our services are modular and built for flexibility. You can start with strategy-only and expand into content or link building when you’re ready. We’ll advise you based on data — not upsell pressure — and adjust your Scope of Work accordingly. Many of our long-term clients evolve their SEO stack with us over time, often adjusting their focus as new opportunities emerge.
No. While we’re a leading UK-wide SEO agency, our client base extends across the country and beyond.
That said, a significant number of the businesses we support are either rooted in Cardiff or aiming to grow their footprint in the area. With a strong grasp of the local search landscape — including sector-specific competition and regional SERP dynamics — we’re often chosen by brands that need a partner with real insight into how to succeed in this market.
Cardiff’s digital space is highly contested, and we approach it with clear intent. We start by assessing your position within the local landscape, pinpointing where opportunities lie and how to leverage them effectively.
From SaaS and fintech to legal and retail, we develop strategies tailored to your sector — built on insight, tested frameworks, and sharp execution. It’s all about clarity, control, and commercial impact.
Cardiff is a challenging market, and succeeding in search takes far more than basic content updates or minor technical tweaks. Our pricing reflects the complexity of your goals, the current state of your SEO, and the size of the opportunity ahead.
Every project includes focused planning, hands-on delivery, and performance tracking tied to meaningful metrics — from qualified traffic and lead flow to actual revenue impact. We’re not the lowest-cost option, but we are results-driven. If the potential return isn’t strong, we won’t propose the work.
