The 5 Best SEO Agencies in Sydney (2025)

James Richardson
Co-Founder
Posted: 21 Jul 2025
Co-Founder
Posted: 21 Jul 2025
If you’re searching for a serious SEO partner in Sydney, the field is crowded - but not always competitive. A handful of agencies consistently deliver sharp strategy, transparent execution, and meaningful outcomes. Whether you're an eCommerce brand, enterprise business, or growing local service, these five agencies are worth your time.
Optimising is a senior team of SEO consultants who do real work, not just reporting. No gimmicks. No outsourced delivery. Just sharp strategy, clean execution, and clear outcomes.
They’ve been operating since 2008. Their clients include national brands like Jim’s Group, St Agni, and FY Smile. They’re known for handling high-risk migrations, large-scale local SEO, and technical cleanups that others avoid.
Optimising works best with businesses that want a long-term strategy and a partner who knows what they’re doing. Not ideal if you’re chasing shortcuts.
Services:
Good fit for:
Businesses that want SEO to work like a growth function, not a marketing checkbox.
Prosperity Media is best known for its link-building and content strategies. Their team is technical, experienced, and good at identifying where authority gaps are hurting rankings.
They’re Sydney-based and active in the SEO community. If your site relies on strong domain authority and high-quality content, they’re worth speaking to.
Good fit for:
Brands that need content-led SEO with a focus on off-site authority.
Yogurt Digital ties SEO into CRO and analytics. This makes them a good option for performance-led brands that care about user experience as much as visibility.
They’ve worked with retail names like General Pants and Youfoodz. If you need SEO that feeds into conversion strategy, this is the agency.
Good fit for:
Retail and DTC businesses aiming to connect search visibility with on-site results.
Shuffle Digital keeps things simple. They focus on strong site foundations, technical SEO, and making things better without overcomplicating the work.
They’re not loud on socials, but they’re consistent. If you want a team that shows up and does the work, this is one to consider.
Good fit for:
Mid-sized Australian businesses that need reliable, no-fuss SEO.
Jaywing is a larger agency with a Sydney office and global footprint. Their SEO offering is part of a broader mix, including paid media and data.
They’re a better fit for businesses that want SEO to sit inside a wider digital strategy. You’ll get scale and integration, but probably not a lean specialist team.
Good fit for:
Enterprises with internal marketing teams and multiple digital touchpoints.
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Co-Founder
Working in the SEO industry for many years alongside some of Australia’s biggest brands, James started his online career running online Sports Fan sites, as well as cutting his teeth on several successful eCommerce brands and content sites.
Previously holding various senior roles across the Sales and Marketing teams for ASX listed companies, he went on to found Optimising with Daniel and is proud he has helped mould it into one of Australia's leading SEO agencies.
When he’s not in the office he’s at home having pretend tea parties, or building a cubby house in the lounge room with his three young girls.
We're excited to share that Optimising is officially a re-Certified B Corporation!
The Optimising team joined the 2025 Australian Web Awards in Melbourne as proud SEO category sponsors, celebrating standout digital work and industry progress.
Our values and beliefs have always set the tone and approach to our business. It's not just enough to grow as a company and produce profits, we have a global responsibility to make our economy more inclusive and sustainable. As both a B Corp and a member of 1% for the planet, we have further cemented this purpose within our organisation.
However, our work isn't done quite yet. For Optimising, this is simple the start of our journey towards building a better business and world!
We're working with the Odanata Foundation to Save the Eastern Barred Bandicoot
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