Long Island SEO Services
Local SEO for Nassau and Suffolk County businesses that want to be found in Google, the map pack, and AI search. You work directly with the founder, not an account manager.
Years of agency experience
Clients served across local markets
Service lines built and run in-house
Founder on every account, Lee Sommers
Sommers Marketing Group is a Long Island SEO company based in Northport, NY, serving businesses across Nassau and Suffolk County. We help local businesses rank higher in Google's organic results, win placement in the local map pack, and get cited in AI-powered search answers. Every account is handled directly by founder Lee Sommers, with no outsourcing and no account-rep handoffs.
What Long Island SEO Actually Means for Your Business
Long Island SEO is the work of getting your business to show up when nearby customers search for what you offer. That means three things in 2026: ranking in Google's organic results, appearing in the local map pack for searches near you, and being included in AI-generated answers from tools like Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT.
For a local business, most of the value is in proximity. When someone on Long Island searches "near me" or names their town, Google weighs your Google Business Profile, your local citations, your reviews, and the relevance of your website. We build all of those signals together so you show up where buyers are already looking.
Our Long Island SEO Services
We handle the full local SEO stack, executed in-house. Pick a single discipline or run them together as a connected local growth program.
Google Business Profile Optimization
Your profile is often the first thing a local searcher sees. We optimize categories, services, photos, posts, and Q&A so you compete for the map pack.
Local Citation Building
We build and clean up consistent business listings across the directories that local search and AI tools pull from, which is one of the highest-leverage moves for a newer or under-cited business.
On-page and Technical SEO
We optimize your titles, headings, content, internal links, and site structure so each page is clear to both search engines and AI answer tools.
Local Content and Service-Area Pages
We create pages built around the towns and services you actually serve, so you rank for the specific searches that bring in customers.
Reputation and Review Growth
Reviews drive both rankings and conversions. We help you earn more of them and respond the right way. See our full reputation management service.
Local Link Building
We earn relevant local links and mentions the right way, with no automated or spammy shortcuts that risk a penalty.
AI Search Optimization
We structure your content and data so your business can be surfaced and cited by AI search tools, not just traditional Google results.
Built for Long Island, Not Templated
Plenty of national agencies will sell you a "Long Island" page that could belong to any city. We are based in Northport and we work across Long Island every day, so the strategy reflects how people here actually search and buy.
We serve businesses throughout Nassau County and Suffolk County, including the North Shore, South Shore, and the towns in between. Whether you serve one village or the whole island, we build the local footprint to match.
Where we work on Long Island
- Nassau County
- Suffolk County
- North Shore
- South Shore
- Northport & Huntington
- Smithtown & Commack
- Babylon & Islip
- Hempstead & Garden City
- The Hamptons & East End
- Anywhere on Long Island
Why Businesses Choose SMG for Long Island SEO
A boutique, founder-led local SEO partner with the depth of a much larger agency, and the accountability of a single owner.
You Work Directly with the Founder
Lee Sommers handles your account personally. There is no junior account rep and no offshore team.
19+ Years and 300+ Clients
The experience behind your strategy comes from 19+ years of hands-on agency work across more than 300 clients and 30+ service lines.
No Outsourcing
The work is done here, not shipped overseas.
Transparent and Accountable
Clear scope, clear reporting, and a straightforward relationship.
A Local Partner
We are a Long Island business helping Long Island businesses, with the local context that national chains cannot replicate.
How We Work
A simple, repeatable rhythm that prioritizes the highest-leverage local search moves first, then compounds month after month.
Audit
We assess your current local search presence, your Google Business Profile, your citations, and your site.
Plan
We prioritize the highest-leverage moves first, which for most local businesses means citations, profile optimization, and on-page fundamentals.
Execute
We do the work each month and build your local authority over time.
Report
You see what we did and how rankings, visibility, and traffic are moving.
SEO and AI Search Are One Job Now
Search no longer ends at the blue links. When someone asks an AI tool for the best option in their area, the tools pull from structured data, consistent listings, reviews, and clearly written content.
We build for both traditional and AI-driven discovery from the start, so your business has a path to be surfaced in AI answers alongside traditional rankings.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much do Long Island SEO services cost?
Local SEO pricing depends on your market, your competition, and how aggressive you want to be. We scope each engagement to your goals and give you a clear monthly number before you commit, with no long-term lock-in required.
How long does local SEO take to work?
Most local businesses start to see movement in the first few months, with stronger gains as citations, reviews, and content compound. On a newer domain, local signals like citations and profile optimization tend to move the needle faster than content volume alone.
Do you only work with one type of business?
No. We work with local service businesses, healthcare practices, and many other types of businesses across Long Island. Healthcare is one vertical we know well, not the only one we serve. See our healthcare digital marketing page for that vertical.
Where on Long Island do you work?
We are based in Northport and serve businesses across Nassau County and Suffolk County, from the North Shore to the South Shore.
Will my business show up in AI search results?
That is a core part of how we work. We structure your content, listings, and data so your business can be surfaced and cited by AI search tools, in addition to ranking in traditional Google results.
Who actually does the work on my account?
Founder Lee Sommers handles your account directly. There is no account-rep handoff and no outsourcing.
Get a free look at your Long Island local search presence.
Tell us about your business and Lee will reach out within one business day with a candid read on where the local SEO opportunity is. No spam, no auto-responders, no junior handoffs.
Prefer to call?
631-496-1600, Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm ET.
Northport, NY
Serving Nassau and Suffolk County, plus all of Long Island.
One business day response
Every reply comes directly from Lee, with no auto-responders and no junior intake.
Tell us about your needs
A few details help Lee come prepared with a useful answer, not a generic pitch.