The right primary category
"General contractor" and "Construction company" catch different searches. We pick the one that matches the jobs you want most.
Construction SEO in Ireland
For builders, contractors and renovation firms in every county.
Construction SEO in Ireland for builders who want more of the right enquiries. We set up your Google Business Profile for the work that pays, write pages for extensions, renovations and new builds in the counties you cover, and show your finished projects where homeowners look first.
- No setup fee
- No lock-in
- 26 counties
80,005construction firms in Ireland, one in five businesses
80,005construction firms across Ireland
22,521of them in County Dublin
1 in 5Irish businesses work in construction
Construction in Ireland
Construction in Ireland
80,005construction firms, the largest sector in Ireland
Construction is the biggest business sector in Ireland: 80,005 firms, or one business in every five. County Dublin alone has 22,521 of them. That means most builders compete with dozens of others within a short drive, all chasing the same extension and renovation work.
Homeowners usually start with a search like "builders near me", "house extension Kildare" or "renovation contractor Cork". They look at the map pack, check the reviews and photos, then click through to see past work. The firms that win are rarely the biggest. They are the ones whose profile and website answer those questions clearly.
Many of our construction clients also handle roofing, so our SEO for roofers in Ireland page covers that side of the trade.
Map pack and profile
How builders win the map pack
Three things decide which builders appear in the top three for a local search.
Real project photos
Before and after shots from real jobs, added every month, show Google and homeowners that the business is active.
Reviews that name the work
A review that says "extension in Naas, finished on time" helps more than five that just say "great job".
Our service
Our service for construction
What we do each month for builders and contractors.
Profile management
Categories, services, project photos, posts and review replies, kept current every month.
Service pages
A page each for extensions, renovations, new builds and the other work you want more of.
County pages
Pages for the counties and towns where you take jobs, written with local detail.
Project case studies
Short write ups of finished jobs, with photos, that rank for local searches and reassure buyers.
Trade listings
Listings with Irish trade bodies and directories, all matching your profile.
Review flow
A short request after every finished job, with a direct link to your profile.
Projects
Show the work, not just the claim
Construction is bought on trust. A homeowner spending tens of thousands wants to see similar jobs, read about how they went and know who will turn up on site.
We turn your finished projects into short case pages and profile posts, each tied to a town and a type of work. Over a year, that builds a portfolio Google can match to local searches, as part of local SEO in Ireland that keeps working between jobs.
Every jobis a chance for a page and a review
Your first 90 days
What the first three months look like
- 1Weeks 1 to 2
Profile and details
Category, services, service area and project photos fixed. Details corrected across Irish listings.
- 2Weeks 3 to 6
Pages
Pages for your main services and the county you work in most.
- 3Month 2 onwards
Reviews and links
Review requests after every job, project case studies and trade links.
- 4Every month
Report
Enquiries, profile calls and rankings compared with the start.
Mistakes
Mistakes we see most often
One page for every service
Extensions, roofing and kitchens all on one page, so none of them ranks.
Stock photos
Generic building photos that show nothing about your work.
No county pages
A builder covering four counties whose site mentions one town.
Asking for reviews once
A burst of reviews years ago and nothing since.
Results
Results from the same method
HVAC firm · United States40 to 346
Monthly profile contacts rose from 40 in the first month to 346 in the fourth, then held between 118 and 221 after the seasonal peak.
Client results from overseas businesses, Google Business Profile contacts only. Past results show what the work has done for others, not what any one business will get.
Pricing
Plans and prices
Builders working one county usually start on Local. Firms taking jobs across several counties tend to need National.
Kickstart
€295 one-off
A fast fix for a profile that is set up wrong or missing.
- Full local SEO audit
- Google Business Profile rebuild
- Eircode and citation clean up
- Written 90 day plan
Local Start here
€179 a month
For a business serving one town or county.
- Google Business Profile management
- Irish citations kept current
- 1 local page or article a month
- 10 tracked search terms
- Monthly report
Ecommerce
€329 a month
For Irish online shops selling across the country.
- 2 product or category optimisations a month
- Technical checks
- 15 tracked search terms
- Monthly report
National
€449 a month
For businesses covering several counties.
- 2 county or service pages a month
- 2 links a month
- AI answer check
- 30 tracked search terms
- Monthly report
Questions
Construction SEO, answered
The questions we hear most on this topic.
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We reply by email within one working day, 8am to 4pm Irish time.
hello@irelandlocalseo.comSend a questionHow long does SEO take for a builder?
Profile fixes can show within weeks. Service and county pages usually take three to six months to rank well, depending on the county.
Should I list every service on my profile?
List the services you actually want more of, each with a short description. Leave out work you would rather turn down.
Do project photos really help?
Yes. Active profiles with fresh, real photos tend to rank better and convert more of the people who see them.
Can you help with tender and commercial work?
Commercial buyers search differently, often by sector and county. We build pages for that work if it is part of your business.
Which plan suits a builder?
Local suits one county. National suits builders working across several counties.
Related
Related industries and areas
Free audit
Construction SEO in Ireland starts with a free audit
Construction SEO in Ireland starts with where you sit in the map pack for your main service and county. The free audit checks it within one working day.