Creative Guild Review: SEO Score 37/100 - Hamilton, ON - SellSEO
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Rank #17 of 17 in Hamilton

Creative Guild

creativeguild.ca ·Hamilton, ON ·★★★★½ 4.9 (11 reviews)

“We’re a full-service agency that combines creativity, technology and productivity to solve modern business challenges.”

37/100 · F
Own-site SEO score
Min project$5,000+
Hourly rate$100 - $149 / hr
Team size11 - 50
Founded2007
Overview

About Creative Guild

Creative Guild is an independent full-service creative and digital agency based in Hamilton, Ontario, offering a proprietary operating system 'Creative Productivity™' that blends creativity, technology and productivity, including human-AI collaboration, in-house development, strategy, design, content and AI tools.

Creative strategyBrandingContent productionUX/UIWeb & digital designStrategic planningProject managementData & analyticsPaid mediaIn-house development

Estimated Typical range for an agency of this size in Hamilton, not a quote. Ask for exact pricing in the form.

What clients keep mentioning
nimble efficiencystrong branding
The measurement

Score breakdown

Fetched from their own homepage and scored the same way as every other agency in the directory.

Technical 30On-page 34Content 52Visibility 33
Technical30
On-page34
Content52
Local visibility33
What the audit found
✓ 1 passing! 6 to fix
✓Clean single H173% of agencies also do this
!No structured data (schema)only 10% of agencies get this wrong
!Not mobile optimisedonly 1% of agencies get this wrong
!Page title length off (6 chars)only 16% of agencies get this wrong
!No meta descriptiononly 6% of agencies get this wrong
!No canonical tagonly 7% of agencies get this wrong
!No Open Graph tagsonly 8% of agencies get this wrong
Do they turn up when someone searches for an agency in Hamilton?

We run the eight searches a local business would actually type, such as "seo agency hamilton", and count how many return this agency.

Searches they appear in1/8
Best position#3
City average36/100

Most agencies here appear in only a handful; the ones at the top of this city appear in six or more.

Each check against the directory average
↓ Technical 30 vs 92 average, -62
↓ On-page 34 vs 86 average, -52
↓ Content 52 vs 87 average, -35
↓ Local visibility 33 vs 39 average, -6

Measured automatically from the agency's own homepage. Same rules for every agency in the directory.

How that compares in Hamilton

Measured against every other agency rated in this market.

Creative Guild 37
Hamilton average 76
Best in Hamilton 87
Canada average 79
Every rated agency 78
Focus

Where they focus

Read from how the agency presents its own work, so you can see the shape of the shop before you call.

25%Digital & web
Service mix
Digital & web development25%
Creative strategy & branding20%
Content production & UX/UI20%
AI & technology integration20%
Paid media & analytics15%
Industries served
Consumer Goods (Whirlpool, Turtle Jack’s)40%
Healthcare (Niagara Health, Hamilton Health Sciences)20%
Food & Beverage (Hello Fresh, PitaPit, Arby’s)20%
Not-for-profit & Community (Action Canada, Wineries of Niaga20%
Client size
Mid-market50%
Enterprise30%
SMB20%
Rare in Hamilton

Services this agency lists that few others in the city do.

★Creative strategythe only agency here offering it
★Content productionthe only agency here offering it
★UX/UIthe only agency here offering it
Reputation

Ratings across platforms

Aggregate scores as published on each platform, weighted into the headline rating.

Birdeye
4.9/5
★★★★½
11 reviews
In their words

What clients say

Collected from public review pages. Follow a source link to read any of them in place.

“Fun culture”
Glassdoor · 5.0/5 · source
Proof of work

Case studies

Published by the agency, with the numbers they reported. Follow a link to read the original.

Turtle Jack’s Food & Beverage

Need full-service creative and digital support across corporate and franchise marketing

15+ years of sustained partnership across menu, website, social, film and design

Read the case study
Whirlpool Canada Consumer Goods / B2B platform

Create bespoke B2B communications platform

Built Whirlpool Central hub consolidating guidelines, training, product info

Read the case study
Nicholson Cates Building materials

Rebrand after 50 years to reflect growth and innovation

Created a brand reflecting craftsmanship and forward-looking vision

Read the case study
Credentials

Partners, clients and awards

What sets them apart
  • Creative Productivity™
  • Human-AI collaboration
  • In-house development
Clients they name publicly
Whirlpool CanadaTurtle Jack’sNicholson Cates
Certifications
Google Partner
Awards
2024Finalist, Outstanding Business Achievement Awards, mid-sized category · Hamilton Chamber of Commerce

Contact

LocationHamilton, Ontario
Phone289.635.1888
Founded2007
LanguagesEnglish
Linkedin Instagram

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Questions

About Creative Guild

How is Creative Guild rated on this directory?

By the measurable SEO quality of their own website. Creative Guild scores 37 out of 100, which is rank #17 of 17 agencies rated in Hamilton, ON. The score blends technical setup, on-page basics, content depth and how often they appear in local search results. No agency pays for placement.

What does Creative Guild cost?

Minimum engagement $5,000+. Typical rate $100 - $149 / hr. These figures are our estimate for a firm of this size in this market, not a quote. Request a quote on this page for exact pricing.

What services does Creative Guild offer?

Creative strategy, Branding, Content production, UX/UI, Web & digital design, Strategic planning, Project management, Data & analytics.

Is Creative Guild a good fit for my business?

Their client base skews mid-market at roughly 50% of their work, and they most often work with consumer goods (whirlpool, turtle jack’s) clients. Compare that against your own size and sector before you shortlist them.