Agencies/United States/Columbus, OH/Upward Digital Marketing
Rank #7 of 19 in Columbus

Upward Digital Marketing

84/100 · B+
Own-site SEO score
Min project$399/month
Hourly rateOn request
Team size10 - 49
FoundedNot stated
Overview

About Upward Digital Marketing

Upward Digital Marketing is a Columbus, Ohio based agency delivering website design, local SEO, digital marketing, social media, content, email marketing, and reputation management for small and growth-focused businesses.

Local SEOWebsite design & maintenanceSocial media marketingDigital marketing auditContent creationEmail/text marketingReputation management

Published Rates as stated by the agency.

What clients keep mentioning
responsive servicelocal expertise
The measurement

Score breakdown

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

Technical 100On-page 90Content 100Visibility 33
Technical100
On-page90
Content100
Local visibility33
What the audit found
✓ 6 passing! 2 to fix
Uses structured data
Mobile ready
Meta description well written
Clean single H173% of agencies also do this
Image alt coverage 74%
Substantial homepage content (2088 words)
!Page title length off (77 chars)only 17% of agencies get this wrong
!Barely visible in local search results46% of agencies share this
Do they turn up when someone searches for an agency in Columbus?

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

Searches they appear in1/8
Best position#2
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 100 vs 92 average, +8
On-page 90 vs 85 average, +5
Content 100 vs 87 average, +13
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 Columbus

Measured against every other agency rated in this market.

Upward Digital Marketing 84
Columbus average 81
Best in Columbus 93
United States average 79
Every rated agency 78

Across the whole directory Upward Digital Marketing scores higher than 71% of every agency we have measured. Spread across Columbus runs 69 to 93 out of 100.

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.

35%Search Engine
Service mix
Search Engine Optimization35%
Website Design & Maintenance30%
Social Media Marketing15%
Content & Email/Text Marketing10%
Audits & Reputation Management10%
Industries served
Entertainment Venues25%
Professional Services25%
Home Services & Real Estate20%
Health & Medical15%
Non-profit & Others15%
Client size
Small Business (<$10M)60%
Mid-size Businesses ($10M - $50M)30%
Larger Enterprises (>$50M)10%
Rare in Columbus

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

Website design & maintenancethe only agency here offering it
Digital marketing auditthe only agency here offering it
Email/text marketingthe only agency here offering it
In their words

What clients say

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

“We saw dramatic improvements to being ranked within the top 3 searches within our geographic area. That’s 13 of 14 key word searches that have shown that much improvement…”
Website testimonial · source
“We have been using their SEO services now for a little over a year, and they have changed our online presence in a short time frame.”
Website testimonial · source
Proof of work

Case studies

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

Star Lanes Polaris Entertainment Venues

Poor ranking for high-value local search terms

Drove over 14,000 monthly users and 22 page-one keywords

14,000
Monthly users
22
Page-one keywords
Read the case study
Credentials

Partners, clients and awards

What sets them apart
  • Local Columbus focus
  • Full-service digital marketing stack
  • Responsive, client-centric service
Clients they name publicly
Star Lanes PolarisThe NL GroupHOCK international

Contact

LocationWesterville, Ohio
Phone614-699-3010
LanguagesEnglish

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Questions

About Upward Digital Marketing

How is Upward Digital Marketing rated on this directory?

By the measurable SEO quality of their own website. Upward Digital Marketing scores 84 out of 100, which is rank #7 of 19 agencies rated in Columbus, OH. 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 Upward Digital Marketing cost?

Minimum engagement $399/month. These figures are published by the agency.

What services does Upward Digital Marketing offer?

Local SEO, Website design & maintenance, Social media marketing, Digital marketing audit, Content creation, Email/text marketing, Reputation management.

Is Upward Digital Marketing a good fit for my business?

Their client base skews small business (<$10m) at roughly 60% of their work, and they most often work with entertainment venues clients. Compare that against your own size and sector before you shortlist them.