Smart Digital Marketing

Ethan Gottfredsen – Your Digital Marketing Director for the Midwest

Delivering measurable client growth through strategic digital solutions and tailored support.

Ethan Gottfredsen The Biggest Bears Fan From Wisconsin

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Helping Your Business Grow Online With Strategy, Support & Results

At Smart Digital, we focus on helping clients improve their online presence, generate leads, and grow their businesses with data-driven digital strategies. With a passion for understanding each client’s goals, we combine personalized service with Smart Digital’s proven approach to web design, SEO, paid ads, and digital consultation.


What We Can Help You With

  • Strategic Digital Planning
  • Website Conversions & UX
  • Local SEO & Search Ranking
  • Google Ads & Paid Campaigns
  • Social Media Strategy
  • Performance Monitoring & Reporting


Our Approach at Smart Digital

Every business has a unique story — We take the time to understand yours. Our process begins with listening to your needs, identifying opportunities, and building tailored solutions that align with your goals. Whether you’re launching a new website, improving search visibility, or growing through paid campaigns, we walk with you every step of the way.

DIRECTOR OF OPERATION

Ethan Gottfredsen

Helping Your Business Grow Online With Strategy, Support & Results

At Smart Digital, we focus on helping clients improve their online presence, generate leads, and grow their businesses  with data-driven digital strategies. With a passion for understanding each client’s goals, we combine personalized service with Smart Digital’s proven approach to web design, SEO, paid ads, and digital consultation.

What We Can Help You With

  • Strategic Digital Planning
  • Website Conversions & UX
  • Local SEO & Search Ranking
  • Google Ads & Paid Campaigns
  • Social Media Strategy
  • Performance Monitoring & Reporting


Our Approach at Smart Digital

Every business has a unique story — We take the time to understand yours. Our process begins with listening to your needs, identifying opportunities, and building tailored solutions that align with your goals. Whether you’re launching a new website, improving search visibility, or growing through paid campaigns, we walk with you every step of the way.

Our Dream Team

We’re a group of experienced, been-there, done-that SEO experts and digital marketing specialists. With over 25 years of combined experience, we bring deep search engine optimization (SEO) knowledge, local SEO strategy, and proven Google ranking expertise to every campaign.


From St. Louis SEO services to Metro-East digital marketing and Southeast Missouri (SEMO) SEO, we understand how to position businesses for visibility in competitive local and regional markets.


Our team helps companies across industries improve Google search rankings, increase organic website traffic, and boost on-site conversion rates through strategic website optimization, technical SEO, content marketing, and conversion rate optimization (CRO).


Whether you need local business SEO, Google Business Profile optimization, eCommerce SEO, or a full digital marketing strategy, we develop customized plans designed to generate qualified leads and measurable growth.



You’re in good hands with a results-driven SEO agency focused on sustainable growth, data-backed decisions, and long-term success.

Websites

We work with you to customize a marketing plan and website.

Google Ad Campaigns

If you are not on the first page of Google then you are not an option.

Local SEO

Get found online locally with our expert local SEO services.

Websites

We work with you to customize a marketing plan and website.

Google Ad Campaigns

If you are not on the first page of Google then you are not an option.

Local SEO

Get found online locally with our expert local SEO services.

SMART DIGITAL

We'll Help Your Site Stand Out

Our company's mission is to help any business shine brighter with a custom SEO plan and optimization. We're data driven, and we work with full transparency.

WEBSITE SERVICES

Powerful Websites

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SEARCH

We build our websites with the search engines in mind, so you can get found online.


DESIGN

We create top-notch websites that are built to deliver a great user experience (UX) on all devices (desktop, tablet, and mobile) This is Google best practice.


SECURE

We also offer HTTPS encryption via SSL certificates for an added layer of security for you and your online customers.


PAGE SPEED

Page speed or how fast your website loads is extremely important. Google grades your website based on page speed, and so do consumers. We deliver rapid page speed, thus creating greater value.


TRACKING

We deliver and show real-time data regarding your web traffic. Know which search browsers and devices and where the traffic is coming from.

EXPERT SEO SERVICES

On & Off Site SEO

On-site SEO is about optimizing your site according to the most recent HTML and content SEO guidelines. Smart Digital is always up to date with the industry's latest best practices, so we'll know exactly how to optimize your site.


Off-site SEO is about actions people take on other sites or platforms, that impact your own site's ranking in Google SERPs for relevant searches.


With off-site SEO, we build your site's domain authority, and aim to have online users show to search engines they trust and share your site.


On-site and off-site SEO strategies work together to let Google know your site is valuable, credible, and worth sharing.

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GOOGLE SERVICES

Google Ad Campaigns

Take advantage of Google's far and reaching platform to advertise your product or service on Google search results pages, videos, mobile apps, other sites and more.


Our team will ensure you get the maximum reach and return on investment. We'll customize your advertising objective, plan a brand strategy, and help you decide how long you'd like your campaigns to run for.


Our ad campaign service will give your site:

  • High quality traffic
  • Higher click-through rate (CTR)
  • Better paid search SERP ranking
  • Overall higher quality score
Book an Audit

GOOGLE SERVICES

Google Ad Campaigns

Take advantage of Google's far and reaching platform to advertise your product or service on Google search results pages, videos, mobile apps, other sites and more.


Our team will ensure you get the maximum reach and return on investment. We'll customize your advertising objective, plan a brand strategy, and help you decide how long you'd like your campaigns to run for.


Our ad campaign service will give your site:

  • High quality traffic
  • Higher click-through rate (CTR)
  • Better paid search SERP ranking
  • Overall higher quality score
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

FAQ

  • Is the audit you're offering really free?

    Yes, it is. We'll offer an hour of free consultation and basic site audit. This will help both of us understand where your site currently stands in terms of its SEO and SERP rank. We'll also send you off with a customized checklist of some basic actions you can take to increase your site's ranking.

  • What sectors do you specialize in?

    Our team has seen it all. From nationwide campaigns to local plumbers, we've helped sites of virtually every industry rank higher on Google.

  • Which digital services do you offer?

    Our agency offers SEO, online marketing, ad campaign management, Google Adwords and reporting, full site SEO sudits, content creation, and website development.

  • Why should I choose Smart Digital?

    Because we're experienced. Because we know what we're doing, and because we genuinely believe we can help you rank higher on Google, and attract more potential clients.