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What to expect on this page

  • Many companies invest in SEO and wonder why their traffic keeps declining anyway. The reason: search has changed fundamentally.
  • Today, Google often provides the answer itself before anyone clicks a search result. AI assistants like ChatGPT and Perplexity answer questions without users ever visiting a website.
  • The optimal SEO process is structured into 6 phases: SEO briefing, technical SEO audit, visibility analysis, SEO strategy, SEO implementation, and controlling.
  • You’ll learn what OnPage and OffPage SEO actually mean, what professional SEO management costs, and when an agency delivers more value than a freelancer.
  • Discover why SEO and GEO are no longer separate disciplines today.
  • Looking for an SEO agency? Read case studies and client testimonials, and find out how CHARISMARCOM implements SEO in 2026 with a clear process and measurable results.

SEO Agency for More Visibility, Leads & Revenue

SEO Optimization for SMEs

Many mid-sized companies have been optimizing their websites for years — and wonder why their traffic keeps declining anyway. The reason is rarely the content itself. It’s that Google’s AI and other AI bots now often provide the answer themselves. According to Gartner, organic search traffic will lose up to 50% by 2028 due to AI-generated search answers.

Anyone who wants to stay visible today needs to work on two levels: classic SEO for Google rankings, plus GEO for being mentioned in AI answers from ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews (more on GEO in our GEO Guide).

CHARISMARCOM combines both approaches in a single strategy. The starting point is always data analysis. Measures follow from there.

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Professional SEO Optimization
Is a Structured Process

The Optimal SEO Project

A professional SEO project doesn’t start with a tool — it starts with a briefing conversation. An SEO project only makes sense once we understand what you want to achieve, which target audiences you’re addressing, and what their decision-making process looks like. Our process follows a fixed sequence. Each step builds on the previous one.
We work exclusively with data that we measure and that you can verify yourself.

SEO Project in 6 Phases

  • Audit: SEO Consultation
  • Technical SEO Audit of the Website
  • Visibility Analysis
  • SEO Strategy and Keyword Planning
  • Implementation: OnPage & OffPage SEO
  • SEO Monitoring and Reports
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B2B SEO Is Different. What Companies Need to Know

SEO Agency Focused on B2B Lead Generation

B2B SEO works differently than B2C. Search queries are more specific, decision-makers ask different questions, and the buying process takes longer. This fundamentally shapes keyword strategy and content structure.

We develop SEO strategies along the B2B customer journey: from informative expert articles for decision-makers in the research phase to transactional pages for concrete inquiries.

GEO plays a growing role in B2B. According to McKinsey, AI-powered search is the preferred source of information before purchase decisions for 44% of respondents — ahead of classic search engines (31%). Companies that appear as a source in ChatGPT or Perplexity for B2B queries enter the decision-making process earlier.

We combine SEO with GEO so your website isn’t just found, but also cited where your target audience is preparing decisions.

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German BAFA subsidies for SMEs

Charismarcom is a BAFA-listed consultant – get in touch with us.

BAFA Funding for SMEs

Up to 80% Subsidy

Consulting costs for SMEs can be subsidized by the government with up to 80% funding. This is possible under the BAFA funding program for SMEs. We are listed with BAFA as a certified consulting firm.

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Who Is Eligible for Funding?

Up to €2,800 in government funding is available for German SMEs. Does your company qualify as an SME and therefore as eligible under the BAFA guidelines? We’ll check this for you. Schedule a free consultation with our funding advisor.

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What Does an SEO Agency Cost?

To meet the varying requirements and project sizes of our clients, SEO agency Charismarcom offers flexible, tiered packages.

1. Foundation Package

SEO consulting, audit of the key technical optimizations (crawlability, Core Web Vitals), and keyword analysis incl. recommendations

from €490

2. Advanced Package

Foundation package plus a complete SEO audit (technical audit and visibility analysis), development of an SEO strategy, and keyword planning

(Phases 1–4, see below)
from €990

3. Expert Package

All-inclusive SEO package:
Advanced package with consulting, audit, research, and strategy, plus OnPage and OffPage SEO implementation and SEO monitoring

(Phases 1–6, see below)
from €1,990

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CHARISMARCOM Structures the SEO Project in 6 Phases

Consultation

1. SEO Consulting

We start with a structured conversation. We want to understand the business goals behind the SEO project, who your target audiences are, and what their customer journey looks like. What questions do your potential customers ask during the research phase? What are they searching for right before making a purchase decision? And where are they searching in the first place? The conversation typically takes 60 to 90 minutes. It doesn’t replace the analysis, but it gives it the right direction.

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Website Check as the SEO Foundation

2. Technical SEO Audit

In the next step, we examine the technical foundation of your website. We analyze the Core Web Vitals (load time, interactivity, visual stability), crawlability — i.e., whether Google can fully index your pages at all — the internal linking structure, URL structure, and the quality of existing markup such as Schema.org and JSON-LD.

A website that isn’t technically clean won’t rank, no matter how good the content is. The audit shows what needs to be addressed first.

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Market and Competitive Analysis

3. SEO Visibility Analysis

After the technical audit comes the analysis of the current status. We measure your current visibility index, e.g., using the SISTRIX software, and compare it with relevant competitors. We evaluate your Google Search Console: which keywords drive clicks, which pages are losing visibility, and where cannibalization occurs. The result is a clear picture of where you stand right now and why.

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Content That Helps Your Target Audience

4. SEO Strategy and Keyword Planning

We start with SEO and GEO research. Based on relevant keyphrases and search prompts, we plan content for your website. In dialogue with you, we create content tailored to your target audience. This includes:

  • SEO- and GEO-optimized copy
  • Images, graphics, tutorial videos, and other media that support the customer journey
  • Downloadable materials for prospects and customers.

We create multimedia content that is easy for people to understand and recognized by AI systems as a citable source. In addition to content-level GEO optimization, we create structured data as part of technical GEO optimization (more on GEO optimization).

To do this, our content team works closely with our web development team.

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OnPage and OffPage Implementation

5. SEO Implementation

After the strategy phase, implementation begins — primarily OnPage optimizations with new content or content adjustments, technical fixes, and GEO structuring of the copy. We also make sure content is available along the entire customer journey, from the search and information phases through to the transactional phase (purchase intent).

Expert tip: In addition to directly addressing search queries, it’s worth signaling expertise, experience, authority, and trustworthiness (E-E-A-T for short). We create content for this too.

We help with OffPage SEO and support link building with relevant market partners.

Expert tip: Stay away from cheaply bought links — Google usually spots them quickly and penalizes your site.

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Regular Review & SEO Reports

6. SEO Monitoring

We accompany the process with monthly reporting using tools like Google Data Studio (formerly Looker), SISTRIX rankings, and AI mentions via Otterly.AI or Peec AI. When something changes, we know before you do — and we respond.

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OnPage and OffPage SEO

SEO Consists of Two Disciplines: OnPage and OffPage

OnPage SEO: What Happens on Your Website

OnPage SEO covers everything you can control and directly influence on your own website. CHARISMARCOM works on three levels here.

  1. Technical foundation: We optimize load times, Core Web Vitals, crawlability, and structured data via Schema.org and JSON-LD. A website Google can’t read cleanly won’t rank, no matter how good the content is.
  2. Structure and architecture: Clear URL hierarchies, a logical sitemap, and internal linking that guides Google’s crawler through your content. Every page has a topic, a search intent, and a clearly defined place in the overall structure.
  3. Content and semantics: Copy is built to be E-E-A-T compliant. E-E-A-T stands for Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness — Google’s quality framework for content. That means: demonstrable competence, verifiable statements, and clear authorship. We also structure content so AI systems select it as an answer source. OnPage and GEO go hand in hand.

OffPage SEO: What Happens Outside Your Website

OffPage SEO describes all signals from outside that point to your website. The most important signal is backlinks — links from other websites to yours. Google treats them as a vote of confidence: sites linked from relevant, topically related pages are considered authoritative.

Backlinks can’t be bought, at least not sustainably. Google detects and penalizes unnatural link patterns. What works: content that’s worth linking to because it delivers real value

  • Expert articles
  • Studies
  • Checklists
  • Glossaries.

These are the kinds of content that others link to voluntarily.

CHARISMARCOM develops OffPage strategies built on content quality. We identify link potential in your industry, recommend topically relevant platforms, and help build digital authority. Industry directories, partner sites, PR collaborations, and guest posts on relevant portals are typical measures.

How the Two Work Together

OnPage creates the technical and content foundation. OffPage builds authority. Without a solid OnPage foundation, OffPage measures fall flat. Without OffPage signals, even good content stays below its potential. We develop both areas in parallel and in sync with each other.

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Examples of SEO Projects by CHARISMARCOM

CHARISMARCOM is based in Augsburg and serves clients across the entire DACH region. For companies in Augsburg, Munich, and the surrounding area, we offer in-person consultation meetings. For clients in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, we work fully remote without any compromise on quality. Our clients describe working with us as fast, straightforward, and reliable. You’ll notice that from the very first conversation.

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Full-Service SEO + GEO Support for Mid-Sized Companies

SEO and GEO Complement Each Other

Mid-sized companies need SEO that works without requiring daily hands-on involvement. That’s our approach.

We handle full SEO management: strategy, keyword research, technical optimization, content recommendations, and monthly reporting. You get a dedicated point of contact who knows your website. No starting from scratch with every conversation.

We also integrate GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) into every ongoing engagement. That means your content is optimized not just for Google, but also for ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. Anyone thinking only in classic terms in 2026 is losing reach.

Was Kunden über Charismarcom sagen

Die Agentur Charismarcom hat unsere Webseite übernommen und seitdem läuft es. Alle DSGVO-konformen Themen sofort erledigt, unsere SEO-Strategie entwickelt und auf die optimierten Seiten haben wir direkt relevanten Traffic verzeichnet. Unsere Anfragen werden prompt und zuverlässig erledigt. Wir können Charismarcom auf jeden Fall empfehlen.
Prof. Dr. Stahl
Prof. Dr. StahlRadiologie im Zentrum Augsburg
Charismarcom unterstützt uns bereits seit 2013. Unser Marketing-Relaunch zum Umzug ins Medical Center Sheridan-Park 2020 war ein Fullservice Projekt: Corporate Redesign, Leitsystem, Printmaterialien und vor allem unsere neue Webseite kommen bei Patienten/Patientinnen und Kollegen/Kolleginnen sehr gut an. Die Webseite gefällt uns gut mit eigenen Bildern aus dem Agentur-Fotoshooting, vielen Funktionen wie Online-Terminvereinbarungen und natürlich Responsivität. Unsere Anfragen/ Änderungswünsche werden superschnell umgesetzt. Vielen Dank für die gute Unterstützung!
Dr. Pavlos Tsantilas
Dr. Pavlos TsantilasGefässklinik Tsantilas
Charismarcom hat uns bestens bei der SEO-Strategie unserer Website unterstützt. Von der Beratung bis zum Abschluss des Projekts und der Nachbetreuung sind wir rundum zufrieden. Wir freuen uns auf eine weitere Zusammenarbeit bei neuen Projekten und können das Team-Charismarcom nur empfehlen!
Marco Richarz
Marco RicharzSachverständigenbüro für Immobilienbewertung
Mit Charismarcom haben wir 2021 unser Digitalmarketing komplett erneuert. Basis war eine gemeinsam entwickelte Digitalmarketingstrategie samt Marketing Persona. Das Charismarcom-Team hörte richtig gut zu und versteht uns und unsere Kunden. Die supermoderne responsive Webseite, unser neuer Social Media Auftritt in Facebook und YouTube und unsere Google Ads Kampagne passen perfekt zu unserer Zielgruppe und liefern Ergebnisse. Bereits in den ersten 4 Wochen des neuen Auftritts vervierfachten sich die Anfragen über unsere Webseite.
Jürgen Weiher
Jürgen WeiherPOH part of home GmbH
Liebes Charismarcom-Team, Wir sind rundum zufrieden mit unserer Webseite und der - falls wir mal ein Anliegen haben - stets super schnellen Reaktion und Problemlösung. Wir fühlen uns bei Ihnen sehr gut aufgehoben!
Marion Schmidbauer
Marion SchmidbauerNippon Pillar Europe GmbH
Charismarcom begleitet uns seit 2008. Das frische Design unseres Weinguts, die responsive Webseite samt Blog und unsere Druckmedien stammen aus der der Feder der Agentur. Das Charismarcom-Team versteht uns und unsere Zielgruppe, schlägt treffsicher Designs und Maßnahmen vor und bringt proaktiv Ideen ein. Alle Anfragen werden superschnell und unkompliziert erledigt. Wir geben 5*****
Celia Monet
Celia MonetDomaine Lolicé, Frankreich
Für unser Marketing-Relaunch suchten wir eine Agentur, die uns strategisch berät und dann vor allem unser Online-Marketing umsetzt. Unsere neue responsive WordPress-Webseite, die auf unsere wichtigsten Produkte SEO-optimiert ist, ging soeben online. Ebenso unsere erfolgreiche Werbekampagne mit Google Ads. Als drittes Standbein setzen wir auf Social Media; auch hier unterstützte Charismarcom mit einer klugen Strategie, einem Redaktionsplan und einer zielgruppengerechten Werbekampagne. Die Kommunikation ist super unkompliziert, schnell und persönlich.
Anna Herget
Anna HergetFliesen Herget
Meine Erfahrung mit CHARISMARCOM sind ausnahmslos positiv. Die zugestellten Informationen für den Internetauftritt, Newsletter oder print Werbung sind von Fr.Meisinger durchweg kreativ und mit Pep umgesetzt worden. Ich bin voll zufrieden und freue mich auf weitere pfiffige Anregungen und Ideen von Fr. Meisinger.
Reinhard Thamer
Reinhard ThamerErgonomie im Büro
Gerade hat Charismarcom das Google Ads Konto von unserem TONEART-Shop übernommen – und schon richtig viel Optimierungspotenzial gefunden und sogar viel Geld gespart… Endlich eine Agentur, die hält, was sie verspricht. Wir sind happy! 🙂
Thomas Zeitz
Thomas ZeitzToneArt GmbH
Die Agentur Charismarcom ist für unsere gesamte Kommunikation zuständig. Vom Webauftritt über Print wird alles zügig und professionell umgesetzt.
Christoph Kemmerling
Christoph KemmerlingSteuerkanzlei Kemmerling
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FAQ: 10 Common User Questions About SEO in 2026

1. How much does an SEO agency cost?

That depends on three factors:

  1. Competitive pressure in your industry
  2. The condition of your existing website, and
  3. Whether you want a one-time audit or ongoing management.

A one-time SEO audit gives you a clear diagnosis and prioritization. It’s a good fit if you want to know where you stand. Ongoing SEO retainer support systematically builds and maintains rankings. It’s a good fit if you want to build visibility as a lasting sales channel.

Cheap flat-rate offers without prior analysis are usually a waste of money. Good SEO starts with understanding your specific starting point. That takes time, but it pays off.

SEO optimization doesn’t have to be a major project. A structured SEO entry point starts at CHARISMARCOM from €499. For that, you get a complete SEO audit based on SISTRIX and Google Search Console: visibility index, keyword potential, technical errors, and a prioritized action plan. Afterward, you’ll know where your website stands and what to do next. For ongoing SEO management, we create individual proposals.

2. How long does it take for SEO measures to show results?

From the implementation of SEO measures, initial results can show quickly (around 1 month), while long-term results typically emerge after 3 to 6 months. SEO builds substance, not short-term spikes.

3. Should I hire an SEO freelancer for better Google rankings?

Many companies start with a freelancer. That makes sense when the project is clearly defined, the budget is limited, or it’s a one-off measure.

Where freelancers hit their limits: when SEO, technical website optimization, content, and GEO monitoring are all needed together. A single specialist can’t cover all disciplines without cutting corners. Freelancers also often lack redundancy — if someone is unavailable, the project stalls.

CHARISMARCOM offers the direct point of contact and personal attention of a freelancer, combined with the breadth and reliability of an agency. For companies that want to build SEO as a long-term growth channel, that’s the cleaner path.

4. Should I look for a local SEO agency?

If you’d like to get to know your SEO expert in person, a local agency makes sense. However, professional SEO doesn’t require a local SEO agency, since knowledge of the local area isn’t necessary.

5. What’s the difference between OnPage and OffPage SEO?

OnPage SEO covers all measures directly on your website. OffPage SEO involves external signals such as backlinks from other websites.

6. What are Google AI Overviews and why do they matter?

AI Overviews are AI-generated answers that Google displays directly in the search results. They already appear in around 30% of all searches. These comprehensive AI-bot answers are why many users no longer click through to your website — meaning you lose traffic despite good SEO. That’s why you should also invest in GEO optimization.

7. What is GEO and how does it relate to SEO?

GEO stands for Generative Engine Optimization. It optimizes content for AI-powered search answers. SEO is the foundation: according to Seer Interactive, sites ranking on page 1 are 65 percent more likely to be cited in AI answers. (More on this in our GEO Guide).

8. Why is my traffic declining even though my rankings have stayed the same?

The most common cause is zero-click searches. Google delivers the answer directly, and the user doesn’t click through. According to Otterly.AI, this already affects 60% of all searches in Europe.

9. Does CHARISMARCOM also offer GEO optimization?

Yes. GEO is a dedicated service area. On the GEO page, we explain the process and approach in detail. Learn more about our services as a GEO agency.

10. What is SISTRIX

SISTRIX is a German SEO tool with the most widely used visibility index in the DACH region. It measures organic Google visibility and shows historical ranking trends. CHARISMARCOM uses it for analysis, strategy, and controlling.

Summary / Key Takeaways

Conclusion: What Makes SEO Successful in 2026

SEO is not a copywriting project or a one-off effort. It’s a strategic build that combines technical cleanliness, content relevance, and, increasingly, AI visibility.

What’s changed in 2026:

  • Anyone optimizing only for Google loses reach to AI search answers.
  • Anyone doing GEO alone, without an SEO foundation, won’t be recognized by AI systems as a trustworthy source. The two belong together.

What hasn’t changed: good SEO starts with strategy, not tactics. It requires an understanding of the target audience, a clear keyword architecture, technically clean pages, and content that answers real questions. That’s not a new insight. But in 2026, it’s rewarded more rigorously than ever, because AI systems select exactly that: precise, verifiable, well-structured answers.


CHARISMARCOM combines SEO and GEO in a single strategy. We work data-driven with SISTRIX and Google Search Console, measure AI visibility with Otterly.AI, and deliver monthly reports with clear numbers. Our clients describe working with us as fast, straightforward, and reliable. You’ll notice that from the very first conversation.

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We review your current visibility and show you where the biggest levers lie in 2026. Together we'll find out whether Charismarcom is the right partner for you. We listen — without the clock running in the background.

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Further Sources

Google Search Central: Ranking Guidelines

SISTRIX Blog: SEO Trends for Germany

Otterly.AI GEO Guide

McKinsey: AI-Powered Search Report

Gartner: Organic Search Traffic Forecast Through 2028

Your go-to contact

Kirsten Meisinger

As a digital marketing expert with 20 years of experience, I help mid-sized companies make the most of online marketing. Together with my team, I help businesses use online marketing efficiently, quickly, and in compliance with legal requirements — with AI support if desired.

As a speaker and trainer, I also run workshops and speak at international events such as OMR, Bits & Pretzels, Latitude59, bitkom Akademie and many others.

Learn more about me on my LinkedIn-Profil.

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