New Orleans SEO + AI Search Agency

Big Easy Results.
Custom Strategies.

WTF SEO is a New Orleans SEO agency doing SEO, AI search, content, and web development for businesses across the metro and beyond. We get you found where people actually search now, which means Google and the AI tools answering on its behalf.

Run your campaign with us directly or under your own brand as a white-label partner. Either way, for you or your clients, we make SEO less “WTF?”

 

Google + AI Search · New Orleans Metro

Millions of searches happen here every day.

A lot of them are looking for a business like yours.

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Are you showing up?

We make sure you do, in Google and in AI answers.

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Services

Expert SEO and AI Search Services to Generate More Leads

We run SEO and AI search that brings in leads for New Orleans businesses first, with the surrounding metro like Metairie and Kenner close behind. We also serve Baton Rouge and Lafayette, and run national campaigns directly or white-label. We get your site in front of people where they’re actually searching, which now means Google and the AI tools answering on Google’s behalf. AEO and GEO aren’t separate services. It is all SEO. Anyone telling you different is upselling you.

White Label SEO + AI Search

The SEO team your clients think you have. We run it under your brand, you keep the margin, your clients never know we exist.

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SEO Audits

High-level audits that show you exactly what's wrong and how to fix it.

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SEO + AI Search Campaigns

Customized SEO and AI search campaigns focused on real deliverables, built around what you need right now.

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SEO Consulting

1:1 consults to map out your next moves on SEO, lead gen, and AI strategy.

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Monthly SEO Reporting

Clear monthly reports that track progress and guide what we do next.

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Web Development

Custom sites built by developers who think about SEO from the first line of code.

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Approach

How We Work With Your Business

  • Custom built around your site, not a template

    We audit your real website before we touch anything. The strategy comes from what we find, so you get a plan for your site instead of a checklist we run on everyone.

  • Range across a lot of verticals

    We’ve run campaigns for home services, e-commerce, cloud storage, senior living, and plenty in between. That range means we’ve already seen how customers in your space search, and we put that to work fast.

  • Backed by data, current on the changes

    Every move we make comes from research and the latest from Google and AI search. We adjust to what your site and your market need right now. No pre-packaged bundles.

Testimonials

See What Our Clients Are Saying

My marketing agency, No to the Quo, has hired Steven multiple times to support our staff with in-depth website audits and developing a strategic plan for search engine optimization (SEO). Steven’s work is thorough, timely, and efficient. His technical analysis is spot-on and gives our clients practical opportunities to update sites and see true improvement. I fully recommend Steven’s expertise in SEO.

Kyle Willis

Owner, No to the Quo

Steven helped us get our SEO initiatives in order. Can attest a true SEO expert that we highly recommend. Professional, fair and experienced. Want true SEO results, hire Steven.

Fernando Campos

Digisoft Technology

Steven saved my SEO program and retained my clients. He is knowledgeable and he has been my go-to SEO resource for my clients the past 5 years. I could not recommend him enough to work with other clients.

Lia Beatty

Owner, Telia Agency

WTF SEO has been really wonderful to work with, and AOR is really happy to have connected with them. They maintain a high level of communication, are easy to problem solve with, and do very thorough work with technical and content analysis. Our clients saw organic leads and traffic increase after a month.

Lane Parsons

Web Program Manager, Dell

Steven is an expert SEO consultant and auditor. He is thorough, strategic, and a great communicator. Since we began working with Steven, our client websites have improved and our clients are pleased with the performance. Steven is a great SEO partner! I highly recommend him.

Dana Zurbuchen

Owner, DZ & Associates

Meet The Team

Meet the Team at WTF SEO

Get to know the people doing the actual work. Our team brings years of hands-on SEO experience to New Orleans businesses first, along with the surrounding metro, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and national brands.

 

  • Steven De Brueys

    SEO Director and Coach

  • Apple Joy Somontina

    Research Assistant + SEO Specialist

  • Dan Wist

    Head Web Developer + SEO Strategist

  • Rachael Hope WTF SEO

    Rachael Hope

    Editorial Manager

  • Muskan Singh WTF SEO

    Muskan Singh

    Content Strategist

  • Colleen Magee-Uhlik

    Content Strategist

  • Join the team

    Passionate about SEO? Drop us a line to explore opportunities with our growing team.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The WTF Questions

Not random filler questions. These came from real calls with people deciding whether to hire us. Answered straight.

SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, is all about getting your website noticed by Google and other search engines. It’s like making your website more attractive and relevant so it shows up higher in search results when people look for things related to your business. The higher you rank, the more people see your site, which can lead to more visitors, customers, and ultimately, more success.

First off, making a beautiful website with amazing UX/UI is key to getting your conversions. It is very important for SEO to have a fully functioning, amazing website. So, heck yeah, awesome job getting that new site together! That takes great time and effort.

Think about it this way -> A killer website nobody can find is a band playing to an empty room. The design’s great. There’s just no one there to see it. Without SEO, your site might be hidden on page 10 of Google, where no one will ever find it, no matter how pretty it is.

Without SEO, you are Sonny without Cher. Link without the Master Sword. Gumbo without the roux.

We get it, you want results yesterday. Unfortunately, SEO isn’t an Easy Bake Oven. It can take some time for search engines to crawl and index your site, especially if it is new, and can even be longer to see significant improvements in rankings. It is possible to see improvements to your site at any time (as little as 1 month) depending on the current state of your site and the quick win improvements we can potentially help you with, but it can take longer depending on your industry and competition. We will never waste your time or your money.

Let’s be realistic, anyone with the time and drive to learn SEO can do it. There are excellent guides, resources, and trainings right at your fingertips. Heck, we can even teach you and your team if you want to keep SEO in-house. One thing you will not have though is experience and working in SEO with proof of concept A/B testing within multiple industries. We’re pros with the decades of overall experience and tools to make sure your SEO strategy is watertight. We are very good at what we do. If you want to move at a faster pace and have expertise on your side, we are the right team for you.

On-page SEO is all about optimizing the stuff on your website itself – things like content, keywords, and technical structure. Off-page SEO is about building your site’s reputation and authority through links from other websites, social media mentions, and online reviews. It’s like the difference between making your house look good on the inside (on-page) and getting your neighbors to talk about how awesome it is (off-page).

You should ask. Our case studies page lays out real campaigns with the traffic and ranking data to back them up. If the numbers don’t convince you, nothing we say here will.

We’ve been hearing “SEO is dead” for over 20 years, with Ahrefs documenting 4,852 instances of these claims since 2016, and yet the industry has grown to $74-90 billion globally and is projected to reach $129-194 billion by 2030. When you work with SEO professionals today, you’re already optimizing for traditional search, AI overviews, and generative engines because all of the fundamental principles of quality content, technical updates, and user value drive success across all these platforms. What people are calling AIO (AI Optimization), GEO (Generative Engine Optimization), or LLMO (Large Language Model Optimization) are simply marketing terms for evolved SEO practices, not distinct processes. SEOClarity research shows that 80% of Google’s AI Overview results contain links from the top 3 traditional search rankings. As Ahrefs definitively stated: “There seems to be massive overlap in SEO and GEO, such that it doesn’t seem useful to consider them distinct processes,” while Google’s John Mueller warned that new SEO acronyms often signal “spam and scamming.” With Google maintaining 89.62% search market share and processing over 5 trillion searches annually, 373 times more than ChatGPT, SEO remains strong; it’s evolving to involve all forms of search discovery.

 

So, no, SEO is not dead… stop asking. 🙂

Talk to us

Questions? Comments? Schedule out a free 30-minute phone call consult. We’ll send you an email to set up your call and plan out your SEO and AI Strategy.