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Pages that match how a purchase manager searches, and a monthly count of the RFQs they bring.
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SEO (search engine optimisation) for manufacturers means building the pages a purchase manager or engineer needs when searching by part, standard, material, process or city. PromotEdge writes those pages, fixes the catalogue so Google can read it, sets up your listings, and counts RFQs (requests for quotation), not visits.
It usually takes 3 to 6 months.
Think of a purchase manager in Pune with a drawing and a quantity, or an engineer with a part number from a stopped machine. Neither types your slogan. They type the part, the grade or the standard, then check who makes it. SEO works when your site has the page for that search, with the numbers in text.
This page is about search only. How a buying committee decides, and the rules on claims and certificates, are on our industrial and manufacturing marketing page. Paid search is separate work, covered by our Google Ads service.
SEO is one channel. Many orders come from repeat buyers, dealers, fairs and marketplaces, and those buyers also search your name before an RFQ. We promise no ranking and no number of RFQs.
We have not yet run SEO for an Indian manufacturer, so we show no results. Our nearest work is Desi Machines, an equipment marketplace we built end to end. It is a PromotEdge group company, not a manufacturer, and we publish no figures for it.
Our beliefWe look at your business first. Marketing comes second.
“Buyers search by part number or standard number, and our pages show neither.”
IS means Indian Standard, issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). BIS's own portal lets people search by IS number and by keyword. We print your model codes and standards as plain text, the way a buyer types them.
“Our catalogue has size and material filters, and Google gets lost in the filter links.”
Google says crawlers on such sites meet very many filter URLs and have less time for new pages. It lists fixes such as a robots.txt rule or a canonical link. We keep one clean page per product, as part of our technical SEO work.
“Our product list loads through a script, and Google may never see the product pages.”
Google says it can generally crawl a link only if it is an anchor tag with an href. A tile that opens through a click script may be missed. We test this in the first review.
“We dropped a model last year. Its page shows an error, but buyers still search for its spares.”
Google removes pages that return a 404 error from its index, and treats a 301 redirect as a strong signal to show the new page. A replaced model gets a 301 to its successor. A model you still service keeps a short spares page.
“An old dealer price list shows up when someone searches our name.”
Google can index PDF, Word, Excel and PowerPoint files, not only web pages. We list every file on your server, keep the useful datasheets, and remove or protect the rest.
“An agency offered us 150 pages, one for every city we sell to.”
Google's spam policy calls pages aimed at specific cities that funnel users to one page doorway abuse. A city page needs a real reason, such as a plant or service centre there.
With your sales head and an estimator, we read your last 30 to 50 RFQs, won and lost. We note the part, grade, standard and use in each. We add Search Console queries, Google's free report of what people searched before reaching you. Tools show small numbers for industrial phrases, so your enquiries lead.
A part number goes to a product page. A grade goes to a category page. A process, such as sheet-metal fabrication, goes to a capability page, and a use, such as a cement plant, to an application page. The first fold below maps these.
Each page carries a specification table in text: size, material, grade, tolerance, model code and IS number, plus minimum order and lead time. The RFQ form asks for quantity, grade, delivery place and the month needed. Your engineer checks every figure. Pages and forms come with our website design and build.
Every product tile is a real link, and filters do not make thousands of pages. For a product in many sizes, we choose one page with a size table or one page per size. Google has markup for variants of one parent product. It was written for shops, so we use it only where the page shows what it says.
The key figures of each product live on a web page, and the PDF is a dated download from it. If the catalogue needs a redesign, our catalogue and brochure design team does it.
We set up a Google profile for each address that qualifies, under its real name. We also check that your marketplace listing uses the same model names and sizes as your site. The steps are in our local SEO service. In Kolkata? Our SEO team in Kolkata can sit with your people.
Your RFQ form records the page each buyer came from. Your CRM (customer relationship management software) marks each RFQ as quoted, won or lost. Each month our report sets searches by page beside RFQs and quotes by product line.
Tell us what’s not working. We’ll send you an honest one-page growth plan, free.
Deeper reading if you want the research behind the plan.
These are our own examples, not measured. Volumes are small, and one buyer with a real order is worth more than many clicks. Use the table to find gaps on your site.
| What the buyer holds | The page that answers it | What the text must carry |
|---|---|---|
| A part number | The product page, or a short spares page for a retired model | The code as printed on the plate, the size, and a service contact |
| A drawing | A capability page for the process, with a drawing upload | Machines, size range, tolerance you can hold, materials, file types accepted |
| A standard | The product page made to that standard | The IS number in plain text, and the certificate if you hold one |
| A material grade | A category page with the forms and sizes | Grade, form, size range, and a link to each product page |
| A place | The home page, category pages and the Google profile of a real address | Plant and office addresses, products made there, a phone that is answered |
| A supplier name | An About page a stranger can check | Registered name, address, plant photos, certificates with the issuer, referees |
Source: Our own method. The BIS portal search by IS number, read 29 October 2026
Google's guidelines say the business name should be the real-world name, with no taglines, hours, phone numbers or URLs. The description may carry no links, promotions or prices. IndiaMART's terms ask for "true, accurate, current and complete information", and give IndiaMART a licence over what you post that is "irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide and royalty-free, sub-licensable". So write each listing as carefully as a datasheet. This is general guidance, not legal advice.
Source: Google Business Profile Help, guidelines for representing your business; IndiaMART Terms of Use, shown as updated 20 February 2026. Read 29 October 2026
This is our usual order for one product line. It is a plan, not a promise of rank or RFQs.
| Days | What we do | What we need from you |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 14 | Read 30 to 50 recent RFQs, the Search Console queries and your site. Pick one product line. | The RFQ sheet, Search Console access, 90 minutes with sales and an estimator |
| 15 to 30 | Fix what blocks crawling. Set up the RFQ form and the source column. | A developer for a few days, and retired models |
| 31 to 60 | Write the category, product and capability pages, with model codes and IS numbers as text. | Datasheets, photos, and an engineer to check each table |
| 61 to 75 | Set up the Google profile where an address qualifies. Match the marketplace listing to the site. | Address proof and the marketplace login |
| 76 to 90 | Read queries by page, RFQs by source and quotes sent. Decide next steps with sales. | Sales to mark which RFQs they could price |
Source: Our own method
We will not promise a page-one place, a number of RFQs or a date. Google says no special steps are needed to appear in its AI answers, only a page that is indexed and can show a snippet. So we sell no tricks for it.
We don't publish a price list. After a 30-minute strategist call, a written quote follows within 2 working days. Our fee is for the work, and we never take a cut of an order.
| Way of working | When it fits |
|---|---|
| Monthly retainer | New pages, fixes and the report. SEO usually shows results in 3 to 6 months. Minimum 3 months, 30 days' notice to stop |
| Set-up project | Catalogue fixes and the first product pages built once. We confirm the timeline in the quote |
Ask any agency which pages it writes first, and whether the site and the Search Console account will be in your name.
For projects we think we can help, this is how it goes.
In one working day: a 30-minute call with one of our strategists about your business and what is not working.
A short, honest plan: what to fix first and what we would do. It is free.
If you want to go ahead, we send a quote within 2 working days.
SEO usually shows results in 3 to 6 months. Contracts start at 3 months, with 30 days' notice to stop. A single job, such as one event or one print run, is quoted as one project.
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GibaBrazilian Former Volleyball PlayerSportsSEO for manufacturers is the work that helps a buyer find your products on Google and trust what they find. It covers pages for each product, a catalogue Google can read, listings, and a count of RFQs. It does not replace repeat buyers, dealers or trade fairs.
Mostly by the thing in hand: a part number, a standard number, a material grade, a process or a drawing. Many then add "manufacturer" and a city. Others type your company name to check you. Each kind needs its own page.
Yes, for the basics. Give each product a page with its specification in text, fix broken links, and count RFQs by source. Our guide to SEO for manufacturers shows the steps. Many makers hire help for the catalogue and the monthly numbers.
Not as a rule. Google's spam policy names pages aimed at specific cities that funnel users to one page as doorway abuse. A city page earns its place when you have a plant, stock point or service centre there. Otherwise one strong page serves every city.
Yes, in our view. IndiaMART's terms say it provides a platform for buyers and suppliers to interact, and the licence you give it over your listing content is broad. Your own site holds your full specifications. We make no claim about what a listing will bring.
Google gives a profile to a business with a physical location that customers can visit, or one that travels to customers. Its page does not mention factories, and a virtual office or mailing address does not qualify. Read the rules for your address before you apply.
SEO usually shows results in 3 to 6 months, and we confirm the timeline in the quote. A new site with few pages takes longer than one with good pages. Nobody can promise a page-one spot or an RFQ, because Google decides where pages show.
We don't publish a price list, because two makers rarely need the same work. The cost depends on the product lines, how ready your specifications are, your site today and the addresses to set up. A written quote follows within 2 working days of a 30-minute strategist call.
Ongoing monthly work has a 3-month minimum. After that you can stop with 30 days' notice. A project has a clear end, and we confirm its timeline in the quote. The smallest first step, a free 30-minute call and a one-page plan, commits you to nothing.
Before work starts, we agree in writing who your main contact is, how often you meet, and who signs off each piece of work. The person who plans your campaign talks to the person who designs it every day. The seniors you meet at the first call are the people who run your work.
