Aperture by Andrew
Aperture by AndrewWebsites & SEO for small businesses
Denver, Colorado

Denver SEO that gets your business found.

Your customers are searching for what you do right now, on Google, in the local map results, and increasingly through AI tools like ChatGPT. I help Denver-area small businesses come into focus in all three, so more local customers find you instead of the competition.

Why it matters

Being the best in town does not help if nobody can find you.

Most local customers never scroll past the first handful of results. When someone in Denver searches for what you offer, Google decides in a split second which few businesses to show in the local map results, the cluster of pins and listings near the top of the page, and AI tools name just one or two when asked for a recommendation. If your site is slow to load, thin on the right signals, or missing structured information, you are invisible at the exact moment a customer is ready to choose.

The good news: local visibility is winnable. The businesses that show up are rarely the biggest, they are the ones whose sites are clear, fast, and readable to both people and machines. That is fixable work, and it is what I do.

How I help

Local SEO help for Denver small businesses.

Every engagement is hands-on. Start with a free scan or a fixed-price audit to bring the gaps into focus, then bring me in to close them.

SEO

Local SEO Optimization

Hands-on fixes that bring your business into focus when nearby customers search.

Implementation of the technical and content changes keeping your business off the first page for local searches. Start with an audit to identify the gaps, then bring me in to close them.

Website

Website Buildout or Overhaul

A fast, professional website built to attract local customers.

A clean, mobile-friendly site built from scratch for your small business, designed to rank in local search and turn visitors into customers.

GEO

AI Search Optimization

Get recommended by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews.

The Full Audit + AI Visibility package diagnoses where your business stands in AI search and hands you a prioritized fix list. This service implements those fixes: schema buildout, content restructuring, citation cleanup, and the structural changes that move the needle in AI results.

Analytics

Analytics & Search Console Setup

Analyze your site's traffic and search performance with the right tools in place.

Setup and configure Google Analytics 4 and Google Search Console, connect them, and build the reports that tell you what matters.

Start here

Not sure where the gaps are? Start with an audit.

Start free: the instant scan flags what it can detect in seconds, no signup. When you want the full picture, the fixed-price audit packages review your site from every angle and hand you a prioritized list of exactly what to tackle first.

Service area

Serving Denver and the surrounding metro and Front Range areas.

Based in Denver and working with small businesses across the metro and Front Range areas, including:

  • Denver
  • Boulder
  • Aurora
  • Lakewood
  • Littleton
  • Englewood
  • Centennial
  • Westminster
  • Arvada
  • Parker
  • Castle Rock
  • Highlands Ranch
  • Thornton
  • Broomfield
  • Lone Tree
  • Wheat Ridge
  • Golden
  • Cherry Creek
  • Greenwood Village
  • Cherry Hills Village
  • Lowry
Who you work with

A Denver-based engineer, not an agency account manager.

I am Andrew Kohlhepp, the person who does the work. I bring more than 15 years as a professional software engineer and over 20 years building websites, including an e-commerce site that peaked at more than 30,000 visitors a day, predominantly from organic search. I also ran a social media and SEO business with my two brothers for several years. You get that experience directly, applied to your business, with no jargon and no long contracts.

Denver SEO questions, answered.

Do you only work with Denver businesses?

Denver is home base and where I focus, so local businesses across the metro get my closest attention. I also work with small businesses anywhere in the country remotely. If you are in Denver or the surrounding suburbs, all the better.

How long does local SEO take to show results?

Quick wins like fixing your title tags or Google Business Profile can move the needle in weeks. Building real ranking authority in a competitive market takes 3 to 6 months of consistent work. I will tell you which fixes give the fastest return.

What is the difference between the free scan and hiring you?

The free scan runs automated checks and flags issues it can detect in seconds. Hiring me is hands-on work: a fixed-price audit digs deeper and hands you a prioritized plan, and the Local SEO Optimization service actually implements the fixes. The scan is a starting point, not the whole picture.

Does my Google Business Profile really matter for getting found?

A lot. Your Google Business Profile is the card that appears in Google Maps and the local results panel, and it is often the first thing a nearby customer sees. Incomplete or unoptimized profiles quietly lose visibility to competitors who have done the basics.

See where your Denver business stands.

Run the free scan to see how you score on search, AI, and answer engines, then reach out and I will tell you exactly what is worth fixing first.