Web design · Local SEO · AI search · East Texas
Websites that get your business found.
Garnet Web Works builds fast, mobile-first websites for small businesses, then gets them showing up on Google, Google Maps and in AI answers like ChatGPT. You see exactly how it's going in your own GarnetRX dashboard.
Built and run by Steven Wilson in East Texas · (936) 253-2827What we do
A website is only worth it if people find it.
Most small-business sites are slow on phones, vague about where they work, and invisible to Google and AI assistants. We fix all three, and we keep fixing them.
Website design
Fast, mobile-first websites built to rank, load in about a second and turn visitors into calls and form fills.
Learn moreLocal SEO
Rank in the Google map pack and the top organic results for the searches your customers make in your town.
Learn moreAEO (AI search)
Get your business named when people ask ChatGPT, Google's AI Overviews, Perplexity or Siri who to call.
Learn moreGoogle Business Profile
Set up, verify and tune your Google Business Profile so you show up on Google Maps and in the map pack.
Learn moreHosting & care plans
Hosting, SSL, backups, security, uptime checks and content updates, plus your GarnetRX dashboard.
Learn moreHow it works
From "nobody finds us" to a report you can read.
- Free site reviewWe check your current site (or lack of one), your Google Business Profile, and what AI assistants say about you.
- A plan and a fixed quoteThe pages, fixes and searches worth going after in your area. No hourly billing.
- Build or fixFast, mobile-first pages with structured data, written to answer real customer questions.
- Launch and connectSearch Console, sitemap, analytics, IndexNow and your GarnetRX login, set up on day one.
- Report and improveYour Google numbers in GarnetRX, regular written updates, and one place to send us changes.
GarnetRX · included with every client
See how your website is doing. No guessing.
Your own login with your Google Search Console numbers, the searches you're showing up for, the keywords we're targeting, written progress updates, and a message thread where you can send photos and videos for your site.
- Your Google numbersClicks, impressions, click-through rate and average position, pulled straight from Google Search Console and charted over time.
- The searches you show up forThe actual phrases people typed before they found you, with your position for each, plus the pages that bring in the most visitors.
- Keywords we're targetingThe searches we agreed to go after, with your Google position for each one tracked over time.
- Progress updatesA plain-English report from us on what we did, what moved, and what's next. Emailed to you when it's posted.
Local to East Texas
Websites and SEO for businesses in…
Livingston, TX
Polk County · Onalaska, Goodrich, Corrigan and nearby
Huntsville, TX
Walker County · New Waverly, Riverside, Trinity and nearby
Lufkin, TX
Angelina County · Diboll, Huntington, Hudson and nearby
Nacogdoches, TX
Nacogdoches County · Garrison, Cushing, Appleby and nearby
Conroe, TX
Montgomery County · Willis, Montgomery, The Woodlands and nearby
Anywhere in the US
Everything is done remotely through GarnetRX, so distance isn't a problem.
Our work
Sites we've designed, built and run
Guides
Straight answers for business owners
What is answer engine optimization (AEO)?
AEO explained for small business owners: what answer engines are, how AI picks businesses to mention, and the steps that make yours quotable.
How to rank higher on Google Maps
How small businesses rank higher on Google Maps and in the local map pack: the factors Google names, and a practical checklist you can follow.
The small business website checklist
A launch checklist for small business websites: the pages, SEO settings, speed, tracking and legal basics that every local business site needs.
Does a small business need a website, or is a Facebook page enough?
Is a Facebook page enough for a small business? What a website does that social media can't, for Google rankings, AI answers and owning your customers.
Questions we get a lot
What does Garnet Web Works do?
Garnet Web Works builds websites for small businesses and makes them easy to find: local SEO, Google Business Profile optimization and answer engine optimization (AEO) for AI search. Every client gets GarnetRX, a dashboard showing their Google rankings, progress updates, messages and file uploads.
Where is Garnet Web Works located?
We're based in East Texas and work most with businesses in Livingston, Huntsville, Lufkin, Nacogdoches and Conroe and the towns around them. We also work with businesses anywhere in the US.
Who runs Garnet Web Works?
Steven Wilson, who also founded Garnet Digital Marketing, the video and social media agency. Garnet Web Works is the websites-and-search side of the same family.
How do I see whether my SEO is working?
Log in to GarnetRX. It shows your Google Search Console clicks, impressions and average position over time, the searches you appear for, and the keywords we're targeting, along with written updates from us.
Do you offer video and social media too?
Yes, through our sister agency Garnet Digital Marketing, which handles video production, short-form social media and paid ads.
How much does a website cost?
It depends on how many pages and features you need. Tell us about your business and we'll send a written plan and a fixed quote. No hourly surprises.
Find out what's holding your website back.
Send us your website (or tell us you don't have one yet). We'll check how it ranks, how fast it is and what Google and AI assistants see, then send back a plain-English plan and a fixed quote.