About the company

Big results, built for small businesses. We're fixing what’s broken in SEO (since 2017).

Hike was founded to fix a broken SEO model. Andrew and Kieran,

two experienced SEOs, saw small businesses stuck between complex software and costly expert agencies.

While other AI SEO tools come and go, we've been consistently ranking websites for 8+ years. Today, we’re expanding Hike and pushing the boundaries of what small businesses can achieve with SEO—no expensive agencies required.

Award-winning for helping small businesses win at SEO

Timeline

Our journey to fix SEO for small businesses.

The handshake

Eight years ago, two bright young sparks from the agency SEO world sat down in a dimly lit bar. Change was in the air. Between them both, Andy and Kieran had spent several decades in SEO agencies looking after small businesses. They firmly agreed on one thing; the SEO model was broken for small businesses. It needed changing. It needed something completely new.

2017

The light bulb

Fast forward a year and they spot the issue. Small businesses were caught in the middle of SEO software that was too complicated (we all know who, right?), and agencies which were too expensive. A penny dropped, a light bulb came on and the result was Hike. A software for people who need traffic and can’t afford agencies.

2018

The growth

20,000 users, there was still a concern they weren’t helping enough micro-businesses. It wasn’t that these businesses didn’t want to use Hike; they didn’t want to use anything at all. What they really wanted was a done-for-you solution so they could focus on running their business.

2024

The new kid on the block

That concern was the seed that became Kit, the expert that uses Hike and does your SEO for you. Trained on the best SEO experts on the internet, Kit figures out the best strategy in a moment. You do as little as you want, Kit does what you don’t want to do. Agency-level service at a price that small businesses can afford.

2025

Team

Meet our team

Sophie Franklin

Product Specialist

Starting as a Junior Digital Marketing Executive back in 2021, I’ve worn many hats since joining Hike. Over time, Hike has helped me grow — both as a person and in my career — into a role that really plays to my strengths. I’m now the Product Specialist here, where I help bridge the gap between our tech team and the customer success team.

Dan Masters

Marketing Account Team Lead

After graduating from the University of Lincoln, I’ve settled quickly into the world of Digital Marketing and SEO. Being at Hike has helped me understand how important SEO is, and I am thoroughly enjoying getting stuck into it, supporting our customers and learning more every day.

Matt Perry

Customer Success Lead

I enjoy connecting with customers and helping people get the most out of the platform. Having spent several years working face-to-face with customers, I've developed a knack for understanding their needs and providing solutions. Here at Hike, I aim to help build a great customer journey!

Karen Brown

Finance Administrator

With over 15 years’ experience in finance and administration, I have primarily worked within the education sector, supporting companies that provide software solutions to schools. Joining Hike represents an exciting change for me, as I bring my expertise to a new industry and start a new chapter in my career.

Gabriel Both

SEO Manager

I’ve been in the SEO & digital marketing industry since 2012 and have worked with clients across various industries and sizes through both agency, in-house, and freelance capacities. Bringing my extensive experience and creative problem solving skills to Hike, I look forward to bringing innovative breakthroughs that will empower small business owners.

Craig Bryant

UI/UX Designer

I have 13+ years of professional experience as a Graphic Designer, specializing in UX, marketing, and sales for SaaS platforms in mobile payment, gaming, and talent management industries. I'm eager to contribute my expertise to Hike by improving platform usability, enhancing branding and visuals, to help optimize SEO for businesses and professionals alike.

Rose Javier

Customer Success Executive

As one of the Customer Success Executives at Hike, there’s a good chance we’ve already spoken—whether through our live chat, onboarding sessions, or Q&A calls. With years of experience in Customer Success, I take great pleasure in connecting with customers and crafting solutions that address your needs.

Ross Cooper

Senior Software Developer

I am a senior developer at Hike with over 10 years experience building a multitude of websites and web applications throughout my career. I am focussed on working with my colleagues to constantly improve the quality and features that the platform provides. I enjoy problem-solving and building new things that make customer's lives easier.

Trusted by thousands of small businesses worldwide since 2017

Our values

What it means to be a Hiker…

At Hike, our values drive everything we do — from building a platform that delivers results to supporting the small business community.

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Honesty

We’re a team of ‘do-ers’ who take ownership of our work, our responsibilities to customers, and each other.

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Innovation

Every Hiker is empowered to think creatively and innovate SEO solutions that drive change and build success for customers.

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Keep Learning

We are 100% committed to learning, growing, and trying new things. When mistakes occur, we embrace the learnings and move on.

E

Efficiency

We prioritize initiatives and features that deliver the greatest value to the most customers.

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Reliability

We do what we say we’ll do and strive to build confidence and trust for every Hiker and every customer.

Open positions

Our open positions

No open positions.

Reviews

See why thousands of small businesses trust Hike to boost their SEO

4.9

from 127+ reviews on

The system seems really good, it's too early to have an impression on how well it works for improving SEO, but it's simple to use for someone who doesn't know much about SEO but wants to get good organic results.

Peter Olsson

Great tool, very accessible for beginners or those just seeking something more lightweight than the biggest competitors. Extremely solid competitor and keyword research capabilities, more than recommended.

Matthew Banes

Hike SEO offers a great SEO tool for small businesses, along with fantastic support.

RelyWP

Hike SEO makes personal SEO work a breeze. Super thorough in its explanation and guidance. I not only feel like I'm doing the job, but am able to understand the job. One downside is they charge you extra for additional keywords over 100.

Jean-Luc McMurtry

We're happily getting up and running with Hike SEO. So far, so good.

Terry & Patty Rempel, Bluestone Financial

I've been using Hike SEO for my clients for about 5 months and I find it easy to use and implement. My only wish is that the audit tool which I use for lead gen could give more detail especially on technical/performance and local seo for me to share with potential customers.

Matt Swanson

Guso Janitorial Services recommended Hike for your company SEO. Let's them take care your website SEO . Very professional and reliable. Great price ! We are very happy with Hike. Keep up the good work. Thanks Sosa.

A. Sosa

I've been really impressed with Hike SEO! As a soloprenour, I had been trying to teach myself SEO. It was taking a long time and I was not making much progress. Hike SEO has made it very easy for me to learn, and after 6 weeks I'm starting to see my site rank for keywords it hadn't before.

Kristen Szustakowski

Hike SEO simplifies the complex world of search engine optimization, making it accessible even for beginners. Progress that once felt slow and challenging now feels achievable, with noticeable keyword rankings improving within just six weeks

Jea H

While I do believe Hike is a great tool for some, it was a bit too advanced for me and my business. There was a lot of verbiage and tasks that I didn’t understand and Hike didn’t quite break it down enough for an amateur, like myself, to understand it.

A K

it is a very good option for people who needs a better SEO service for a very low price that needs changes fast and easy. Very happy with the program and service.

FLOWER SHOP IN HOLLYWOOD

Good platform which breaks down steps to make improvements clearly. Some good functions such as keyword tracking, however it's a shame that it's not possible to track across multiple countries like other platforms can.

Gavin Webster

I was actually shocked that when I asked a question, I got a custom-made video explaining the answer back, specific for my website. That's the best customer service I've experienced in a long time! Excellent value-- I highly recommend it!

Meg Christensen

Hike is making SEO understandable to me, breaking it down into chunks of work I can cope with, alongside the day job of running my business. I haven't seen any real downsides yet, but I haven't seen any improvements yet either, hence the 4 stars rather than 5.

Joe Ryder

Very helpful team. The software is really nice, and the platform is easy to use. I could definitely lean on them more for advice on the paid package if I needed to.

Michael Harryman

Hike is a really helpful platform that really helps with understanding SEO and how it can work for your website. We are overall pretty pleased with it with a few minor niggles like it recognising multiple languages as duplicate pages which is a bit annoying, but apart from that it is great.

Katie Arnott

I’ve only been working with Hike for a month and already my website has jumped up to one of the top rankings on Google search. Not only that, but the team is incredibly helpful and supportive- ready to answer any questions you may have. Thanks guys!

Megan Posein

I started using Hike SEO 6 weeks ago and have already seen fantastic results. I recently opened a new hot yoga studio and wasn’t appearing in any of the top pages and am now ranking SECOND on a number of high-value keywords for my category and market.

Poul Olson

So far has been a good experience using app. Have seen some positive seo growth already. Am looking at attending some of their webinars to fully take advantage of the app

kristina coe

I’ve only started using Hike SEO a couple of weeks ago, and I can already see some improvements in my ranking for some certain keywords! This platform is absolutely amazing!

Bloomantic

I love the team at Hike, they always respond super quickly and take the time to give detailed and helpful responses. I paid for the initial set up with them and was impressed by the video they sent and their understanding of the business.

Devon Page

Great so far for building a strategy

Guy Wilson

A great platform. Really impressive that Hike is giving people an affordable SEO option.

Imogen Rayner

Love Hike's platform and the laid out for me steps to improve my site. Each step includes the what to do's, why to do it and the how's!

Brian Klein

Really easy to use. Great product.

Ronnie and Josephine Lee

This product is cut and dry. It will walk you through everything that you need.

Dex Duff

I have been using Hike for roughly a month, so far I’m very impressed. Being a novice to SEO, I was quite overwhelmed initially with how to increase my ranking on Google for my keywords.

Oli Drummond

Very happy with HIKE! As someone who has a rudimentary understanding of SEO and how to optimise it, HIKE has been a gamer changer.

Samuel Cheetham-Cleaver

Hike SEO has been an absolute game-changer for our business. This tool has dramatically increased our productivity by simplifying and streamlining SEO tasks that used to feel overwhelming.

Jon Allen

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