Emerald Consulting

Founded in 2009 by Derek Jacobson, Emerald Consulting is a small SEO and e-commerce development firm based at 225 South 6th St in Minneapolis, Minnesota, operating with a team of one to ten people. Its client base has spanned small businesses, landscaping companies and law firms up to large e-commerce operations, including work described as done for Target.com and 3M. Jacobson's stated area of expertise centers on e-commerce SEO and local SEO, including managing local listings at scale for a large retail company, with over 5,500 separate listings handled in that engagement. The agency's declared services include SEO consulting, technical SEO audits, e-commerce SEO, local SEO and content marketing, covering both on-page and off-page work as well as technical elements such as sitemaps and site architecture. Its stated process runs through four stages: plan, implement, report, and analyze and repeat, with an initial diagnostic phase focused on identifying technical issues on a client's site. Engagements are described as starting with a free consultation call, after which strategies are tailored to the individual business rather than delivered as a fixed package. Emerald Consulting also offers e-commerce development alongside its SEO services.