DOS CUCHARAS
SEO strategy to #1 on Google and into LLM mentions
Dos Cucharas is one of the best food-photography studios in Ecuador, working with restaurants, food brands and agencies. Their work sold itself in person — but online they were invisible next to generic studios. We built a simple, fast site and developed an on-site SEO strategy that took them to the top of Google and into LLM mentions when a client searches for their services.
The challenge
An Instagram portfolio doesn’t rank. Searches for "food photography", "restaurant photography" and similar terms were won by directories and generalist studios with no real specialization. Clients who valued Dos Cucharas’ work couldn’t find them until someone else mentioned the studio.
What we did
- A simple, fast web portfolio with optimized images that keep studio quality without hurting load times.
- On-site SEO strategy by client type (restaurants, CPG, editorial) and by deliverable, with content written to answer real niche queries.
- Local SEO: Google Business Profile, directory citations and NAP consistency for the Guayaquil/Samborondón local pack.
- Structured content so AI answers (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini) cite the studio for food-photography queries about Ecuador.
Results
- #1 position for the niche’s keywords in Ecuador.
- Organic leads multiplied 6×.
- The studio is cited in ChatGPT and Perplexity answers for food-photography queries about Ecuador.
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