Chris Bindley
About Chris
Chris Bindley is the founder and Head of SEO at Straight Up Digital, a Gold Coast SEO agency based in Palm Beach QLD. He has 20 years in search marketing, running the agency since 2010, and also founded Straight Up One, a white-label fulfilment service for agencies. Every Straight Up Digital plan has no lock-in contracts.
Chris built his first website in 2004 and has worked in search marketing ever since. In 2010 he started Straight Up Digital as a practical alternative to vague agency retainers, and he still leads SEO strategy for the agency's clients.
His focus is technical SEO, local SEO for service businesses and reporting that ties rankings to calls, enquiries and revenue. He is known for telling clients what is actually happening with their site, even when the answer is not what they hoped to hear.
Chris also founded Straight Up One, which provides white-label SEO and digital marketing fulfilment for other agencies.
- Role: Founder and Head of SEO, Straight Up Digital
- Experience: 20 years in search marketing, running the agency since 2010
- Based: Palm Beach QLD 4221, Gold Coast, Australia
Recent articles by Chris
- Why Google Maps Rankings Matter More Than Ever for Gold Coast Businesses
- How to Scale a Gold Coast Service Brand Through Organic Search
- The Real Cost of Cheap SEO: What Gold Coast Business Owners Need to Know
- Content Marketing for Local Businesses: A Gold Coast Playbook
- Why Your Gold Coast Website is Not Converting (And How to Fix It)
- Building Digital Authority: How Gold Coast Brands Can Dominate Their Niche