Who is Searchbloom?
Before you commit to any agency, it helps to review what they actually offer, how they price it, and where they focus. Here's what we found when we looked at Searchbloom.
Searchbloom is a Draper, Utah agency founded in 2014 by Cody C. Jensen, who started his career at Google before working through 180Fusion and Boostability and then launching his own shop. The agency runs a methodology called A.R.T. — Authority, Relevance, Technology — across SEO, PPC, and CRO engagements. Home services is one of several industries they serve, alongside e-commerce, legal, healthcare, and manufacturing.
Recognition: Founded 2014 by Cody C. Jensen (ex-Google) · Clutch 5-star rating across 50+ reviews · A.R.T. methodology (Authority, Relevance, Technology) · Draper-based Utah agency
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Where Searchbloom excels
Methodology storytelling and Clutch credibility. The A.R.T. framework gives Searchbloom a structured way to talk about what they do, which signals operational maturity and a repeatable process. And the 5-star Clutch rating across 50+ verified reviews isn't window dressing — Clutch validates reviews against actual client engagements. So the social proof is real. The trade-off is the same trade-off any multi-industry agency faces: the team that handles your contractor account is also handling legal firms and e-commerce brands.
Our take
Searchbloom lists CRO as a service, which puts them ahead of the SEO-only crowd. But CRO inside a multi-service agency runs into the same problem you'll see at every full-service shop: it's one product line in a portfolio. The team that handles your CRO engagement is also handling SEO for one client and PPC for another. Specialists who do CRO every day across only contractor websites build a different kind of pattern recognition than generalists who do CRO once a quarter as part of a broader retainer.
Who typically hires Searchbloom
Mid-size businesses across home services, e-commerce, B2B, healthcare, legal, and manufacturing who want a Utah-based agency with structured methodology, Clutch credibility, and a service stack that includes CRO alongside SEO and PPC.
Where Fervor differs as a Searchbloom alternative
Searchbloom and Fervor cover overlapping ground — SEO, Google Ads, conversion work — but the shape is different. Searchbloom runs that playbook across many industries. Fervor runs it for contractors only, and ties every channel to the same number: booked jobs per visitor. So if you're pulling 2,000 visits a month and the phone only rings 9 times, we don't argue about whether the problem is traffic or conversion. We diagnose which one is actually leaking and fix that side of the funnel.
(Quick way to tell where your gap is: check your Google Analytics. Under 500 monthly sessions usually means you need more visibility — SEO, GBP, paid search. Over 1,000 and the phone still isn't ringing means the conversion path is leaking. Fervor works on both, contractor-side.)
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Where Searchbloom may fall short for contractors
Multi-industry positioning. Your contractor account sits in a portfolio that also includes legal firms, healthcare practices, and e-commerce brands. So the institutional pattern recognition is broad rather than trade-specific. And while CRO is a listed service, the published case studies and home page positioning lead with SEO outcomes — rankings, traffic, organic growth — not revenue-per-visitor or contractor-specific conversion benchmarks.
Choosing the right agency for your business
Choose Searchbloom if:
- You want a generalist agency working across many industries, not contractor-only
- You need traditional media (TV, radio, print) or other services outside SEO, Google Ads, and CRO
- You value a.r.t. methodology (authority, relevance, technology) + cody jensen's ex-google background
Choose Fervor if:
- Your site gets traffic but your close rate from web leads sits under 5%
- You want to know exactly which pages are bleeding leads right now
- You need a website rebuilt around revenue per visitor, not just how it looks
- You want a Canada-based agency that works with US and Canadian contractors
One more thing. Searchbloom and Fervor cover overlapping ground. The honest split is shape, not service line: Searchbloom is built for breadth across industries; Fervor is built for depth across contractor trades, with revenue-per-visitor measurement on every account. Some contractors review both options and pick the fit that matches the way their team thinks about marketing.
Questions to review before hiring Searchbloom
Who founded Searchbloom?
Cody C. Jensen, who started at Google before working through 180Fusion and Boostability and then launching Searchbloom in 2014. So the agency lineage runs through both Google and the larger Utah SEO shops, which is unusual for a boutique-to-mid-tier operation.
What is the A.R.T. methodology?
Searchbloom's framework — Authority, Relevance, Technology. It's their way of structuring the SEO engagement around three pillars instead of running ad-hoc tactics. The framework is the differentiator on their site, and it does signal a more disciplined approach than agencies that pitch "we just do SEO."
Where is Searchbloom located?
Draper, Utah — south of Salt Lake City along the Silicon Slopes corridor. Their office sits at 12884 Frontrunner Blvd #140, with natural local context for Utah businesses.
Does Searchbloom only work with home services?
No. They serve home services as one of multiple industries — also e-commerce, B2B, healthcare, legal, and manufacturing. Your contractor account would sit in a multi-industry mix.
How does Searchbloom compare to Fervor Studio?
Searchbloom is a Utah multi-industry agency offering SEO, PPC, and CRO across home services, e-commerce, B2B, healthcare, legal, and manufacturing. Fervor runs the same core stack (SEO, Google Ads, CRO) for contractors only, with revenue-per-visitor measurement on every account. Multi-industry generalist versus contractor-specialist depth — different shapes for different needs.
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