Nepal · Kathmandu
Kathmandu is Nepal's most contested search market. Here is how Arcetis approaches SEO for Kathmandu Valley businesses, and what to check before you hire anyone claiming to be the best.
There is no single verified "best" SEO company in Kathmandu — any agency claiming a #1 rank for that is asserting, not proving, so judge by what you can check: Google Partner status, real client work, and a process you can audit. Arcetis is a verified Google Partner that has managed over $200,000 USD in Google Ads spend and built AEO-ready content systems, and it serves Kathmandu Valley clients remotely from its Pokhara team of 15. We never guarantee rankings; we show you the technical and content work behind the numbers.
Kathmandu Valley is where most Nepali SEO budgets go, and also where most of them are wasted. With thousands of businesses — from Thamel travel agencies to Lalitpur software shops to Baneshwor clinics — competing for the same handful of high-intent keywords, generic on-page tweaks rarely move anything. What moves Kathmandu rankings is a mix of technical SEO (site speed, indexing, structured data), content that actually answers what Kathmandu buyers search, and increasingly, how well your business answers questions inside AI tools like ChatGPT and Google's AI Overviews — what we call AEO/GEO.
Arcetis is based in Pokhara, not Kathmandu, and we think that is worth being upfront about: we serve Kathmandu Valley clients entirely remotely, using the same process we use for Pokhara clients — listen to the business, suggest a scoped plan, agree the goal, then deliver and hand over. We are a verified Google Partner and have managed over $200,000 USD in Google Ads spend across client accounts, which gives us a working view of which keywords Kathmandu businesses actually convert on, not just which ones have volume.
Kathmandu has agencies on every block promising page-one rankings in 30 days. That is not how Google works, and any agency that promises it either does not understand search or is not being straight with you. A credible SEO engagement in Kathmandu starts with a technical audit — crawl errors, Core Web Vitals, duplicate content, broken indexing — because a large share of Kathmandu business sites we have reviewed lose visibility to fixable technical issues before content even enters the picture.
After the technical layer, the real differentiator in a crowded market like Kathmandu is content built around how people actually search: comparison queries, "near me" and locality-specific terms, and now, question-and-answer content that AI assistants can quote directly. We build pages to be the clear, citable answer, not just another page targeting the same five keywords everyone else is chasing.
Every deliverable — audits, reports, content calendars, ad account access — is handed over through the same client-facing systems whether you are in Kathmandu, Pokhara, or Dharan. You keep ownership of your Google Search Console, Analytics, and ad accounts from day one; nothing is locked behind an agency login.
This also means pricing is not inflated by a Kathmandu office premium. Engagements start from around NPR 20,000 and scope up based on what the business actually needs after an initial conversation, not a fixed package built for a generic client.
No — Arcetis is headquartered in Pokhara (Lakeside), and we serve Kathmandu Valley businesses remotely using video calls, shared documents, and direct access to your own Search Console and ad accounts. The process is identical to working with a Kathmandu-based team.
No, and you should be skeptical of anyone who does. Google's algorithm is not something any agency controls. What we commit to is a documented technical and content process, transparent reporting, and honest updates on what is working.
Engagements are scoped per business starting from around NPR 20,000, after we understand your current site, competitors, and goals. A small clinic's SEO scope looks different from a multi-location retail chain's, so we price after that first conversation, not before.
Both. Arcetis is a verified Google Partner managing $200K+ USD in Google Ads spend, so we often pair SEO with Google Ads or Meta Ads for Kathmandu clients who need visibility now while organic rankings build over months.