Atlanta is the home to more than 13000 IT and tech companies activating in subsectors such as telecom, CyberSecurity, FinTech, digital media, web, and software development.

Additionally, Atlanta seems to have the perfect balance in terms of IT education and companies: the increasing number of students in IT faculties is the main human resource for IT companies that hire even freshmen students to work for them.  Moreover, Atlanta was mentioned as #7 Market for Tech Talent Labor Pool Growth Rate, with a 34.7% increase of tech talent employed, 2012-2017, according to Metro Atlanta Chamber.

Another interesting fact about Atlanta IT industry is that most in-demand occupations in this sector are software developers, project managers, and software engineers.

Based on the rates provided above it is expected that Atlanta will continue to grow its IT capabilities and expand as one of the biggest US tech hubs despite the competition on the internal market. Since tech development had a huge impact on human infrastructure and created advanced facilities for sectors such as FinTech and digital media in Atlanta, the major challenges and areas that will probably bump up are cybersecurity and the creative industry. 

Nonetheless, for future growth, Atlanta has the capacities to attract an increasing number of clients for the already developed subsectors of the IT industry and is considered a great opportunity for potential clients interested in projects related to software development, web design, and development.

As of August 2023, there are 430+ IT companies from Atlanta registered on TechBehemoths

SEO (search engine optimization) is the process of optimizing your website in order to get a higher ranking in organic search results and consequently more organic traffic.

SEO is a long term strategy and requires advanced knowledge of ranking algorithms and some technical background, to be able to optimize websites for popular search engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, etc.

According to the latest survey on digital marketing conducted by TechBehemoths, about 70% of IT companies revealed that SEO is their main channel for leads, meaning that it’s a vital marketing activity that generates traffic, prospects and sales.

Some of the benefits of SEO are:

• Free organic traffic
• Brand awareness 
• Better control over brand traffic
• A vital marketing channel for leads & sales
• Supports other channels: social media, paid ads, direct traffic, etc.
• Optimizes your advertising budget
• Usually, has a higher conversion rate
• Gives you a competitive advantage
• Is a good long term investment, generating decent results

It’s not easy to find a reputable SEO company, as some SEO agencies used to provide questionable/suspicious services in the past, and lots of businesses became reluctant to pay for search engine optimization services.

When looking for and choosing an SEO service provider, you should consider a lot of aspects. Ideally, you should do some basic research, set up clear goals and ask yourself a few questions before hiring a company.

Here are some things to look for when searching for SEO agencies to partner with:

• Expertise
• Portfolio
• Years in business
• Case studies
• Price (expect to pay at least $30 / hour if you’re hiring an agency)
• Approach and particularities (technical SEO, link building, content optimization, etc.)
• Communication and reporting

TechBehemoths lists more than 26,900 SEO companies from all over the world. Check out their profiles and feel free to get in touch with them.

To ease the selection process, we’ve created a powerful filter which you can use to narrow down the results based on your requirements and shortlist the companies.