San Francisco, without a doubt, remains the global leader in the tech industry. Pretty much everyone has heard of Silicon Valley, the region which has a long history of innovation and is the biggest IT hub in the world.

Silicon Valley is home to world’s largest tech companies like Google, Apple, Facebook, Twitter, Intel, Oracle, Nvidia, HP, IBM, Salesforce, and many more.

There are more than 160 unicorns (companies valued at over $1B) in San Francisco Bay Area and more than 30,000 tech startups, making it the #1 city/area by the number of tech related businesses.

According to data presented by Pitchbook-NVCA, in 2021 San Francisco Bay Area received the most venture funding in the US, accounting for more than 36% of all VC (venture capital) investment.  

While lots of IT professionals and tech companies have left California due to multiple reasons: 2020-2021 Covid pandemic, high taxes, high rent prices, pollution, crowds, etc., the tech scene in San Francisco is thriving again, mainly because of Artificial Intelligence which is booming.

Office workers, tech professionals and even tourists are now returning to San Francisco, even though lots of employees still prefer the remote or hybrid work schedule. 

There are multiple reasons why San Francisco is still the leading tech hub in the US and in the world:

• Proximity to Silicon Valley

• Proximity of prestigious universities like Stanford and Berkeley

• Tech giants headquartered in the area

• Thousands of tech startups

• Tech-savvy population and students

• Venture capital funds

TechBehmoths lists more than 490 IT service providers from San Francisco. If you require a reliable tech company to execute your projects, feel free to browse the agency profiles on our website and select the best partner based on your business needs.

You can shortlist the companies by using the advanced filter and get in touch with them to get free quotes and initiate successful business partnerships. The service is risk free and you don’t have to hire anyone if you’re not ready to proceed or need more time to research.

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.