Become the answer to searches already happening.

SEM is how your business earns its place in search.

Improved user journey, combined with a 60% increase in campaign investment.

Biotechnology Research

Synexa Life Sciences [2023]

Website traffic increased by 98.8% in the first year.

Travel Arrangements

Global Accommodation [2023]

Increased ROAS by 90% year-on-year.

Retail

Friedman & Cohen [2024 - Present]

We’re a Cape Town search engine marketing agency turning visibility into business results.

Your customers are searching right now. Finding you depends on how well your website speaks to what they’re looking for. Once you understand your customers, any decision around your messaging, your targeting, and where to focus your budget becomes… simpler.

That’s the heart of performance marketing. And at Cheymaxim, it’s what we do best.

Our search engine marketing services bring organic search and paid advertising together, so every rand, dollar, or euro you spend works toward the same goal.

Your SEM efforts should be built to last. No quick fixes or short-term gains. Just a search presence that keeps delivering as your business grows. But the most effective SEM strategies don’t rely on organic search alone. There’s also paid advertising for when you need visibility sooner.

Paid search accelerates your traffic and delivers measurable ROI from day one. Organic search cements the long-term digital presence your business can rely on. As a performance marketing agency, we make both work together, using data from each channel to continuously improve your results.

Platforms we’re experts in

Search Engine Optimisation

On-Page SEO

covers page structure, metadata, content, and more. The goal is to ensure search engines know what each page is about, and serve it to the most relevant audience.

Technical SEO

resolves issues that affect how search engines find and crawl your website. We run monthly audits to catch performance flags before they become a problem.

Off-Page SEO

includes identifying relevant backlinks to help build your link profile and strengthen your position in search. We also monitor for toxic links that could be working against you.

Local SEO

involves managing your Google Business Profile and building out your citations across business directories and local listing platforms. We also identify local link opportunities and manage reviews to strengthen your local reputation.

Content Marketing

covers researching and writing content that addresses keyword gaps and keeps your website relevant in search.

Paid Advertising

Building successful Google Ads campaigns means starting with your business objectives.

From there, we match the structure, targeting, and creatives to deliver against them. Everything we do is outcomes-based, and covers the full funnel, which allows us to feed the performance data directly back into your broader SEM strategy.

Performance Max

We build campaigns to run across all Google channels from a single setup. Rather than letting automation run freely, we steer it with defined audience signals, asset groups, and conversion goals. For e-commerce clients, this includes Shopping Ads served directly from your product feed, so your inventory is always accurate, and your ads reach people at the point of purchase intent. It's one of the most efficient ways to scale revenue from search.

Google Search Ads

We target high-intent searches with text-based ads, managing keyword selection, ad assets, and bid strategy to put your business in front of people actively looking for what you offer.

Display Ads

We use the Google Display Network to reach in-market audiences based on browsing behaviour, interests, and intent signals, so your brand stays visible to the right people before they ever make a search.

Video Ads

We run campaigns on YouTube and across Google's video partner network, reaching your audience through skippable, non-skippable, and bumper ads to build awareness and drive action.

Recommended by industry leaders

Always a pleasure working with the Chey team. The team really takes the time to understand your brand which makes the work very easy. The designs are fresh and talk to your specific target market and Bev gracefully pulls it all together as the account manager.

Sihle Mofokeng

Programme Manager - Movement & Marketing

Working with Cheymaxim on the redesign of the AGOF EBN website has been incredibly smooth. They are so professional, creative and really responsive to our needs.

Their clear communication throughout the process and attention to detail at every phase of the project is evidence of their commitment to high quality and top tier service deliver. Thank you Chey!

Metumu Tjimune

Project Manager - AGOF EBN

The team is a team of super stars!!!

They are so friendly and so kind. We have enjoyed working with Chey Maxim so much on the design of our website.

Big ups guys and I wish your company so much growth!

Ambeswa Mgandela

Communications Officer - Funda Wande