Digital Neighbour

By your side. Helping you get found.

About Digital Neighbour

Your business goals come first.

We help your business get found on Google and AI tools, and build Websites that bring in enquiries and sales. Sagar leads the business and strategy from Christchurch; Pranav works with clients from Auckland.

Meet the team

A plan for the business you want to grow.

AI SEO, SEO, Websites and Advertising that work together.

Your business first

Why Digital Neighbour Exists

You should understand the marketing you buy, why it could help and what you are paying for.

That is why Digital Neighbour started: explain the options, recommend what your business needs and follow through on the work.

A business needing enquiries sooner may need Ads. A weak Website may need attention first. We work through those choices with you before recommending a service.

How we started

How Digital Neighbour started

Sagar founded Digital Neighbour in Christchurch in August 2022. His interest in marketing, Websites and search began during university study in 2013.

Internships, practical learning, Digital Marketing, sales and customer service showed him how people find a business and choose a provider. He also saw owners buying marketing without a clear understanding of the work or its suitability.

SEO and Websites became the starting point: help a business get found, then give visitors a useful place to choose it. Sagar began with one SEO specialist and one Website specialist, supported where needed by trusted freelancers.

Our focus remains AI SEO, SEO and Website Design. In 2022, a trusted freelance specialist added Google Ads support as client needs grew. Dedicated Ads support now works alongside the Search and Website teams.

We grew the team as more clients needed our help. We still work with trusted freelancers and partner companies when a project needs their skills or extra support, keeping the timing and budget in mind.

Sagar Bhola, Founder and Director of Digital Neighbour

Founder & Director · Christchurch

Sagar Bhola

With more than a decade in marketing, Sagar leads the business, AI SEO, SEO and Website Strategy, drawing on his experience with websites and working directly with business owners.

He is involved from the first client conversation through to the business priorities, team and work behind the plan. His sales and customer service experience shapes a practical approach: understand what the business needs, explain the options and keep checking whether the work is helping.

You can talk with him about what your website needs, which search work to focus on and how to judge whether the spend makes sense.

Pranav Tipre, Director of Digital Neighbour

Director · Auckland

Pranav Tipre

Pranav joined in 2023 as Sagar’s business partner and works with clients on their goals, service options and progress.

He and Sagar knew each other well before working together.

He brings experience in customer relationships and partnerships. He helps business owners explain their goals, understand the options and choose suitable services. Both Directors remain involved in client relationships alongside project and account contacts.

How the team works

The people behind your plan

Sagar leads the business and strategy.

Pranav supports client relationships, account conversations and new business. The long-time friends share a belief: understand the business before recommending work.

Team leads connect the SEO and Website work, while both Directors stay involved with clients. Our team and account managers keep the work organised. You can speak with Sagar or Pranav, with specialist input when needed.

As at 31 October 2026, around seven people work across SEO, including content, service-page improvements, website checks and work on relevant links and business listings. Around three people work in Website Development, with a dedicated Google Ads specialist looking after advertising accounts.

Each campaign and Website project has people responsible for it. Team leads bring the work together. Our SEO team makes routine content updates, with developers helping when needed. Regular team catch-ups keep everyone focused on the agreed priorities.

Everyone on our team uses AI tools. Our SEO, content and Website specialists use them for research, drafts, analysis and development. People check the work, and we take care with client information.

  • Google Business Profile
  • Google Search Console
  • Google Analytics 4
  • Data Studio (Looker Studio)
  • Ubersuggest
  • AnswerThePublic
  • Ahrefs
  • Keyword.com
  • Semrush
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Gemini
  • OpenAI / Codex

What you can expect

Advice that starts with your business.

Understand the work, the costs and the reasons behind our recommendations.

Why Choose Digital Neighbour?

You work with people who explain their recommendations, connect the specialist work and welcome your business knowledge.

Advice Before a Package

We explain the options and costs before asking you to commit. A smaller improvement, or keeping a useful service, can be the right advice.

Care at Every Budget

Your budget sets the amount of work. You still deserve clear advice, someone responsible for it and room to ask questions.

Search and Websites Together

Your good work and genuine reviews matter, too. Our Search and Website teams help show that quality online, then review enquiries, bookings and sales with you.

Good advice can mean spending less

After we talk, we review your existing website and campaigns using the information and access you choose to share.

We explain what is working as well as what needs attention. If your current agency is getting good results and is a good fit for your business, we will recommend staying with them. A good agency relationship is worth keeping.

Sometimes the right recommendation is a smaller website improvement, a different priority or no change at all.

Is your marketing helping your business grow?

We check your Google rankings and Website visits, then review the enquiries, bookings and sales you can confirm.

The goal is more of the business you want: booked jobs, patient appointments or online orders.

Which jobs, appointments or products bring you the best return after costs? We use that to focus the work and plan a marketing budget you can afford.

Experience across different types of business

We work with tradies, workshops, retailers, dental practices, property businesses and care providers.

A patient booking an appointment needs different information from a homeowner requesting a quote. We take time to understand those differences. See our client work.

New Zealand leadership. Nationwide support.

Sagar is based in Christchurch and Pranav in Auckland.

We work with businesses throughout New Zealand through calls, shared plans and regular reviews.

Clear agreements. Room to adapt.

Our ongoing services use open-term agreements, so you are not tied to a long fixed contract.

We want you to stay because the work is useful and the relationship works. Notice, billing and any project commitments are set out in writing before you begin.

We tailor our services to the business and explain the work in plain English. You approve content before it is published, and your feedback helps us refine the campaign. Digital Neighbour is a Google Partner.

We agree a check-in rhythm around your services, goals and package. That may be weekly, fortnightly or monthly. Your project or account contact coordinates updates, with the relevant team lead involved when you need to discuss the work in detail.

Your next step

Get to know the work

Explore the services or tell us what your business needs next.

Talk to us

Tell us what you want the website or marketing to achieve.

Before you decide

A few things worth asking.

How we use AI and check the work.

Do you use AI in your work?

Yes. Every team member uses AI tools to support their work. We use ChatGPT, Claude, Codex and AI agents across the team. People review the output, check facts and handle client information carefully.

Short courses, practical learning and campaign reviews help our team keep improving. Your business knowledge helps us check industry details, and content comes to you for approval before publication.

Talk to us

Close to your market

Two cities. One neighbour.

Auckland leadership. Christchurch roots. Working with businesses across New Zealand.

By your side. Helping you get found.

What would you like your business to achieve next?

Tell us which services you want to grow, the results you are getting and what is holding you back. We will explain the options and recommend where to start.

Talk to usCall 0800 363 444