In my basement I get some water seepage that I believe comes from a crack in the concrete steps/framing underneath the cellar doors.
On the outside, there is nothing really above it to shelter it from rainfall, there's a gutter but it is not going to catch any rain going over that part of the roof. Everything directly above the basement doors and the little corner exterior spot is uncovered.
I feel like patching up the crack and getting something to divert the water off that part of the ground would help. I would like to know if that is suitable, or what trade deals with this.
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Broken gutter?
By the look of the outside wall, more water is landing there than the trivial amount from rain coming down there. Go out and look during a heavy rain. I bet the gutter is overflowing.
The whole bare dirt area along the edge of your house looks too low to me. And why are there no plants?
@SteveSh advice is good: build it up. You could build it up with dirt from the immediately adjacent lawn which will lower that area and encourage water to move away from the house. Cut off the sod with a spade then put it back after you get your dirt. Or fill that area with concrete and put a little shed on it; between basement access and hose is a good place to keep outside tools.
Once built up you could put pavers or square concrete tile along the edge of your house, sloped slightly to encourage water to run off. That can be a good look too.