Essentials
$99/mo
The foundation
- Full SEO audit & keyword research
- Technical + on-page SEO
- 1 optimized page buildout
- 10 tracked searches
- Tracking & monthly reporting
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SEO growth packages — pick the one that fits your business.
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Growth
$249/mo
Real momentum
- Everything in Essentials
- 3 optimized page buildouts
- 25 tracked searches
- 3 competitors tracked
- Google Business optimization
- 1 SEO initiative every month
Plus
$499/mo
Full domination
- Everything in Growth
- 5 optimized page buildouts
- 50 tracked searches
- 5 competitors tracked
- Local & Maps coverage
- 2 SEO initiatives every month
Ongoing improvement and real growth — never gimmicks, never guaranteed rankings. Honest work that builds month after month.
Against the market
What the fee actually buys
Essentials, Growth, and Plus next to published local-SEO retainers. The gaps are real. Citations, reviews, backlinks, and call tracking are not hiding inside the price.
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Entry price
$99, $249, and $499 a month
Managed local SEO often starts at $299. A foundational plan is commonly $399, and a growth plan $600.
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Keyword tracking
10, 25, or 50 searches
Comparable starters often track 5 terms at $299, 10 at $399, and 15 at $600. Thirty terms can sit on a $1,200 plan.
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Initial pages
1, 3, or 5 pages built out
Often priced on its own, or spread across the monthly retainer.
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Monthly work
Monitoring, or 1–2 initiatives
A $600 plan elsewhere may include monthly content and outreach. Content-led local SEO can start around $1,325 a month.
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What happens each month
1 or 2 named initiatives
A lot of retainers say “ongoing optimization” without saying how much work that is.
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Opening audit
Included on every plan
Standard with reputable providers.
Included
Technical and on-page
Included
Standard.
Included
Google Business Profile
Growth and Plus
Some local starters include the profile on a $299 plan.
Growth and Plus
Citations and listings
Not in these plans
Listing packs run about $49 a month for 50 or more sites, or 20–40 directories inside a local plan.
Not included
Reviews
Not in these plans
Review management is often its own service, around $275 a month with the Business Profile.
Not included
Backlinks
Not in these plans
Higher plans at other shops put a lot of the fee into outreach and links.
Not included
Leads and calls
Rankings and clicks
Some retainers track calls, leads, and revenue, not just rankings.
Rankings and clicks
AI search visibility
Not called out
A few providers now sell AI visibility on higher plans, or as its own program.
Not included