What should local SEO actually cost you?
Five questions. You get a realistic monthly range for your situation and a list of what that money should buy. These are market ranges, not our rate card, so you can walk into any sales call knowing whether the number is sane.
How to read this
This is a range, not a quote
Anybody who quotes you without looking at your site is guessing. The point of this tool is to tell you whether a quote you have been given is in the right neighbourhood, not to replace the conversation.
Month one is usually different
If your foundation needs work, the first month or two is mostly fixing it. That is normal and it is a good sign, not a bad one. Judge the work at month four, not month one.
Below $300 a month, be careful
There are not enough hours in that number to do anything real. At that price it is usually an automated tool spraying low quality links, which can actually hurt you, or a report generator that shows activity and produces nothing.
Nobody can guarantee a number one spot
Nobody controls Google. Anyone promising position one is either misinformed or hoping you are. Real SEO earns rankings, it does not buy guarantees.