Guide · Strategy · 6 min read
Nobody in this industry wants to publish prices. I will - because the right buyer for me is the one who understands what things cost before we talk.
Under $300/month ("cheap"): automated directory submissions and a report template. You're paying for software output, not strategy. Sometimes fine for a business that just needs citations cleaned - but it will not win competitive Map Packs.
$500–1,500/month (the real market): an actual person doing actual work - profile rebuilds, landing pages, content, review systems, citation cleanup, monthly reporting. This is where most service businesses should be, and where my engagements sit. At this level one extra job a month usually covers the fee.
$2,000+/month (premium agencies): multi-location strategies, digital PR, dedicated teams. Legitimate for franchises and multi-city operators. Overkill - and overpriced - for a single-location shop.
A foundation rebuild (profile, site fixes, citations, core pages) is front-loaded - the first 60-90 days carry the heavy lifting. After that, monthly work is compounding: content, links, reviews, iteration. Anyone promising a one-time "SEO setup" that ranks you forever is selling a haircut that grows back in a season - competitors don't stop.
Flat monthly, sized to your market and goals, quoted after the free audit - before you've committed to anything. Month-to-month. If I don't earn the renewal, you leave. That's the whole model.
I look at your Google presence and site, tell you what's fixable, and give you a precise number. No discovery-call theater.