SEO that compounds, not bills.
$500 refundable audit. Retainers $500–$2,500/mo. Local + technical + on-page + links. SEO engineered into the website during the build — not bolted on afterward by a vendor who treats your site as a billing line item.
02 — The Problem
You need SEO Services because off-the-shelf isn’t cutting it.
You’ve been burned by an SEO contract before.
Two posts a month for $2K/mo. No technical fixes. No backlink work. No schema. Traffic line is flat. Pipeline is flatter. The reports were screenshots of GSC.
Your competitors outrank you with worse content.
Their on-page is better. Their schema is comprehensive. Their backlink profile is denser. Content alone doesn’t move the needle anymore — and you have evidence.
Your agency bundles SEO with everything else.
Web design + SEO + PPC + email + social, $5K/mo all-in. Each service gets 1 hour of attention. SEO suffers most because results take longest to surface and easiest to fake.
Google’s algorithm changes terrify you.
March 2024 core update tanked your traffic. Your agency had no response. They blamed ‘the algorithm.’ But your competitors recovered in 30 days.
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03 — What’s Included
Everything in every SEO Services engagement.
No à la carte upcharges. No “we’ll handle that in phase two.” Real pricing, real scope.
14 days. Locked scope.
From kickoff to live site in two sprints. No mid-project additions. Demos at mid-sprint and end of each sprint. Deposit refunded if we miss the date.
Days 1–3 — Audit + Architecture
Brand brief session. Heatmap your current site. Lock the sitemap, copy outline, and design direction. End of Day 3: signed scope, no surprises.
Days 4–7 — Design
High-fidelity homepage + inner templates in Figma. Demo end of Day 7. Two revision rounds inside the sprint.
Days 8–11 — Build
Custom block theme + theme.json + templates. Schema, Core Web Vitals, accessibility wired in from Day 1. Demo end of Day 11.
Days 12–14 — Launch + QA
SEO migration, redirects, a11y audit, performance pass, GSC + GA4 setup. Site goes live Day 14. Post-launch monitoring for 30 days included.
04 — Pricing
Real pricing. On the page.
No quote-form theater. No “depends on scope.” Pick the tier that fits. We’ll tell you if you’re underscoping.
Tier 01 · Local Starter
Local Starter
$500 / month
For Hillsborough County local businesses establishing Google Business Profile presence and local citations.
- GBP monitoring + management
- Light content (1 page / mo)
- Monthly local-pack ranking report
- NAP citation hygiene
- Technical SEO
- Backlink campaigns
Tier 02 · Growth
Growth SEO
$1K–$1.5K / month
The typical retainer for Tampa B2B + SaaS. Technical + local + 2–3 pages monthly + light link building.
- Everything in Local Starter
- 2–3 pages of content / month
- Quarterly technical SEO audit
- Schema expansion
- Light backlink outreach
- Internal linking optimization
Tier 03 · Competitive
Competitive SEO
$2K–$2.5K / month
Competitive verticals (legal, medical, ecommerce, multi-location). Heavier content + active link building + conversion optimization.
- Everything in Growth
- 4–6 pages of content / month
- Active backlink outreach (3–5 placements / mo)
- Conversion rate optimization
- Quarterly competitor gap analysis
- Weekly reporting
05 · Start the audit · 5-day turnaround
Drop your URL. Get your numbers.
12–20 page audit PDF in 5 business days. $500 fixed, refundable against any build engagement within 90 days. Senior strategist on every audit.
Our Point of View
“Web design is math, not creativity. The pretty version is the version that converts — and we have the heatmaps to prove it.”
06 — FAQ
The questions we get most.
If your question isn’t here, the audit conversation is the right place to ask.
Why is the $500 audit refundable?
Because we don’t want money out of your pocket if we’re not the right fit. The $500 covers our time auditing your site (~6 hours of senior strategist work). If you engage us on a build or retainer within 90 days, we credit the $500 against your first invoice.
If you don’t engage, you keep the audit PDF and use it however you want — including hiring someone else to execute. Most agencies charge $2K–$5K for the same scope. We do it for $500 because the audit is how we earn the engagement.
Why don’t you guarantee rankings?
Because nobody can. Google’s algorithm is a black box that re-ranks every page on every query. Any provider guaranteeing rankings is either (a) targeting keywords nobody searches, (b) about to use tactics that will get you penalized, or (c) lying.
What we DO guarantee: technical fixes shipped, content delivered, links earned. Outputs over outcomes — because outputs are what we control.
How long until I see results?
Local SEO + technical fixes: 30–60 days for measurable movement.
Content + backlink work: 90–180 days for ranking shifts.
Compounding traffic asset: 12–18 months. Any agency promising results in 30 days for organic search is lying. Google indexes, evaluates, and ranks over weeks — not days.
What if my project doesn’t fit any of these tiers?
Most don’t fit perfectly. The tier numbers are scoping anchors, not menu items. The audit conversation maps your actual scope to the closest tier with documented adjustments.
Sub-floor (e.g., a single landing page rebuild) we refer out. Ceiling-plus enterprise we custom-scope. Within range, we’ll tell you exactly which tier you land in.
Do you write the copy or do I?
You provide copy by default. We can write it as an add-on. We’re very good at structural copy — section headers, hierarchy, CTA framing — but we don’t pretend to be your industry’s content expert.
Do you offer maintenance after launch?
30 days post-launch monitoring included with every build. After that, optional WordPress Care Plan runs $200–$800/mo for updates, security monitoring, backups, and monthly performance reports.
If you have an in-house developer, they can take over fully. The site is standard FSE WordPress — anyone competent can maintain it.
Three Ways to Start · No Sales Pitch
Ready to start the clock?
Pick whichever level of commitment fits. If we’re not a fit, we’ll refer you — no exceptions.
If we’re not a fit, we’ll refer you — no exceptions.