SEO Consulting Rates, Pricing & Fees

My Satisfaction Guarantee (at the bottom of this page) applies to all services, including all telephone SEO consultations, on site SEO training, and monthly SEO consulting programs. The details below are fairly specific for individual services, but feel free to phone if any are not clear.

SEO Video Review
A basic review of any website is currently available for no charge, to all potential new clients. Just click on the link in the top left of the website to begin, and I will personally review and prepare a short video review at no charge, usually within three business days.

This is not the same as the comprehensive review provided to new clients, but it’s still a good way to get started, especially if you are a small business. The review is based on compliance with the fundamentals I’ve written about in my SEO 101 section, as well as any details you provide in the form.

Due to the fact that so many businesses are running in depth sponsored search campaigns via PPC advertising, we are continuing to separate charges for PPC Management.

Hourly Consulting Rates for Search Engine Marketing:
I’ve been asked repeatedly for an hourly fee, and while I seldom work hourly, I provided the following guidelines.

$400 per hour is the current fee for telephone sessions with new clients that are not already on a monthly program.
These rates accurately reflect my level of experience and expertise in the search marketing industry, as well as my own search engine visibility and workload.
No new clients are being accepted through the remainder of 2007

Monthly Fees for SEO Consulting / Services:

One time $4500 startup fee for all domains, plus the first months payment
Monthly charge per domain is based on the number of monthly page views
There’s no long term agreement, although I do require a three month minimum

Monthly Charge per domain is based on the current number of monthly page views:

zero to 50,000 page views - $ 1,000 monthly
50,000 to 500,000 page views - $ 1,500 monthly
500,000 to 2 million page views - $2,000 monthly
2 million to 5 million page views - $3,000 monthly
5 million to 10 million page views - $5,000 monthly
10-25 million monthly page views - $8,000 monthly
25 million to 50 million monthly page views - $10,000 monthly
50 million and up - please phone

What do you get with a monthly program?
Initial startup fee includes:

A complete review of your physical website, including all aspects of your code & file structure, for search engine readiness and visitor usability.
Stats analysis of your existing website traffic
PPC account analysis & review
A thorough keyword research report
A Search Engine Ranking Report
A Backlink Analysis Report
An SEO Competition Analysis Report of your top 10 competitors
A Backlink Analysis Report of your top 10 competitors

At the end of the 45 - 60 day setup process, you will not know all of the above information in detail, but you’ll actually understand it all too.

Each of these reports is accompanied by a screencasted audio/video presentation, and further details and questions are then discussed directly with me by e-mail or telephone.

After the initial setup, this is the ongoing process -

Daily as needed

I communicate with you or any of your staff members answering any and all questions and making sure progress is being made.
I will provide feedback on any aspect of your campaign that you determine will be most beneficial towards meeting your goals.
Phone support to my direct line is available at all times, and emails are answered promptly.

Weekly

We examine your website statistics and Google webmaster account to keep the site error free and growing.
Search ranking reports are emailed weekly, reflecting any changes in a short summary at the top, and also showing details for up to 500 key phrases, including the ranking for your top three competitors.
Scheduled weekly phone calls with your staff are optional.

Monthly

I personally review your progress, analyze your visitor stats, determine and explain your conversion rates as well as the behavior to visitors on your site.
I will personally prepare a review video, giving you, your marketing people, and your web designers, executive level feedback on the previous reports, and additional details are provided where needed. This prevents you from becoming buried in data and meaningless reports.
Monthly scheduled telephone calls are optional

Also included monthly:

Four (4) 500 word articles specific to your industry. These are authored for you, and are not rented, borrowed or leased. (more are available*). These will be added to your site at no charge, or you may add them yourself.
A minimum of ten (10) one-way, inbound, anchor text appropriate permanent links will be obtained for you from various relevant websites and blogs. (Additional links are always available*)
Two (2) of your articles are manually submitted to the top 10 article directories, including your anchor text links in the byline. (More are always available*)

* Monthly clients also receive a 25% discount on the regular price of all individual SEO services offered by Search Commander. All services and prices are available from the site menu.

What is NOT included for the monthly fee?
This is important, because on a site with thousands of pages, someone must be available to do all of the work. Most businesses prefer to use their own programmers, web designers, and in-house staff, but in many cases, they may not have staff available. If any of these services below are needed, we can help get this done at reasonable rates.

Programming
Copywriting
Graphic art
PPC Management (unless specified)

My Guarantee

If at any time you don’t feel like the advice and knowledge you obtain from my consultation is well worth the money you’re spending, then we simply stop with no hard feelings, and I will refund you 100% of the previous month’s consulting fees upon request.

If you ever feel that I’ve taken too long for a task, or something is not completed to your satisfaction, just say so, and a portion, or all of your previous monthly fee will be returned.

I value your business, but I also value my reputation and your future referrals.

I have not yet been asked to ever refund a single dollar.

If you are ready to proceed with signing up for an Internet consulting plan, please consult the pricing references above and follow these links. Please note that an additional $4500 for the setup fee will be added to the first payment.

You may cancel at any time, simply by logging into your account and changing your billing information, and notifying me by e-mail.

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