How Much Does SEO Cost? Our Actual Price Card
Thomas Guardado
August 12, 2026
SEO costs $1,500 to $5,000 per month for most small and service-based
SEO & Google Ads agency for small businesses
ChitChat Marketing is an SEO and Google Ads agency specializing in lead generation. We combine search engine optimization, paid advertising and analytics to turn clicks into qualified leads.
Who we work with:
4.9/5 average client rating
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Real client results
Pulled straight from one client’s Google Search Console, the free reporting tool Google gives every site owner. Client name withheld.
Google Search Console
48x
more clicks from Google every month
255 clicks in November 2025. 12,382 in September 2026.
Clicks per month from Google Search, November 2025 to September 2026. October 1 to 17, 2026: 6,995 clicks so far.
34,981
Clicks from Google in the last 12 months
5.86M
Times the site showed up in Google search in the last 12 months
23.7 to 5.6
Average Google position, November 2025 vs September 2026
25x
More clicks than the same 90 days a year earlier (27,281 vs 1,080)
Same client, Semrush organic keywords report, December 2025 to October 18, 2026.
1,165
Keywords ranking in Google’s top 3
2,439
Keywords on page one (top 10)
5,246
Keywords ranking in the top 100
2,393
Keywords where the site appears in AI Overviews
Sources: Google Search Console (pulled October 20, 2026) and Semrush (as of October 18, 2026)
Results depend on your market and competition.
Free 15-minute SEO strategy call. Month-to-month, no setup fee.
ChitChat Marketing
SEO, paid ads and websites built to work together, so every channel feeds the same goal: more qualified leads.
01
Complete technical audits, keyword research targeting high-converting search terms, and content creation. We improve your rankings and build organic traffic that converts into sales.
02
Google search advertising and social media campaigns that deliver immediate traffic and qualified leads, including Google Ads optimization, Facebook and Instagram campaigns, LinkedIn B2B advertising, and Amazon advertising for e-commerce.
03
Your website is your digital storefront. We build mobile-friendly sites that show who you are, what you offer and what makes you different from your competitors.
04
Content and site structure optimized for AI search, so your business can show up in AI-generated answers as well as traditional search results.
05
User-friendly, accessible websites built for ABA therapy providers, paired with ABA SEO that targets the searches families and caregivers actually use, so your practice attracts more qualified leads.
Our actual price card
$1,500/month
Find out exactly what it would cost for your business on a free 15-minute strategy call.
What you get every month
Two articles and two landing pages every week, researched and optimized for search and AI search.
We build your authority by earning links from other sites, every week.
We audit your whole site and fix everything we find before building anything new.
We manage your Google Business Profile (formerly Google My Business) to help you show up in Google Maps and the local map pack.
We list your business on local directories with consistent name, address and phone details.
Top-10 and top-5 ranking consistency, plus growth in the keywords Google recognizes you for.
Why it matters
Building in-house expertise across every channel is costly and slow. With the right agency, you get specialists on day one.
01
Get SEO, paid media and conversion rate optimization experts without hiring full-time staff for each channel.
02
For most small and medium businesses, professional SEO services outperform building an in-house team from scratch.
03
Access to premium marketing tools like Semrush and Google Analytics, without paying for the subscriptions yourself.
04
Adjust marketing spend and strategy as your goals and market change, without long-term commitments.
05
Conversion tracking across the customer journey, so you can see what your marketing spend is producing.
06
Stay ahead of competitors with current digital marketing practices, algorithm updates and industry best practices.
How we work
Here’s what happens after you say yes.
STEP 1
We review your current digital presence, analyze competitor strategies and run technical SEO analysis and keyword research to see how customers search for your services.
STEP 2
A custom strategy built around your goals and budget. We pick the right channels across SEO, PPC and social, and build a content calendar that fits your brand.
STEP 3
We set up ad accounts, tracking and optimization tools, and handle content creation, ad design and landing page optimization so campaigns launch right.
STEP 4
Weekly campaign monitoring and bid adjustments, plus monthly reports with ROI analysis, keyword ranking updates and recommendations for scaling what works.
Stop asking what SEO costs
When it applies, we set up call tracking and connect to your CRM, so you see what each booked job cost you to win, not just traffic numbers.
A real example: one of our plumbing clients
$2,000
Monthly retainer
$500
Average job value
40–50
Booked jobs per month
$40–$50
To book a $500 job
The retainer pays for itself in the first four jobs. These are booked-revenue figures; margins are the plumber’s own. Results depend on your market and competition.
Verified Google reviews
Thomas is awesome! He runs my Google ads and improved my website with SEO. My ad budget is now lower than it has been and performance has nearly doubled. No-brainer to continue to have him managing my marketing. Highly recommend.
Blue Rock Storage
Google review
Working with ChitChat Marketing has more than met my expectations! Thomas is not only amazing at what he does, but also he takes the time to explain things, making the process understandable for those who aren’t too familiar with tech stuff.
Esther Raitport
Google review
ChitChat & Thomas have done a phenomenal job with our digital marketing, smart, knowledgeable and hard working. Makes a big difference. Highly recommend! 5 Stars
Nathaniel Kieval
Google review
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It depends on the channel. Paid advertising and social media campaigns can start sending traffic within 24 to 48 hours of launch. SEO typically shows initial improvements in 4 to 6 weeks, with significant organic traffic growth in 3 to 6 months. Content marketing delivers measurable traffic increases within 2 to 3 months of consistent publishing.
Our SEO starts at $1,500 a month. On a free strategy call, we’ll tell you exactly what it would cost for your business.
No. Our SEO is month-to-month with a 14-day cancellation notice. Give us two weeks and you’re out, with no penalties and no clawbacks.
We monitor search behavior, algorithm updates and industry trends, and adjust SEO strategies to maintain rankings and protect your website’s presence. We also consistently read Google’s algorithm updates to make sure we’re using best practices.
If you have a website, it’s important to drive consistent, high-quality traffic to it. That’s what SEO does. If new visitors every month matter to your business, SEO is the most important online marketing service.
Tell us what you’re after. We’ll put together a plan built to drive traffic, leads, and revenue.
Want an SEO plan specifically? Book a free 15-minute SEO strategy call.