SEO agency pricing
Expert SEO & GEO, built around your business
Three straightforward SEO agency retainer tiers for growing businesses that want to rank in organic search, show up in AI results, and not pay large agency prices to make it happen. No contracts required. Month-to-month after onboarding.
Month-to-month, no contracts · Director-level strategist, no hand-offs · Free 30-minute consultation
Three pillars. Every engagement.
Every BridgeCity SEO/GEO retainer is built around the same three pillars of organic search excellence. The scope and depth of work within each pillar scales with your engagement level.
01
Technical SEO
The foundation everything else is built on. Your site needs to be crawlable, indexable, fast, and structurally sound before organic search performance can improve.
• Site crawl and indexability analysis
• Core Web Vitals and page speed
• Structured data and schema markup
• Internal linking architecture
• AI bot accessibility and crawl optimization
• Monthly health check and full audit cadence
02
Content optimization
Getting more organic search value from what you already have. We optimize existing pages for relevance, structure, and AI visibility so your current content works harder.
• Page-level optimization recommendations
• Title, heading, and semantic structure
• Internal link optimization
• GSO/GEO visibility signals
• Keyword tracking and rank monitoring
• Competitive content analysis
03
Content strategy
Finding and filling the gaps. We identify where your competitors are winning in organic search, what questions your audience is asking, and what new content will drive the most impact.
• Content gap and opportunity analysis
• New content creation briefs
• Topic and keyword targeting recommendations
• Competitor monitoring
• Link opportunity identification
• AI search citation strategy
Transparent SEO agency pricing, clear deliverables
Every engagement starts with a structured onboarding. Every tier includes real, defined work, not vague deliverables and check-in calls. Calls, reports, rank tracking, and audits run on the cadence shown. The content and strategy items are examples of the projects we take on once we have prioritized what will have the biggest impact for your site.
Essentials
From $1,500 /month
Organic search visibility and direction for growing businesses that need a reliable SEO foundation without the overhead of a full-time hire.
Pricing varies by site size and scope.
Onboarding
• Kickoff call, access setup & baseline goal-setting
Technical SEO
• Monthly technical SEO health check summary
• Priority technical recommendations (top 3-5 actions)
Content optimization
• Keyword rank tracking (up to 50 keywords)
• Monthly performance summary with top movers and one key insight
Support
• One 30-min strategy call/month
• Email support (2-day response)
Growth · Most popular
From $3,500 /month
Deeper SEO diagnostics and competitive intelligence for businesses ready to scale organic search and AI visibility.
Pricing varies by site size and scope.
Onboarding
• Kickoff call, access setup, baseline audit & goal-setting session
Technical SEO
• Monthly technical SEO health check summary
• 2 full technical audits/year (every 6 months)
• GSO/AI visibility monitoring
Content optimization
• Keyword rank tracking (up to 150 keywords)
• Monthly performance report
• Content optimization recommendations
• Competitor tracking (up to 3)
Content strategy
• Content gap & opportunity analysis
• Content creation briefs
• Quarterly competitive SEO snapshot
• Link opportunity identification
Support
• Two 60-min strategy calls/month
• Email + Slack support
Partner
From $5,000 /month
An embedded SEO agency director for businesses that want full-spectrum organic search coverage, cross-team integration, and a true strategic partner.
Pricing varies by site size and scope.
Onboarding
• Full kickoff audit, stakeholder alignment & 90-day roadmap
Technical SEO
• Monthly technical SEO health check summary
• 4 full technical audits/year (quarterly)
• Web dev team integration: SEO requirements, sprint participation & implementation QA
• Custom GSO/GEO strategy, monitoring & reporting
Content optimization
• Keyword rank tracking (up to 300 keywords)
• Monthly content optimization recommendations
• Monthly performance report + QBR deck
Content strategy
• Content creation briefs & topic recommendations
• Full competitive content & SEO analysis (quarterly)
• Link strategy & outreach oversight
• Proposal & pitch support
Support
• Weekly check-ins + async Slack access
• Priority response, direct line
Compare SEO plans
Everything side by side
| Feature | Essentials | Growth | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pillar 01: Technical SEO | |||
| Monthly health check summary | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full technical audits per year | Not included | 2x / year | 4x / year |
| GSO/AI visibility monitoring | Not included | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom GSO/GEO strategy & reporting | Not included | Not included | ✓ |
| Web dev team integration | Not included | Not included | ✓ |
| Pillar 02: Content optimization | |||
| Keywords tracked | Up to 50 | Up to 150 | Up to 300 |
| Monthly performance report | Summary | ✓ | ✓ |
| QBR deck | Not included | Not included | ✓ |
| Content optimization recommendations | Not included | ✓ | ✓ |
| Competitor tracking | Not included | Up to 3 | Expanded |
| Pillar 03: Content strategy | |||
| Content gap analysis | Not included | ✓ | ✓ |
| Content creation briefs | Not included | ✓ | ✓ |
| Competitive SEO analysis | Not included | Quarterly snapshot | Full quarterly analysis |
| Link opportunity identification | Not included | ✓ | Strategy + oversight |
| Proposal & pitch support | Not included | Not included | ✓ |
| Support | |||
| Monthly strategy calls | 1 x 30 min | 2 x 60 min | Weekly |
| Slack access | Not included | ✓ | ✓ |
Questions
Frequently asked
Straightforward answers to what businesses ask before hiring an SEO agency.
How do you decide what to work on first?
Every engagement starts with a thorough understanding of your site, your organic search goals, and where the biggest opportunities are. From there we prioritize across all three pillars, technical SEO, content optimization, and content strategy, based on what will move the needle fastest for your specific situation. No two SEO engagements look exactly the same.
Which tier is right for my business?
Essentials suits small businesses and entrepreneurs who need consistent organic search monitoring and expert SEO guidance without a full-time hire. Growth fits businesses actively publishing content and wanting competitive intelligence. Partner is for businesses that want a fully embedded SEO agency partner working alongside their marketing and development teams.
What is GSO/GEO and why does it matter?
Generative Search Optimization (GSO) and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) ensure your brand is cited and recommended by AI platforms like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. As AI begins to sit alongside traditional organic search results, being visible in these systems is becoming as important as ranking in Google, and most businesses are not optimizing for it yet.
What does a full technical audit include?
A full SEO audit covers crawl analysis, indexability, Core Web Vitals, internal linking, structured data, site architecture, and AI bot accessibility. You receive a prioritized action list with clear recommendations your team or developer can act on directly to improve organic search performance.
Are there long-term contracts?
No long-term contracts are required. SEO agency engagements are month-to-month following the initial onboarding period. Organic search is a long-term investment and the results speak for themselves. You stay because it is working, not because you are locked in.
Do I need an in-house marketing person to work with you?
Not at all. Many clients come to BridgeCity SEO \u0026 GEO as their first and only SEO agency partner. We work directly with business owners, founders, and solo marketers, and we translate everything into plain language so you always know what is happening with your organic search performance and why.
Do you work with in-house dev teams?
Yes. Partner tier includes direct integration with your web development team or agency. This means writing SEO requirements into tickets, participating in sprints, and doing implementation QA so your technical organic search recommendations actually get shipped rather than sitting in a backlog.
Not sure which plan is right?
Start with a free consultation.
We will assess your current organic search performance and AI visibility and recommend the right SEO agency engagement for where your business is today.