What US agencies charge, what you should actually be getting for it, and how to tell real SEO work from a monthly report nobody reads.
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The short answer
US SEO retainers typically run $1,500–$5,000 a month for a local business and $5,000–$20,000 for competitive national work, with hourly consulting at $100–$300. What separates a retainer worth paying for from one that isn't is whether the fixes get implemented or merely listed. Our Local SEO is $299/month, Growth SEO is $499/month, and a one-time audit is $129.
What the US market charges
The same brief costs wildly different amounts depending on who builds it. Here's the honest spread.
| Who you hire | Typical cost | What that actually means |
|---|---|---|
| Cheap monthly packages | $200 – $600 / month | Usually automated directory submissions and low-value links. Frequently does harm. |
| Local SEO (US agency) | $1,500 – $3,500 / month | One location, map pack, a modest keyword set. |
| Competitive / national (US agency) | $5,000 – $20,000 / month | Content teams, digital PR, link acquisition at scale. |
| Hourly consulting | $100 – $300 / hour | Strategy and audits. Implementation is usually billed separately. |
| One-time audit | $1,000 – $5,000 | A document. Whether it's worth anything depends on who then does the work. |
| Mana Studio | $299 – $499 / month | Fixes implemented, not just reported. Month-to-month, no lock-in. |
US agency figures below are typical market ranges for comparable scope — what businesses tell us they were quoted, and what US agencies publish on their own pricing pages. They are not quotes from any named firm, and your own quotes may fall outside them. Our prices are fixed and confirmed in writing before any work starts.
What drives the price
If two quotes are far apart, the difference is almost always hiding in one of these rows.
| What drives it | Costs less | Costs more |
|---|---|---|
| Competition | A niche trade in a small metro | Personal injury, dental implants or insurance in a top-10 metro |
| Geographic scope | One city, one Google Business Profile | Multi-location, multi-state, or national |
| Site condition | A fast modern site with a clean structure | A slow legacy site needing technical remediation before anything can rank |
| Content volume | Optimising pages you already have | Four-plus new articles a month, plus location and service pages |
| Link acquisition | Citations and local directories | Digital PR and editorial links, the most expensive line in any retainer |
| Implementation | Your developer applies the recommendations | The agency implements everything — which is what you want, and costs more |
What each budget buys
Our published tiers, and what's genuinely inside each one.
$129
Full technical crawl, Core Web Vitals analysis, keyword and competitor gap report, backlink review, a prioritised fix list with effort estimates and a 60-minute walkthrough. Credited back if you start a retainer.
Best for Finding out what's actually wrong before committing to monthly spend.
$299/mo
Google Business Profile optimisation, map-pack work, 15 target keywords, on-page fixes implemented, local citations and directory cleanup, a review-generation system, monthly report and call.
Best for One location that needs to win its city and its 'near me' searches.
$499/mo
40+ keywords, technical fixes implemented, 4 articles a month, backlink outreach, competitor gap analysis, multi-location pages, conversion-rate work, bi-weekly calls.
Best for Competing across a metro, a state, or nationally.
Our fixed prices
Every price here is fixed. The number in the proposal is the number on the invoice.
For businesses that need to win one city and its "near me" searches.
For businesses competing across a metro, a state or nationally.
Find out exactly what's holding your site back before spending on a retainer.
Our Work
Every one of these is live right now — click through and judge the work yourself.
Pre-owned car dealership platform for a trusted dealer in Warangal — live inventory browsing, certified listings, and an installable PWA with offline access and instant new-arrival notifications
After the successful launch of the first website, the client partnered with Mana Studio again to develop a dedicated website for their Sirisilla branch.
A modern, SEO-optimized website designed and developed by Mana Studio for a professional packers and movers company. From UI/UX design to full-stack development, we built a fast, mobile-friendly, and conversion-focused website that helps generate leads, build customer trust, and strengthen the brand's online presence.
Full-stack e-commerce platform for traditional Indian clothing with AWS integration and advanced analytics
Comprehensive job portal for government job seekers with real-time updates and notifications
Automated PNL reporting platform for Tradetron Creators — real-time MTM tracking, drawdown alerts, and Telegram summaries
Why us
Not just the deliverable — the way the project runs.
Same senior engineers, without the $150/hour Manhattan overhead. Fixed quotes in USD, agreed before we start.
Daily overlap with US Eastern, Central and Pacific. Calls at 9am your time, not 9am ours.
You talk to the people building it — no account manager relay, no translation gap.
Send yours or use ours, signed same-day at no cost. Your idea, code and data stay yours.
A dated proposal with scope, milestones and the final number. No hourly meter, no surprise invoices.
Code, designs, hosting, domains and logins handed over in full. Nothing is locked to us.
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