The price of SEO can vary based on various factors including the country your business is located in, the country or region your SEO is located in, and the work being performed by your SEO. A 2018 survey by SEO tool company Ahrefs showed the most popular way to price SEO was a monthly retainer fee of $500 to $1,000.

Some SEOs charge on a per hour basis with the most popular being usd $100 to $150 per hour.

Some SEOs charge on a per project basis with the most popular fee being $501 to $1,000 per project.

If you think you know what you’re doing, then you may want to hire an SEO on a per project basis or a per hour basis. If SEO is fairly new to you and you want a consultant or agency to be fully in charge, then you should go for a retainer based fee.

If you’re an ecommerce website, an enterprise level company, or your business requires a larger volume of work, then the averages above would not fit your unique situation. For example a DWI / DUI attorney in virtually every major city should be paying around $20,000 to $50,000 usd monthly for their ranking efforts. A company the size of Amazon likely should be spending at a minimum of $100,000 usd monthly.

How much do we charge? For most businesses we charge a minimum agency entry rate of $1,000 usd per month. However, most of our clients pay between $3,000 and $5,000 per month.