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Local SEO pricing, published before we ever talk.

Most agencies make you sit through a pitch to hear a number. Here are ours. Local Presence handles your Google profile and reviews. Local Authority adds the SEO, Yelp, and AI search work that gets you found. Growth Engine adds the ads that fill your calendar. Prices are per location, and your exact number depends on how competitive your market is and how much ad spend we manage. Same inputs, same price, every client. Month to month with no long-term contract, and you own everything we build.

Ad spend is separate, paid straight to Google on your card. Never marked up.

Local SEO packages: Local Presence, Local Authority, Growth Engine

Local Presence

The inner flame

Your Google profile, handled

Starts at

$399/mo

Per location, + $399 one-time setup. No ad spend required.

Who it's for: owners who just want their Google profile and reviews taken care of.

  • Google Business Profile claimed, built out, and optimized at setup
  • Ongoing listing management: kept accurate and protected from spam edits
  • Every Google review answered within 48 hours
  • Google review request system: your direct review link and a follow-up text to send after every sale
  • Monthly report in plain English
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Local Authority

The full flame

Get found on Google, Yelp & AI search

Starts at

$899/mo

Per location, + $699 one-time setup. No ad spend required.

Who it's for: owners who want to show up when neighbors search, on Google and in tools like ChatGPT, and can give it a few months to build.

  • Everything in Local Presence
  • Yelp listing managed and Yelp reviews answered
  • Directory and citation submissions
  • AI search (AEO/GEO): the structured data, content, and citations AI tools use to decide who to recommend
  • AI visibility check every month: what ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Mode say about you
  • Website copy and technical SEO fixed where they are costing you customers
  • Keywords tested and adjusted every month until we find what brings in work
  • Five questions by email every month, so our work follows what is happening in your business
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Growth Engine

The blue flame

Everything, plus ads

Starts at

$1,799/mo

Per location, + $999 one-time setup, + ad spend paid to Google on your card.

Who it's for: owners serious about reaching customers searching today. SEO builds over months; Google Ads put you in front of them now. Plan on at least $1,500 a month in ad spend.

  • Everything in Local Authority
  • Google Search Ads built and optimized weekly (up to $5K/mo spend)
  • Local Services Ads where your category qualifies, with weekly bad-lead disputes
  • New service and city pages for the customers and markets you want most
  • Call and conversion tracking with a live dashboard
  • Monthly report measured in calls, bookings, and sales you can trace

Add-ons: email marketing and customer nurture campaigns are quoted on your fit call.

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Move up anytime and pay only the difference in setup. Local Authority and Growth Engine setup includes a kickoff call. Every package includes: monthly report in plain English (see a sample) · month to month, cancel with 30 days notice · you own every account, page, and list we build.

Prices are per location. Multiple locations? They are quoted together on your fit call. See multi-location →

Inner flame, full flame, blue flame. The deeper you go, the hotter it burns. The hottest fire burns blue.

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What local SEO costs vs. what a customer is worth

THE MATH

Do the math with your own numbers: what is one new regular customer worth to you over a year? For most local businesses, a handful of new customers a month covers any package on this page. That is the bar we hold ourselves to, and it is why we report revenue, not impressions.

No lock-in

Month to month from day one. We keep clients by performing, not by contract.

No markup

Ad spend goes straight from your card to Google. You see every dollar.

No hostages

Your profiles, ad accounts, content, and customer list are yours. If you ever leave, everything goes with you.

No surprises

Your plan spells out what is included before you sign, and every monthly report shows what we did and what is next.

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Local SEO pricing FAQ

FAQ
How much does local marketing cost with Ember?

Local Presence starts at $399 per month, Local Authority at $899, and Growth Engine at $1,799, all per location. One-time setup is $399, $699, and $999. Your exact monthly number depends on how competitive your market is and how much ad spend we manage, and we set it in your plan before you sign. Ad spend on Growth Engine is separate and paid directly to Google on your card, never marked up.

Why is there a setup fee?

Because most of the work happens early: claiming and verifying your profiles and fixing your listings, plus a kickoff call and the data AI tools read on Local Authority and up. Charging for it once is what lets us skip the long contract.

Why does it say starts at?

Because a fixed price either overcharges small operators or underserves big ones. Winning in a competitive market takes more work than winning in a quiet one, and more ad spend takes more management. We give you your exact number before you sign, and it does not change without your say. Same inputs, same price: two clients with the same footprint and market pay the same rate.

How often will we meet?

Local Authority and Growth Engine start with a kickoff call at setup, because learning your business is the most important work we do. After that, we stay current by email: every month we ask what you sold, which leads were real, your best customer, whether you could take more work, and what is changing. Local Presence runs by email with a monthly report. If something is urgent, call us.

Why publish pricing when most agencies hide it?

Because hiding prices wastes your time and ours. If the numbers work, we talk. If they don't, no awkward call required.

Am I locked into a contract?

No. We are month to month from day one, and you can cancel with 30 days notice. Real marketing still takes time: ads can produce leads in weeks, while reviews, map rankings, and AI search build over months. You own everything we build either way.

Which platforms are included?

Local Presence covers your Google Business Profile and Google reviews. Local Authority adds Yelp, directories, your website, and AI tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Mode. Growth Engine adds Google Search Ads and Local Services Ads. Other ad platforms (Meta, Yelp Ads, Nextdoor, TikTok, and so on) are scoped and priced separately, because each added platform means its own creative, management, and reporting. If a platform won't book you jobs, we will tell you to keep your money.

Can you guarantee ChatGPT will recommend me?

No, and be careful of anyone who says they can. AI tools change how they answer, and no one controls them. What we can do is build what they rely on: accurate listings, strong reviews, clear content, and citations across the web. Then we check what they say about you every month and show you the results.

How many pages do you write each month?

We do not promise a page count. Quotas pay for busywork, and most local business sites do not need a new page every month. On Local Authority and Growth Engine, most of the building happens early. After that, we keep adjusting your keywords until we find traction, and add pages when they will earn their keep. Every monthly report shows what we did and what is next, and you can cancel with 30 days notice if you do not like what you see.

Is ad spend included?

No. Ad spend goes directly from your card to Google, so you always see exactly what they charge. We recommend at least $1,500 per month to compete in the Bay Area. Growth Engine manages up to $5,000 per month in spend; above that, we add 10 percent of spend over $5,000.

What about multiple locations?

Prices are per location. Multi-location accounts are quoted together on your fit call. Every location needs its own profile, review management, and reporting, and you get one report across all of them.

Which package is right for me?

Just want your Google profile and reviews handled? Local Presence. Want to be found on Google, Yelp, and AI search? Local Authority. Serious about reaching customers searching today, with at least $1,500 a month for ads? Growth Engine. Book a fit call and we will tell you straight, even when the answer is the cheaper package.

Talk to a Walnut Creek marketing agency.

Local Presence: your profile, handled. Local Authority: get found. Growth Engine: get booked out. One 20-minute call tells you which one fits. If none do, we'll tell you that too, free.

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