Digital marketing and SEO services, hired on evidence
Buying digital marketing and seo services together is usually one decision, not two: the agency that owns your search visibility also shapes the content, ads and analytics around it. This index lists 134 agencies on what they publish about themselves: pricing when they print it (16% do), specialisation, and verifiable proof, so the shortlist is built from evidence rather than sales calls.
- median disclosed retainer, per month (USD)
- $2,000
- agencies with a verified published price
- 21
- verified agencies in the index
- 134
Figures on this page come from the 134-agency verified catalog: each one was fetched from the agency's own published page and matched verbatim, with the source and retrieval date stored beside it.
- 134 agencies verifiedevery fact matched verbatim to the agency's own page
- Quoted and dated, never estimatedlast verification pass 2026-08-18
- 11 cities coveredlocal presence evidenced by offices and serving claims
How to choose a combined provider
- Decide the mix before the shortlist. An SEO-led engagement with content support is a different purchase from a paid-media-led one with SEO on retainer. Name the channel that must work first; it decides which specialists belong on the list at all.
- Shortlist by specialisation, not size. The evidenced pattern across the index is that agencies specialise by industry or by channel. A provider that ranks for its own specialty phrase is showing you its ceiling; a generalist is asking you to take it on faith.
- Verify the claims against their own pages. Published address, named team, printed prices and case detail that names the client. Agencies are listed here only on what can be verified from their own published pages; hold your shortlist to the same standard.
- Price against published floors. The minority of agencies that print their pricing set the market's reference points, from entry retainers to full-service engagements. Ask every finalist to position its quote against those published floors.
One provider or two
Splitting SEO and the rest of digital marketing across two agencies buys depth at the cost of a seam: two roadmaps, two attribution models and a standing argument over who owns the traffic. A combined provider removes the seam but must prove depth on both sides, which is exactly what published case detail, printed pricing tiers and the agency's own rankings let you check before a single call.
Questions people actually ask
- What do digital marketing and SEO services cost together?
- Combined retainers span from entry-level packages to full-service engagements; the printed prices in this index are the honest reference points. A combined scope should cost visibly less than the two services bought separately.
- Should SEO and digital marketing be with the same agency?
- If one channel dominates your plan, hire the specialist and let it lead. If search, content and paid media genuinely interlock, a combined provider with verifiable depth on each side removes the coordination seam.
- How do I verify an agency before the first call?
- From its own pages: address, team, prices, case detail, and whether it ranks for its own specialty phrase. Everything listed here is held to that standard, and it takes minutes to apply to any shortlist.
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The median advertised marketing retainer starting price per month in the US agency market was $2,000 in August 2026, across 21 verified agency facts recorded in FindAgency HQ Pricing Transparency Index.
Cite as: "FindAgency HQ Pricing Transparency Index", updated 2026-08-18, https://findagencyhq.com/digital-marketing-and-seo-services/.