Comparing Orlando SEO companies on what they publish
Choosing an Orlando SEO company is usually decided by whichever sales call went best, which is why so many engagements end in month four with nobody able to say what was bought. This index takes the opposite approach: it compares agencies on what they have already published in public, their disclosed starting prices, their stated minimums, the industries they name as specialisms and the client work they will put a live URL against. Nothing here is a recommendation. It is the evidence you would have to gather yourself before a shortlist means anything, collected in one place with the date each figure was checked.
- 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
Agencies with a verified published price
| Agency | Disclosed starting price | Evidenced specialties | HQ | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prosperity Media 3 verified facts | AUD 2,000/mo | Content marketingSEO | Surry Hills (Sydney), NSW, AU | prosperitymedia.com.au | August 2026 |
| SimpleTiger 3 verified facts | $5,000/mo | SEO | Sarasota, FL | simpletiger.com | August 2026 |
| Yoghurt Digital 3 verified facts | AUD 2,000/mo | PPC & paid searchSEOSocial media marketing | Surry Hills (Sydney), NSW, AU | yoghurtdigital.com.au | August 2026 |
| Boulder SEO Marketing 2 verified facts | $2,000/mo | SEO | Boulder, CO | boulderseomarketing.com | August 2026 |
| EZMarketing 2 verified facts | $1,500/mo | PPC & paid searchSEO | Lancaster, PA | ezmarketing.com | August 2026 |
| Firebelly Marketing 2 verified facts | $3,000/mo | Social media marketing | Indianapolis, IN | firebellymarketing.com | August 2026 |
| Grounds for Promotion 2 verified facts | $5,000/mo | PPC & paid searchSEO | Boulder, CO | groundsforpromotion.com | August 2026 |
| Hook Agency 2 verified facts | $2,800/mo | PPC & paid searchSEO | Minneapolis, MN | hookagency.com | August 2026 |
| Kalungi 2 verified facts | $50,000/mo | Content marketing | Kirkland, WA | kalungi.com | August 2026 |
| The SEO Room 2 verified facts | AUD 1,500/mo | Content marketingSEO | Canning Vale (Perth), WA, AU | seoroom.com.au | August 2026 |
| Thrive Internet Marketing Agency 2 verified facts | $500/mo | SEO | Arlington, TX | thriveagency.com | August 2026 |
| Ciphers Digital Marketing 1 verified fact | $2,500/mo | SEO | Gilbert, AZ | ciphersdigital.com | August 2026 |
How to run an Orlando shortlist
- Decide whether you are buying local visibility or organic reach. Map pack work for an Orlando service business (profile completeness, reviews, service area pages) and national organic work are different jobs with different budgets. Name which one you want before the first call, because agencies will quote whichever they sell.
- Compare disclosed floors, not proposal totals. A published starting retainer is comparable across agencies; a bespoke proposal total is not. Where an agency publishes a floor, note whether it includes a separate one-off setup fee, because that number lands in month one.
- Ask each candidate the questions Google publishes. Google's own hiring guidance tells buyers to request examples of previous work, expected results and timeframes, and a clear explanation of methods, and to be wary of ranking guarantees. Ask all four, and compare the answers side by side.
- Check ownership of the assets before you sign. Your site, analytics, Search Console property and Google Business Profile should be owned by your business with the agency added as a user. Confirm that in writing, so that changing provider does not cost you your own history.
What Orlando actually competes on
Orlando demand splits into two very different buyer sets. There is the local services economy, home services, clinics, legal and trades, where the fight is over the map pack and reviews, proximity and profile completeness matter more than any blog, and progress tends to show up as calls rather than as rankings. Then there is the visitor economy, attractions, vacation rentals, hospitality and events, where the competition is national brands with large content teams and the realistic path is depth in a narrow niche rather than head-on competition for generic terms.
Ask a candidate agency which of those two they have done recently and to show you the live pages. An agency whose portfolio is entirely one type is not disqualified from the other, but it should be able to explain how the approach changes, and that explanation is a better test than any credential.
What moves the price of an Orlando engagement
Scope moves it most: a single-location local campaign is a fraction of a multi-location or statewide programme, because the page count, the technical surface and the reporting all scale with locations. Industry moves it next, since regulated and high-value niches carry specialist premiums and longer approval cycles. Finally, the delivery model moves it: an agency that writes content in house prices differently from one that coordinates freelancers, and neither is automatically better value, but you should know which you are buying.
The one thing that should not move the price is a promise about position. Google states that no one can guarantee a number one ranking, so a quote priced against a guaranteed placement is priced against something the seller cannot deliver.
Questions people actually ask
- How much should an Orlando SEO company charge per month?
- Compare disclosed starting retainers rather than proposal totals. Local single-location work sits well below multi-location or national programmes, and any published floor should be read alongside the setup fee that usually accompanies it.
- Is a local Orlando agency better than a remote one?
- Only if local presence buys you something specific, such as on-site photography, in-person meetings or genuine familiarity with local publishers. Otherwise judge on demonstrated work in your industry, published pricing and reference calls.
- How quickly should I expect results?
- Google's starter guide notes that some changes take effect in hours while others take several months. Local profile and review work often shows movement earlier than competitive organic terms, so agree what will be measured at 90 days before you start.
- What should a monthly report contain?
- What was changed, what it was expected to do, and what actually happened to the metrics that matter to your business, calls, forms and qualified enquiries. A report that is only a ranking table tells you nothing about revenue.
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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/orlando-seo-company/.