What SEO companies in Iowa publish about price

People ask what this costs before they ask who is good. Here is the split this site actually uses.

The estimate

Typical industry estimate, not a quote from any firm on this list.

These ranges are not an average of firms in Iowa. On a profile with no published price, the line reads: Estimated: $1,000–$3,000/mo, typical for Iowa SEO retainers; not a quote.

• Local SEO: $1,000–$3,000 a month. One city or a small set of locations: technical basics, listings and a modest content cadence.
• Regional or national: $3,000–$10,000 a month. Technical work plus content aimed past one city, with reporting on pages shipped as well as rankings.
• Competitive or multi-location: $10,000–$30,000 a month. Many locations, or a category where the first page is already crowded. Often a heavier content or digital PR load.
• One-time audit: $3,000–$15,000, one time. A technical and content audit with a prioritized fix list. Implementation is usually separate.

Prices firms on this list have published

Optimist. SEO roadmap $7,500 one time; advisory from $3,000/mo; full service from $4,000/mo, per its site.

Team 218 Web Services. Custom WordPress websites run $2,500 to $8,000; nonprofit sites $1,500 to $4,000 including 12 months of management, per its homepage.

A published price belongs only to the firm that posted it. It is not a quote for your job. Compare proposals on the same written scope. A lower monthly number that leaves out production, media, or the person who does the work is not a lower price.

Nobody pays to be ranked. Publishing a price does not move a firm up the list, and leaving a price off does not move them down.