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How much should I invest in SEO?
If you want to increase your website traffic and receive more qualified leads & conversions, search engine optimisation should play an integral part in your digital marketing plan. When it comes to choosing an agency or expert consultant you’ll first want to know how much it would cost and how long it would take to see tangible results.
On this page, we’ll break down the average cost of SEO services in 2019 and list out all connected tasks which might be required to optimise your website.
UPtimiser SEO Pricing Plans
At UPtimiser, we offer fully customizable plans for all sizes & types of businesses, packaged up in 3 tiers to fit your business needs and budget.
In addition to all our services, clients receive on-going keyword ranking and CTR organic click reports to provide a transparent overview of performance progression.
To get an idea of how much you should expect to invest for SEO services, check out the table below.
| SEO PRICING OPTIONSDetailed overview of all our plansNeed more information? |
SEO STARTER HKD $5,000.00 per monthafter initial set-up investmentGet Started | SEO PRO HKD $10,000.00 per monthafter initial set-up investmentGet Started | VISIBILITY BOOST HKD $15,000.00 per monthafter initial set-up investmentGet Started | MARKET LEADER HKD $25,000.00 per monthafter initial set-up investmentGet Started |
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| Strategy | ||||
| Business Objective Definition | ||||
| SEO KPI Definition | ||||
| Buyer Persona Definition | ||||
| Content Strategy | ||||
| Conversion & Engagement Strategy | ||||
| Outreach Strategy (Local and/or Enterprise) | ||||
| Online PR Strategy | ||||
| Analytics | ||||
| Google Analytics Setup | ||||
| Google Analytics Performance Analysis | ||||
| Custom Dashboard Setup | ||||
| Custom Monthly Reporting | ||||
| Conversion Tracking | ||||
| Visitor Segmentation by Engagement | ||||
| Technical | ||||
| Technical Setup & Performance Audit | ||||
| Sitemap & Robots.txt Setup | ||||
| Website Migration Assistance | ||||
| Search Console Setup & Monitoring | ||||
| Page Load Speed Optimization | ||||
| Image Optimization | ||||
| Link Redirect Audit | ||||
| Broken Links Analysis | ||||
| Web Page Freshness Updates | ||||
| Indexation & Crawling Updates | ||||
| Duplicate Content Analysis | ||||
| Website Usability Analysis | ||||
| Sitemap Refresh | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Keyword Research and Selection | ||||
| Predictive Keyword Analysis | ||||
| Keyword On-going Tracking | ||||
| Keyword Rank Checker Access | ||||
| Monitor Competitor Keyword Rankings | ||||
| On-Page | ||||
| Information Architecture Audit | ||||
| URL Recommendations | ||||
| Meta Tags (Title & Meta Descriptions) | ||||
| Heading Tags | ||||
| Image Alt Tags | ||||
| Internal Linking Analysis & Setup | ||||
| Schema Mark-ups | ||||
| Keyword Density Check | ||||
| Canonicalization Analysis | ||||
| Duplicate Content Analysis | ||||
| Custom 404 Error Page Setup | ||||
| Content | ||||
| Existing Web Content Analysis | ||||
| On-going Content Recommendations | ||||
| Competitor Content Monitoring | ||||
| Backlinks | ||||
| Initial Link Analysis & Disavow | ||||
| On-going Outreach Database Gathering | ||||
| Content Analysis For Link Baiting | ||||
| Link Reclamation | ||||
| Monitor Competitor Link Activities | ||||
| Mobile | ||||
| Mobile Audit | ||||
| Mobile Site Optimization | ||||
| Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) | ||||
| Google My Business & Local SEO | ||||
| Google My Business Setup & Optimization | ||||
| Local Search Optimization | ||||
| Citation & Directory Outreach | ||||
| CRO (Conversion Rate Optimisation) | ||||
| Website Conversion Analysis | ||||
| Data Gathering (Company, Customers, Website) | ||||
| Hypothesis Testing | ||||
| Wireframe Designing | ||||
| Experiment Implementation | ||||
| Measurement & Revision | ||||
| SXO (Search Experience Optimisation) | ||||
| Site Search Experience Analysis | ||||
| Reporting | ||||
| Monthly ROI, Traffic & Goal Reporting | ||||
| On-going Keyword Progression Report | ||||
| Competitive Market Share Reporting | ||||
| On-going Competitor Opportunity Reports | ||||
| Training | ||||
| SEO 101 | ||||
| SEO For Content | ||||
| SEO For PR | ||||
| SXO (Search Experience Optimization) 101 | ||||
| Fees | ||||
| Initial SEO Campaign Investment (First Month) | HKD $4,500.00 | HKD $6,650.00 | HKD $11,730.00 | HKD $9,385.00 |
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| SEO PRICING OPTIONSDetailed overview of all our plansNeed more information? |
SEO STARTER USD $640.00 per monthafter initial set-up investmentGet Started | SEO PRO USD $1,280.00 per monthafter initial set-up investmentGet Started | VISIBILITY BOOST USD $1,920.00 per monthafter initial set-up investmentGet Started | MARKET LEADER USD $3,201.00 per monthafter initial set-up investmentGet Started |
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| Strategy | ||||
| Business Objective Definition | ||||
| SEO KPI Definition | ||||
| Buyer Persona Definition | ||||
| Content Strategy | ||||
| Conversion & Engagement Strategy | ||||
| Outreach Strategy (Local and/or Enterprise) | ||||
| Online PR Strategy | ||||
| Analytic | ||||
| Google Analytics Setup | ||||
| Google Analytics Performance Analysis | ||||
| Custom Dashboard Setup | ||||
| Custom Monthly Reporting | ||||
| Conversion Tracking | ||||
| Visitor Segmentation by Engagement | ||||
| Technical | ||||
| Technical Setup & Performance Audit | ||||
| Sitemap & Robots.txt Setup | ||||
| Website Migration Assistance | ||||
| Search Console Setup & Monitoring | ||||
| Page Load Speed Optimization | ||||
| Image Optimization | ||||
| Link Redirect Audit | ||||
| Broken Links Analysis | ||||
| Web Page Freshness Updates | ||||
| Indexation & Crawling Updates | ||||
| Duplicate Content Analysis | ||||
| Website Usability Analysis | ||||
| Sitemap Refresh | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Keyword Research and Selection | ||||
| Predictive Keyword Analysis | ||||
| Keyword On-going Tracking | ||||
| Keyword Rank Checker Access | ||||
| Monitor Competitor Keyword Rankings | ||||
| On-Page | ||||
| Information Architecture Audit | ||||
| URL Recommendations | ||||
| Meta Tags (Title & Meta Descriptions) | ||||
| Heading Tags | ||||
| Image Alt Tags | ||||
| Internal Linking Analysis & Setup | ||||
| Schema Mark-ups | ||||
| Keyword Density Check | ||||
| Canonicalization Analysis | ||||
| Duplicate Content Analysis | ||||
| Custom 404 Error Page Setup | ||||
| Content | ||||
| Existing Web Content Analysis | ||||
| On-going Content Recommendations | ||||
| Competitor Content Monitoring | ||||
| Backlinks | ||||
| Initial Link Analysis & Disavow | ||||
| On-going Outreach Database Gathering | ||||
| Content Analysis For Link Baiting | ||||
| Link Reclamation | ||||
| Monitor Competitor Link Activities | ||||
| Mobile | ||||
| Mobile Audit | ||||
| Mobile Site Optimization | ||||
| Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) | ||||
| Google My Business & Local SEO | ||||
| Google My Business Setup & Optimization | ||||
| Local Search Optimization | ||||
| Citation & Directory Outreach | ||||
| CRO (Conversion Rate Optimisation) | ||||
| Website Conversion Analysis | ||||
| Data Gathering (Company, Customers, Website) | ||||
| Hypothesis Testing | ||||
| Wireframe Designing | ||||
| Experiment Implementation | ||||
| Measurement & Revision | ||||
| SXO (Search Experience Optimisation) | ||||
| Site Search Experience Analysis | ||||
| Reporting | ||||
| Monthly ROI, Traffic & Goal Reporting | ||||
| On-going Keyword Progression Report | ||||
| Competitive Market Share Reporting | ||||
| On-going Competitor Opportunity Reports | ||||
| Training | ||||
| SEO 101 | ||||
| SEO For Content | ||||
| SEO For PR | ||||
| SXO (Search Experience Optimization) 101 | ||||
| Fees | ||||
| Initial SEO Campaign Investment (First Month) | USD $575.00 | USD $850.00 | USD $1,500.00 | USD $1,200.00 |
| Get Started | Get Started |
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In addition to above plans, we also offer ad-hoc performance reporting options, so you’ll have access to your data whenever requested. Ad-hoc performance reports include strategy recommendations, and check-in calls (upon request).
No matter what plan you go for, we’ll always keep you updated about your project’s performance progression. In case you require a that level of flexibility you can always request an Ad-hoc performance report.
At UPtimiser we believe in a data-led SEO approach hence understanding Googles algorithm implications sits at the forefront of all our strategic planning. We have created above chart to provide clients with a simple overview of core optimisation requirements.
And How Long Does It Takes To See SEO Results?
There a lot of different variables that play into how quickly you can see results once you have started doing SEO. Benchmark organic search traffic, content, web design&UX, domain age & authority, number & quality of referring domains, ranking & direct competition as well as your target market all need to be taken into consideration to determine how quickly you can see performance improvements.
Once you start optimising your website it will usually take some time before any meaningful ranking improvements are achieved. Once Google has crawled and indexed all fresh content updates it will usually take at least 3-4 weeks for less competitive keywords to show some positive movements and another 3-4 month for more competitive ones.
Obviously there are a lot of different variables but usually we will see the first significant organic search ranking improvements around month 6 and on wards. The benefits of SEO compounds over time so setting up the right foundation in the initial stage will help your website to deliver maximum results in the foreseeable future.
SEO Pricing Guidelines
Hourly Rate
HKD$1,200.00
Project-Based
HKD$7,850 to HKD$156,800
Results-Based
Keyword dependant!
Monthly Retainer
HKD$5,000 to HKD$25,000
Looking for something specific? Contact Us for something customized
Frequently Asked Questions
Shouldn’t SEO be free?
Organic search listings are free but to get to the top of Google requires labour-intensive and on-going optimisation efforts. If you want to achieve any meaningful organic ranking results a monthly budget is advisable.
How much does SEO cost per month?
Monthly investments vary based on several factors. First it really depends on the state of your website and your benchmark organic ranking performance. A new website with little online visibility who is operating in a very competitive industry will need to make bigger initial and monthly investments as a more established website which is already ranking for several relevant high volume keywords. Also commissioning an agency vs working with freelancer can impact cost. It is important to compare rates and scope as well as understand projected ranking and traffic growth.
How much do freelancers charge?
It depends on the expertise of the respective freelancer. As freelancers usually work on an hourly rate model they might not necessarily be cheaper then working with an agency on an on-going bases. If a freelancer provides very cheap rates it is probably a sign that he either doesn’t what he is doing or uses shady black hat tactics which can ultimately do more harm to your website.
What’s the different between SEO & SEM?
Search Engine Marketing or SEM is an overarching term that includes different search marketing tactics such as Google Ads and SEO. Both disciplines help businesses by promoting websites and pushing them to the top of search engine listings to deliver increased visibility and subsequently increase traffic and leads.
Are there any pricing guidelines?
There are 4 ways to contract us for SEO services, refer to the section above to understand and compare the different pricing models.
What SEO components do your prices include?
At UPtimiser we tailor our monthly plans based on client requirements and current state of website and online visibility. Beginning of each month we will advise on recommended steps and will use monthly retainer hours to complete.
