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SEO Cost Estimator

How much does professional SEO cost in the UK? Answer four questions about your business — size, keyword scope, competition, and timeline — to get a realistic monthly investment range based on current UK agency market rates.

About Your Business

How widely do you need to rank?

Roughly how many search terms do you want to rank for?

How competitive is your industry in Google search results?

How quickly do you need to see results?

Estimated Monthly Investment

£400 – £700

per month for professional UK SEO services

Recommended package

Local Foundations

Technical SEO audit, on-page optimisation across core pages, Google Business Profile setup, monthly reporting and calls.

Business scope

Local business

Keyword scope

5–15 keywords

Competition

Medium

Timeline

6–12 months

These are indicative ranges based on UK agency market rates. Your actual investment is agreed after a free discovery call and site audit. We don't tie clients into long contracts.

What affects SEO cost?

The main cost drivers are: the scale of your campaign (local vs national), the number of keywords targeted, how competitive your industry is (finance and law cost more to rank in than trades or hospitality), and timeline. Accelerated campaigns require more resources — content, links, technical work — to compress results.

UK agency vs freelancer

A freelancer might charge £300–600/month for a basic local campaign. A specialist agency typically starts at £700–1,000/month for local SEO and £1,500–3,000+ for regional or national campaigns. The difference is capacity: agencies can produce content, build links, and manage technical SEO simultaneously at scale.

Are there long-term contracts?

Many agencies require 6–12 month minimum contracts because SEO results take time to compound. We prefer shorter initial agreements with rolling months after the first 3 months — so you stay because results are coming, not because you're locked in. We'll propose terms openly after your free audit.

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