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SEO Engagement Budget
calculator.

Estimate budget for technical SEO + content engagement.

How we calibrated this
Calibrated on our SEO engagements.
Inputs

Tell us about your project.

This is a static reference card. For interactive calculators, talk to us — we tune the assumptions per client.

Phase
  • Audit only0.4×
  • Audit + 3 months execution1×
  • 6-month engagement1.8×
Site size
  • Small (under 100 pages)0.7×
  • Medium (100-1k pages)1×
  • Large (1k-10k pages)1.3×
  • Huge (10k+ pages)1.7×
Content production
  • No content production from us0.7×
  • We deliver briefs, you write1×
  • We write + edit1.6×
How it's calculated

The formula.

Base USD 12,000/month × phase × siteSize × content

Output

Estimated budget

Total engagement budget.

Output

Monthly retainer

Ongoing monthly cost if applicable.

Output

Expected outcomes

Realistic 6-month outcomes.

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