How much does SEO cost per month?
Here is the ballpark for a firm that works each month to help your site show up on Google.
- LeanAbout $1,000a month
- TypicalAbout $1,800a month
- FancyAbout $2,900a month
From 13 published prices. Newest October 26, 2026. Lean means 1 in 4 prices is lower. Fancy means 1 in 4 is higher. How this works
What makes it cost more
- More pages or more places to rank
- New articles written for you each month
- A busy field with many rivals
- Reports and calls each month
What makes it cost less
- A small site
- One town or one service to focus on
- You write the articles yourself
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How much does SEO cost per month?
The typical price is about $1,800 a month. One in four firms asks less than $1,000. One in four asks more than $2,900.
What is SEO?
SEO means search engine optimization. It is work that helps your site show up when people search on Google.
Where do these numbers come from?
They come from 13 prices that web firms publish on their own websites. Web Price Index collects them, and this site rounds them to a ballpark.