Starter
The essentials, done properly
$300 CAD/month
- Basic SEO setup
- Keyword research
- On-page optimization
- Google Analytics setup
- Monthly performance report
Fits: new businesses, solo practitioners and less crowded fields
Pricing plans
SEO pricing for Richmond, BC businesses
Monthly SEO plans for Richmond, BC businesses at $300, $500 or $700 CAD, month to month. If Starter covers it, that is our recommendation.
- From $300 CAD/mo
- No long lock-in
- Monthly reporting
Pricing plans
Growth
Ongoing work on rankings and the map
$500 CAD/month
- Advanced SEO optimization
- Keyword & content updates
- Google Business Profile SEO
- Competitor analysis
- Monthly reports & updates
Fits: established firms in busy categories such as food, dental and real estate
Pro
Organic search and paid ads together
$700 CAD/month
- SEO strategy & execution
- Content optimization
- Google Ads management
- Conversion optimization
- Priority support & reporting
Fits: businesses that want enquiries now and stronger rankings over time
What it really costs
What do Richmond businesses pay for SEO?
Owners usually ask this before anything else, and most agency sites dodge it. Here are typical monthly ranges for a single-location business in Richmond, BC, in Canadian dollars, and where our plans sit among them.
Under $300
Tools rather than people
At this price you generally get automated reports. Nobody is writing pages, fixing your listing or answering your questions.
$300 – $1,500
Typical for one location
A person working each month on your profile, pages and listings, with a report you can follow. Our three plans are $300, $500 and $700.
Over $1,500
Chains and region-wide campaigns
Multi-location groups, or firms competing across all of Metro Vancouver for high-value clients. A single Richmond shop rarely needs this.
Prices throughout this site are CAD.
What decides which plan suits you
Roughly in order of influence.
- 01 How competitive your category is A customs broker has a handful of local rivals. A dim sum restaurant or a dentist on No. 3 Road competes with dozens, many with years of reviews.
- 02 Where your customers are Serving the blocks around one plaza is simple. Serving all of Richmond plus Vancouver and Delta means more pages and more work.
- 03 Languages on your site Each language version needs its own pages and upkeep. We handle the structure; the translated copy comes from your side.
- 04 The state of your website A slow or outdated site may need repairs first. That is a one-time quote, separate from the monthly plan.
- 05 Whether ads are involved Google Ads management comes with the Pro plan. The ad budget itself is paid straight to Google.
What a monthly SEO fee should cover
A fair checklist for any agency, including ours.
- Hands-on care of your Google Business Profile every month
- Reporting on calls, messages and bookings, not only positions
- New pages based on what Richmond customers actually search
- Behind-the-scenes fixes that keep pages quick and readable for search engines
- Every account kept in your own name
- A contact who answers your emails personally
How long before it pays off
A few quick fixes, then steady compounding.
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Weeks one to four
Clearing the obvious errors
Wrong category, missing unit number, unverified profile, old phone number on a directory. Fixing these can help almost immediately.
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By month four
A trend worth reading
New pages are indexed and reviews are arriving. Calls and messages in the report should be moving up.
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After twelve months
The real verdict
Compare a year of fees with the work search brought in. That is the fairest test.
Will SEO earn back its cost for you?
Sometimes the honest answer is no, and you should hear it early.
Probably yes if
- Richmond customers look online for what you offer
- One extra customer would cover a month’s fee
- You can give it a few months before judging
- You can handle more work than you have now
Probably no if
- You already turn work away every week
- One contract or referral partner supplies nearly all your work
- You need enquiries within days; ads are quicker
- Your customers come through a community network that never searches
Three commitments
No lock-in
Month-to-month. Keep going only while it pays.
No promised rankings
Positions are Google’s decision. Guarantees are a sales tactic.
Plain reporting
If rankings climb but enquiries do not, you will hear it from us first.
See where you stand in Richmond
Find out, free, how you rank from Steveston to City Centre, who is ahead of you and which changes matter most.
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