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Updated: July 2026

No surprise fees. No lock-in contracts. Just clear plans designed to grow your business. See exactly how much SEO costs and what web design pricing looks like for small businesses.

Before you shop

What does SEO actually cost in New York?

Before you compare plans, it helps to know what the NYC market actually charges — and why quotes vary so wildly. A dentist in Park Slope and a personal-injury firm in Midtown can both hire an SEO agency and walk away with $500/month and $8,000/month bills for what looks like the same service. Here's how to make sense of that range.

The three tiers of NYC SEO pricing

Why NYC quotes vary so much

Four factors move the price. Competition — a "SEO Brooklyn" query has different economics than "SEO for personal injury lawyers Manhattan." Geography — a single-borough business needs less link and content investment than one competing across all of NYC. Content velocity — 4 pages/month costs meaningfully less than 12. Agency overhead — Manhattan agencies with account managers, sales teams, and 40th-floor offices are billing you for that overhead. A solo operator or lean team can deliver the same scope at roughly half the price.

What we charge — and why

Our SEO retainers run $499–$1,299/month because we're structured for small businesses, not enterprise clients. No account managers between you and the person doing the work. No offshore outsourcing. No mandatory 12-month contracts. Web design is $999–$3,499 as a one-time fee — most NYC agencies charge $5,000–$15,000 for the same scope, and the difference is largely markup for their sales pipeline. See the exact plans below.

Deeper read: How much does SEO cost for a small business in NY →
SEO Plans

SEO Pricing for Small Businesses

Monthly SEO retainers that build long-term, compounding organic growth. Cancel anytime.

Starter
$499 /mo

For new businesses or single-location service providers just getting started with SEO.

  • ✓Up to 10 target keywords
  • ✓Full technical SEO audit
  • ✓On-page optimization (5 pages/mo)
  • ✓Google Search Console setup
  • ✓Monthly ranking report
  • ✓5 quality backlinks/mo
  • ✓1 blog post/mo
  • –Local pack optimization
  • –Competitor gap analysis
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Growth
$799 /mo

For growing businesses targeting competitive keywords and multiple service areas.

  • ✓Up to 25 target keywords
  • ✓Full technical SEO audit
  • ✓On-page optimization (10 pages/mo)
  • ✓Google Search Console + Analytics
  • ✓Monthly ranking & traffic report
  • ✓10 quality backlinks/mo
  • ✓2 blog posts/mo
  • ✓Local pack optimization
  • ✓Competitor gap analysis
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Pro
$1,299 /mo

For businesses in highly competitive markets that need aggressive, full-service SEO.

  • ✓Unlimited target keywords
  • ✓Full technical SEO audit + monthly
  • ✓On-page optimization (unlimited)
  • ✓Full Google Analytics 4 setup
  • ✓Weekly rankings dashboard access
  • ✓15+ quality backlinks/mo
  • ✓4 blog posts/mo
  • ✓Local pack + map optimization
  • ✓Schema markup & structured data
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Web Design Packages

Web Design Pricing for Small Businesses

One-time flat-fee website projects. Mobile-first, fast, and SEO-ready from day one. No monthly fees unless you add hosting.

Basic
$999 one-time

Perfect for local businesses that need a clean, professional web presence fast.

  • ✓Up to 5 custom pages
  • ✓Mobile-first responsive design
  • ✓Contact form integration
  • ✓Basic on-page SEO
  • ✓Google Analytics setup
  • ✓SSL certificate
  • ✓48-hour launch timeline
  • –E-commerce / online store
  • –Custom animations
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Business
$1,999 one-time

For established businesses that need a high-converting site with full SEO optimization.

  • ✓Up to 10 custom pages
  • ✓Mobile-first responsive design
  • ✓Advanced contact forms + CRM
  • ✓Full on-page SEO optimization
  • ✓Google Analytics 4 + Search Console
  • ✓Schema markup
  • ✓Page speed optimization (95+ score)
  • ✓Custom animations & interactions
  • –E-commerce / online store
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Premium
$3,499 one-time

For businesses that need a fully custom site with e-commerce, advanced features, or a complete rebrand.

  • ✓Unlimited pages
  • ✓Custom design from scratch
  • ✓E-commerce / WooCommerce setup
  • ✓Full SEO foundation + schema
  • ✓Booking / scheduling system
  • ✓Custom animations & microinteractions
  • ✓Core Web Vitals optimization
  • ✓30-day post-launch support
  • ✓Priority turnaround
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SEO Plans, Side by Side

Compare SEO plans in one view

Feature Starter
$499/mo		 Growth
$799/mo · Popular		 Pro
$1,299/mo
Google Business Profile optimization✓✓✓
On-page SEO (title, meta, schema)✓✓✓
Local citations built per month51020
Content pieces published per month12–34–6
Backlink outreach—✓Aggressive
Competitor gap analysisQuarterlyMonthlyMonthly
Reporting cadenceMonthlyMonthly + callBi-weekly + call
Direct access to LiavEmailEmail + SlackEmail + Slack + calls
Best forSolo operators
low competition		Most small
businesses		Competitive markets
multi-service
What to expect

SEO is a compounding asset. Here's the honest timeline.

Anyone promising rankings in 30 days is either selling you paid ads, chasing a low-competition keyword to fake a win, or lying. Here's what actually happens month by month.

Months 1–3

Foundation

Technical audit, on-page fixes, GBP optimization, citation cleanup. Rankings typically flat. This is unglamorous but load-bearing work.

Months 4–6

First movement

Long-tail keywords start ranking. GBP starts appearing in the map pack for less-competitive terms. First leads from organic search.

Months 7–12

Compounding

Head terms start ranking. Traffic doubles or triples the month-3 baseline. Cost-per-lead drops well below Google Ads equivalent.

Year 2+

Asset

SEO becomes a durable asset — rankings hold, content keeps earning traffic years after publication. You're now competing at the top of your market.

Every plan comes with direct access to Liav Maman, founder of Chazak Digital — no offshore teams, no account managers between you and the work. See what NYC small businesses say →

Common Questions About Our Pricing

Everything you need to know about how much SEO costs and our web design pricing.

Our SEO plans run from $499/month (Starter) to $1,299/month (Pro). For most small businesses in New York, $499–$799/month is the right starting point. Starter covers the fundamentals: keyword research, Google Business Profile optimization, on-page SEO, 2–4 directory citations per month, and monthly reporting. Growth ($799) adds content production, broader link building, and faster ranking momentum. Pro ($1,299) is for businesses in highly competitive markets — Manhattan, professional services, e-commerce — that need aggressive content output and link building to break through. No setup fees, no contracts. You can scale up or down anytime.
Our web design packages start at $999 for a clean 5-page site and go up to $3,499 for fully custom builds with e-commerce, advanced integrations, or 15+ pages. For most local service businesses, the $1,499–$1,999 range is the sweet spot — fully responsive, SEO-optimized from day one, with a CMS so you can update content yourself. New York agencies often charge $5,000–$15,000 for the same scope, but the difference is mostly markup, not output. All prices are one-time flat fees. No surprise invoices, no scope creep, no monthly retainers required.
Three factors drive SEO pricing: how competitive your market is, how much content and link building you need monthly, and how fast you want results. A solo plumber in Queens competing against 5 local competitors can rank with $499/month. A multi-location dental practice competing against 20+ practices across Manhattan needs $1,000+ to move the needle. The single biggest variable is content velocity — businesses publishing 4–8 keyword-targeted pages per month consistently outpace those publishing 1–2. We'll tell you honestly during your free audit which tier is realistic for your goals and timeline.
For local service businesses, almost always yes — but the math has to work. If your average customer is worth $300+ and you can attribute 2–3 new customers per month to SEO within 6 months, a $499/month plan pays for itself many times over. Where SEO doesn't make sense: businesses selling $10 products with no repeat purchases, or businesses in markets so small that ranking #1 only adds 1–2 customers per month. We're upfront about this — if SEO isn't a fit, we'll tell you on the discovery call rather than sell you something that won't pay back.
Google Ads charges you for every click, every time, forever. The moment you stop paying, the traffic stops. SEO is the opposite — you build assets (rankings, content, backlinks) that keep delivering traffic for years after the work is done. A page that ranks #1 for "plumber in Astoria" delivers traffic 24 hours a day without ongoing cost-per-click. Most clients see Google Ads costs of $500–$3,000/month just to maintain visibility, while $499–$799/month in SEO builds compounding value. Many businesses run both: ads for immediate leads while SEO compounds in the background.
No setup fees, ever. SEO plans are month-to-month with no long-term commitment required. Web design is a one-time flat fee. Cancel SEO with 7 days' notice before your next billing cycle and you'll never be charged again — we even export everything we've built (content, citations, GBP optimizations) so you keep the work. We earn loyalty through results, not contracts.
Yes, you can upgrade or downgrade at any time, and we'll adjust your strategy and deliverables starting with the next billing cycle. Most clients start on Starter, see their first wins by month 3, and move to Growth in month 4 or 5 once they want to accelerate. Going the other way is fine too — if business slows down, you can drop to a lower tier or pause for a few months without losing the work already done.
Yes. Clients who bundle a web design project with an SEO plan receive 15% off the first 3 months of SEO services — typically a savings of $200–$580 depending on the SEO tier. Bundling also speeds up results because we build the site with SEO foundations already in place (schema, page speed, local-targeted content), eliminating the typical 2–3 month delay of fixing technical issues on an inherited site.
If your budget is under $499/month, do the foundation work yourself first: fully optimize your Google Business Profile, claim listings on the top 20 directories, ask happy customers for reviews, and publish one page on your website per service you offer. That alone can get a brand new local business ranking in the map pack within 3–6 months. When you're ready to accelerate, our Starter plan picks up from there. We'll tell you honestly if you should DIY for a few more months before hiring us — we'd rather take you on as a profitable client at month 6 than burn through cash you don't have at month 1.
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