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How much does SEO cost per month?

SEO is almost always a monthly investment rather than a one-time fee, because search visibility is built and maintained over time, not switched on. What you'll pay depends on how competitive your market is, how much ground you're making up, and how much content and technical work is involved — a local service business in a quiet niche needs far less than someone fighting for competitive national terms.

Beware the extremes: rock-bottom "SEO" is often automated link-spam that risks penalties, while a sky-high retainer isn't automatically better. Tobex doesn't sell fixed SEO packages, because honest scope depends on your situation and goals. What we do is scope the work transparently, tie it to the searches that actually produce customers, and put a real number in writing — with no lock-in, so you continue because it's working.

Rather than quote blind, the fastest path to a real number is a short conversation about your market and goals. And we'll always tell you if SEO isn't the highest-value place to start — sometimes ads or a better website come first.

How we build

A technically healthy, fast site is prerequisite work — we get that right so the ongoing SEO spend isn't wasted on a broken foundation.

How we protect

We never use the cheap, risky tactics that cause penalties; sustainable SEO protects the investment you're paying for monthly.

How we grow

The monthly work compounds — content and authority built this quarter keep paying off long after, unlike ads that stop when you do.

Growth Partnership fit

In the Growth Partnership, SEO shares strategy and tracking with your ads and site, so the monthly spend reinforces every other channel.

Get a straight answer for your business

A free, no-obligation consultation is the fastest way to a real answer for your situation.

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