/seo-services/rates · 57 WORK ITEMS
SEO & AI Search Optimization rates, out in the open.
Every task in a seo & ai search optimization engagement, and the time it honestly takes at three levels of care. We work at Speed + Quality: the AI-enhanced sweet spot where the job is done right without the manual overhead. Faster than that means corners cut. Slower means someone doing it by hand with no AI, and charging you for every minute of it.
Rushed Corners cut, quality drops
Speed + Quality Our AI-enhanced sweet spot
Manual Unassisted, no AI
On-page SEO
Work item Rushed Speed + Quality Manual
PG-01 Title tag written & optimized · per page 3 min 5 min 8 min
PG-02 Meta description written & optimized · per page 3 min 5 min 8 min
PG-03 H1 fixed (exactly one, well-sized) · per page 2 min 4 min 7 min
PG-04 Canonical URL set & validated · per page 2 min 3 min 6 min
PG-05 Page indexability fixed (remove noindex) · per page 2 min 3 min 5 min
PG-06 Open Graph / social share tags incl. og:image · per page 3 min 5 min 9 min
PG-07 Mobile viewport tag 5 min 10 min 20 min
PG-08 Image alt text written · per image 2 min 3 min 5 min
PG-09 Structured data present (verify/add per page) · per page 4 min 7 min 12 min
PG-10 Heading structure & hierarchy fixed (H2s) · per page 5 min 10 min 18 min
PG-11 Thin page expanded to adequate depth · per page 25 min 45 min 1.3 h
Content & E-E-A-T
Work item Rushed Speed + Quality Manual
CT-01 Author attribution / E-E-A-T added · per article 3 min 6 min 10 min
CT-02 Content freshness update · per page 10 min 20 min 40 min
CT-03 Content expanded to competitive depth (service 800+/blog 1500+) · per page 40 min 1.3 h 2.2 h
CT-04 Readability fixes (paragraphs, passive voice) · per page 8 min 15 min 25 min
CT-05 Content decay detection & refresh · per page 15 min 30 min 55 min
Schema markup
Work item Rushed Speed + Quality Manual
SC-01 Service schema on service page · per page 6 min 12 min 20 min
SC-02 Breadcrumb schema 10 min 20 min 35 min
SC-03 LocalBusiness schema (homepage) 15 min 25 min 45 min
SC-05 Organization / Person entity schema 15 min 30 min 50 min
SC-06 FAQ schema (incl. writing Q&A) · per page 10 min 18 min 30 min
SC-07 Article schema on blog post · per post 4 min 7 min 12 min
Technical SEO
Work item Rushed Speed + Quality Manual
TC-01 XML sitemap present & reachable 5 min 10 min 20 min
TC-02 robots.txt configured 5 min 10 min 20 min
TC-03 HTTPS / mixed content / HSTS header 15 min 30 min 1 h
TC-04 Fix accidental X-Robots noindex 5 min 10 min 20 min
TC-05 Sitemap quality & freshness 5 min 12 min 25 min
TC-06 Redirect hygiene · per redirect 2 min 4 min 8 min
TC-09 Mobile usability fixes 20 min 40 min 1.5 h
TC-10 Core Web Vitals / LCP / page speed 1 h 2 h 5 h
TC-13 Internal links resolve (broken/redirect) · per link 2 min 4 min 7 min
Internal linking
Work item Rushed Speed + Quality Manual
IL-01 Orphan page fixed (add internal links) · per page 3 min 6 min 12 min
IL-02 Page click-depth fixed · per page 3 min 6 min 12 min
IL-03 Descriptive internal anchor text · per link 2 min 3 min 5 min
Images
Work item Rushed Speed + Quality Manual
IM-01 Image weight & modern format (compress/convert) · per image 1 min 2 min 4 min
IM-02 Descriptive image filename · per image 1 min 2 min 3 min
AI & GEO
Work item Rushed Speed + Quality Manual
BOT-01 AI crawler access 5 min 10 min 20 min
GEO-01 Answer-engine readiness · per page 8 min 15 min 25 min
GEO-02 Local-area signals (areaServed / locations page) 20 min 40 min 1.3 h
GEO-03 Structured content formats · per page 5 min 10 min 18 min
LT-01 llms.txt AI guide file created 15 min 30 min 50 min
Search Console
Work item Rushed Speed + Quality Manual
GSC-01 Striking-distance keyword optimization — Tier 1 · per page/keyword 15 min 30 min 55 min
GSC-01B Striking-distance keyword optimization — Tier 2 · per page/keyword 10 min 20 min 40 min
GSC-02 Keyword cannibalization resolved · per conflict 15 min 30 min 1 h
Local SEO
Work item Rushed Speed + Quality Manual
LO-01 Business address on-site (NAP) 3 min 5 min 10 min
LO-02 GBP completeness / full profile optimization 45 min 1.5 h 2.5 h
LO-03 Google reviews (monitoring baseline) 5 min 10 min 20 min
LO-04 GBP posting cadence (setup) 10 min 20 min 35 min
Google Business Profile
Work item Rushed Speed + Quality Manual
GBP-01 GBP post created & published · per post 8 min 15 min 25 min
GBP-02 Review response written · per review 3 min 6 min 12 min
GBP-03 GBP photo posted · per photo 2 min 4 min 8 min
GBP-04 GBP Q&A managed · per Q&A 3 min 5 min 10 min
GBP-05 GBP attribute / category / hours update · per edit 3 min 6 min 12 min
Citations
Work item Rushed Speed + Quality Manual
CIT-01 Core directory / citation placement · per citation 6 min 12 min 20 min
CIT-02 Data aggregator submission · per submission 8 min 15 min 25 min
NAP consistency
Work item Rushed Speed + Quality Manual
NAP-01 NAP consistency fix (per directory) · per directory 4 min 8 min 15 min
Entity & authority
Work item Rushed Speed + Quality Manual
ENT-01 Ongoing entity enrichment pass (sameAs, Wikidata, knowledge signals) · per entity/pass 20 min 40 min 1.3 h
Times are per work item. Where a task scales per page or per location, the total is that time times the number of units. This is the same standard our audits and reports run on, so what you see here is what you get.
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