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How Much Does SEO Cost for a Small Business?

Guide | Published 5 October 2026 | Salar Digital Solutions

Short answer: at Salar Digital Solutions, one-time on-page SEO costs $150 to $600, and ongoing SEO costs $300 to $900 per month. Other providers price differently, so the most useful thing you can do is compare what is included, not just the number.

The two types of SEO cost

One-time on-page SEO. This is the foundation: improving your page titles, descriptions, headings, content and technical basics so Google can understand your site. It is usually a one-time project.

Ongoing SEO. Search keeps changing and your competitors keep working, so many businesses choose monthly support. This covers regular improvements, new content, tracking and steady, white-hat work to build your site's authority over time.

Many small businesses start with the on-page work, see how it goes, and decide on monthly support afterward.

What affects the price

  • The size of your website. More pages mean more work.
  • Your competition. A local plumber in a small town faces different competition than a business targeting a whole country.
  • Your starting point. A site that already has good basics needs less work than one that needs fixing first.
  • How much content is needed. New service pages and helpful articles take time to write well.
  • Your goals. Getting found in one city is a smaller job than covering many.

Because of this, prices can change depending on the workload and complexity of your project. We confirm your price in writing before any work begins.

What to watch out for

  • Guaranteed rankings. Google itself says there is no guarantee that any particular site will be indexed. Nobody can honestly promise you page one.
  • Very cheap offers with big promises. If a price looks too good to be true, ask exactly what work you are getting.
  • No explanation of the work. A good provider can tell you what they will do and why.
  • No reporting. You should be able to see what changed and how your site is performing.

How to decide on a budget

  1. Start by asking what is included in each quote, not just the price.
  2. Begin with on-page work if your site has never been optimized.
  3. Add monthly support when you are ready to build on that foundation.
  4. Judge results over time, because SEO is steady work rather than an overnight fix.

If you are still deciding whether SEO makes sense for your business, read our research: Is SEO worth it for a small business?

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