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Us, an agency, or doing it yourself
An honest side-by-side so you can choose what fits your business, including when we are not the right choice.
- No fine print
- Typical market prices
- When to pick an agency
| What matters | AI SEO Booster | Typical SEO agency | Do it yourself |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | Strength: $149 to $349 | Weakness: $1,000 to $5,000 is common | Partly: Free, but 5 to 10 hours a week |
| Contract | Strength: None. Cancel any time | Weakness: Often 6 to 12 months | Strength: None |
| Time to first improvements | Strength: First week | Partly: Usually 4 to 8 weeks after onboarding | Partly: Depends on your time |
| New pages each month | Strength: 8 to 40, by plan | Partly: Often 2 to 4 | Partly: Whatever you can write |
| Tracking in ChatGPT, Gemini and other AI | Strength: Included on Growth and Complete | Partly: Rarely included | Weakness: Manual checking |
| Reporting | Strength: Live portal + plain-English email every Monday | Partly: Monthly PDF | Weakness: You piece it together |
| You approve before anything goes live | Strength: Yes, from your phone | Partly: Varies | Strength: Yes |
| A person to talk to | Strength: Email support, reply within 1 business day | Strength: Account manager | Weakness: Forums and videos |
AI SEO Booster
- Monthly cost
- Strength: $149 to $349
- Contract
- Strength: None. Cancel any time
- Time to first improvements
- Strength: First week
- New pages each month
- Strength: 8 to 40, by plan
- Tracking in ChatGPT, Gemini and other AI
- Strength: Included on Growth and Complete
- Reporting
- Strength: Live portal + plain-English email every Monday
- You approve before anything goes live
- Strength: Yes, from your phone
- A person to talk to
- Strength: Email support, reply within 1 business day
Typical SEO agency
- Monthly cost
- Weakness: $1,000 to $5,000 is common
- Contract
- Weakness: Often 6 to 12 months
- Time to first improvements
- Partly: Usually 4 to 8 weeks after onboarding
- New pages each month
- Partly: Often 2 to 4
- Tracking in ChatGPT, Gemini and other AI
- Partly: Rarely included
- Reporting
- Partly: Monthly PDF
- You approve before anything goes live
- Partly: Varies
- A person to talk to
- Strength: Account manager
Do it yourself
- Monthly cost
- Partly: Free, but 5 to 10 hours a week
- Contract
- Strength: None
- Time to first improvements
- Partly: Depends on your time
- New pages each month
- Partly: Whatever you can write
- Tracking in ChatGPT, Gemini and other AI
- Weakness: Manual checking
- Reporting
- Weakness: You piece it together
- You approve before anything goes live
- Strength: Yes
- A person to talk to
- Weakness: Forums and videos
Agency and do-it-yourself figures are typical ranges for local businesses in the US and Canada, not quotes from any specific company.
Which is right for you
Choose AI SEO Booster if
- You run a local or service-area business
- You want steady work done every week, not a monthly meeting
- You want to see results in Google and AI assistants in one place
- You do not want to sign a long contract
An agency may suit you better if
- You need a full website redesign or rebuild
- You run paid ads and want one team for ads and SEO
- You are a national brand with hundreds of locations
- You want weekly strategy meetings in person
