SEO Pricing in Calgary

Every business is different, so every campaign is scoped individually — but you shouldn’t have to book a call just to find out what SEO costs. Here are my starting prices.

Starting Prices

All prices in CAD, plus GST. I typically work with established businesses generating over $1M in annual revenue that want search to become a serious source of new clients.

Website Build

Starting from$3,000 one-time + GST

A complete website built from scratch, scoped around what your business needs rather than a per-page count.

  • Custom design & development
  • SEO-ready structure from day one
  • Conversion-focused page layouts
  • Optional monthly hosting add-on
  • Monthly SEO can be added on top
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SEO Audit

Starting from$500 one-time + GST

A focused review of the core technical and on-page factors affecting your organic search performance.

  • Technical health check
  • On-page review
  • Prioritized fix list
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Advanced SEO Audit

Starting from$1,500 one-time + GST

Everything in the SEO Audit, plus deeper keyword, competitor, content, architecture, and local SEO analysis.

  • Keyword & competitor analysis
  • Content & architecture review
  • Local SEO analysis
  • Developer-ready roadmap
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Google Ads management is quoted per account. Need a new website and ongoing SEO? The website fee is paid upfront and monthly SEO is added from the standard starting rate.

What Affects Your Price

01

Market competition

Ranking for competitive commercial terms in Calgary takes more work than a niche with a handful of competitors.

02

Geographic reach

Ranking in one city is a different campaign from ranking across Alberta, multiple locations, or nationally.

03

Technical debt

Older websites with structural, speed, or indexing problems need more groundwork before growth work pays off.

04

Content requirements

How many service, location, and supporting pages are needed to compete for the searches that matter.

Where Your Retainer Actually Goes

Typical Agency Retainer

  • Sales team commissions
  • Account managers relaying messages
  • Work handed to junior staff
  • Office and overhead costs
  • Long-term contracts to lock in revenue

Scale SEO Retainer

  • You work directly with the person doing the work
  • Retainer goes into technical work and content
  • Strategy and execution under one roof
  • Month-to-month — stay because it’s working
  • Fast decisions, no departmental hand-offs

The Scale SEO Terms

Month-to-Month

No long-term commitments. All SEO retainers are strictly month-to-month.

You Own Everything

You retain 100% ownership of your website, content, accounts, and data from day one.

Founder-Led

Every campaign is run by Corbin Jensen directly — no junior account managers.

Clear Starting Prices

Starting rates are published here. Your exact quote is confirmed in writing before any work begins.

Pricing Questions

SEO Pricing Questions

01

How much does SEO cost in Calgary?

Ongoing SEO campaigns with Scale SEO start from $2,000 + GST per month.

The final price depends on your market competition, the number of locations or regions you want to rank in, your website’s current condition, and how much content is needed.

02

Why is working with an independent SEO specialist more cost-effective than a Calgary SEO agency?

Agency retainers carry significant overhead — sales commissions, account managers, office space, and layers of staff between you and the person doing the work.

With Scale SEO, your retainer goes into active technical optimization, content, and website improvements, and you deal directly with the specialist running your campaign.

03

What factors increase the cost of an SEO campaign?

The biggest factors are how competitive your market is, technical problems on older websites, how much content is needed, and geographic reach — ranking across Calgary alone is a smaller job than ranking across Alberta or multiple locations.

04

Do you require a long-term contract?

No. All SEO retainers are month-to-month, and your website, content, accounts, and data remain yours.

05

What’s included in the monthly SEO price?

Depending on what your business needs, a campaign can include technical SEO, local SEO, on-page optimization, GEO (AI search visibility), and design or CTA improvements to your existing website, along with tracking and reporting.

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06

How much does a new website cost?

Websites built from scratch start from $3,000 + GST as a one-time upfront fee. I don’t price per page — the scope covers what’s needed for a complete site.

Monthly hosting is available as an optional add-on, and ongoing SEO can be added from the standard starting rate.

07

Can I start with an SEO audit instead of a monthly campaign?

Yes. The SEO Audit starts from $500 + GST and the Advanced SEO Audit starts from $1,500 + GST. Both are one-time fees with no obligation to continue.

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