How much does AI SEO cost?
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With us, AI SEO isn't a separate line item: it runs inside the same program as your SEO, which we quote for your business. ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity read the same pages, schema and outside sources Google does, so the work overlaps almost entirely with good SEO. An agency billing AEO or GEO as a premium add-on is charging you twice for one foundation.
What does an AI SEO retainer include?
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It includes everything that gets you ranking in Google and named in AI answers, done for you in one program. With us that covers technical fixes, the pages buyers land on, content, the facts AI needs to describe you correctly, links, digital PR and mentions on other sites, plus tracking of what the AI engines say about you and a monthly decision memo tied to revenue.
Is AEO or GEO a separate charge?
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No. AEO and GEO run inside the same program as your SEO, because they're built on the same website, facts, content and reputation. What changes between packages is how much ground we cover each month and how much off-site work comes with it.
How much does SEO cost in Australia?
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We quote each program for your business, after looking at your website, your market and your goals. Start with a free growth plan: we'll benchmark you against your top competitors across Google, ChatGPT and the other AI engines, then recommend the Growth System, Agentic Search Engineering or Custom & Enterprise and put the quote in writing.
Can you work through our procurement and security review?
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Yes. Searchmaxxed is MEMETIK PTY LTD, ABN 57 684 339 900, a registered Australian company, and we work through procurement and security reviews with you. You own the site, repository, content and data from day one.
Is SEO a good investment?
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Yes, because it compounds where ads don't. A ranking you earn keeps bringing in buyers after the work is done; a paused ad stops the same day. The risk isn't the channel, it's paying for activity instead of results. Compare agencies on the results they got and the numbers they moved, not on hours or the size of the report.
SEO retainer or project: which is better?
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A project fixes a known problem; a retainer wins a market. Take a project when you need a migration, a rebuild or an audit, and you have a team to act on it. Take a retainer when the goal is to keep taking ground, because rankings and AI answers keep moving and a one-off project can't move with them.
Do I have to sign a 12-month contract?
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No. You can work with us month to month, or on a six-month or 12-month term, and we agree it with you on the call. Longer terms exist because the work compounds, not to lock you in. You own the site, repository, content and data from day one, so leaving is a notice period, not a negotiation.
What is included in the retainer?
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Everything listed on the pricing page, done for you, with no line-item extras. Your 90-day plan goes after revenue first, and we build and put live the pages, technical fixes, schema, internal links and authority work ourselves. You also get direct access to the people doing the work, and a monthly decision memo that shows where you stand.
What is the audit and is it credited?
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The AI SEO Audit is a five-business-day review of where you stand, and yes, the fee is credited if you start a program within 14 days. It maps the searches where buyers look without finding you, checks where you rank on Google and Maps, and records what the AI engines say when a buyer asks. We quote it for your business, and it's included when you join Local Search.
Do we have to rebuild our site?
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Not always. If your current design is worth keeping, the Agentic Migration keeps it and moves the site to a repository and hosting you own, ready for ongoing search work. If the design is holding you back, the Full Build replaces it. Local Search starts from the same two options. We'll look at your site and quote the work it needs.
Who owns the website?
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You do, from day one. The site, repository, content and data are yours, on your own hosting. There's no proprietary platform to escape and no lock-in beyond the term, so if we part ways you keep everything and it keeps working.
How is monthly production counted?
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By how much ground we cover for you each month, set out in your quote. New pages and substantial rebuilds of existing pages count toward it, and Agentic Search Engineering covers more each month than the Growth System. Technical fixes, schema, internal links and authority work come on top and never eat into it.
What sits outside the package?
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Ad spend, third-party tools and any subscriptions you keep in your own name sit outside the package. Your quote sets out exactly what's included, and anything extra we agree, before we start.
