Starter
One location, getting the basics right
$250 CAD/month
- Basic SEO setup
- Keyword research
- On-page optimization
- Google Analytics setup
- Monthly performance report
Best for: new businesses, sole operators and local services
Pricing plans
SEO pricing for Scarborough businesses
Our SEO pricing in Scarborough is simple: three monthly plans, billed in Canadian dollars, with no long-term contract. If the smallest one covers what you need, that is the one we will recommend.
- From $250 CAD/mo
- No long lock-in
- Monthly reporting
SEO pricing plans
Growth
Ready for a steady flow of leads
$350 CAD/month
- Advanced SEO optimization
- Keyword & content updates
- Google Business Profile SEO
- Competitor analysis
- Monthly reports & updates
Best for: established businesses in a competitive category
Pro
SEO and ads run together
$550 CAD/month
- SEO strategy & execution
- Content optimization
- Google Ads management
- Conversion optimization
- Priority support & reporting
Best for: businesses that want to grow quickly
What people search before they call anyone
How much does SEO cost in Canada?
It is one of the most common SEO searches in the country, but most agency sites dodge it. So here is a direct answer on SEO pricing in Scarborough for a single-location business, with all figures monthly and in Canadian dollars. Whatever you pay, Google’s own advice on hiring an SEO is worth reading first, because it warns that nobody can guarantee a #1 ranking.
Under $250
Software, not service
At this price nobody is working on your account, so you are paying for an automated report and a dashboard login.
$250 – $1,200
A local Scarborough business
Enough for real work on one location, such as the profile, the pages, the citations and a monthly report. That is why our three plans are $250, $350 and $550.
Over $1,200
Several locations, or all of the GTA
Multiple branches, or a category such as personal injury law where firms compete across the whole region. In contrast, one storefront rarely needs it.
Every figure on this page is in Canadian dollars, before any applicable tax.
What decides your SEO pricing in Scarborough
Five things, listed roughly in order of how much they matter.
- 01 How crowded your category is A dog groomer in West Hill has a handful of rivals, whereas a dental clinic near Scarborough Town Centre has dozens within a short drive, many of them years ahead.
- 02 How much of Scarborough you cover One storefront serving the blocks around it is simple. However, a trade covering everything from Victoria Park to the Rouge needs a page and a plan for each area.
- 03 The state of your website A quick, well-organised site needs content, while a slow or broken one needs repair first, which is usually a one-time job rather than a monthly cost.
- 04 How many services you sell Each service worth ranking for needs its own page. So three services is a small site, whereas thirty is a project.
- 05 Whether ads run alongside Google Ads management is included in the Pro plan, but your ad spend goes to Google directly and is separate from our fee.
What any SEO pricing should cover each month
Hold whoever you hire to this list, including us, because it is the minimum rather than the top tier.
- Hands-on Google Business Profile management: categories, services, hours, photos and posts
- A report that counts calls and inquiries, not only rankings
- Pages written for searches with real demand, with the research shown to you
- Technical upkeep so the site stays quick and crawlable
- Ownership of your own profile, website and analytics accounts
- A named person who replies when you email
When Scarborough SEO starts paying for itself
A promise of page one in thirty days means either a guess or a keyword nobody searches.
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First month
Fixes to what Google has wrong
When a category is wrong, hours are missing or a duplicate listing exists, we correct it quickly, and fixes like these sometimes move the map ranking within weeks.
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Months 3–4
A trend you can judge
By then new pages have been indexed, reviews are arriving steadily, and the monthly numbers show clearly whether inquiries are rising.
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One year
The real return
By now the work compounds, so compare a year of fees against the customers who found you through search.
Is SEO the right spend for your Scarborough business?
Not always. In fact, we would rather tell you that at the start than bill you for a year of the wrong thing.
It usually pays when
- People search Google or Maps for what you do
- One new customer is worth more than the monthly fee
- You can give it three or four months before judging
- You have room to take on more work
It usually does not when
- You are fully booked and happy to stay that size
- Nearly all your work comes through one referrer or contract rather than search
- You need the phone to ring this week, because that is a job for Google Ads
- Your customers find you on Kijiji or Marketplace and you are content with that
Three things our SEO pricing never includes
Long lock-ins
There is no twelve-month contract, so if the work is not paying its way, you can stop.
Ranking guarantees
Nobody controls Google. Therefore a guaranteed position is a sales line, and we do not use it.
Reports that flatter
If rankings rise and the phone stays quiet, we say so and work out why, instead of sending a nicer chart.
Find out where you stand in Scarborough
A free audit shows where you rank across the neighbourhoods you serve, who is ahead of you, and what to fix first.
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