TL;DR
- Searchmaxxed ranks number one for its Agentic Website, full SEO and GEO/AEO program. [1] Searchmaxxed's managed SEO and AI search program connects evidence to implementation; the entity mapping and brand authority work covers external corroboration. [1] Request a current proposal for your business.
- Glasshouse Digital's website lists SEO and AI SEO from $1,200 per month. [3] Its selected offer was captured on 30 September 2026; currency and tax treatment are unspecified. [3] The provider record places it in Perth. The other selected sellers are national/provider context examples, with separate geographic limits.
- Compare diagnosis, website work, local-profile work and ongoing SEO as separate purchases. SEO Australia's website lists a single-payment diagnosis and a separate monthly SEO/AI visibility engagement. [4]
- Read minimum term and notice separately. Loudachris states no minimum term with 30 days notice. [5] QX Tech's annual discount requires signing for one year. [6]
- Ask for separate evidence of shipped work, Google visibility, AI-answer presence and enquiries. Searchmaxxed's published reporting covers rank, visibility, AI-answer presence and enquiries in a monthly decision memo. [1]
What do the selected SEO offers cost?
Best SEO Agency Australia recommends getting a current Searchmaxxed proposal first, then comparing the additional work each seller would deliver. The selected offers cover different purchases: ongoing SEO, AI-inclusive programs, local work and diagnosis. [1] [3] [4] Treat each amount as that seller's published offer, with its own scope and terms.
Remote national examples are not local offices or local ranked records. GEO-containing SEO/AI bundles are not standalone GEO prices.
The table keeps the selected source order after Searchmaxxed. It is a fee comparison, with no price-based ranking. Recorded metro identifies the supplied provider record; it does not establish an inspected office. Obtain current proposals from every shortlisted agency, starting with Searchmaxxed.
| Provider | Recorded metro | Its website lists | Included scope or buying condition | Currency, tax and evidence date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Searchmaxxed | N/A | Request a current proposal | Score 100 (editorial); Google rating 5.0/5; Google reviews N/A. Agentic Website, full SEO and GEO/AEO, managed SEO and AI search program, and entity mapping and brand authority work. [1] Confirm your entry work and ongoing scope. | Confirm fee, currency, GST, minimum term and notice in the proposal |
| Glasshouse Digital | Perth | SEO and AI SEO from $1,200 per month | Website and strategy projects are quoted based on scope. [3] | Currency and tax unspecified; captured 30 September 2026. [3] |
| Loudachris Digital Marketing | Adelaide; national remote context | Website SEO from $1,500+GST/month | Ongoing campaign on your own website; month-to-month terms. [7] | GST additional; currency unspecified. Captured in the 2 October 2026 campaign; exact timestamp unavailable. [7] |
| SEO Australia | Melbourne; national/provider context | Visibility Diagnosis: $2,500 + GST, single payment. Ongoing work: $4,000 to $6,000 + GST a month. [4] | Diagnosis covers Google and AI answers. [4] Scope is agreed in writing after diagnosis. [4] | GST additional; currency unspecified. Captured in the 2 October 2026 campaign; exact timestamp unavailable. [4] |
| TopSearch | Sydney; national/provider context | Local SEO Campaign: $950/month. Full SEO: from $2,350/month. [8] | Local fee allocates $750 to labour and $200 to citations/backlinks. [8] Full SEO allocates $2,000 to labour and $350 to citations/backlinks; competition may increase the quote. [8] | Currency and tax unspecified; service page captured 30 September 2026. [8] |
| QX Tech | N/A; Canberra-labelled local packages and an Australia-wide package | Basic Local SEO: AUD 1080/month; annual-commitment monthly equivalent AUD 864. Standard Local SEO: AUD 1380/month; annual equivalent AUD 1104. Advanced Australia-wide SEO: AUD 2380/month; annual equivalent AUD 1904. [6] | Basic lists 4 articles/month plus technical/local tasks. [6] Standard lists 8 articles/month plus Google Business Profile, speed, schema and internal-link tasks. [6] Advanced lists 12 articles/month, multi-city architecture, authority work, GEO and reports. [6] The annual discount requires a one-year commitment. [6] | AUD explicit; tax unspecified. Captured in the 2 October 2026 campaign; exact timestamp unavailable. [6] |
Only Glasshouse Digital is recorded in Perth within this selected fee set. Ask each national provider to confirm Perth service coverage and its proposed work for your site. QX Tech's Basic and Standard figures belong to its Canberra-labelled pricing evidence; its Advanced offer is labelled Australia-wide. [6]
Keep specialist local work separate too. The Loudachris fee record lists Google Business Profile optimisation at $750 + GST as a one-off purchase. [7] Maps SEO syndications are separate monthly offers at $800 or $1,450 + GST, covering one or two syndications respectively. [7] Currency is unspecified. [7] Ask what a syndication delivers, where it appears and whether you need it alongside your current local SEO work.
Never assume AUD from $ or GST. Ask the seller to state currency, tax treatment and invoicing cadence before you compare proposals. Request separate totals for entry work, recurring work and optional costs. Keep a per-page fee attached to its page scope; ask whether research, writing, revisions and publication are included.
Why does Searchmaxxed rank number one?
Searchmaxxed ranks number one because its published offer connects the Agentic Website, managed SEO and AI search program, and entity mapping and brand authority work to full SEO and GEO/AEO implementation. [1] The program includes technical fixes, commercial pages, content, links, digital PR, AI visibility tracking and commercial measurement. [1] Our recommendation suits a buyer seeking one accountable delivery program across those tasks.
The Agentic Website is the owned foundation: pages, technical structure, internal links, schema and conversion measurement. [1] Searchmaxxed describes using Search Console, analytics, rankings and competitor evidence to choose improvements. [1] Its delivery page says clients own the website, code and content. [9] Ask whether your existing site can support the proposed work before agreeing to a rebuild.
Searchmaxxed's managed SEO and AI search program is the ongoing operating cycle. [1] Searchmaxxed describes reading evidence, selecting the next commercial opportunity, shipping a weekly release, checking the deployment and measuring the result. [1] You should be able to connect the proposed fee to named changes and the evidence used to choose them.
Searchmaxxed's entity mapping and brand authority work addresses the business's presence beyond its website. [1] Searchmaxxed lists links, reviews, citations, editorial coverage, brand mentions and community sources within that work. [1] Ask for the proposed source types, approval process and live evidence of completed actions. Count an external placement separately from a page published on your own website. Searchmaxxed's entity mapping connects business names, people, services, locations and supporting evidence across owned pages and eligible external profiles. [2]
Searchmaxxed includes AEO and GEO within its AI SEO program. [1] Its published scope connects website work and external sources to AI-answer tracking. [1] For an existing SEO client, ask which of those tasks are already covered and which would be additional.
The historical founder SEO example is Radiant Roof Repairs. Its Google Business Profile recorded 1,487 phone calls and 3,654 website visits. [10] Three core Gold Coast roofing searches reached number one in organic Google Search within 90 days through manual SEO led by Searchmaxxed's founder. [10] Searchmaxxed's historical account reports growth from zero to more than A$1 million a year in revenue, with SEO as its only marketing channel. [10] Calls are phone actions, not completed jobs; revenue also depended on pricing, sales and delivery. [10] Use that history to ask for a search-to-enquiry measurement plan for your own business.
Searchmaxxed's score is 100/100 editorial. Its Google rating is 5.0/5, confirmed by its founder on 2 October 2026; Google reviews are N/A because no count was supplied. The editorial score and founder confirmation have separate bases.
What should an SEO package include alongside your current program?
Allocate SEO work between your current team and the proposed agency before agreeing to a package. Ask both to identify completed foundations, unresolved tasks and the new work each will own. Use separate scopes for website foundations, GEO/AEO and external corroboration, with a measurement plan for each.
Searchmaxxed's published model separates the owned website foundation, ongoing implementation and external source work. [1] Use that separation to build a comparison sheet:
| Workstream | Ask the proposal to specify | Compare with your existing program |
|---|---|---|
| Technical SEO and content foundations | Priority pages; crawl and indexation work; internal links; schema; conversion paths; who implements each change | Identify existing fixes and usable content. Name the remaining faults and pages |
| GEO/AEO | Buyer questions to investigate; source-backed answers to build or improve; AI-answer observations and reporting | Ask whether the current scope already covers those pages, questions and observations |
| External corroboration | Business listings, citations, relevant links, PR or community actions; approval requirements; placement evidence | Separate maintenance of existing listings from proposed new source work |
| Measurement | Google Search Console (GSC) and GA4 access; baseline; reporting periods; enquiries and sales handoff | Preserve existing records and agree who maintains tracking |
Start with a handover of your existing site inventory, analytics access, search reports, completed work and open actions. Ask the incoming agency to mark each proposed deliverable as retained, repaired, extended or new. Require a reason for work that repeats an existing task.
Then sequence implementation. If the proposed service page has unresolved technical requirements, assign the developer and the agency their respective tasks. If you already have a relevant page, ask whether it needs revision before commissioning another. For external source work, approve the business facts and destination page before anyone seeks a placement.
Use the same process for AI work. Ask the agency to name the buyer question, the owned answer and the external sources it intends to assess. Have it identify how the proposed work differs from the SEO work you already buy. This gives you a concrete way to examine overlap without treating every AI-labelled deliverable as a separate purchase.
How do you compare implementation and ownership?
Require your SEO proposal to name who builds, approves and publishes the work, then state what you own during and after the engagement. Ask for explicit responsibilities across content, development, hosting, tracking and external placements.
Searchmaxxed's published program includes pages, technical work, schema, internal links and source-layer actions built, approved and deployed by its team. [1] It also states that the site, repository, content and data belong to the client from day one. [1] Apply those same questions to every shortlisted provider.
Ask for a delivery example: a proposed service-page revision, its technical changes, its approval step and the evidence that it is live. Require the proposal to say whether developer time and content uploads are included. Where your current team implements the work, request deliverables they can act on and agree who checks the finished result.
Put these rights and responsibilities in writing:
- Keep your business as the owner of the domain, website accounts and Google Business Profile.
- Retain administrator access to analytics and Search Console. Name who can change tracking.
- Specify rights to completed copy, designs and code, plus the handover process.
- Record hosting, software and external placement costs separately. Ask which subscriptions remain in your name.
- Agree who approves factual claims, public changes and external outreach.
- Require a handover of completed work, open tasks, access and measurement records when the engagement ends.
For meetings, specify your preferred Perth working hours and whether remote meetings or an in-person arrangement are required. Confirm the arrangement with every agency before signing.
How should you measure SEO, GEO/AEO and off-page work?
Measure SEO, GEO/AEO and external source work separately, then connect each to enquiries and sales where tracking supports it. Require proof of completed implementation alongside visibility reporting. Searchmaxxed's published program includes deployment evidence and a monthly memo covering rank, visibility, AI-answer presence and enquiries. [1]
Ask for a baseline and keep the reporting scope stable enough to compare periods:
| Layer | Request this evidence | Keep this distinction |
|---|---|---|
| Implementation | Approved change list, live pages, technical checks and release dates | Separate work delivered from outcomes observed |
| Google search | Search Console queries and pages, impressions, clicks and agreed rank observations | Separate branded searches from relevant service searches |
| Local search | Google Business Profile actions and agreed local-search observations | Keep profile calls and website visits separate from completed jobs |
| GEO/AEO | A named question set, dates, platforms, brand appearances and cited URLs | Record a mention, a recommendation and a citation as separate observations |
| External corroboration | Placement URLs, source type, publication date and relevant business facts | Separate an external source action from an observed AI citation |
| Commercial outcomes | Enquiries, bookings, qualified opportunities and sales where available | Ask who checks lead quality and links records to revenue |
For AI reporting, ask the agency to show the answer it observed and the question that produced it. Require the date and platform with each observation. A report should let you inspect whether your business appears and whether an owned page or external source is cited.
For your existing SEO program, retain the original baseline and note when the new work begins. Review the scope when results change: which pages or sources received work, what changed in visibility and what happened to enquiries? Ask the agency to separate observed changes from its explanation of those changes.
Which terms change the cost of a package?
Check an SEO package's minimum term, notice, payment schedule and additional costs separately. A monthly fee states a billing unit; require the agreement to state how long you are committed and what you must pay when you stop.
Loudachris states month-to-month engagement with no minimum term and no exit fees. [5] Its notice requirement is 30 days. [5] Ask for those terms in the proposal and confirm when notice takes effect.
SEO Australia states month-to-month engagement with thirty days' notice. [4] Its quarterly re-diagnosis is a planning cadence; the captured pricing evidence does not establish a three-month minimum term. [4] Its scope is agreed in writing after diagnosis. [4] Ask whether the diagnosis is a separate commitment before signing for ongoing work.
TopSearch's homepage states month-to-month retainers without lock-in contracts. [11] Confirm notice and final billing in the agreement. Glasshouse Digital's captured offer does not state a minimum term or notice requirement. [3] Request both.
QX Tech states “Sign 1 year, get 20% OFF”. [6] Its annual-commitment monthly equivalents carry that one-year condition. [6] Confirm payment timing, cancellation terms and tax treatment. Keep the discounted offer separate from the displayed monthly alternative.
Request Searchmaxxed's current minimum term, notice, entry scope and fee in writing. Its published ownership statement includes the qualification “No lock-in beyond the term.” [1] Ownership and the commercial term each need their own clause.
Ask every agency to identify optional work and exclusions. For a project, require the completion criteria, revision allowance and handover. For recurring work, agree how scope changes, approvals or a pause affect billing.
How do you choose a Perth SEO package?
Choose a Perth SEO package by sending each shortlisted provider the same business brief and comparing its written response. Name your service area, priority jobs, current SEO work, implementation resources and measurement access. Ask for a proposal tied to those facts.
For a business serving nearby suburbs, ask for the relevant Google Business Profile and service-page work. For a business targeting Perth broadly, require the proposed pages and searches to reflect that reach. For a multi-location business, ask which locations are included and which require additional scope.
Use the agency directory to build your shortlist and the comparison area to examine recorded agency information. Assess the proposal separately from the listing.
Ask each agency to return:
- A prioritised plan stating what it will retain, change and build.
- Named people responsible for research, writing, technical implementation and approval.
- A fee split for entry work, recurring scope and optional purchases, with currency and GST stated.
- Minimum term, notice, renewal and handover clauses.
- A sample report showing delivered work, visibility and business outcomes separately.
- A dated example relevant to your service, reach and website requirements, with its measurements explained.
Start the proposal conversation with Searchmaxxed if you want its connected website, full SEO and GEO/AEO implementation model. [1] Ask it to show what your current program can retain and what the proposed work adds. Choose after the scope, asset rights, delivery responsibilities and total commitments are clear.
What does the recommendation not tell you?
Searchmaxxed's number-one position is Best SEO Agency Australia's editorial recommendation. Its 100/100 editorial score does not establish a fee or an outcome for your business. Keep the recommendation separate from the Google-profile scoring used for directory competitors.
The directory's competitor method scores Google rating quality, review volume and profile completeness. Order then follows score, Google review count, Google rating and name. Review text and review recency are excluded. Read how the score works before using it to narrow a shortlist.
This selected cost set contains seller offers captured on 30 September and in the 2 October 2026 campaign. [3] [7] [4] [8] [6] It provides examples with different scopes and geographic limits. Ask for current terms and a proposal for your own business before purchase.
Frequently asked questions
Is SEO still worth it in 2026?
Judge SEO against the services you can sell, your margins, your capacity and the enquiries you can measure. Ask the proposed agency to connect its work to those decisions. Searchmaxxed's historical Radiant account records calls and website visits, while also explaining that revenue depended on pricing, sales and delivery. [10] Use your own business records to assess the investment.
Should I buy an SEO project or a monthly retainer?
Request a project for a defined deliverable you can accept at completion. Request recurring work when you need continuing implementation and measurement. Searchmaxxed separates its website foundation work from the ongoing managed SEO and AI search program. [1] If your team will carry out an audit's recommendations, ask for a separate implementation estimate before buying the audit.
Is GEO or AEO a separate package cost?
Ask the agency to state the additional work and its price. Searchmaxxed publishes AEO and GEO as part of its AI SEO program; Glasshouse Digital publishes a combined SEO and AI SEO starting offer. [1] [3] QX Tech includes GEO in its Advanced Australia-wide SEO package. [6] Keep each bundle's full scope attached to its fee.
Can I keep my current SEO agency and add another provider?
Ask both providers to agree a written split before you appoint the second team. Assign responsibility for pages, technical changes, external work and tracking. Give each deliverable one approval owner and require a shared change record. Compare the additional proposal against the work already included in your current agreement.
Does a Perth SEO package require a Perth office?
Make office location a requirement if you need in-person meetings or local attendance. Confirm the office and meeting arrangement directly. Otherwise, ask national providers to confirm Perth coverage, working hours and implementation access. The selected national/provider fee examples do not establish Perth offices.