SEO that compounds.
Without burning ad spend.

A monthly retainer covers: technical SEO audit + ongoing maintenance, on-page optimization for priority pages, content strategy + production (2-6 long-form pieces per month depending on package), internal linking work, schema/structured data, monthly link-earning work, GSC + GA4 monitoring with monthly reporting, and AEO/GEO citation tracking built in. We don't sell point services — SEO works as a system. If you only want one piece (audit, content, links), we'll point you to specialists who do that better as a standalone.

Honest answer: 3 to 6 months for meaningful movement on competitive commercial terms; 30-90 days for low-competition long-tail and technical/local fixes. We share a 30/60/90 plan upfront so you know what's expected each month. If anyone promises 'page one in 30 days' on a competitive term, they're either spamming or lying.

Yes. Local SEO is one of our strongest practices — Google Business Profile optimization, local landing pages, citation building, review velocity, and Map Pack ranking work. We've taken law firms from 15 to 88 monthly GBP calls and auto body shops to 0.2 average map rank on Local Falcon grids (near-100% top-3 across the entire service area). See case studies.

Yes — for e-commerce, SaaS, and content sites operating nationally. National SEO has different mechanics than local: bigger keyword universes, more reliance on content depth and topical authority, less reliance on GBP. We've taken health/wellness brands from page 3 to top 5 with 280% organic traffic lift and 3x conversions, and we've run national mortgage SEO in Austin TX. Different playbook than local; both are in our toolkit.

Built in, not bolted on. Every retainer includes: schema work tuned for AI extraction, llms.txt at site root, content templates designed to be cited inside ChatGPT/Perplexity/Gemini/AI Overviews, and monthly tracking of which AI engines are citing you vs competitors. If you only want AEO/GEO and have SEO covered elsewhere, see our standalone AEO services package.

Ahrefs + Semrush (we use both — they show different things), Google Search Console + Analytics 4, Screaming Frog for crawls, Local Falcon for grid-based local rank tracking, GBP Insights, ChatGPT + Perplexity + Gemini + Google AI Overviews for AEO measurement. Plus client-specific tools when relevant (Shopify analytics for ecom, CallRail for lead-gen tracking, etc.). We don't pad invoices with tool fees — they're included.

Yes, and yes. We earn links through original content + outreach (the long, slow, durable path) and supplement with high-quality niche edits, citations, and selective guest posting on real publications in your vertical. We never buy from link farms, never use PBNs, never spam. If a link can't be defended in a manual review, we don't build it. This is also part of why we don't promise fast results on competitive terms — durable link earning takes time.

We can write everything (in-house writers + senior editorial review), or we work alongside your existing content team / agency. For most clients we handle 2-6 long-form pieces per month plus the supporting briefs, internal linking, and schema. If you have a strong content team already, we shift to strategy + optimization + AEO-templating role and you keep producing.

Monthly PDF report covering: ranking changes (top movers + losers, by intent tier), organic traffic + conversions from GA4, GSC clicks/impressions/avg position with trend, GBP performance (if local), link velocity, AI citations gained, and the next 30 days of planned work. Plus a Loom video walkthrough if you'd like one. No vanity dashboard nobody opens.

Month-to-month retainers, no annual contracts. Pricing depends on your starting position, competitive density, and what's included (content volume, link velocity, local vs national scope). Email support@maxgrowthagency.com with your domain and the goals you'd like to hit — we'll send a real scope + quote within 24 hours. No call required to get a number.