Common questions,
honest answers

For competitive head terms, 4 to 6 months for meaningful movement. For long-tail keywords and local pack rankings, sometimes 6 to 8 weeks. We tell you during the audit what kind of timeline is realistic for your specific situation and market. We do not overpromise to close a sale.

No. Anyone who guarantees specific Google positions is lying. Search engines are not ours to control. What we do guarantee is professional-quality execution of everything in your campaign plan, transparent reporting, and honest communication when something is not working as expected.

Three months on retainer services. SEO needs time to show results and a shorter window is typically not enough to produce anything meaningful. After three months, either party can end the engagement with 30 days written notice. One-time projects like the Technical SEO Sprint have no minimum.

Never. Our PPC management fee is flat. Your media budget goes directly to Google or Bing. We have no financial incentive to push your spend higher. If we recommend increasing budget it is because the data supports it, not because our invoice goes up.

Everything we produce belongs to you from the moment we deliver it. Content, reports, documentation. No exit penalties, no clawbacks. When a client leaves, they leave with everything we created together.

Yes. We are based in Waverly, Minnesota but serve clients across the US and beyond. All reports come by email, content by Google Docs or direct CMS publication, technical work either directly in your site or documented for your developer. We have never needed to be on-site.

Yes. The custom package builder on our site lets you combine any services and add-ons you want. If nothing in the builder matches your situation, contact us directly and we will scope something appropriate.

Access to Google Search Console and Google Analytics. For local clients, Google Business Profile access. For paid search, your Ads account. Our onboarding questionnaire walks through everything. Most clients complete it in 15 to 20 minutes.