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Cheap SEO Company Melbourne

A cheap SEO company in Melbourne starts from around $500 a month, and that’s where my pricing starts: from $500 a month for ongoing work, or from $1,000 for a one-off project.

Cheap doesn’t have to mean cheap work. I’m Ryan Gooding, an independent SEO consultant, and I keep costs low by cutting agency overheads, not the work itself.

You get a fixed price, a clear scope and direct access to the person doing your SEO.

Get an affordable SEO quote

Why My SEO Costs Less Than a Melbourne Agency

Agency fees cover more than SEO. They also pay for account managers, sales teams and office costs.

  • No account managers. You deal with me directly.
  • No junior handoffs. I do the technical, on-page and local work myself.
  • No lock-in contracts. You stay because the work is paying off.
  • No padded reports. You see exactly what was done each month.

Lower overheads mean more of your budget goes into the work that moves rankings.

What Affordable SEO Includes

  • Technical SEO fixes: indexing, page speed, titles and meta descriptions
  • Local SEO and Google Business Profile work for Melbourne suburbs
  • Service pages built around the searches that bring in enquiries
  • On-page optimisation of your existing pages
  • White hat link building, such as directories and expert quotes
  • AI search visibility in ChatGPT, Gemini and Google’s AI answers
  • A monthly plain-English report

What Cheap SEO Should Cost in Melbourne

My SEO starts from $500 a month for ongoing work, and from $1,000 for a one-off fixed-price project such as an audit with fixes. You get a fixed quote before any work starts.

Need it cheaper? We can work in SEO sprints: focused blocks of work instead of an ongoing retainer. Just ask me about it.

For small Melbourne businesses, affordable ongoing SEO usually sits around $500 to $1,500 a month, depending on competition and how much work the site needs.

Packages well under $500 a month often mean templated work or risky shortcuts that cost more to undo later.

For full price ranges by tier and business size, see SEO pricing in Australia. If you prefer one fixed fee with no surprises, see how flat fee SEO works.

Red Flags When Choosing a Cheap SEO Company

  • Guaranteed #1 rankings
  • Hundreds of backlinks for a small fixed fee
  • No written list of the work done each month
  • Long lock-in contracts
  • Reports full of keywords nobody searches for

Who Affordable SEO Suits

  • Tradies and local service businesses across Melbourne
  • Small professional practices, such as accountants, clinics and law firms
  • Businesses new to SEO that want to start with the basics
  • Owners who have paid agency fees without seeing results

You can read more about my SEO consulting in Melbourne.

Get an Affordable SEO Quote

Tell me about your business and your budget. I’ll review your site and come back with a fixed monthly price and a clear scope of work.

Get an affordable SEO quote