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Growth SEO
Steady, month-by-month SEO work on your whole website: technical fixes, new articles and real backlinks, tracked and explained.
Search traffic tends to come from steady work, not one-off fixes. Growth SEO does that work every month. We start with an audit and keyword plan, then fix technical issues and write 4 articles your approver signs off. We also build 5 backlinks from real, relevant websites and optimize 4 key pages. You see the progress on 30 tracked keywords, with a written report each month.
- Technical fixes made each month, not just reported
- 4 articles and 5 backlinks a month from real websites
- 30 keywords tracked, with a monthly report and call
$2,275/mo
3-month minimum, paid upfront
Up and running in 10–20 working days
What it is
Growth SEO is an ongoing monthly SEO service for your website. It starts with an onboarding audit and keyword plan. Each month we make technical fixes and write 4 articles of around 1,200 words for your approval. We also build 5 backlinks from real websites, optimize 4 key pages and track 30 keywords.
Why businesses buy it
Many businesses already know SEO matters. The trouble is doing it consistently: fixing what breaks, publishing useful content and earning links month after month. In-house, it usually loses out to more urgent work. Growth SEO gives you a fixed monthly scope that covers all three, with articles edited by a person and checked for accuracy before anything is published. You approve every article. Links come only from real, relevant websites, never from link farms. SEO takes months to show results, and rankings depend on competition and search engine changes, so we report honestly rather than promising positions.
Problems this solves
SEO work happens in bursts and then stops for months
Growth SEO runs every month, starting with an onboarding audit and keyword plan. Each month brings technical fixes, on-page improvements and tracking of 30 keywords, so progress keeps moving.
Your blog is thin and does not answer what buyers search for
Each month we write four articles of around 1,200 words for your approval. A person edits and checks each one for accuracy before it is published.
Few relevant websites link to yours, so pages struggle to rank
We build five backlinks a month from real, relevant websites in or near your field. Paid links from link farms are never used, because they can harm a site.
Monthly SEO reports are hard to read and lead nowhere
You get a monthly written report. It explains what changed and proposes priorities for the next month, which you approve or adjust.
A good fit if
You want more people to find your business through search, and you are ready to give it several months, not weeks.
Your website runs on a platform such as WordPress, Shopify or Webflow, and you can give us admin or editor access.
Someone on your team knows the subject well and can answer our questions, so articles are accurate.
You want the fixes made for you each month, not another report that sits in a folder.
Not the right fit if
You have one location and mostly serve nearby customers. Local SEO is narrower and better suited.
You only want to know what is wrong before deciding anything. See SEO Audit and Roadmap.
You need more than 4 articles a month, and mainly want content without technical work and links. See Content Pack: 8 Articles.
You want to know how AI assistants describe and recommend your business. See AI Search Visibility Monitor.
You want an AI system your own team runs for a monthly content cycle. See AI SEO System.
How it works
- Onboarding starts with an audit of your site and a keyword plan built around your services, audience and competitors.
- Each month we make technical fixes directly on your site, such as broken links, slow pages and indexing problems, rather than just listing them.
- We write 4 SEO articles of around 1,200 words using answers from your subject expert, and each is edited by a person and checked for accuracy.
- Your approver signs off every article before it is published, and we optimize 4 key existing pages each month alongside them.
- We build 5 backlinks a month from real, relevant websites, never paid links from link farms.
- You get a monthly report on 30 tracked keywords, with next month's priorities proposed for you to agree in writing.
What you provide within 72 hours
Your portal lists these the moment you order. Delivery starts the working day after everything is in and your access is checked.
- Admin or editor access to your website.
- Access to Google Search Console and Google Analytics.
- Your services, your audience and the competitors you watch.
- One subject expert who can answer our questions for each article.
- One person who approves articles before they are published.
The 72-hour rule. Send everything on your checklist, including access, within 72 hours of ordering so your build starts on time.
Timeline
Start
Order placed. Website, Search Console and Analytics access are due within 72 hours.
Weeks 1–2
Onboarding audit, keyword plan and the first month's article topics.
Month 1
First technical fixes made and the first articles drafted for approval.
Every month
Articles, backlinks, technical fixes and on-page improvements.
Month end
Report on your 30 tracked keywords and next month's priorities.
After month 3
The minimum term ends. Continue month to month, or cancel.
| Option | Delivery time | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 10–20 working days | $6,825 |
What you receive at handover
- An onboarding audit and keyword plan at the start
- Each month: technical fixes and on-page optimization of 4 key pages
- Each month: four edited SEO articles and five backlinks from relevant sites
- Each month: tracking of 30 keywords and a written report
- If you stop: published articles, fixes and earned links stay on your site and remain yours
Expected benefits and how to measure them
- Can grow search traffic steadily over time
- Helps your site answer more of what buyers search for
- Makes SEO progress visible each month
- Organic clicks
- Compare monthly clicks in Search Console with the three months before onboarding.
- Tracked keyword positions
- Follow the 30 keywords in each monthly report from the onboarding starting point.
- Leads from organic search
- Use Google Analytics to count form submissions or enquiries from organic traffic each month.
Before you start: Export three months of Search Console clicks and impressions, and organic leads from Analytics, before onboarding begins.
These are things to track, not promised results. Outcomes depend on your data, your team and your market.
Running costs
There are no running costs on top of the monthly service. You do not need to buy SEO tools, and we never use paid links from link farms. Extra articles or other added work are always quoted first through a Change Quote.
Ask about running costsCustom requirements
Add a note at checkout if you need something specific. If it fits within the Scope Card it is simply included. If it goes beyond it, you get a written Change Quote within two working days, and that work starts only once you accept it, with its time added to your delivery date.
Request a custom versionHow billing works
Growth SEO is the ongoing work itself, so there is no separate maintenance. Every month follows the same rhythm: fix, write, approve, publish, build links, then report and review. The first three months are paid upfront at checkout, because search engines need time to respond to changes. After that it runs month to month, and you can cancel any month.
$2,275/mo
The first 3 months ($6,825) are paid at checkout. After that it runs month to month and you can stop any month.
Ask a questionHow this compares
| Do it yourself | Hire a traditional agency | Upmark Labs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Your team's hours, plus SEO tool subscriptions | A retainer, often quoted after a discovery phase | One fixed monthly price shown before you buy, with a three-month minimum |
| Monthly work | Whatever fits around everything else | Set in a proposal, and can vary month to month | Technical fixes, 4 articles and 5 backlinks every month |
| Articles | Written by whoever has time | Depends on the writer | Edited by a person, checked for accuracy and approved by you |
| Links | Slow outreach you do yourself | Methods are not always explained | Real, relevant websites, never link farms |
| Reporting | You read the tool dashboards yourself | Reports vary | 30 keywords tracked and a monthly written report |
Questions about this product
When will Growth SEO start bringing in more traffic?
Usually not for several months. Technical fixes can help once search engines recrawl your pages, but new articles and backlinks build value slowly. How fast anything moves depends on your competition, your site's history and search engine changes outside our control. Your monthly report shows what is moving, so you can judge progress on evidence rather than hope.
Does Growth SEO guarantee page-one rankings or leads?
No. Anyone who guarantees rankings is promising something they do not control. Search engines decide positions, and leads also depend on your offer and your market. We commit to the monthly work, done properly: technical fixes, 4 approved articles, 5 backlinks from real websites, and an honest report on 30 keywords, including the ones that are not moving.
Who writes and approves the Growth SEO articles?
We draft each article, and your approver signs it off. Before writing, we ask your subject expert a few questions so the facts are right. Every article is edited by a person and checked for accuracy before it reaches you. Nothing is published until your approver says yes, and you can ask for one round of changes.
What access do you need to my website and Google accounts?
Admin or editor access to your website, plus access to Google Search Console and Google Analytics. Website access lets us make technical fixes and publish approved articles. The Google tools show how your site performs in search. You can usually add us as a user on each, so you do not share a password and can remove us whenever you like.
How does billing work for Growth SEO?
Growth SEO is $2,275 a month. The first three months are paid upfront at checkout, because SEO needs that long before patterns are worth judging. After the third month it runs month to month, and you can cancel any month. There is no separate maintenance fee, and no contract beyond those first three months.
What kind of backlinks do you build?
Links from real, relevant websites, five a month. That means sites with genuine readers in or near your field, such as industry publications, partners and local organizations, not link farms or networks built only to sell links. We do not promise any single link will move your rankings, but quality links are one of the signals search engines use.
What happens to my articles and links if I stop Growth SEO?
They stay where they are. The articles live on your website, so they remain yours after you cancel. Backlinks sit on other people's websites, so they usually stay up, although we cannot control that. You remove our access to your site and Google accounts, and the monthly reports are yours to keep.
How is Growth SEO different from a Content Pack?
Growth SEO is the whole job, while a Content Pack is writing only. Growth SEO combines technical fixes, 4 articles, 5 backlinks and keyword tracking in one monthly plan. The Content Pack services focus on articles alone, with more of them each month. Choose a Content Pack if your site is already in good shape and you mainly need content.
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