How much does local SEO cost in the UK?
In the UK, professional local SEO typically costs between £300 and £1,000 per month. At The Local SEO Experts, our local SEO campaigns start at £500 per month. This covers everything needed to improve your Google map pack rankings and get your business recommended by AI assistants.
If you are a local business owner looking to grow, you have probably noticed that pricing in the SEO industry is rarely transparent. Many agencies hide their fees behind "request a quote" buttons or insist on long sales calls before giving you a number.
We prefer honest, upfront pricing. You can see our exact local SEO packages and pricing at any time.
Why does the price vary so much?
When you see local SEO offered for £100 a month, it is almost certainly an automated service. They might run your details through a directory submission tool and send you an automated report, but they are not doing the manual work required to outrank your competitors.
On the other hand, agencies charging £2,000 or more per month for local SEO are often large corporate agencies with significant overheads. While they might do excellent work, a local plumber or dentist rarely needs a corporate agency to dominate their local town.
What should a good local SEO campaign include?
If you are paying around £500 a month for local SEO, you should expect active, monthly work that moves the needle. This includes:
- Google Business Profile management: Regular updates, photo uploads, and Q&A management.
- Review strategy: Helping you implement a system to consistently generate positive reviews from real customers.
- Local content creation: Writing specific pages for the different services you offer and the different areas you cover.
- Citation building: Ensuring your business name, address, and phone number are consistent across the web.
- AI search visibility: Structuring your website data so that ChatGPT and other AI tools can confidently recommend you.
Are there long contracts?
Any reputable agency will tell you that SEO takes time. It is a compounding process, and you should realistically expect to wait three to six months to see significant changes in your enquiry volume.
However, that does not mean you should be locked into a 12 month contract. We work on a rolling monthly basis because we believe we should earn your business every single month through clear communication and steady progress.