Pricing
How much do AEO, SEO and
web design cost in Houston?
How much does Marketing & AI cost? Websites start at $2,500. Technical and local SEO starts at $250 a month, and AI SEO and AEO at $600 a month. Every project starts with a free 30-minute audit, then a written scope and price before you commit.
Every price is a starting point. The number of pages, city pages, content and integrations set your final price, and you see it in writing first.
01 / Start free
Start with
what costs nothing.
See where you stand before you spend anything.
| Start here | What you get | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free 30-minute audit | Your site, search presence and AI visibility, with what to fix first. | $0 |
| Free AI search visibility check | Can Google, Bing, ChatGPT and Perplexity read your page? | $0 |
| Free AI citation factor check | Which of the six factors from our Houston study your homepage has. | $0 |
| Free answer and schema tools | Answer readiness check and a LocalBusiness schema generator. | $0 |
02 / Monthly work
The work that
keeps you found.
Monthly services, billed monthly with no long lock-in.
| Service | What it covers | Price |
|---|---|---|
| AI SEO and AEO | Crawler access, answer-first pages, consistent business facts, structured data, off-site mentions and a monthly prompt log. | from $600 a month |
| Technical and local SEO | Technical fixes, local search signals, a measurement plan and a priority roadmap. | from $250 a month |
| Website care | Hosting checks, small edits and security after your site is live. | from $75 a month |
| AI SEO and AEO launch month | Setup and groundwork in one month, for sites that need it before monthly work starts. | from $1,500 one-time |
03 / Website packages
One build fee,
one monthly.
Each package is a website plus the monthly work that keeps it found. Websites are designed toward WCAG 2.1 AA.
| Package | Best for | Includes | One-time | Monthly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter Site | Owners who need to look real online and load fast on a phone. |
| from $2,500 | from $75 a month |
| Local Growth | When nearby buyers cannot find you and leads slip through the cracks. |
| from $4,500 | from $250 a month |
| AI Search Authority | When you want Google, Bing and AI tools to name you. |
| from $8,000 | from $600 a month |
| AEO Rank Boost | When you want proof of AI visibility and someone pushing it up every month. |
| from $12,500 | from $950 a month |
- Prices are starting points. Ask about splitting the build fee across the first few months.
04 / Custom tools and research
Scoped work,
priced in writing.
Custom software and research vary the most, so most of it is quoted after the audit.
| Service | What it covers | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Client portals and internal apps | A scoped app built around your workflow, with documentation and handover. | from $14,000 per project |
| Small automations | One workflow, such as lead intake or a report, connected to the tools you use. | Quoted after the free audit |
| Competitive intelligence | Competitor and AI-answer research with a dated report. | Quoted after the free audit |
05 / How pricing works
What changes
the price.
The same inputs set every quote.
- What changes the price: the number of pages and city pages, how much new content you need, the state of your current site, the number of locations, and integrations such as a CRM or booking system.
- How billing works: the free audit comes first. Then you get a written scope with the price and payment schedule before work starts. Monthly care is month to month once your build is live.
- What is not included: third-party costs such as ad spend, paid directory listings and paid tools. You pay those directly, or your scope lists them separately.
- No guarantees: no one controls which sources AI tools cite. We improve the signals they rely on and report what changes, with dates.
Questions
Straight answers about cost.
How much does AEO cost for a small business?
AI SEO and AEO work from Marketing & AI starts at $600 a month. Ongoing technical and local SEO starts at $250 a month. Every project starts with a free 30-minute audit and a written price before you commit.
How much does a website cost in Houston?
A new website from Marketing & AI starts at $2,500, plus website care from $75 a month. Packages that add local SEO or AEO start at $4,500.
Why is there a one-time fee plus a monthly?
The one-time fee covers the build: the pages, the setup and the launch. The monthly covers the work that keeps you found and up to date, such as SEO, content, upkeep and reporting.
Can I start small and move up later?
Yes. Most owners start with the site, then add local SEO or AI search work once the first results show up. You do not pay for the whole thing on day one.
Am I locked into a long contract?
No. Monthly care is month to month once your build is live.
Do you guarantee AI rankings?
No. No one controls which sources AI tools cite. We improve the signals they rely on and measure what changes, with dates.