The real cost of SEO in 2026: agency vs freelancer vs in-house, and which one fits your business
Agency, freelancer or in-house SEO? Costs from named surveys, the fully loaded salary maths, and when each one is the right choice.
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Choosing an agency
Deciding who should do the work and what it should cost: agency, freelancer or in-house, SEO or paid ads, how long results take, and what to ask before you sign.
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SEO vs PPC: how to split one budget between them over a year
How to split a marketing budget between SEO and PPC across a year: what each costs, how fast each moves, and when to move money from one to the other.
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Mavix Marketing and Texas SEO: what an engagement includes, what it does not, and how to check the answers
What an SEO engagement with Mavix includes for a Texas business, what it leaves out, how the price is set, and where you can check each answer.
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Which are the best roofing marketing agencies in 2026? Eight compared on what you can check
Eight US roofing marketing agencies compared on facts you can check: headquarters, services, published prices and contract terms. Mavix is one entry.
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SEO or Google Ads: which one should a small local business start with?
Which to start with depends on how soon you need calls, what a customer is worth and whether anyone searches for you. How a local business works it out.
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Which are the best HVAC marketing agencies in 2026? Eight compared on what you can check
Eight US HVAC marketing agencies compared on facts you can check: headquarters, services, published prices and contract terms. Mavix is one entry.
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How much does SEO cost, and what actually drives the number?
What three named pricing surveys say SEO costs, why one site can cost three times another, and how to judge a quote against your own numbers.
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What the free audit contains, and what happens afterwards
What we look at, what you get, how long it takes, and why there is no automated sequence attached to it. Written so nobody has to ask on a call.
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How long does SEO actually take?
What Google says about SEO timelines, a month-by-month view of what moves and when, and what a much faster promise usually means.
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20 questions to ask before you sign with any agency
Twenty questions to ask a marketing agency before signing, why each one matters, and what a good answer sounds like. Use them on us too.
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Which are the best plumbing marketing agencies in 2026? Seven compared on what you can check
Seven US plumbing marketing agencies compared on facts you can check: headquarters, services, published prices and contract terms. Mavix is one entry.
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SEO agency or freelancer: which one fits your situation?
Agency, freelancer or in-house SEO compared on published costs, where each one wins, and the questions that expose the difference.
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How much does a digital marketing agency cost in 2026? Retainers, hourly rates and percentage fees
What a digital marketing agency costs in 2026: retainers by service, hourly and project rates, percentage-of-spend fees, and how to compare quotes.
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Which are the best law firm marketing agencies in 2026? Nine compared on what you can check
Nine US law firm marketing agencies compared on facts you can check: location, founding year, published prices and contract terms. Mavix is one of the nine.
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Why we attach a penalty to our own promise
The reasoning behind a refund plus $1,000 if we miss the search target, the conditions that make it honest, and what it changes about which clients we take.
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Which are the best dental marketing agencies in 2026? Eight compared on what you can check
Eight US dental marketing agencies compared on facts you can check: location, founding year, published prices and contract terms. Mavix is one of the eight.
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Why we dropped web design, social and branding
An agency that sells eleven services is often reselling several of them. What we removed, why, and what it costs us in deals we no longer win.
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A marketing strategy that starts with the arithmetic
A one-page marketing strategy that starts with what a customer is worth and the most you can pay to win one. Free template, no email needed.
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Which are the best SEO agencies for small businesses in 2026? Eight compared on what you can check
Eight US SEO agencies that serve small businesses, compared on facts you can check: location, founding year, published prices and terms. Mavix is one of them.
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