6-Month Performance-Backed Billing
Delivered by our in-house SEO team
How it works
Three steps, zero fine-print surprises
1. We agree on keywords in writing
At onboarding, we choose up to 5 primary keywords together — the searches that actually bring you customers — and put them in writing. No moving goalposts later.
2. We track rankings objectively
'Ranking' means page one of Google results or the top 3 of the Google Maps Map Pack for your agreed keywords in your service area. Geo-grid tracking makes the measurement visible to you every month.
3. No results yet? Billing pauses.
If the agreed keywords aren't ranking after 6 months of service, we pause all SEO billing until they are. The work continues — you just don't pay for it until it delivers.
The terms
What we ask in return
Performance-Backed Billing works because SEO is a partnership. We ask for two things, and both are fair:
Timely access.
We need access to your website and Google Business Profile to do the work. Delays in access delay results.
Timely approvals.
Content and changes need your approval within a reasonable window. A page we can't publish can't rank.
Everything is month-to-month — no long-term contracts. Performance-Backed Billing is our commitment to you, not paperwork holding you with us.
And one honest note: no agency can guarantee a specific position like "#1 on Google," and you should be skeptical of any that claims it. What we back with our billing is measurable and meaningful — page one or Map Pack top 3 for your agreed keywords.
Search rankings are controlled by Google, and no one can promise them. What we can promise is how we bill: you don't pay for SEO work that isn't moving your agreed keywords onto page one or into the Map Pack top 3.
Performance-Backed Billing applies to our SEO and local SEO campaigns. One-time services like website builds aren't ranking campaigns, so they're covered by their own ownership promise instead.
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FAQ
Performance-Backed Billing questions, answered
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01How does Performance-Backed Billing work?+
If the target keywords we agree on in writing aren't ranking after 6 months of service, we pause SEO billing until they do. 'Ranking' means page one of Google results or the top 3 of the Google Maps Map Pack for those keywords in your service area.
02Which keywords does Performance-Backed Billing cover?+
Up to 5 primary keywords, chosen together at onboarding and agreed in writing. We pick keywords with real business value — the searches your customers actually make — so Performance-Backed Billing measures something that matters.
03What counts as 'ranking'?+
Page one of Google's organic results or a position in the top 3 of the Google Maps Map Pack for the agreed keywords, measured in your service area. We track it with geo-grid tools so the measurement is objective and visible to you.
04What happens if my keywords aren't ranking after 6 months?+
We pause all SEO billing. You pay nothing for SEO until the agreed keywords reach the agreed positions. The work continues — you just don't pay for it until it delivers.
05Are there conditions?+
Yes, and they're fair: you give us timely access to your website and Google Business Profile, and you approve content within a reasonable window. SEO is a partnership — if we can't publish or optimize, no one can rank.
06Does Performance-Backed Billing lock me into a contract?+
No — it's the opposite. Our service is month-to-month with no long-term contracts. Performance-Backed Billing is our commitment to you, not a trap holding you with us.
07Can you promise a #1 ranking?+
No, and you should be skeptical of anyone who does — no agency controls Google's algorithm. We back something measurable and meaningful with our billing: page one or Map Pack top 3 for your agreed keywords within 6 months, or you stop paying.
08Which services does Performance-Backed Billing apply to?+
Our SEO and local SEO campaigns. It doesn't apply to one-time services like website builds or profile setup, since those aren't ranking campaigns.
We don't get paid to stall. That's the deal.
Tell us about your business and we'll show you which keywords we'd target and back with our billing.