SEO & the Retainer · S2 Search

SEO That Compounds, Because Real People Work It.

The Retainer is our core engagement: a small senior team that works your search presence every month, covering technical SEO, content, Google Business Profile, reviews, and links, and tells you exactly what got done. It is for owners who want steady, compounding visibility without a big-agency contract. Tiers run from $599 to $2,799 a month.

Best forLocal service businessesOwners who want to be found on Google and in AI answersCompetitive or multi-service marketsBusinesses turning on paid ads
Where It Fits in S4A

Stage S2: Search. Be the answer when they go looking.

The Retainer is where the Search stage lives, and it is the senior team that runs the rest of S4A for you. Press, social distribution, and a fast site all build the authority and signals that this work turns into rankings. See the whole S4A system.

Why It Works

What Makes It Different

01

A senior brain, not a bot

A senior strategist and a project manager work the account every week. Not a checklist that ran once and got filed away.

02

Scope flexes to you

Local client? We can pour the month into your Google Business Profile. Competitive? We aim the hours at your biggest opportunities.

03

You see inside

Open communication both ways and a readout every month. No retainer you cannot see inside, no surprise fees.

The Work

What the Hours Go Toward

  • Strategy and priority management by a senior lead
  • Technical SEO and on-page fixes
  • Content produced on a monthly cadence
  • Google Business Profile and local optimization
  • Reputation and reviews
  • Organic social and digital PR, including links
  • Visibility in AI answer engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity
  • A clear monthly readout of what got done
The Process

How It Works

  1. AuditWe open your accounts together and find what is holding your rankings back.
  2. PrioritiesWe pick where the month's hours will move the needle most, and tell you why.
  3. Work the accountTechnical fixes, content, local, reviews, and links, every week, by the same senior people.
  4. ReadoutEvery month you see what we did and what moved, then we adjust the plan.
Pricing

The Retainer Tiers

SEO, content, Google Business, reputation, and organic social are all delivered through the retainer, sized to each tier's hours. There is no separate SEO line item.

Basic
$599/mo

About 4 hours. A senior brain on retainer for steady upkeep. Month to month.

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Growth
$999/mo

About 7 hours. Real momentum, no big-agency contract. 3-month runway.

Accelerated
$1,899/mo

About 14 hours. For turning on ads and scaling hard. 4-month runway.

Premium
$2,799/mo

About 22 hours. The most senior hours, serious growth. 6-month runway.

  • The runway is the term we recommend for the work to compound, not a lock-in. Either side can cancel with 30 days' notice.
  • Over-ceiling or one-off work bills at $79/hr or $450/day. Need a surge? A Sprint adds senior capacity for a launch or deadline.
  • Prepay the recommended runway for a discount, or prepay a full year and earn one month (12 months for the price of 11).
Bundles

Bundles That Include It

Every bundle starts with a recommended retainer. These are the ones built around it:

Get Found
$999/mo

The Growth retainer, commonly paired with a press release each quarter as authority builds.

Rank & Reach
$1,899/mo

The Accelerated retainer, commonly paired with Social Distribution and a quarterly press release.

Local Dominance
retainer + reception

A recommended retainer, reputation, and the AI Receptionist so no call is missed.

Market Leader
$2,799/mo + modules

The Premium retainer with UrVeedaOS, Social Distribution, advertising, and geofencing layered in.

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The Path In

How To Start

Start free, go deeper only if you want to, and decide with real findings in hand. No pitch deck, no obligation.

  1. Step 1

    Free Live Audit

    Free

    We get on a call, open your accounts together, and show you exactly what we see, live. You keep the findings either way.

    Book the free audit →
  2. Step 2 · optional

    Paid Audits

    from $399

    Mystery-Shop, Cash Leak, or the Full Leak for the deep dive. Every paid audit fee credits 100% toward any package you start within 30 days.

    Compare the audits →
  3. Step 3

    Consultation & Scope

    One-page plan

    You leave with a clear scope and a number you can compare against anyone. Start with one service or the whole system.

    Talk to the team →
Questions

SEO & the Retainer FAQ

How much does SEO cost with The Voice of Cash?

SEO is delivered through the Retainer: Basic $599 a month, Growth $999, Accelerated $1,899, and Premium $2,799. Each tier is sized to its monthly senior hours, from about 4 hours on Basic to about 22 on Premium.

Is there a long-term contract?

No lock-in. Basic is month to month. Growth, Accelerated, and Premium carry a 3, 4, or 6-month recommended runway, because SEO does not pay off in 30 days, but either side can cancel with 30 days' notice.

How long does SEO take to work?

SEO compounds over months, not weeks, which is why the higher tiers recommend a runway. We will not promise a ranking or a date. We show you every month what we did and what moved.

Who actually does the work?

A small senior team: a senior strategist and a project manager who work your account every week. No hand-off to a junior pool, and the team you meet stays the team you have.

What if I need more than my tier's hours?

Over-ceiling or one-off work bills at $79 an hour or $450 a day. For a launch or deadline, a Sprint adds senior capacity without a surprise invoice.

Do you help us show up in ChatGPT and other AI answers?

Yes. AI-answer visibility is part of the retainer work, alongside Google rankings, the map pack, and your Google Business Profile.

The Fine Print

Rankings and traffic are not guaranteed; search-engine algorithm changes are outside our control.

Hours are monthly per tier. You provide site and account access and approve content changes. Work beyond the tier ceiling, or standalone builds, bills separately.

Prepaid terms reserve senior capacity for the full term. If more than 30 days remain when you cancel a prepaid term, unused whole months are refunded minus a one-month resource-allocation fee; within the final 30 days the term completes as paid.

Monthly services are billed in advance and run month to month unless a term is stated; either side can cancel with 30 days' written notice. Media and ad spend are non-refundable once placed.

The Rest of the System

Other S4A Services

Not Sure Where To Start?

Book the free live audit. We open your accounts together and tell you honestly whether this is the right next step. Or call (702) 609-0182.

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