Website promotion · Ongoing retainer

Website Promotion & Web Marketing

Most "website promotion" packages bundle a redesign, a Facebook page, and a boosted post into one invoice and call it done. We treat web marketing as measurable, channel-by-channel work — technical SEO, content built around buyer questions, Google Business Profile and local citations, and outreach-earned backlinks — each one reported against the traffic and leads it actually produces.

748%
Median 3-year ROI on strategy-led SEO engagements.
Source · Firstpagesage, 2023
−55%
Lower cost per lead versus paid search — once organic compounds.
Source · 400-company benchmark, 2024
18mo
Average engagement length — because strategy compounds quarterly.
Source · Internal · 2025

"Website promotion" is five jobs. Most agencies do one and bill for all five.

Ask ten agencies what website promotion includes and you’ll get ten different scopes — most of them a content calendar with a social post bolted on. We treat it as five coordinated web marketing jobs, each with its own deliverable and its own line in the monthly report, so you can see exactly what moved and why.

On-page and technical SEO foundation

Crawl errors, broken internal links, thin metadata, and Core Web Vitals issues get fixed first. Every dollar spent on content or outreach after this point compounds instead of fighting a site that can’t hold the traffic it earns.

Content built around buyer questions

Briefs come from the actual questions your prospects type into Google and ask your sales team — not a generic content calendar. Each one specifies the target page, the search intent, and the internal links it needs to earn.

Google Business Profile and local citations

Your profile gets claimed, categorised correctly, and kept current, and your business details get made consistent across the directories Google cross-checks — the two most common reasons a real business loses the map pack to a worse competitor.

Outreach-earned backlinks

A target list of sites your prospects already read, a personalised pitch per site, and links placed because the content earned them — not bought in bulk from a link farm or a PBN network.

Monthly reporting dashboard

GA4, Search Console, and Ahrefs data combine into one view — rankings, traffic, and attributed leads — with a plain-English note on what changed and why, so you’re not the one translating the spreadsheet for your boss.

Sixty days, three phases, no waiting on scope creep.

Weeks 1–2

Audit and baseline

A full technical crawl, a Google Business Profile and citation audit, and a competitor gap check feed a channel-by-channel plan — so you see exactly what’s broken and what’s just missing before we touch anything.

Weeks 3–6

Foundation and first promotion

Technical and on-page fixes ship, your Google Business Profile and citations go live, and the first content batch and outreach list go out. This is where most of the visible groundwork happens.

Weeks 7–8

Review and scale

We run the 60-day review against the plan agreed in week one. If it’s tracking, we scale the channels that are working. If it isn’t, we rescope it together — or you invoke the exit clause, no penalty either way.

Who this is for

Good fit
  • Local service businesses that need the map pack and organic results working together, not separately
  • SMBs and startups replacing a freelancer who “does everything” with one accountable retainer
  • Sites with decent design and product already, just no promotion behind them
  • Teams that want one report tying SEO, local, and links together instead of three vendor invoices
Poor fit
  • Enterprises needing multi-market or hreflang-level architecture — see International SEO
  • Businesses whose main goal is AI Overview or ChatGPT citation tracking — see AI Search Visibility
  • Anyone expecting guaranteed rankings inside 30 days
  • Sites with no product-market fit — promotion won’t fix a business model problem
Pricing

Three tiers, one web marketing engine. Scope scales by channel.

Every tier includes the monthly reporting dashboard, a named strategist, and the 60-day exit clause.

Tier Scope Cadence Monthly
Starter
Single-channel foundation
Technical SEO + on-page fixes · up to 20 pages Bi-weekly $1,200 Book
Growth ★
Full web marketing, most popular
SEO + content + Google Business Profile + link outreach Weekly $2,800 Book
Scale
Multi-location or multi-brand
Unlimited locations · paid search coordination · digital PR Twice weekly $5,500+ Book
Questions

What clients actually ask before signing.

No hedging. If we don't know, we'll say so.

What's the difference between website promotion and SEO?
SEO is one channel inside website promotion. Website promotion — or web marketing, if you prefer the broader term — is the full mix: technical SEO, content, local listings, and link-earning outreach, coordinated so they compound instead of competing for the same budget line. If you only need the technical and content SEO piece on its own, our SEO Strategy retainer is the narrower, cheaper option.
Is website promotion still worth it in 2026, with AI search everywhere?
Yes, and it matters more, not less — AI Overviews and ChatGPT Search pull answers from the same well-structured, well-linked pages that rank organically. We build every page to work for both. If AI citation tracking becomes the priority on its own, our AI Search Visibility retainer picks up from there.
Do you run paid ads as part of this?
Not directly — we're an organic promotion team. The Scale tier coordinates timing and messaging with whoever runs your paid search or social ads so the two channels don't contradict each other, but we don't manage ad spend ourselves.
How fast will I see traffic or leads?
Local citation and Google Business Profile fixes can move visibility within 2 to 4 weeks. Content and link-earning work compounds over 3 to 6 months. We set the 60-day review specifically so neither of us is guessing by month three.
What happens if it's not working after 60 days?
You invoke the exit clause and walk away with everything we built — audits, content, citations, the backlink list — no questions asked. We'd rather lose the retainer than keep billing for a plan that isn't tracking.
What clients say

Real results. Real words.

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I worked with Roman for over a year now on SEO related topics. He is an expert in the field, communicates clearly and works efficiently. I can most highly recommend him and look forward to working with him in the future.

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Leo Fankhänel

Roman is a seasoned professional in web analytics and search engine optimization. Hands-on, straight to the point, no bullshit. Roman knows Google Analytics inside-out and produces insights after spending a few hours exploring it. His analytical mindset combined with project management skills and experience in modern web technologies were the key to success in our collaboration. I can recommend Roman as the most friendly and customer-oriented SEO consultant I have ever met.

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Zahhar Kirillov

Roman's expertise in SEO is amazing. Very systematic, efficient and — most importantly — delivers results. Pleasure to work with.

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Mark Kofman

Roman joined the Merj team as an SEO Consultant. He has an inquisitive mind and enjoys the challenging nature of technical auditing. Roman has helped create a number of processes that have supported the consulting team. He is a team player, helping others meet their goals as well as balancing his own deadlines.

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Ryan Siddle

Roman is a knowledgeable and experienced technical SEO, with an eye for inventive and creative solutions to tricky problems. He has an intuitive knack for software, scripting and coding that make him a real asset to work with. He is a great colleague to bounce ideas off and is always game for trying something new.

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David Hellowell

With years and years of SEO experience under his belt, Roman is truly an expert in technical SEO. One of his most valuable skills is not the deep familiarity with highly specific technical details itself, but Roman's ability to evaluate the importance of various tech issues based on overall business needs and goals. It was truly a pleasure to work with and learn from Roman.

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Martins Groza

I have enjoyed working with Roman for a while now, and I can confidently say he has exceptional knowledge and skills in SEO. If you need help with SEO, Roman is the person to talk to.

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Eimantas Aukštikalnis

There is not a single thing regarding SEO that Roman would not be familiar with. With vast experience and know-how, Roman will be up to the challenge of solving even the most difficult SEO issues, no matter the size of the website. A person who is truly interested in SEO, rather than just doing it for money.

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Janis Sarmulis

Roman's mastery of Technical SEO is truly impressive. We collaborated on several projects, and I was genuinely blown away — the outcome exceeded all expectations. His work ethic is outstanding, making it a true pleasure to work alongside him.

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Evelina Adomaityte

I have worked with SeoBro Agency. Roman is doing great work to help scale businesses through SEO. Very reliable service.

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M. Meraj Kaleem

Roman is a great expert, skilled with many different tools. His knowledge is broad and deep at the same time. For each issue, he had a particular software to research and inspect — what makes him stand out in the sea of SEO experts.

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Slobodan Ljubic

I've been working with Roman directly and he always showed outstanding technical expertise and work ethics. Always on the spot and a great person to work with.

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Gabor Fejes
Next step

30 minutes on a call. No pitch deck. We'll tell you if we're a fit.

Come with your domain, top three competitors, and your revenue goal for the year. You leave with a diagnosis and a realistic 12-month outlook.