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Move Your Online Presence and Marketing Strategy Into the Future.
Experts with proven results in the field of website design, development, internet marketing, social media, and web security? Future Buffalo Website Design is full service digital agency and web development firm based in Buffalo, New York and locally owned... View Future Buffalo profile
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- PPC
- SEO
- Social Media Marketing
- Web Design
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- Location
- Buffalo, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Choose Local and Reach the World
We are your greater Buffalo neighborhood geeks with an affinity for making websites... View all reviews
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- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- SEO
- Web Development
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- Location
- Buffalo, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
Our Clients Are Building a Better Future.
We work with B2B tech companies around the world in industries such as semiconductors, electronics, enterprise software, artificial intelligence, manufacturing, autonomous vehicles, automotive and others to develop and deliver effective communications strategies to meet key business goals... View Wired Island PR profile
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- SEO
- Social Media Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- PPC
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- Location
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
The Digital Marketing Agency You Wish You'd Hired First
Hennessey Digital is a group of talented, tech-savvy humans who bring the skills, creativity, and experience to grow your business, all under one remote roof. With SEO, PPC advertising, web design, web development, organic social media, and conversion rate optimization, we do it all: from strategy to... View Hennessey Digital profile
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- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- Location
- West Hollywood, California
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
A Leading Technology Company
We are an industry leading technology company in Orange County, CA specializing in managed IT services, cybersecurity & digital marketing for small and medium sized businesses. We ensure your systems are secure, running optimally and that you have help when needed... View all reviews
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- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- PPC
- Managed Services
- Cybersecurity
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- Location
- Orange County, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Your Trusted Partner!
Scriptable Solutions is a web design company specializing in technologies aimed to increase business for our clients... View all reviews
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- SEO
- Email Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- Web Design
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- Location
- Rochester, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Digital Marketing Solutions | Innovative Media Branding Strategies | Lead Generation
At Dotcom Marketing, you'll have the ability to establish, see grow, and better manage your online presence to generate quality inbound activity... View DotcomMarketing profile
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- Content Marketing
- PPC
- Social Media Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- Reputation Management
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- Location
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Digital Content & Marketing Agency
Content Creative is a digital content, content marketing, and branding agency located in Tampa, Florida offering content creation, content writing, copywriting, graphic design, web design, photography, strategy, social media, and digital marketing services... View all reviews
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- Social Media Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- Content Marketing
- PPC
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- Location
- Tampa, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $110/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Your One-Stop Shop for Web Services
YellowWebMonkey is an award-winning web design agency since 2009 and 100% of our team members are either military veterans or military family members. We are Google and Shopify Partners and also specialize in Wordpress websites... View YellowWebMonkey profile
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- PPC
- SEO
- Digital Marketing
- eCommerce Development
- WordPress Website Design
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- Location
- Hewitt, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $115/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Fueled By Passion
Trusted Search is a data-driven digital marketing agency that specialises in Search Engine Optimization, paid search and social as well as custom link building campaigns. Our digital marketers have an average experience of 15 years experience in the industry. We are search marketing veterans and know how to... View all reviews
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- SEO
- PPC
- Digital Marketing
- Web Design
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- Location
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
SEO Strategies to Elevate Your Brand
We are top SEO Company in New Jersey, USA. We provide top-notch SEO service to our clients and help them to grow their business on Internet... View Theunplugged Web profile
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- Social Media Marketing
- PPC
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- Location
- Jersey City, New Jersey
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $35/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Digital Marketing That Honestly Delivers
Locallogy is not just another digital marketing agency. We’re a “small business digital marketing agency.” It’s not just marketing fluff to say we live and breathe local digital marketing. We have first-hand experience as entrepreneurs and local business owners ourselves, so we understand the... View all reviews
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- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- SEO
- Web Design
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- Location
- Columbus, Ohio
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
We Help Companies Get Found.
Range Marketing offers full spectrum Website Design and development, taking your business website from concept to production. We are an innovative group of marketers based in Buffalo, N.Y... View all reviews
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- PPC
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- Social Media Marketing
- Web Design
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- Location
- Buffalo, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
Show Up More on Google. Period.
theBREWROOM provides affordable, reliable and trustworthy marketing services to local small businesses, start-ups and non-profits... View all reviews
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- SEO
- PPC
- Digital Marketing
- Web Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Buffalo, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $135/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
All in One Platform for Small Businesses
We create custom websites, eCommerce store, Apps other design solutions. Xoopah offers dedicated customer support, a professional design team and more... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Advertising
- Reputation Management
- Location
- Houston, Texas
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $40/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
#1 SEO Agentur in der Schweiz
Ihr Schweizer Partner spezialisiert auf Suchmaschinenoptimierung.Wir helfen Ihnen online dauerhaftsichtbar und erfolgreich zu werden... View ZUMO SEO profile
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- SEO
- PPC
- Content Marketing
- Web Design
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- Location
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
African Digital Agency
Aguima Web Agency is a 360° digital agency operating in Africa. We help our clients in their digital transformation plan through our various poles. We help our clients with SEO, SEA, Design, Web Development, Webanalytics, Direct Marketing, Data science, Social Media and digital transformation consulting... View Aguima Web Agency profile
Top Services:
- SEO
- PPC
- Location
- Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Outstanding service custom-tailored to each and every one of our clients
Providing web design, search engine marketing, and computer and IT support for over 20 years... View Cyber-Construction profile
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- PPC
- SEO
- Digital Marketing
- Web Design
- WordPress Website Design
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- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Sustainable Businesses. Smart Marketing.
Liquid Spark is a full service marketing agency specializing in adventure tourism and outdoor recreation. We serve adventure companies & organizations, destinations, and outdoor recreation brands that serve people, place, and planet. We create, deliver, and refine integrated multi channel marketing campaigns... View Liquid Spark profile
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- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- PPC
- Email Marketing
- Video Marketing
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- Location
- Bryson City, North Carolina
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Focused on Providing Small to Enterprise Companies With 360° Digital Advertising Solutions.
Start Growing Your Online Business Presence Today! At SEO Digital Marketing Agency our expert marketing team are dedicated professionals focused on driving Qualified Clients through LEAD GENERATION for our partners providing 360° DIGITAL MARKETING STRATEGIES and undefinable search engine marketing... View SEO Digital Marketing profile
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- SEO
- PPC
- Social Media Marketing
- Content Marketing
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Sausalito, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Grow Business Organically!
Digitalboxes is an agency that provides full suite of digital marketing services to B2C and B2B customers of every size. Established in 2017, it has been tailoring your marketing goals with excellence. Now growing business organically and setting a digital footprint for a long run is not a challenge any more... View all reviews
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- SEO
- Content Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- PPC
- Web Development
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- Location
- Houston, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $10/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Amazon Optimization Specialists
Lab 916 is the leader in Amazon optimization. We help companies of all sizes launch and grow products in a fraction of the time and cost of a traditional in-house team... View Lab 916 profile
Top Services:
- PPC
- Affiliate Marketing
- Advertising
- SEO
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- Location
- Sacramento, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Discover Your Potential in Real Estate Marketing
Comprising a team of passionate experts, the Catalyst team thrives on killer creative, customer mind analysis, campaign strategy, impactful messaging, and data-driven media execution... View Catalyst Marketing profile
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- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- SEO
- Content Marketing
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- Location
- Denver, Colorado
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Insurance Lead Marketplace
Axad|Capital is a leading Performance Marketing Companies, with its core expertise in pay per call, pay per lead, and cost per acquisition models. Axad|Capitall is headquartered in the heart of New York City, cultivating the best talent in the world. Axad|Capital has become an industry-leading marketing... View Axad|Capital profile
Top Services:
- Email Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
We build creative website experiences for Small Businesses
Easy-Click Web Design offers unique website experiences for small businesses. With over 15 years experience in the field of Web Design and Technology Training, we can make your business dreams a reality... View Easy-Click Web Design profile
Top Services:
- Web Development
- Web Design
- Branding
- Content Marketing
- SEO
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- Location
- Peoria, Arizona
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Fastest-growing Company In NYC Offering The Best Digital Marketing, Web, Mobile App Development
Griffon Webstudios has years of experience in providing the best digital marketing, website development, mobile app, ai and blockchain development services in New York. We understand the dynamic world of search marketing and our team of experienced engineers and marketing consultants will work dedicatedly to... View all reviews
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- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- Blockchain
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $120/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Your Digital Marketing Partners
BEPHORE delivers high performing digital marketing campaigns to clients... View BEPHORE profile
Top Services:
- Video Marketing
- Content Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- SEO
- Web Design
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- Location
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $99/hr
Meeting Digital Problems With Masterful Solutions.
Prospered are the Top Web Designing and Digital Marketing Agency providing E-Commerce solutions, Web development in Brooklyn New York USA... View Prospered Digital profile
Top Services:
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- Web Development
- WordPress Website Design
- PPC
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
Use the Internet to Grow Your Business
Izrada internet prezentacije (Website) :: Izrada internet prodavnica (e-Commerce) :: Oglašavanje na društvenim mrežama (Facebook Ads, Instagram Ads) :: oglašavanje na pretraživačima (Google Ads) :: optimiziacija sadržaja za pretraživače (SEO)... View all reviews
Top Services:
- WordPress Website Design
- Web Design
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- PPC
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- Location
- Indjija, Serbia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Fueling Your Online Presence
We help businesses of all sizes to become the dominant authority in their industry by implementing customized marketing strategies designed to nurture growth and increase sales... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Advertising
- SEO
- PPC
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Kelowna, Canada
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Marketing that Works
We fill your sales funnel with the most qualified, eager buyers because we know how to use advanced technology to track and determine when someone enters a buying cycle for your product or service. We use the most advanced messaging to deliver the right message to the right potential customer to capture and... View AZF Digital Marketing profile
Top Services:
- SEO
- PPC
- Video Marketing
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Carefree, Arizona
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $40/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
DigitALL Agency
BRAINSTORM Solutions is a web development and digital marketing agency with offices in New York and overseas. Through collaborative innovation, we spark user-friendly solutions for products and services using the latest technology.Let’s create a storm together!... View Brainstorm Solutions profile
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- Content Marketing
- Email Marketing
- SEO
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- Location
- Miami, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $30/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Dallas Digital Marketing Services
Digital Media Ninja slices through the digital noise to put your business in the front-row seat. Schedule your free consultation today to start!... View Digital Media Ninja profile
Top Services:
- Social Media Marketing
- Content Marketing
- PPC
- SEO
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Dallas, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $65/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Zero Gravity Marketing is a digital marketing agency located in Madison, Connecticut specializing in internet marketing services... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- Content Marketing
- SEO
- Web Design
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- Location
- Madison, Connecticut
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Get Real Results (More Leads, Sales, & New Customers)
OneCom Media & Marketing works with top brand nationally to drive ideal customer acquisition and lead generation through our suite of proven digital marketing and website design services. Our proven team of online marketing experts will assist you in developing a successful online marketing startegy, work to... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- Web Design
- Social Media Marketing
- Email Marketing
- Digital Services
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- Location
- Mason, Ohio
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $119/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
A Digital Agency for Law Firms and Attorneys.
For over 11 years, we have been helping Law Firms and Attorneys market and manage their brands online. Web Design, SEO, Social Media, Reputation Marketing, Local Marketing, PPC, Website Maintenance, Online Directory Maintenance, and more. Proven success helping Firms adapt and take advantage of an evolving... View all reviews
Top Services:
- SEO
- Web Development
- Web Design
- Digital Marketing
- Content Marketing
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- Location
- Austin, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Digital Advertising for Law Firms
Leading Digital Marketing agency for Law Firms. We help legal professionals grow their practices through highly targeted Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, and social media advertising campaigns designed to generate high-quality leads and increase signed cases... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- PPC
- Social Media Marketing
- Email Marketing
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- Location
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Local Online Marketing. Simplified.
Want more customers to find your company online? Sure you do! Find out how we help our clients, get more clients with proven SEO Results, NOT Promises.No contracts. We are accountable for delivering results every single month... View all reviews
Top Services:
- PPC
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
SEO Services That Outrank and Outperform
We offer fully-strategic, customized SEO solutions that are white-hat, Google approved and ultimately successful. Our SEO strategies are as unique as the brands we serve. We work with eCommerce, SaaS, Fintech, Global Data Providers, Colleges / Universities, and most verticals in-between... View Strategic SEO Solutions profile
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- SEO
- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- Public Relations
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- Location
- Irvine, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $65/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
We build websites that don't suck!
Lieder Digital is a digital agency for small brands that don't want to stay small. We focus on helping small companies, organizations and nonprofits grow their revenue, sales, and profits through harnessing the power of the internet... View all reviews
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- Social Media Marketing
- PPC
- Digital Marketing
- Web Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Sheridan, Wyoming
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
T3 Marketing is more than just a marketing company. We're an agency partner built on technology, transparency, and best-in-market solutions... View T3 Marketing profile
Top Services:
- Advertising
- SEO
- Content Marketing
- PPC
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Strategic Marketing from Concept to Executive
Our team of passionate and talented, web professionals offer comprehensive expertise in website design, development, content management, hosting, search engine marketing and optimization, digital marketing, social media, copy-writing, project management, and more... View Green Mountain Marketing & Advertising, Inc. profile
Top Services:
- SEO
- Social Media Marketing
- PPC
- WordPress Website Design
- Web Design
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- Location
- Killington, Vermont
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $135/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Shifting Startups Into the Spotlight
Raise your visibility and reach the right audience. We work with entrepreneurs from Pre-Seed to Series A to operationalize their marketing and growth... View Triaza profile
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- SEO
- Web Design
- Video Marketing
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- Location
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
A Results Driven Digital Marketing Agency
We focus on long term marketing growth strategy, with a focus on data. Every campaign we build is with the end in mind first and foremost. We want to know: "What are you looking to accomplish to align marketing with long term revenue and growth goals." In doing so, we take the time to know our clients and... View all reviews
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- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- Social Media Marketing
- Digital Services
- SEO
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- Location
- Hudson, Ohio
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Amplifying Your Business Impact in the Evolving Digital World.
Weblink is a small web and marketing agency with an emphasis on automation. Our goal is to help small business get found online, optimize and automate their processes, and create business that they can handle... View Weblink profile
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- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- SEO
- Web Design
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- Location
- Harrison, Ohio
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $65/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
100% Money Back Guarantee & FREE Consultations
We are a one stop tech shop (15+ tech services). We are one of the few tech companies in the country that offers a 100% Money Back Guarantee, No long term contracts and can help get you Free Google Advertising!We work with a ton of small businesses, non-profit and corporate companies. We recently signed... View all reviews
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- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- PPC
- Video Production
- Logo Design
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- Location
- Tampa, Florida
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $20/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Upgrade Your Online Presence to Legendary Status.
ST8 is a Los Angeles boutique digital marketing agency. We help CEOs and CMOs build and manage effective digital marketing operations through smart processes, analytics, and implementation excellence. Google Partner. SEM Expert... View ST8 profile
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- PPC
- SEO
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Web Design
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- Location
- Santa Monica, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $120/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
All Industrial, All The Time!
For over 30 years, The Rico Group has been working with a diverse clientele, from manufacturing big leagues to small mom and pop businesses, and everything in between. It is this type of exposure that allows The Rico Group to continuously fine-tune innovative solutions. The Rico Group incorporates custom web... View The Rico Group profile
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- Digital Marketing
- Email Marketing
- PPC
- SEO
- Video Production
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- Location
- Calabasas, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Stand Out From the Crowd.
More than just a marketing agency, MelloVision will support all of your business goals with digital marketing services that make sense for you. We take the guess work out of things like social media growth, choosing keywords, and building your ad audiences. Our analytics based approached, backed by more than... View MelloVision profile
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- Social Media Marketing
- PPC
- Email Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
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- Location
- Miami, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $95/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
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How to Hire a Small Business PPC Company
Is my ad budget big enough to get results, or will I fund someone's learning curve?
Agencies widely recommend a minimum ad spend of $2,000-$5,000 per month because campaigns below that threshold lack the click volume needed to run A/B tests, identify winning keywords, and achieve statistical significance.
Accounts spending under $5,000 per month saw 18% higher CPCs and 31% lower conversion ratesthan the median in 2026, according to benchmark data from Digital Applied — a structural disadvantage that compounds as AI bidding algorithms require data volume to optimize effectively.
Google's own Smart Bidding needs at least 30 conversions per month, and often 50 or morefor Target ROAS strategies, to optimize effectively; below that threshold, the algorithm is largely guessing.
Most small business PPC agencies charge 10-20% of monthly ad spend as a PPC management fee, which means on a $2,000 ad budget, you're looking at $400 going to management alone before a single click.
A $2,000 monthly fee can be a smart investment on a $20,000 ad budget.
That same $2,000 fee can feel painful on a $4,000 budget, especially if campaigns are not producing enough revenue to justify it.
The honest readiness question: Is my monthly ad spend large enough for an agency to actually optimize, or am I buying presence without performance?
Should the agency have verifiable experience in my specific industry, or are they generalists applying a template?
Ask which accounts the small business PPC agency manages that resemble yours in terms of average contract value, conversion type, and monthly ad spend.
Ask what their average client cost per acquisition looks like in your category.
If they cannot answer specifically, they may not have the relevant experience.
Industry CPC variance is enormous and directly affects how much a poorly matched agency will cost you.
According to WordStream's 2025 benchmark analysis of over 16,000 campaigns, attorneys and legal services averaged $8.58 per click, while arts and entertainment averaged just $1.60.
That’s a nearly 5x difference that demands entirely different bidding strategies and optimization approaches.
The average cost per lead in legal services ran $131.63, compared to around $33 in arts and entertainment.
Cheap clicks are not always the cheapest leads, because a low CPC with a poor conversion rate can still produce a higher CPL than an expensive click with strong intent.
A small business PPC services provider without domain experience in your vertical will discover this through expensive trial and error.
What to ask: Show me three accounts in my vertical that you've managed for 12 months or more. What was the CPA trend over that period?
What do the reporting metrics tell me, and am I about to pay for a vanity scorecard?
Monthly reports land in your inbox showing strong impressions, healthy CTRs, and rising click volume.
You don't know how to ask whether any of those clicks became customers.
Six months later, you realize you've been measuring the wrong things.
One of the biggest mistakes in PPC advertising is celebrating vanity metrics like click-through rates while revenue stays flat.
Clicks do not pay the bills. Revenue does.
Most agency monthly reports are PDF exports of the Google Ads dashboard with brand colors added — you see the same numbers already available in the platform UI.
According to PPC Chief's 2026 data, cost per click increased for 87% of industries in 2025, meaning campaigns that look "busy" with high click volume are quietly getting more expensive.
A report that doesn't surface cost-per-lead or ROAS trends is hiding the part of the story that matters most.
One industry survey found that only 10% of Google Ads accounts receive weekly updates from their manager.
What a real report shows: Cost per acquisition (CPA), return on ad spend (ROAS), lead quality trends, and pipeline attribution.
According to Shopify's 2026 PPC statistics roundup, the average cost per lead for Google Ads across all industries in 2025 was $70.11.
If the report that a small business PPC company provides doesn't show you your CPL, you have no way of knowing whether you're above or below the benchmark for your category.
What does the contract say about how I exit, and what data do I keep when I leave?
A PPC contract without performance expectations is essentially a contract for activity, not results.
Losing your historical conversion data and audience lists when switching small business PPC agencies means starting from scratch, which has a real cost in both time and campaign performance.
Before switching agencies, you must secure full account access, download all historical data, including search term reports, auction insights, conversion history, and audience lists, and understand your contract exit terms.
Doing this after you've already given notice is too late.
Three contract clauses to demand before signing:
- All accounts created in your name with admin access retained throughout
- Full data export delivered within 48 hours of contract termination
- A performance-based exit clause allowing termination without penalty if defined benchmarks aren't met within a set timeframe.
How will I know after 90 days whether this agency is working or just busy?
Top small business PPC agencies should be willing to commit to specific KPIs, such as cost-per-acquisition or return on ad spend targets.
They should also explain what causes would lead them to adjust those targets and over what timeframe.
Weekly check-ins during the first 90 days are appropriate for a new engagement; if an agency proposes only quarterly reviews, that cadence is insufficient for early-stage optimization.
According to Digital Applied's 2026 Google Ads benchmarks, AI-powered bidding now drives 78% of all Google Ads spend, and advertisers using these strategies report an average 22% lower cost per conversion compared to manual management.
Still, the advantage varies dramatically by account maturity, which is exactly why the first 90 days of active optimization matter so much.
Performance that has been consistently below baseline for 90 or more days with no credible explanation or improvement plan is a clear signal to consider walking away.
The same goes for an agency that is unresponsive or evasive about account access.
Set these in writing before day one: Your agreed CPA or ROAS target, the timeframe for the learning phase, the reporting cadence, and the specific trigger that gives you a no-penalty exit.
If the agency offering small business PPC services won't commit to these in writing, the confidence they're selling you in the pitch is not backed by their contract.
Why Companies Trust DesignRush
Rated 4.8 on Google and 4.7 on Trustpilot, the DesignRush Agency Directory is a reliable resource for finding small business PPC agencies. We owe this to our executive selection team, which follows a strict screening process when featuring agencies on the platform, assessing key performance indicators, like portfolio, client reviews, and industry reputation.
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DesignRush sustains a directory of over 40,000 agencies categorized by service category, location, expertise, and reviews. We build our database in two ways:
- Our dedicated team of agency experts actively searches the web for top-performing companies. We then pull information from their websites, online presence, and client testimonials to verify their status and qualifications prior to listing.
- The agencies listed get notified of their profiles on the website and they can choose to claim it or not, which suggests their availability for more collaborations.
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8 Frequently Asked Questions About Small Business PPC Agencies
Should I go with a flat monthly fee or a percentage-of-ad-spend model?
For most small businesses that spend under $10,000/month on ads, a flat monthly fee is the cleaner and more protective choice because percentage-of-spend minimums often cost more at small budgets, and the model pays the agency for spending your money rather than managing it.
The structural problem with percentage-of-spend is that the small business PPC agency earns more every time you increase your budget, regardless of whether that increase is justified by performance.
Ask any percentage-of-spend agency directly: what is their policy when they believe additional budget is not justified by current performance? The answer will tell you whose interests they are actually managing.
How much do small business PPC agencies charge for their services, and what's on top of the quoted fee?
According to numerous reports, agencies usually charge between $1,000 and $5,000 a month for standard management services, depending on your ad spend level and what's included. If you need them to run a complex enterprise account, the price can go up and range between $10,000 and $25,000 a month.
The management fee for small business PPC services is only part of what you'll pay. They typically run 10-20% of monthly ad spend, but this is separate from the actual ad spend, which you pay directly.
On top of that, expect to see:
- Setup fees of $500-$5,000 for initial account audits and restructuring
- Tool costs passed through for third-party analytics platforms
- Overage charges if your ad spend crosses certain thresholds,
- Exit fees if you leave before the contract term ends.
The budget math to run before you sign is the following: management fee + setup fee + any tool costs + your actual ad spend = true monthly investment.
At a $2,000/monthad budget, a 15% management fee leaves only $300 for actual strategy work. Minimum viable ad spend for meaningful optimization is generally $2,000-$5,000/month, and the management fee comes out of your total budget on top of that.
What are the clearest red flags to watch for before I sign a contract?
Any small business PPC company that guarantees specific results before auditing your account is either making a sales pitch or doesn't understand how paid search works. No credible agency promises a specific cost per acquisition before they have audited your conversion tracking, analyzed your competitive landscape, and assessed your landing pages.
Other pre-signing red flags:
- They focus reporting on vanity metrics rather than business outcomes
- They can't explain their strategy in terms you understand
- They push long-term contracts before proving value.
If any of these appear during the sales process, they will be significantly worse once you're locked in.
Who owns the Google Ads account, me or the agency?
You should own the Google Ads account, and if an agency won't confirm that in writing before you sign, walk away. Agencies offering small business PPC services sometimes build campaigns inside their own Manager Account (MCC), making them, instead of you, the legal account owner. When you leave, you risk losing all historical data, conversion tracking, audience lists, and Smart Bidding signals.
Before signing, demand an explicit account ownership clause that names your Google Ads Account ID and specifies that the agency's access will be revoked at your request.
When should I expect real results, and what's a legitimate excuse vs. a stall?
Expect to see your first meaningful, stable results between weeks 6 and 12, as many agencies suggest. Allow for a learning period of 30-60-days before drawing conclusions, but expect transparency and a clear optimization plan from week one. The first 60 days include the account learning phase, and performance below eventual steady state is expected. Unexplained underperformance is a red flag, but explained underperformance during a calibration period is not.
Check the Change History in your Google Ads account: if there is no evidence of thoughtful adjustments in the first 30 days, including no keyword refinements, no ad copy tests, and no bid strategy changes, the campaign is on autopilot. Small business PPC consultants who are genuinely optimizing will have a paper trail.
Is it a problem if the agency manages hundreds of clients, or if they seem very small?
Client-to-account-manager ratio matters more than total agency size. Agencies offering small business PPC services that take on too many clients at once cut corners, use outdated methods, or fail to give individual accounts the attention and tailored strategy they need. Therefore, you may lose more on poor results than you save on fees. Ask directly: how many active accounts does each account manager handle?
A strategist managing 40+ accounts cannot be doing meaningful weekly optimization for any of them. On the other end, a two-person shop with no bench means your account goes dark when someone is sick or leaves. The right size agency for a small business has a dedicated point of contact with a manageable client load, a defined escalation path, and a process for running your account.
How long a contract should I accept?
A 3-month initial commitment is reasonable. A 12-month lock-in with no performance milestones written in is not. Three-month minimums are reasonable because campaigns need time to exit the learning phase before performance can be meaningfully evaluated. However, 12-month terms are a higher commitment and should come with clearly defined performance milestones and exit provisions if those milestones are not met.
If small business PPC consultants refuse to stand behind their work with a flexible exit option, they lack confidence in their ability to deliver results. You are funding their financial security, not your own growth.
The contract term to demand: a 90-day initial period with measurable KPI targets (cost per acquisition, lead volume), after which the engagement rolls month-to-month. Also, check the auto-renewal clause because many contracts auto-renew unless notice is given 30 to 60 days before the term ends. A missed notice window commits you to another full term.
How do I evaluate a proposal if I can't verify the case studies that an agency shows me?
Ask for references from current clients in a similar business category, not testimonials on their website. Case studies are marketing materials. They show the best possible outcome from the best possible client under the best possible conditions, and they are rarely auditable. The difference between agencies that claim to be data-driven and those that actually are shows up in specifics: ask them to walk through a real optimization decision they made in the last 30 days, what data prompted it, what they changed, and what happened.
If small business PPC services providers can't give you a concrete example with numbers, their case studies are doing the selling, not their process. Also, ask what happens when a campaign underperforms: agencies that have a clear answer ("we do X, then Y, then escalate to Z") are operating from a repeatable system. Agencies that answer with reassurance and vague references to optimization are operating on hope.
