Our experts identified the leading small business PPC services companies that can help you boost your website traffic and sales through strategic paid ad campaigns. Browse our directory to find the right agency for your project and use filters to make your search more efficient.
Santa Cruz Website Designer & Web Development Services
Astriden is a digital marketing agency located in Santa Cruz, California. Our design company. has over 15 years of design experience. We provide comprehensive branding, web design & marketing solutions... View Astriden profile
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- PPC
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- Location
- Santa Cruz, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Complete Digital Display Solutions On The Internet
Art On Web offers comprehensive web development and technical support for websites and eshops. Whether it's developing a website, creating a simple corporate presentation, or promoting a product or service in a highly competitive market, our team of experienced web developers and SEO consultants is equipped... View all reviews
Top Services:
- SEO
- Web Design
- PPC
- Location
- Amaliada, Greece
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $40/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Taking the Small Out of Small Business Marketing
Our goal is to help you bring depth to your brand through engagement and through increased profit. We are proud to work with industry leaders, entrepreneurs, small businesses, and new businesses... View Tangible Strategies profile
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Branding
- Video Production
- Web Design
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- Location
- Greenville, South Carolina
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Award Winning E-Commerce Marketing Agency
All of the work we do more than pays for itself with increased trackable revenue... View all reviews
Top Services:
- eCommerce
- Email Marketing
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- Web Development
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- Location
- Schenectady, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Hotel revenue management and digital marketing
Hotel and Holiday Rentals revenue management service and digital marketing to boost your direct bookings... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Social Media Marketing
- PPC
- Email Marketing
- Branding
- Logo Design
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- Location
- Malaga, Spain
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $65/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Data-Driven Digital Marketing Solutions
Data-Driven Digital Marketing Solutions for Small Businesses and Nonprofit Organizations... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- Social Media Marketing
- Reputation Management
- PPC
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- Location
- Miami, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $60/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Web Technologies, eCommerce & Digital Marketing
Wenstein Beyond Digital is a consulting company specializing in digital marketing, e-commerce and web technologies. Our professional expertise is in assessment, strategy definition, and project management. The company has over 25 years of experience in the digital world with hundreds of successful national... View Wenstein | Beyond Digital profile
Top Services:
- SEO
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- PPC
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- Location
- Mahwah, New Jersey
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Digital Marketing Experts
At Local Search Technologies, we offer effective digital marketing services for business and create online marketing campaigns with a clear goal in mind… To Help You GROW Your Business!... View Local Search Technologies LLC profile
Top Services:
- Social Media Marketing
- SEO
- Digital Marketing
- Reputation Management
- PPC
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- Location
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Discover How We Can Grow Your Business!
We are a full service marketing agency specializing in digital marketing. Discover more about our two hottest services: Website Design and Local SEO Services otherwise know as Google Business Profile or the Maps in Google Searches... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- Social Media Marketing
- Web Design
- SEO
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- Location
- Houston, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $497/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
We Are Experts at Marketing Local-Serving Businesses.
Are you searching for someone to design your ideal website or create ads for your business? Look no further. VentraLocal is a family-owned and operated business and we help your business rise above the "clutter". We take your ideas and visions with a dash of our creativity and bring them together to give you... View all reviews
Top Services:
- PPC
- Social Media Marketing
- SEO
- Web Design
- Content Marketing
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- Location
- Columbus, Ohio
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
We Put Your Website to Work.
We are a small digital marketing agency specializing in helping small to mid-size businesses thrive. We have over 15 years of experience in digital marketing, including work for very large national brands and small businesses such as law firms. We support small businesses and love to help them flourish... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- PPC
- Advertising
- SEO
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- Location
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $65/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Amazon Agency for Natural Food Brands
We help natural food companies grow their profits and build their brand on Amazon. From optimized listings, targeted advertising, and access into Amazon sales programs, we navigate your brand through successful selling on Amazon... View Riverboat profile
Top Services:
- Affiliate Marketing
- PPC
- Digital Marketing
- Location
- Boulder, Colorado
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Tailored Digital Marketing Strategies
Digissist Pvt Ltd. offers excellent digital marketing services to its international customers and helps them to grow their business dynamically... View Digissist Pvt. Ltd. profile
Top Services:
- SEO
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Jersey City, New Jersey
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
We Work To Make You Standout
DigitalZoop is a digital marketing agency based in Sydney, Australia. We offer all kinds of digital marketing solutions such as SEO, Google Ads, PPC, Social Media, Web Design and E-Commerce to new and upcoming brands. Our smart team helps them conquer the digital space... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- SEO
- Web Design
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Parramatta, Australia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $149/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Conversion Marketing Agency helping businesses hit their business targets
Q-Online Ltd is a performance-based online marketing agency offering unrivalled knowledge and experience in various services.Our company specialises in white label services, SEO marketing, pay per click advertising, local search marketing, social media marketing, strategic consultancy services, web design... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- SEO
- Social Media Marketing
- Branding
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- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Empowering Luxury Brands, Crafting Digital Success.
Silicon Beach Digital Agency drives online growth and elevates brand voices through data-driven strategies. Focusing on digital marketing, the agency employs targeted approaches to customer acquisition and engagement across various industries. Its expertise involves crafting performance-based narratives and... View all reviews
Top Services:
- PPC
- Advertising
- SEO
- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
We Simplify the Internet
We are an award winning, global, full service digital marketing agency. Some of our services include Search Engine Optimization (SEO, Paid Advertisement (PPC), Social Media Marketing, Email and Marketing Automation, and Website Development... View WSI Digital Marketing Experts profile
Top Services:
- SEO
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- PPC
- Branding
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- Location
- Mission Viejo, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Where Smiles Meet Strategy: Dental PPC at Its Finest
Choose a partner that understands dental marketing inside out. With our adeptness in dental PPC, we pledge to boost your reputation, rankings, and patient volume. Schedule your free consultation and embrace a strategy built just for you... View all reviews
Top Services:
- SEO
- Digital Marketing
- Content Marketing
- PPC
- Branding
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- Location
- Englewood, Colorado
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
One Company. One Answer.
Fuel Web Marketing has a comprehensive suite of services to encompass all aspects of internet marketing and service over 300 clients across the nation. Our Services include branding, logo creation, website design and creation, video production, mobile web design, blog creation, content writing, SEO (search... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- Social Media Marketing
- PPC
- Web Design
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- Location
- St. Petersburg, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Sustainable acquisition to grow your business.
Handcrafted solutions for SEO, PPC, Analytics & more, based on your needs. Haphazard tactics dont work, nor does a one-size-fits-all templated approach. We use data as a foundation for our process that relies on creative problem-solving and execution... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- PPC
- CRO
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- Location
- Richmond, Virginia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Marketing That Produces Results
A new age marketers who provide old-fashioned customer service. You dont have do this marketing thing alone. Were here to help... View Millennia Media, LLC profile
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- PPC
- Content Marketing
- Email Marketing
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- Location
- Greenwich Township, New Jersey
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Innovative Strategies. Measurable Results.
We help small and medium sized business grow by putting the right message in front of the right person at the right time. Reach the full potential of your business with a custom designed and flawlessly executed Growth Marketing Program... View RD Marketing profile
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- Social Media Marketing
- Branding
- Web Design
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- Location
- Santa Rosa, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Powered by Data, Driven by Creativity
Summit Creative Marketing is a lead generation and web design agency located in Tampa, FL. We specialize in helping service-based businesses grow their online presence and create a consistent pipeline of qualified leads... View Summit Creative Marketing profile
Top Services:
- SEO
- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- Social Media Marketing
- Web Development
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- Location
- Tampa, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Your #1 HVAC Source
HvacTrade LLC is a U.S.-based digital marketing agency specializing in services for HVAC and home service contractors. They offer tailored solutions including SEO, website design, Google Business Profile optimization, and automation to help businesses attract leads and streamline operations... View HVAC Trade profile
Top Services:
- PPC
- SEO
- Digital Marketing
- UI/UX Design
- Web Design
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- Location
- Clovis, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Full-Service Digital Marketing Agency in New York
We provide full-service digital marketing solutions for medium-sized and large businesses, advising on attracting new customers and increasing sales... View Ad Growther profile
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- CRO
- PPC
- SEO
- Web Development
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
SEO, content marketing and social media services that improve your Google rankings, website traffic, brand awareness, audience engagement and sales... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- Digital Services
- Reputation Management
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- Newcastle, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Data-Driven Marketing
At Bright Click, we believe that data-driven decision-making is key to success in digital marketing. We use a variety of metrics to inform our strategy, including website traffic, conversion rates, leads generated, and more... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Social Media Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- Email Marketing
- SEO
- Content Marketing
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- Location
- Orlando, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $120/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Strategic SEO Agency Hampshire & London. We help clients to BUILD PROMOTE CONVERT PROTECT their online brand... View SEO Strategy profile
Top Services:
- Social Media Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- PPC
- Web Development
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- Location
- Southampton, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Delaware's #1 SEO & PPC Agency
A digital agency specializing in SEO, PPC and Content Strategy for Small and Medium Sized Businesses... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- Content Marketing
- PPC
- SEO
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- Location
- Milton, Delaware
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $90/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Law Firm Marketing Without the Fine Print.
LAW FIRM MARKETING WITHOUT THE FINE PRINT. Removing everything law firms hate about working with marketing companies... View Phase Marketing profile
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- Web Design
- PPC
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- Location
- Columbus, Ohio
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Say Yes To Flexible Digital Solutions.
Digital Agency Reseller, you get everything according to your Digital Needs. Choosing the right services for your digital marketing campaign is important. To keep everything precise and accurate in terms of results you need Ala Carte digital marketing services... View Digital Agency Reseller profile
Top Services:
- Content Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- SEO
- Web Development
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- Location
- Miami, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Driving Your Business Growth
We are business development specialists. Using the latest marketing technology, we help our B2B & professional service clients get high-quality appointments each month with their ideal clients... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- PPC
- SEO
- Email Marketing
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- Location
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Your Marketing Consultants
Paperboat Media is an Internet Marketing agency based out of Orlando, Florida with expertise in SEO, PPC, SEM, and other Internet marketing services... View Paperboat Media profile
Top Services:
- PPC
- Digital Marketing
- WordPress Website Design
- Branding
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Orlando, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Helping Your Business Grow
We are a team of knowledgeable and creative professionals with a passion for developing brands that will deliver results... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- SEO
- Branding
- Video Production
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- Location
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Digital marketing and website agency composed of insightful experts. We help small businesses succeed in a competitive marketplace... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Social Media Marketing
- PPC
- SEO
- Graphic Design
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Leicester, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
We'll Be the Last Agency You'll Ever Work With.
We are a digital agency that contributes to the growth of companies of various segments and sizes. We offer all the solutions for those who want to succeed through Digital Marketing... View all reviews
Top Services:
- SEO
- PPC
- Social Media Marketing
- Email Marketing
- Web Development
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- Location
- Miami, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $30/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
A Digital Marketing Agency Fueled By Analytics & Technology.
At Fountain, we build digital marketing strategies designed to drive real business results. Were here to help across the full spectrum of digital, with expertise across everything from SEO and content marketing to paid media, marketing automation and website development. With a core expertise in hyperlocal... View all reviews
Top Services:
- PPC
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Advertising
- Affiliate Marketing
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- Location
- Independence, Ohio
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
SEO Agency London
Rapid SEO is expert SEO agency in London offering website optimisation for affordable prices. We offer flexible digital marketing services and have a proven track record of getting websites on to page 1 of Google... View Rapid SEO London profile
Top Services:
- SEO
- Advertising
- PPC
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $80/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Websites That Convert. Marketing That Works.
Type B Studio provides digital marketing services & conversion-focused websites to small businesses throughout Washington State (and beyond!)... View Type B Studio profile
Top Services:
- PPC
- Content Marketing
- Email Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Enumclaw, Washington
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Telling Your Story
Decibel Blue exists to help companies of all sizes and stages grow their business, using public relations & marketing to connect them with their target customers... View Decibel Blue profile
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Advertising
- SEO
- PPC
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- Location
- Scottsdale, Arizona
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Reach your full online potential.
Converrt is a digital marketing & website design agency based in the West Midlands, offering a range of services from long term SEO to one off branding projects! We specialise in helping startups and small businesses grow online with affordable digital marketing and web design packages... View Converrt profile
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- SEO
- Digital Services
- Web Design
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- Location
- Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Put your Google My Business Profile on Autopilot!
GBP Pilot is unique in that we have focussed all our efforts on a single marketing channel - your Google Business Profile (formerly known as Google My Business). We know more about how to get the maximum performance out of this dynamic and labor intensive channel than anyone. When you need the very best... View GBP Pilot profile
Top Services:
- Content Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- Reputation Management
- PPC
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- Location
- East Palatka, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Driving Growth Through Smart Strategy.
Our roots are in building and shipping demand gen strategies that lead to exponential outcomes. Well leverage our experience to identify the best strategies and tactics, implement testing frameworks for continuous improvement, and partner with sales to ensure sourced deals are actually turning into revenue... View Matter Made profile
Top Services:
- Digital Strategy
- PPC
- Location
- Denver, Colorado
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Not Your Average SEO Company
At Snap SEO, we believe in a holistic approach to online growth. Our expertise lies in seamlessly combining the influential elements of content marketing, PPC, and Social Media Marketing to propel businesses to new heights in the digital landscape. By harnessing the collective power of these essential... View Snap SEO profile
Top Services:
- Content Marketing
- Advertising
- SEO
- WordPress Website Design
- Web Design
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- Location
- Edmonton, Canada
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $55/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Your strategic partner in all things Software|.
At Specter, we're not just technologists - we are problem solvers. As a boutique agency with a team of highly specialized pros, we can give your business the dedicated attention it deserves and manage all the tech your business could ever need... View Specter profile
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- PPC
- Email Marketing
- Web Design
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- Location
- Rancho Cucamonga, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $120/hr
Optimizing Every Step of Your Amazon Journey
Facilitate business in major marketplaces like Amazon and Alibaba for manufacturers and brands... View all reviews
Top Services:
- PPC
- Digital Marketing
- Location
- Montreal, Canada
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
More visibility. Higher results
Site Ascension is a Digital Marketing Agency that can help businesses of all sizes. In todays world, your customers and potential customers are all online. As well as all of your competitors. You need to break through all the online clutter to reach your market. This is where Site Ascension comes into the... View Site Ascension profile
Top Services:
- SEO
- PPC
- Social Media Marketing
- Email Marketing
- Content Marketing
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- Location
- Galveston, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $95/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Scale to new heights with our professional SEO services in USA
Are You Worried that Your Marketing Plan Is Not Good? Feel Free to Talk to Our Experts. We guarantee higher SERPs Rankings, Traffic, Sales, and Revenue... View all reviews
Top Services:
- SEO
- Social Media Marketing
- Content Marketing
- PPC
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- Location
- Addison, Texas
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $20/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
We have years of expertise assisting organizations exactly like yours to expand.
Our team of experts is passionate about seeing our clients succeed, and we have a track record of delivering outstanding results.We provide a wide range of services, including search engine optimization, web design, pay-per-click advertising, email marketing, and many other strategies to help you connect... View all reviews
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- Digital Marketing
- Web Design
- WordPress Website Design
- SEO
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- Location
- Delta, Pennsylvania
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/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.
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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.
Agencies can also reach out to DesignRush and must go through the verification process prior to being listed.
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.Â
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?Â
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.
