Choosing a PPC agency comes down to four things: which platforms they run, how they charge, whether they have worked in your industry, and what their clients actually say. Every PPC company below is US-based, verified by our team, and ranked by client reviews rather than by what they pay us. Compare over 4,000 PPC agencies and management companies by platform, industry, budget, and hourly rate — then shortlist three and brief them all. For pay per click management services outside the US, use the global directory.
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GroupLevinson Public Relations, located in Philadelphia, PA, is one of the region's highest rated PR firms. GroupLevinson is a full service advertising, branding, public relations, social media and marketing communications agency that creates value for businesses...
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- SEO
- Social Media Marketing
- Advertising
- PPC
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $199/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Full Spectrum Marketing (FSM) is a downtown Akron, Ohio-based agency providing comprehensive marketing strategy, digital advertising, AI SEO, social campaigns, branding and web design services for a diverse client base from startups to global brands...
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- Web Design
- Web Development
- SEO
- PPC
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- Akron, Ohio
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
LeadLever Digital is your premier partner in the digital marketing world. Specializing in SEO, PPC, Social Media Marketing, and Web Design, we craft tailored strategies to elevate your online presence and drive results. With a focus on innovation and creativity, our team of experts is dedicated to helping...
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- Web Design
- WordPress Website Design
- SEO
- PPC
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Marketasa is a New York based digital marketing agency specializing in SEO strategies that help businesses increase online visibility and attract qualified traffic. With more than 14 years of experience, the company delivers tailored SEO solutions designed to perform in the highly competitive New York market...
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- SEO
- Digital Marketing
- Content Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- PPC
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $70/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Axis Web Art is a Shopify-focused web design and development agency based in New York, helping brands build scalable, high-performing eCommerce experiences. As a Shopify Partner, the agency specializes in custom Shopify and Shopify Plus development, platform migrations, and conversion-focused UI/UX. From...
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- eCommerce Development
- Mobile App Development
- SEO
- CRO
- PPC
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
FlyPaperWeb is a Greenville, SC web design and digital marketing consultancy specializing in AI search optimization (GEO), UX-driven design, and conversion rate optimization. Founded by David Tallon with 25 years of experience, we build websites that perform in both traditional search and AI-generated results...
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- Web Design
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- PPC
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- Greenville, South Carolina
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
RTL Digital Media offers a number of solutions to help you make people adore your brand as much as you do. We understand that excellent branding is a combination of good processes and strong graphic execution. Our designers have designed or reinvented branding packages for both large and small...
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- SEO
- Advertising
- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- eCommerce Development
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- Location
- Kennesaw, Georgia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $175/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Swyft is more than your average marketing and PR agency. We provide B2B tech clients with the experience of industry veterans to help them reach new heights in their brand goals. Our extensive international network gives us a global presence unlike any other from right here in Austin. Speed up growth with our...
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- Affiliate Marketing
- CRO
- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- Email Marketing
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- Location
- Austin, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
At STOLBER Digital, we focus on efficiency to drive value. We follow the 80/20 principle and apply it to all of our systems and processes. We don't do things just to look good or be active; we focus on the things that matter. We have extensive experience in the SEO world...
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- Digital Services
- Digital Strategy
- SEO
- PPC
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Stillwater, Minnesota
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
We are SunerGarcia. We are an innovative digital marketing agency that focuses on building around technology and consumer experience. We build exciting brand experiences for our clients. Our team is a fine assortment of movers and shakers, creatives, designers, planners, tech enthusiast, and all around hard...
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- Web Design
- Web Development
- SEO
- PPC
- Software Development
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- Location
- San Diego, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Growth Naavik is an AI-powered digital marketing agency committed to helping businesses achieve sustainable and measurable growth in the digital world. By combining advanced AI technologies with data-driven marketing strategies, the company delivers end-to-end solutions including SEO, lead generation, paid...
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- Digital Strategy
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- PPC
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $15/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Buzzbox Media is a Nashville agency built for one kind of client: medtech, medical device, and healthcare technology companies. Since 2008 we have handled SEO, content, web, paid search, video, and conference marketing for device makers, medical associations, and surgical technology brands. Because we work in...
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- SEO
- Content Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- Web Design
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- Location
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Brevard SEM is a full-service digital marketing agency based in Melbourne, FL, serving businesses nationwide. Our senior team has been marketing businesses since 2001. We offer Web Development, Search Visibility, AI Visibility and Paid Marketing campaigns that are built for ROI...
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- AEO
- CRO
- SEO
- PPC
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Melbourne FL, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Corkboard Concepts is a strategy-based and data-centric marketing agency that works well with with traditional media and digital environment...
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- Social Media Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- Advertising
- PPC
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- Location
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $149/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Web Design in NH - We specialize in creating custom, professional websites designed to help your business succeed. All work is done entirely in-house, ensuring the highest quality and attention to detail. Our fast, local support team is always here when you need us...
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- Web Design
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- SEO
- PPC
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- Location
- Hudson, New Hampshire
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Integrated Webworks delivers data-driven web, mobile and digital-marketing solutions that help organizations grow online. Founded in Jacksonville in 2003, the award-winning agency designs custom websites, builds mobile apps and drives integrated campaigns that boost visibility and revenue across the...
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- Web Design
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- SEO
- PPC
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- Location
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Lead Piranha builds and runs marketing systems for service businesses. Rather than hand you another tool to learn, we build the thing that captures your leads, follows up, books the work and reports on it, and then we operate it for you. Every tool and API cost is included in the retainer, so there are no...
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- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- Email Marketing
- Content Marketing
- PPC
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- Location
- Miami, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Roopco is an award-winning, strategic communications agency that specializes in content marketing and graphic design for B2B businesses...
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- Public Relations
- Digital Marketing
- Web Development
- Social Media Marketing
- SEO
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- Location
- Westlake, Ohio
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Up N Up's mission is elevate brands through emerging technology driven by human experience & innovation. We help clients find improved market positions through superior outcomes, and empower them to raise their brands into leadership there...
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- Digital Services
- Branding
- Digital Strategy
- Advertising
- PPC
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- Location
- Seattle, Washington
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Atlatl is your data-driven growth partner, elevating brands with SEO, PPC & web design. Atlatl empowers startups, entrepreneurs, and established businesses to soar to new heights through tailored digital marketing and branding solutions...
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- Digital Services
- Digital Marketing
- Content Marketing
- SEO
- PPC
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- Location
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Wise Raven Consulting is a web design and digital marketing firm helping businesses of all sizesacross industries like tech, startups, authors, and professional servicesbuild strong online presences. We specialize in custom websites, SEO, and strategic digital campaigns, and also offer fractional project...
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- Web Design
- Web Development
- WordPress Website Design
- SEO
- PPC
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- Location
- Wilmington, North Carolina
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
UNANIMOUS is a full-service branding agency based in the heart of the Midwest Lincoln, Nebraska. We have partnered with clients to develop strong brand alignment through strategic marketing, creative design, engaging websites, and compelling video projects of all sizes and scopes. UNANIMOUS is known for...
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- Digital Marketing
- Content Marketing
- Branding
- Advertising
- PPC
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- Location
- Lincoln, Nebraska
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $145/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
We make digital marketing easy so you don't have to manage all the pieces. Todays digital landscape is complicated, fragmented and requires an array of skills. BootstrapVT blends old school marketing with new school technology. We know all the acronyms and the underlying tech services. Marketing has changed...
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- Digital Marketing
- Email Marketing
- Content Marketing
- SEO
- PPC
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- Location
- Burlington, Vermont
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
The race is on. We make B2B brands visible in LLMs like ChatGPT and Google's AI Overviews to capture high-buyer-intent traffic. We combine meaningful data, AI automation, and smart strategy to eliminate guesswork and drive results faster...
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- SEO
- CRO
- Content Marketing
- Web Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Bremerton, Washington
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $235/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
ThinkPod is a digital growth agency specializing in SEO, web design, and strategy for B2B, healthcare, manufacturing, and education brands. Trusted nationwide since 2001...
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- Web Design
- SEO
- Web Development
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Orlando, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $180/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Our philosophy is simple: construct thoughtful solutions that maximize outcomes...
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- Web Development
- Web Design
- Digital Marketing
- Branding
- Email Marketing
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- Location
- Denver, Colorado
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $160/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
We help Texas service businesses stop buying shared leads and start owning their pipeline. Managed WordPress hosting, local SEO, and website design. Houston-based. Family-owned...
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- SEO
- Web Design
- Web Development
- WordPress Website Design
- AEO
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- Location
- League City, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Ensure the success of your project with IndiWork! We provide tailored, full-service digital solutions designed to get you great results. From web design and development to online marketing strategies - anything's possible when we work together. Join us in making a positive impact on your business today!...
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- eCommerce Development
- Web Design
- Social Media Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
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- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $49/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Eye-Digital.net is your go-to digital marketing partner, specializing in crafting innovative strategies that drive measurable results. From paid media and social media marketing to cutting-edge technology solutions, we empower businesses to grow, engage their audience, and achieve ROI-focused success. Let's...
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- Digital Strategy
- Email Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Content Marketing
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Bonita, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $65/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
We fuse human-centered design with senior-level engineering and data-driven marketing to build WordPress, SaaS and e-commerce experiences that scale. From UI/UX and DevOps to SEO, PPC and social, every solution is mapped to clear ROIhelping startups and enterprises convert visitors into loyal customers...
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- SEO
- UI/UX Design
- DevOps Consulting
- Web Development
- eCommerce Development
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- Location
- Laguna Hills, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Konan & Spade is a Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) agency. We get your brand cited by ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity and the AI platforms your customers already use. We also run SEO, paid media and web development to make sure you're found and chosen...
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- Digital Services
- Web Design
- Web Development
- SEO
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
From website development rooted in SEO to paid advertising and community out reach that converts - we have a solution to meet all needs - bringing big-agency expertise to small businesses. By combining data-driven strategy, authentic storytelling, and community-first vision, we design custom marketing...
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- Digital Marketing
- Public Relations
- Web Design
- Web Development
- SEO
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- Location
- Raleigh , North Carolina
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Pathloft is a digital marketing agency focused on building strong relationships and delivering measurable results. The agency helps brands build trust, generate demand, and achieve sustainable growth across search platforms, AI-driven systems, and go-to-market channels...
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- Digital Strategy
- Branding
- Social Media Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- CRO
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- Location
- Santa Clara, California
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $30/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Managed IT services give small businesses enterprise grade protection and stability without hiring a full tech team. We standardize devices, patch software, monitor systems 24/7, and test backups preventing many outages and speeding recovery when issues happen. You also get clear guidance on policies and...
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- IT Services
- Cybersecurity
- Cloud Consulting
- Managed Services
- Web Design
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- Location
- Orlando, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $30/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Identity is an award-winning public relations firm delivering impactful media, marketing, social, and creative strategies for clients across Michigan and nationwide...
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- Public Relations
- Content Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- Advertising
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Birmingham, Michigan
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Granat Design is an established, award-winning studio offering web design, digital marketing, graphic design and more.We've been in business in South Florida for over 30 years and are located in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.Want more Info? Call us today at 561-909-7601...
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- Digital Services
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
- WordPress Website Design
- SEO
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- Location
- Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
We built the agency we would have wanted to hire. Our Mission: OSLA exists to close the gap between the marketing small and mid-sized businesses receive and the marketing they deserve. We deliver the strategy, creativity, and accountability that transform marketing from a cost center into a growth engine...
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- Digital Marketing
- Digital Strategy
- SEO
- AEO
- Web Development
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- Location
- Summerville, South Carolina
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
KeenView is a search agency focused on revenue growth for ecommerce, DTC, and service-based brands. It helps clients get found on AI platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, and Grok, along with Google search. Clients work one-on-one with a senior executive who has 20+ years in the...
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- AEO
- SEO
- eCommerce
- Digital Marketing
- Digital Services
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- Location
- San Diego, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $95/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
WSI is a full service Marketing company in Phoenix, AZ. We are experts in Web Design and Development, SEO, PPC, Social Media, Market Automation & Data Analytics services. Call us now to get your free website audit report and get ahead of your competition...
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- eCommerce Development
- Social Media Marketing
- Web Design
- Email Marketing
- WordPress Website Design
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- Location
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Pathbrand is a full-service digital marketing agency with experts in branding and web design who will create the perfect strategy to grow your business. Since 2010, we've worked with clients like you to create a strategic marketing plan, custom tailored to their unique business goals and KPIs...
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- Branding
- Digital Strategy
- Digital Marketing
- WordPress Website Design
- Web Design
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- Location
- Westport, Connecticut
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Enormac Digital is a San Francisco Bay Areabased digital marketing and web technology agency founded in 2012. Serving startups and SMBs, the team delivers end-to-end servicesfrom responsive WordPress and e-commerce site builds to PPC, SEO, email-marketing platforms, cloud hosting, and ongoing...
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- Branding
- Design Services
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- Web Development
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- Location
- Palo Alto, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $33/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
An agency that truly understands the value of marketing in business, we are a leading digital marketing company dedicated to becoming a strong pillar for your business, propelling it to new heights with exponentially high profits. We are well aware of the boundaries of marketing and advertising, but we are...
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- Digital Marketing
- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Logo Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Based in Fort Worth, Texas, BRING specializes in creative marketing for manufacturers– uncovering unique brand attributes that elevate clients above the competition. We do this through customer research, brand positioning and strategy, creative development, video production and web/digital campaigns...
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- Creative Services
- Branding
- Video Production
- Digital Services
- Logo Design
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- Location
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
In 2022, one of our clients decided to create their own advertising team and bring all paid advertising internal, along with the organic efforts that were already in-house. The Red Sparrow team took on all aspects of marketing and advertising, and produced results that blew the previous agency out of the...
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- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Public Relations
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
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- Location
- Lewisville, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Startupuserspace is a full-stack, AI driven marketing and sales Partner for early-stage startups. We help startups and scaleups expand into GCC, Africa, Asia, and Europe wit tailored go-to-market strategies and growth Solutions. We help founders go from idea to traction by acquiring their first paying...
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- Digital Marketing
- Web Design
- Branding
- SEO
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Dover, Delaware
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Helbling Digital Media is a Cincinnati-based web design and digital marketing agency founded in 2006. We specialize in custom website design, web development, SEO, and digital strategy for businesses across Greater Cincinnati, Dayton, and the Ohio Valley...
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- Web Development
- Digital Marketing
- Design Services
- AI Development
- SEO
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- Location
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
CrecenTech is a US-based one-stop creative company to cater to your marketing, software, support, and staffing solutions requirements...
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- Digital Strategy
- Digital Services
- CRM Consulting
- IT Compliance Solution
- IT Services
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- Location
- Exton, Pennsylvania
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $20/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
edot Digital assist clients like you across the US and globally, offering branding, web design, and digital marketing services. We offer innovative, customized digital marketing solutions that drive measurable results and help your business thrive!...
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- Design Services
- Logo Design
- Graphic Design
- Creative Services
- Web Design
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- Location
- Huntsville, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $80/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Built on faith and guided by conviction, Alto Ember helps brands grow with clarity and creative strength. We deliver strategy, messaging, websites, and content with integrity and excellence, creating marketing that resonates, builds trust, and endures...
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- Branding
- Web Design
- Digital Marketing
- Digital Services
- Creative Services
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- Location
- Fountain Inn, South Carolina
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
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7 FAQs About PPC Agencies in the US
What services does a pay per click agency in the US provide?
Pay per click agencies in the US offer a full spectrum of specialized services that integrate paid media into the broader marketing and revenue strategy and enable businesses to acquire more customers and grow demand on targeted channels.
Guided by data to make spend decisions, eliminate waste, and maximize return on investment (ROI), the role of these specialists is to make each advertising dollar accountable.
As part of its portfolio, a PPC agency provides campaign planning, keyword research, ad creation, copywriting, bid management, budget allocation, A/B testing, and performance tracking.
Professional PPC services are greatly sought after, as the majority of companies (60%) outsource PPC managementto agencies, while 20% work with freelancers, and only one in five businesses maintains an in-house paid media team.
How much does a pay-per-click agency charge in the US?
PPC companies in the US typically charge from $100 to $150 per hour. In addition to hourly-based models, these agencies operate on the following pricing models:
- Fixed monthly fee or a subscription: Ranges from $1,500 to $10,000, depending on the campaign size and scope
- Percentage of ad spend: Typically falls between 10-30%, with the percentage often decreasing as ad spend increases
- Performance-based pricing: Payment is tied to results, such as the number of leads or conversions generated
- Project-based pricing: Entails a one-time fee for a specific project, unaffected by ad spend
Predominantly, agencies price their services based on a % of monthly ad spend, with over 50% of PPC companies using this model as their primary. Following closely at 33%-35% are agencies charging a flat monthly fee.
What do US pay-per-click agencies charge that most buyers don't expect?
Setup fees, creative production, tracking implementation, and tool costs rarely appear in the proposal. Here’s what to expect:
| Add-on | Typical range |
| One-time setup fee | $500 – $2,500 |
| Conversion tracking setup | $300 – $1,500 |
| Ad creative production | $300 – $1,500/month |
| Tool subscriptions | $100 – $500/month |
| Early termination fee | 1 - 3 months retainer |
Before signing, ask for a sample first invoice from a client at your scope level.
How do I know if I'm hiring the right pay per click company in the US for my budget?
Most PPC agencies have an effective minimum. Below roughly $3,000 in monthly ad spend, there is not enough data volume for the bidding algorithm to optimize, and not enough margin for the agency to staff the account with anyone senior. If an agency is willing to take any budget without flagging this, that is worth noting.
Budget fit also affects how you should think about pricing. An agency charging a percentage of ad spend earns more when you spend more. Considering that, at lower budgets, misalignment is manageable, but above $20,000 a month, it becomes a real incentive problem.
Before signing, ask directly how their fee structure changes as your spend scales.
What is a realistic timeline to see results from a PPC agency, and what should I expect week by week?
A well-run PPC engagement should show directional movement in cost-per-conversion within three months.
Here is what the agency should be delivering at each stage:
- Days 1 to 30: Conversion tracking confirmed, campaign structure built, baseline CPA or ROAS established, and a documented hypothesis about what will move performance and why.
- Days 30 to 60: Active testing underway with ad copy variants, audience segments, and match type adjustments. You should be able to see what is being tested and what the agency expects to learn from it.
- Days 60 to 90: Early performance data available. The agency should be able to tell you what did/didn’t work and what changes are planned for the strategy going forward.
How can I tell if my current PPC strategy is underperforming before I hire anyone?
Check these five things before you brief a single agency:
- Conversion tracking is recording the wrong events. If your campaigns are optimizing toward page views or session starts instead of form fills, calls, or purchases, every performance number in your account is built on a bad signal.
- Your search terms report is full of irrelevant queries. If you are paying for clicks from searches that have nothing to do with what you sell, your negative keyword strategy is either absent or neglected.
- Cost per conversion has been climbing with no change in targeting. Gradual CPA increases without a plausible explanation usually mean the account has not been actively managed; automated bidding running on its own is not optimization.
- Your best-performing campaigns have never been tested. If ad copy, landing pages, and audience segments have been static for more than 90 days, the performance is not being optimized; it is merely running.
- You have no visibility into which campaigns are driving revenue. If your reporting stops at leads or clicks and does not connect to closed business, you cannot tell what is working.
What are the red flags when evaluating PPC agencies in the US?
Here are some common warning signs to watch out for in PPC agencies in the US:
- They guarantee specific results. PPC runs on an auction. No one controls what competitors bid, how the algorithm weights signals, or how your landing page converts.
- Their reporting lives in a proprietary dashboard you cannot export. If your performance data only exists inside their platform, you own nothing when the relationship ends.
- They have never worked in your vertical. Industry context affects keyword intent, competitor behavior, and conversion patterns. Specialized sectors often require tailored approaches, such as dedicated PPC strategies for law firms. An agency learning your space on your budget is a real cost.
- They push to increase the budget before the current spending is profitable. Scaling an unprofitable account spends more money at the same losing rate.

















































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