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AI Local Biz vs a marketing agency: the same work, without the agency bill.
A typical agency charges a setup fee, a monthly retainer and often wants a contract. We build your website free, rank you on Google and get you recommended by ChatGPT. One flat price.
- $0 upfront. We build before you pay
- Website, Google SEO and AI search in one plan
- $99/month. No contract.
$99/month$0 upfront. No contract.
The honest summary
Agencies aren't the enemy. They're just built for bigger budgets.
A good marketing agency does real work. Strategy, design, SEO, ads. The catch is how they charge: typically a fee to get started, a monthly retainer, and often a contract that locks you in before you've seen a result.
That model made sense when a website took a team months to build. It doesn't anymore. AI lets our team do in days what used to take months. Instead of using that to charge you more, we use it to charge you less.
- An agency is right if
- You need paid ads managed, a large online store, custom software, or a campaign built from scratch around a big budget.
- AI Local Biz is right if
- You're a local business that wants a great website, first-page Google rankings and AI recommendations, at a price that makes sense.
What we take off the table
- No setup fee
- No contract
- No hourly bills for edits
- No paying before you've seen your site
Side by side
Big business marketing. Small business prices.
How we stack up against a typical marketing agency.
| What you get | AI Local Biz | A typical agency |
|---|---|---|
| To get started | $0 upfront. We build your website first. | Often a setup or design fee before work starts. |
| Monthly price | $99/month. One flat price. | Typically a monthly retainer, quoted per client. |
| Contract | Month-to-month. No contract. No setup fee. | Often a fixed-term contract. |
| When you start paying | Only after you approve your site. | Usually when you sign. |
| Your website | Custom, with unlimited pages. Included. | Usually quoted as its own project. |
| Local SEO | Included, every month. | Typically a monthly service of its own. |
| AI search optimization | Included, for ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google's AI Overviews. | Depends on the agency. Often an add-on, if offered. |
| Edits to your site | Unlimited. Text us a change and it's done. | Often billed by the hour or capped each month. |
| Speed | Days, not months. | Often weeks or months for a new site. |
| Paid ad management | Not part of the plan. | Usually offered. |
Agencies differ. This describes how marketing agencies commonly work, not any one company. Ask for their terms in writing before you sign.
How it's possible
How can we do all this for $99? Two letters. AI.
We've ranked local businesses the expensive way for years. Then AI changed what great work costs.
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AI does the heavy lifting
Research, drafts and builds that took a team months now take days. Our people check and polish every one.
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The risk is on us
We build your site before you pay. You see it, you approve it, then billing starts.
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We only win if your phone rings
We don't make money building your site. We make it when your site works and you stay.
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One plan, not a menu
No picking services off a price list. The website, the SEO and the AI search work all come together.
What you get
An agency's worth of work. One plan.
Everything in the AI Local Growth plan, for $99/month. And what it doesn't cover, so you know exactly where you stand.
$99/monthMonth-to-month. No contract. No setup fee.
See pricing- A fully custom website, designed, written and launched for you. Unlimited pages.
- Unlimited edits. Text us a change and it's done.
- Local SEO: on-page, off-page, backlinks and local citations
- Google Business Profile management and a Google review system
- AI search optimization for ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google's AI Overviews
- A new blog post every month
- Fast hosting, security, backups and maintenance
- Monthly reports: rankings, Google Search Console and AI visibility
Not in the plan
- Paid ad management (Google Ads, Meta Ads)
- Online stores with more than a handful of products
- Custom software or booking-system development
How can you charge so much less than an agency?
AI. Work that used to take a team three months now takes days. Instead of using that to charge you more, we use it to charge you less.
Is the work as good as an agency's?
Yes. Our team ranks local businesses on Google and gets them recommended by ChatGPT. AI makes us faster. It doesn't replace the people who check your site and do your SEO. See the results
I'm in a contract with an agency. What now?
Check when it ends. We can build your new website now, and you pay nothing until you approve it. When your contract is up, you're ready to switch with no gap.
What's the catch?
There isn't one. $0 upfront. Billing starts after you approve your site. Month-to-month. No contract. No setup fee. If we stop earning your $99, you can cancel.
Do you run Google Ads or Meta Ads?
No. Paid ad management isn't part of the plan. We focus on the traffic you don't pay for per click: Google rankings, your Google Business Profile and AI recommendations.
When would an agency be the better choice?
If you need paid ads managed, a big online store or custom software, an agency or a specialist is the right call. If you want a website that ranks and gets recommended, that's what we do.
Your competition has a marketing team. Now you do too.
No setup fee. No contract. No paying before you've seen your site. We build it free, rank it on Google and get ChatGPT recommending you.
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