Growth & AI-Visibility Consultancy
The numbers below are honest benchmarks. Every engagement varies by competition level, keyword difficulty and content scope, your exact quote comes after a free audit. No sales pressure, delivered in 48 hours.
Ignite is a U.S. growth & AI-visibility consultancy serving American businesses. Prices mark the starting point of an engagement. We stay deliberately boutique, accepting a limited number of new clients each quarter, so every brand gets our senior team's full attention.
Growth packages
The most common combinations, a fast way to start. After your audit we tune the exact mix to your goals and budget.
Local Visibility
$2,500/mo
Get found locally, build the foundation.
Growth
$5,000/mo
Full-funnel growth, multi-channel.
Performance
$8-12k/mo
Dedicated team, enterprise-grade.
Package fees cover our service and the included placements. Ad spend, and any premium named-media you request, are billed separately and transparently (media cost plus a 20% service fee). Social media management is available as an add-on on request.
Service-by-service
Open any service to see exactly what's delivered at each level, the expected outcome, and the monthly price.
Rank on Google and build durable organic traffic. Quality scales with content volume, link authority and technical depth. Minimum 6-month engagement, SEO compounds over time.
| Essential | Growth | Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Local businesses, single product line | Growth-stage brands, regional → national | Competitive industries, national / multi-market |
| Target keywords | Up to 30 (long-tail focus) | Up to 80 (core + long-tail) | 150+ (incl. head terms) |
| Content / mo | 2 posts, 1,000-1,500 words each | 4-6 posts + landing-page optimization | 8-12 posts + topic clusters |
| Technical SEO | Launch audit + fix list | Quarterly deep audit + ongoing fixes | Full IA rebuild + continuous Core Web Vitals tuning |
| Link building | 2-3 / mo (DR30+ directories & niche sites) | 5-8 / mo (DR40+ guest & resource pages) | 10-15 / mo (DR50+, digital-PR grade) |
| Local SEO | Google Business Profile optimization | + Review management + local citations | + Multi-location / multi-region page system |
| Reporting | Monthly report | Monthly + quarterly strategy review | Live dashboard + monthly strategy + dedicated lead |
| Expected outcome | Long-tail terms into top 20 in 3-4 mo; organic traffic +50-100% by month 6 (low baseline) | 30-50% of core terms into top 10 by month 6; traffic +100-200% | Head-term contention in 6-12 mo; traffic +200-400% |
| Price (USD / mo) | $1,500-2,500 | $3,000-5,000 | $6,000-8,000 |
We commit to deliverables, process metrics and transparent tracking, never guaranteed rankings. DR = Ahrefs Domain Rating.
Generative Engine Optimization, get cited and recommended when customers ask AI engines: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews. We prove progress with a trackable citation-rate metric.
| Monitor | Optimize | Dominate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core deliverable | AI-visibility baseline audit: 50-100 real customer-question test set, logging you vs. competitors per engine | Everything in Monitor + entity & Schema structuring, llms.txt, 4-6 citation-ready content rewrites / mo, FAQ architecture | Everything in Optimize + third-party authority placement (directories, wiki-class, vetted-site citations) + premium-media coordination (media fees billed separately) |
| Engine coverage | The 4 leading AI engines | All major AI engines + Google AI Overviews | All engines + voice / AI summaries |
| Reporting | Monthly citation-rate report | Monthly + quarterly strategy adjustments | Live dashboard + monthly strategy review |
| Expected outcome | See the gap clearly (diagnostic) | Citation rate on target question set climbs meaningfully from baseline within 90 days (e.g. 0% → 15-30%) | Become one of the default recommendations for your category within 6 months |
| Price (USD / mo) | $800-1,500 | $2,000-4,000 | $4,000-8,000 |
AI answers aren't controllable, we commit to a trackable, rising citation rate, not the appearance of any single response. GEO pairs efficiently with SEO (shared content pipeline). Low-cost vetted-site citations are included; premium named-media (Forbes-class) is client-designated and billed separately, at media cost plus a 20% service fee.
Premium, modern sites that give your brand instant authority, built SEO-ready from day one. Priced as a one-time project.
| Starter | Business | Premium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pages | 5-8 pages | 10-20 pages | 20-50 pages |
| Design | Polished template reskin (color / type / imagery) | Original design system: home + 5-8 inner templates | Fully bespoke + interaction motion + brand illustration / 3D |
| Content | You provide copy, we lay it out | Key-page copywriting (home / services / about) | Full content strategy + professional copy + imagery |
| Technical | Responsive + basic SEO (TDK / sitemap / speed) | CMS (WordPress etc.) + technical-SEO ready + 90+ speed score | + Multilingual architecture + CRM / marketing-automation + A/B slots |
| Revisions / timeline | 1 round / 2-3 weeks | 2 rounds / 4-8 weeks | 3 rounds / 8-12 weeks |
| Price (USD, one-time) | $3,000-6,000 | $10,000-25,000 | $25,000-40,000 |
E-commerce store (Shopify / WooCommerce)
| Standard store | Custom store | |
|---|---|---|
| Catalog | Up to 50 SKUs, theme customization | 500+ SKUs, custom theme / plugin development |
| Included | Payments (Stripe / PayPal) + shipping + tax config, core email flows (abandon / welcome), GA4 + pixel tracking | + Membership / subscription, full Klaviyo flows, ERP / 3PL integration, CRO optimization |
| Timeline | 3-5 weeks | 8-14 weeks |
| Price (USD) | $8,000-20,000 | $20,000-40,000 |
Maintenance plan (backups, security updates, small changes, 2-5 hrs / mo): $100-500 / mo. Recommended with every build.
One model across every platform: a one-time setup fee + monthly management (the higher of a percentage of spend or a floor fee). Ad spend is always paid directly by you to the platform. Running 2+ platforms? Management on each additional platform is −15%.
| Platform | What's delivered (monthly) | Setup (one-time) | Management fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Ads (Search / Shopping / PMax) | Account architecture, keyword + negative lists, 6-10 ad variants, landing-page recommendations, GA4 + conversion tracking, weekly optimization, monthly report | $500-1,500 | 15% of spend, min $1,000-2,500 |
| Meta (FB / IG) | Audience layering (interest / lookalike / retargeting), 8-12 creative test variants, CAPI server-side tracking, monthly report | $500-1,000 | 12-15% of spend, min $1,000-2,500 |
| TikTok Ads | 4-8 native short-video creatives (incl. editing), Spark Ads, creator whitelisting | $800-1,500 | min $1,500-3,000 |
| LinkedIn Ads (B2B) | ABM list import, Lead Gen Forms, content promotion, title / industry targeting | $500-1,000 | min $1,500-3,500 |
| X (Twitter) | Promoted content + follower campaigns, real-time / trend-jacking | $300-800 | min $1,000-2,000 |
| Subreddit-compliant strategy, Promoted Posts, AMA planning (native content for community fit) | $500-1,000 | min $1,000-2,500 |
Performance benchmarks (industry reference, reported but never guaranteed): mature e-commerce ROAS 3-5×; B2B qualified-lead cost $30-300 by industry; new-account ramp of 4-8 weeks is normal.
Content, posting and engagement, handled end to end, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X, LinkedIn, YouTube. Priced per platform per tier; 3+ platforms move to a matrix bundle price.
| Essential (single platform) | Growth (single platform) | Matrix (3 platforms) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content volume | 8-12 posts / mo (graphics + copy) | 15-20 posts / mo, incl. 4 short videos | Unified content calendar, 30-45 posts / mo cross-platform |
| Community ops | Comment / DM management on business days | + Topic planning + KOC engagement + weekly data review | + 1 livestream or event / mo |
| Design | Templated visuals | Custom visual template system | Brand-grade visuals + monthly short-video editing |
| Expected outcome | Active, consistent presence (1-3 mo ramp) | Steady follower & engagement growth over 3-6 mo | Matrix amplification; absorbs paid-media traffic |
| Price (USD / mo) | $1,000-1,800 | $2,000-3,500 | $3,000-5,000 |
Custom, verified prospect lists your sales team can act on. We find and deliver the list; you run the outreach. We never email your prospects on your behalf.
| Product | Spec & deliverable | Price (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| Core list | Name / title / company / verified email (bounce rate <5%), filtered to your ICP. Min order 500, delivered in 5 business days | $0.50-1 / contact |
| Enriched list | + Direct dial / LinkedIn URL / tech stack / funding & hiring intent signals | $1.50-2 / contact |
Lists are verified to under 5% bounce and filtered to your ICP. Use them in line with local law (U.S. CAN-SPAM, EU GDPR). Your team sends, in your voice, from your domain. We never email your prospects for you.
Premium, named-media coverage (Forbes, trade press) that builds credibility and feeds AI citations. You designate the outlet and pay the media fee directly; we add a service fee for sourcing, pitching, writing and coordination. Low-cost niche citations are already included in GEO.
| Product | Spec | Price (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| Niche citations | Vetted, relevant industry sites and blogs, permanent link. The off-site citation layer of GEO. | Included in GEO & packages |
| Premium / named media | Forbes-class or mass-audience outlets you designate; we source, pitch, write and coordinate. Media fee paid by you. | media cost + 20% fee |
| Press-release distribution | PR Newswire-class release + 30-100 syndicated pickups (essential market-entry credibility) | $800-2,500 / release |
| Monthly retainer | 2-4 placements per quarter + media-relations upkeep + crisis-response on call | $3,000-8,000 / mo |
Hidden value: media coverage doubles as authoritative source material for GEO, AI engines cite the press more readily than your own site.
Borrow the trust of creators your audience already follows. Service fee covers strategy and management; creator fees are separate and paid by you.
| Tier | Spec | Service fee | Creator cost (separate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | 5-8 nano / micro creators: sourcing, negotiation, brief, contracts, delivery oversight, data review, over 4-6 weeks | $2,000-4,000 (one-time) | Nano (10-50k) $100-500 / post; Micro (50-200k) $500-2,500 / post |
| Scale | Rolling 10-20 creators / mo + content whitelisting (usage rights) + paid amplification | 15-25% of creator budget (min $3,000 / mo) | Mid (200k-1M) $2,500-10,000 / post; suggested budget ≥ $10k / mo |
For brands that want a senior team to own the whole growth engine, from strategy through execution to fractional leadership.
| Phase | Deliverables | Timeline | Price (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Diagnosis & strategy | Market & competitor research, keyword + channel opportunity map, positioning & messaging house, 12-month growth roadmap, budget-allocation model | 4-6 weeks | $5,000-15,000 (one-time) |
| 2 · Execution | Roadmap delivered as a combination of the services above, under one project lead; bundle discount −10% | 6 months+ | by module mix |
| 3 · Fractional CMO | Quarterly OKRs, monthly business reviews, in-house team training, vendor management | Annual | $8,000-20,000 / mo |
50% of a Phase-1 strategy fee is credited toward an annual execution contract.
China-market programs (Baidu, Doubao) available, ask us.
Billing model & terms
How engagements are structured and billed, written plainly, upfront.
Media spend is always paid directly by you to Google, Meta and every other platform, on your own accounts and cards. We charge only a service fee, two separate, fully transparent line items. Your accounts and data stay yours.
SEO, GEO and social media require a 6-month minimum. Paid media requires 3 months. Websites bill against project milestones. Organic growth takes time, we're honest about that upfront. Cancel with 30 days' written notice.
Quarterly prepay saves 5%; annual prepay saves 10%. Multi-service bundles receive an additional 10% off. Better value, shared commitment. U.S. clients pay by ACH or card (Stripe).
FAQ
Competition level, keyword difficulty, content volume and market scope all affect the actual work required. The prices on this page are honest baselines. Your exact quote comes after a free audit tailored to your situation, no sales games, delivered within 48 hours.
No. Ad spend is paid directly by you to Google, Meta or other platforms. Your accounts and data always stay yours. Package fees cover only our service, two separate, fully transparent line items.
Absolutely. Packages are the most common combinations, handy for quick reference. After your audit we build a custom plan from the service-by-service menu based on your goals and budget. You only pay for what you actually need.
We commit to deliverables, process metrics and transparent dashboards tied to leads and revenue, never to a specific ranking or revenue number. Anyone promising "guaranteed #1" is selling you risk. The expected outcomes listed per service are honest benchmarks, not contractual guarantees.
See exactly where you stand in 48 hours, then decide what to invest. We'll show the searches and AI answers you're absent from, and build a custom plan from the menu above.
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