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Signal Marketing pricing

No discovery call required to see numbers. Below is what every Signal service costs, every term that applies, and every line you’d see on a contract before you signed. Honest pricing, on the website. — Oliver Ball.

Retainer services

SEO — from £400/month

Technical audits, on-page optimisation, content production, link building, monthly reporting. Most clients sit at £500-£1,500/month depending on competition. Rolling monthly, 7 days’ notice. Service page.

AI Search Optimisation — from £400/month

Get cited by ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini. Schema, llms.txt, AI crawler access, citation-friendly content. Standalone or alongside SEO. Rolling monthly, 7 days’ notice. Service page.

Google Business Profile management — £99/month

Profile optimisation, weekly Google Posts, monthly photos, review responses, Q&A management, monthly reporting. Optional review generation add-on at £49/month. Rolling monthly, 7 days’ notice. Service page.

Google Ads management — £500/month + 10% of ad spend

Account structure, conversion tracking, campaign management, weekly optimisation, monthly reporting. Client pays Google directly. Minimum recommended ad spend £1,000/month local, £2,000+ ecom. Rolling monthly, 7 days’ notice. Service page.

Meta Ads management — £500/month + 10% of ad spend

Creative production (statics + UGC video) + campaign management + CAPI tracking + scaling structure + monthly reporting. Minimum recommended spend £1,500/month. Rolling monthly, 7 days’ notice. Service page.

Project services

Website Design — project-based

Mobile-first Figma design with full design system. Typical small business site (5-10 pages, mobile + desktop) in low-to-mid 4 figures. Ecom and custom apps scale based on scope. Service page.

Web Development — project-based

Custom WordPress, Shopify Liquid, React/Next.js. Typical timelines: simple WP 3-5 weeks, Shopify theme 4-8 weeks, complex WP 6-10 weeks, custom Next.js 10-20+ weeks. Quoted per scope. Service page.

What every retainer includes

  • Founder-led delivery. No account managers, no outsourcing.
  • Direct access. Talk to the operators directly. Not a ticket queue.
  • Honest monthly reporting. Plain English. What’s moved, what hasn’t, what’s next.
  • Rolling monthly. 7 days’ written notice to cancel. No long-term contracts.
  • Full ownership. Account access, files, audiences, creative — yours throughout and after.
  • Limited intake. 3 new partners per quarter so quality stays high.

How our pricing compares

For context on where we sit in the UK market:

SEO: Cheap freelancers and Fiverr-tier services £100-£200/month (the work usually doesn’t exist). Mid-market UK agencies £750-£2,500/month. London agencies and big-four shops £3,000-£10,000/month. We start at £400 with mid-market quality.

Google Ads: Most agencies charge 10-20% of spend with no flat fee, which incentivises higher spend. Some charge £1,000-£3,000/month flat. Ours is £500 + 10% — flat plus performance.

Meta Ads: Agencies that include creative production typically £2,000-£5,000+/month. Agencies that don’t include creative often £1,000-£2,500/month plus separate creative costs. Ours is £500 + 10% with creative included to baseline volume.

GBP management: Most UK services charge £200-£500/month. Ours is £99/month for a more complete deliverable.

Web design: Shoreditch studios £15,000-£50,000+. Mid-market UK £4,000-£15,000. Cheap freelancers £500-£2,000 (quality varies wildly). We’re in the mid-market range, mid-quality is mostly junior work, premium work delivered without London overheads.

What we don’t charge for

  • Discovery calls. Free, no commitment, no pitch trap.
  • Initial audits. If you share read access to your account, we’ll audit it free and tell you what’s broken.
  • Onboarding fees. No setup charges or “kickoff” line items. Month one is the same price as month twelve.
  • Cancellation fees. 7 days’ notice, no penalty.
  • Account access. You own your accounts throughout. We never charge to “release” anything.

FAQs

Why is your pricing on the website?

Because hiding pricing is a trick. Agencies do it to qualify on budget before you can compare. We’d rather you self-qualify than waste your time on a discovery call you didn’t need.

Do you do bundle pricing?

Yes — for clients running multiple retainers. SEO + Google Ads + GBP together typically saves 10-15%.

Can I get a discount on a 12-month contract?

No. We don’t do contracts. Rolling monthly is non-negotiable.

Is VAT included?

Prices shown are exclusive of VAT.

Do you take payment up front?

Retainers: monthly in advance. Project work: milestone payments tied to deliverables, typically 50% upfront, 50% on completion.

Can I pay annually?

Yes. Annual prepayment available with 5% discount. Doesn’t change the cancellation terms — refund pro-rata if you leave.

What happens if I cancel mid-month?

7 days’ written notice. We complete the work for the month you’ve paid. No further charges.

Are there hidden fees?

No. The retainer is the retainer. The 10% on Google/Meta is the only performance component, calculated on actual spend.

“These guys are the real deal. Have helped grow our revenue massively over Q4.”

— Built Different, verified Trustpilot review

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