13 Best SEO Companies to Drive Higher ROI in 2026

In addition to the many blogs about SEO companies on the internet, we reviewed 50+ SEO agencies operating in the US market. 

We screened case studies, client retention data, service specialization, and third-party ratings on Clutch. From there, we narrowed the list to 13 companies.

The ranking came down to four factors: SEO concentration, verified case studies, third-party reviews, and industry depth. 

Each agency had to show results in more than one industry, not just its strongest case study. Here's how the top 13 stacked up.

Top 13 SEO Companies

1. Saffron Edge

Saffron Edge operates as a B2B marketing agency with SEO at the center of a broader revenue-growth system. Our services connect technical SEO, content, GEO , paid media , ABM , CRO , and automation to buying committees, pipeline stages, and commercial outcomes.

Our services evaluate visibility across Google, AI Overviews, ChatGPT , Gemini , and Perplexity , then identify the content, entity, citation, and conversion gaps competitors exploit.

Our newly developed AI-Agent Saffron OS adds a service layer through 15+ SEO agents supporting audits, schema, programmatic SEO, GEO, and continuous optimization. Human specialists retain control of brand, strategic judgment, and execution while the agent system accelerates research, handoffs, monitoring, and implementation.

Founded : 2008.

Headquarters : New Jersey

Team size : 200+

Pricing :

Clutch-listed hourly rate: $25–$49 per hour.

To learn more, see pricing

Minimum project size : $1,000+

Specialties : B2B SEO, technical and semantic SEO, GEO, AEO, AI-search visibility, content marketing, ABM, paid media, marketing automation, CRO, analytics, web development, and AI-agent-assisted execution through Saffron OS .

Industries served : B2B, SaaS, healthcare, e-commerce, information technology, manufacturing and industrial businesses, professional services, finance, education, and local-service companies.

Notable clients : JOP, ENT London, Making the Grade Project, and Stone Machinery and Equipment.

Clutch rating : 4.8/5 from 83 reviews. 

Certifications, partnerships, and industry recognition : Saffron Edge’s public programmatic-services page identifies Google AdWords and Google Analytics certified-partner status and membership in NASSCOM and STPI. Because platform credentials can change, you should reconfirm these claims immediately before publication.

Why we selected it : Saffron Edge combines SEO-led demand capture with B2B growth services that address the full commercial journey—from AI and Google visibility to account targeting, conversion, automation, and revenue reporting. Saffron OS strengthens that position by providing an AI-agent service layer that connects audit, prioritization, execution, re-auditing, and retained client context instead of treating AI as a standalone content tool. 

Case study : For JOP, an OKR and performance management SaaS company Saffron Edge combined technical and UX work, buyer-persona-led content, retargeting, and LinkedIn ABM automation. The agency reports 100% organic-traffic growth, a 2x increase in inbound leads, more than 70 MQL appointments in three months, and a 30% conversion-rate increase from retargeting.

2. Omniscient Digital  

Omniscient Digital, a B2B software & SaaS-focused marketing agency, approaches B2B SaaS search as a revenue intelligence system. Its experience with complex software categories helps teams map non-branded demand, comparison queries, and high-intent prompts to the buying committee’s journey.

The agency benchmarks how often a SaaS brand appears beside competitors in Google and AI-generated answers, then identifies the content, citations, and authority signals shaping that visibility. Its SEO and GEO programs connect these findings to signups, qualified pipeline, and revenue.

Their services can help marketers provide a clear path to increase visibility in AI-generated answers, reaching buying committees during research, and converting that visibility into qualified pipeline.

Founded : 2019.

Headquarters : Austin, Texas.

Team size: 10–49 employees.

Pricing /hourly rate : $100–$149 per hour on Clutch;
The agency says full-service engagements start at $10,000 per month.

Minimum project size : $5,000+ on Clutch.

Clutch rating : 4.8/5 from 6 reviews

Specialties : B2B SEO, GEO and AEO, content strategy and production, technical SEO, digital PR, conversion optimization, and organic-growth measurement tied to pipeline and revenue.

Industries served : Primarily B2B software and information technology, with additional work in business services, financial services, education, and marketing technology.

Notable clients : Jasper, SAP, TikTok Shop, Asana, Loom, Order.co, Hotjar, Smartling, and 360Learning.

Verified rating : 4.8/5 from 6 Clutch reviews. The limited review volume should be considered alongside the strong public case-study library.

Certifications/partnerships : Clutch lists service certifications in SEO, content marketing, content development, and technical SEO. The agency does not prominently advertise a major ad-platform partner designation.

Why we selected it : Omniscient earned the B2B SaaS position because its operating model follows the economics of software growth: category education, comparison demand, product-led use cases, long buying cycles, and revenue attribution. Its work also connects traditional search with AI citation visibility, making it especially relevant for SaaS companies trying to win share of voice before prospects enter a sales conversation.

Case study : Omniscient helped AI-writing platform Jasper build a product-led content program through a domain migration. The agency reports an 810% increase in organic blog sessions, 400x growth in blog-attributed product signups, and more than $4 million in blog-attributed ARR. The program moved from broad education toward high-intent use cases and competitor comparisons, making it directly relevant to B2B SaaS acquisition.

3. Seer Interactive  

Seer Interactive brings enterprise analytics discipline to banks and financial institutions, where search decisions must account for regulated content, multiple product lines, complex approval processes, and high-value customer journeys. 

Its banking work combines SEO intelligence with dashboards that make performance understandable across executive teams.

The agency can compare how competitors represent lending, treasury, credit, and wealth-management questions across search and AI interfaces. That intelligence exposes content gaps, misleading model narratives, and opportunities to strengthen trusted financial entities.

The result is an AI Share of Voice strategy built around accuracy, authority, and measurable acquisition—not visibility detached from compliance or commercial value.

Founded : 2002

Headquarters : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Team size : 50–249 employees.

Pricing :

Official service packages : Custom quote; Seer does not publish a current agency price list.

Clutch-listed hourly rate : $200–$300 per hour.

To review the public directory benchmark, see pricing.

Minimum project size : $10,000+ according to Clutch.

Specialties : Enterprise SEO and GEO, paid media, analytics, audience research, digital strategy, UX and CRO, and cross-channel measurement through tools such as SeerSignals.

Industries served : Banking and financial services, insurance, education, healthcare, SaaS, e-commerce, and other enterprise sectors.

Notable clients : Publicly associated brands include Capital One, American Family Insurance, Carta, and Drexel University. Several of Seer’s largest bank engagements are anonymized because of client confidentiality.

Clutch rating : 3.8/5 from 4 reviews. This is a small and mixed sample, so readers should examine the underlying feedback rather than relying only on the aggregate score.

Certifications, partnerships, and industry recognition : Seer announced 2026 Google Premier Partner status, which Google reserves for the top tier of participating partners in each country.

Why we selected it: Seer stands out for financial organizations that need more than keyword growth. Its banking experience covers legal review, product-line complexity, funded-account attribution, branch-level visibility, and executive access to performance data.

Case study : Seer announced 2026 Google Premier Partner status, which Google reserves for the top tier of participating partners in each country.

4. Cardinal Digital Marketing

Cardinal Digital Marketing specializes in patient acquisition for healthcare groups operating across multiple locations, service lines, and provider markets.

Its healthcare focus helps enterprise teams balance systemwide authority with the local relevance patients need when choosing care.

Cardinal can benchmark visibility by specialty, market, location, and competitor while aligning provider content, location pages, reviews, structured data, and trusted medical information. That foundation influences both conventional rankings and the providers AI systems recommend.

For medical groups, winning AI Share of Voice means appearing accurately for high-intent care questions without creating location cannibalization, inconsistent claims, or a fragmented patient journey.

Founded : 2009.

Headquarters : Chamblee, Georgia

Team size : 10–49 employees.

Pricing :

Official service packages : Custom quote; Cardinal does not publish a current agency price list.

Clutch-listed hourly rate : $100–$149 per hour.

To review the public directory benchmark, see

Minimum project size : $5,000+ according to Clutch.

Specialties : Healthcare SEO and AI-search optimization, multi-location patient acquisition, paid media, local search, content, conversion strategy, reputation management, and measurement.

Industries served : Healthcare and dental, including behavioral health, dermatology, orthopedics, dental service organizations, urgent care, and other multi-site provider groups.

Notable clients : LifeStance Health, VitalSkin Dermatology, and Smile Doctors.

Clutch rating : 5.0/5 from 4 reviews. The score is strong, but its public sample is small.

Certifications, partnerships, and industry recognition : Cardinal identifies itself as a [Google Premier Partner and Inc. 5000 agency]. In 2026 , it became [Power Digital Marketing’s dedicated healthcare division] while retaining its healthcare-first team and operating focus.

Why we selected it : Cardinal was chosen because healthcare is its core market rather than a secondary vertical. Its [multi-location healthcare work] covers regional-brand consolidation, provider and location content, local authority, and patient-acquisition measurement.

Case study : Cardinal helped LifeStance Health expand from fragmented regional brands into a national mental health provider with approximately 500 centers. The agency reports an 82% increase in new traffic, a 195% increase in site conversions, and a 168% month-over-month increase in site traffic within six months.

5. TopSpot

TopSpot understands that industrial buyers do not search like ordinary consumers. SEO professionals and procurement teams use specifications, materials, tolerances, certifications, part numbers, and applications—signals that generalist SEO programs often overlook or misclassify.

Their competitive intelligence approach can reveal which manufacturers, distributors, and OEMs own visibility for these technically precise queries.

By making capabilities, drawings, product data, and application expertise crawlable and quotable, TopSpot strengthens the evidence search engines and AI systems use.

Founded : 2003.

Headquarters : Houston, Texas.

Team size : 50–249 employees on Clutch; TopSpot’s company description reports more than 130 team members.

Pricing :

Official service packages : Custom quote; TopSpot does not publish a current agency price list.

Clutch-listed hourly rate : $150–$199 per hour.

To review the public directory benchmark, see

Minimum project size : $1,000+ according to Clutch.

Specialties : Industrial SEO, PPC, analytics, conversion optimization, web design and development, product- and capability-page strategy, and lead-quality measurement.

Industries served : Manufacturers, fabricators, OEMs, industrial distributors, technical service businesses, logistics, energy, construction, and selected B2B healthcare markets.

Notable clients : Rol-Tec, Blaylock Gasket & Packing, Precision Urethane & Machine, Steel Warehouse, Pendarvis Manufacturing, and TOX Pressotechnik

Clutch rating : 4.9/5 from 24 reviews.

Certifications, partnerships, and industry recognition : Premier Google Partner, Microsoft Ads Select SMB Partner, and participant in the Google Analytics Certified Partner Program.

Why we selected it : TopSpot has spent more than two decades working with industrial buyers, and its [manufacturing methodology] reflects how RFQs are created. It uses search-query and lead-quality data to organize materials, applications, specifications, technical PDFs, and product families.

Case study : TopSpot rebuilt Rol-Tec’s industrial site around product applications, materials, specifications, technical downloads, and clearer conversion paths. The agency reports that total online leads increased 317.65% in the first three months. Comparing the first post-launch year with the prior period, online leads increased 500% and organic website leads increased 782.35%.

6. iPullRank

iPullRank is built for enterprise websites where visibility problems originate in architecture, JavaScript, indexation, internal linking, entity ambiguity, or millions of competing pages. Its Relevance Engineering framework treats AI discovery as an information-retrieval challenge rather than a content-volume contest.

The agency analyzes competitor coverage across prompt fan-outs, passages, entities, and citations to determine why another brand becomes the preferred answer. Technical SEO and content engineering then translates that intelligence into changes enterprise teams can deploy at scale.

Founded : 2014.

Headquarters : New York, New York.

Team size : 10–49 employees on Clutch.

Pricing :

Official service packages : Custom quote; iPullRank does not publish a current rate card.

Clutch-listed hourly rate : Undisclosed.

To review the available public information, see

Minimum project size : $50,000+ according to Clutch.

Specialties : Enterprise technical SEO, Relevance Engineering, AEO and GEO, content engineering, information retrieval, JavaScript SEO, site architecture, migrations, entity optimization, analytics, and AI search measurement.

Industries served : Enterprise financial services, e-commerce, technology, automotive, media and publishing, and other businesses with large or technically complex digital estates.

Notable clients : American Express, SAP, and HSBC are publicly associated with the team; many enterprise case-study clients remain anonymous under confidentiality agreements.

Clutch rating : Not available because iPullRank has no published client reviews on Clutch.

Certifications, partnerships, and industry recognition : No major platform certification is prominently disclosed. Relevant recognition includes placement on the [2026 Inc.5000] and founder Mike King’s [2025 Search Engine Land AI Search Marketer of the Year] award. These are industry recognitions rather than professional certifications.

Why we selected it : iPullRank is a strong fit for enterprises whose search problems sit inside systems rather than isolated pages. Its [Relevance Engineering work] spans log files, crawl behavior, passage relevance, query fan-out, knowledge representation, editorial systems, and implementation with product and engineering teams.

Case study : A large U.S. automotive publisher had lost approximately half its organic traffic after years of algorithm updates. iPullRank combined site, content, crawl, log-file, SERP, and competitive analysis with implementation workshops. The agency reports a 130% increase in search traffic, more than 13 million additional visits in two years, a 119% increase in top-three keywords, and more than 430,000 additional top-10 rankings.

7. OuterBox

The full-service digital and performance marketing agency, OuterBox, approaches e-commerce SEO through catalog economics: category structure, product templates, faceted navigation, inventory, margins, feeds, and conversion data. That matters when thousands of SKUs compete for limited crawl attention and shoppers compare products across multiple discovery surfaces.

The agency can identify which competitors dominate category questions and AI recommendations, then improve structured product data, internal relationships, product evidence, reviews, and answer-ready content. Its development and CRO capabilities help carry those insights through implementation.

For retailers, stronger AI Share of Voice is more than citation volume; it is a qualified product discovery connected to category performance, transactions, and profitable organic revenue.

Founded : 2004.

Headquarters : Copley, Ohio.

Team size : 250–999 employees on Clutch; OuterBox reports more than 300 U.S.-based in-house specialists.

Pricing :

They have not released any prices publicly.

Clutch-listed hourly rate : $150–$199 per hour.

To learn more, see

Minimum project size : $1,000+ according to Clutch. This directory minimum may represent a narrower engagement than the official monthly SEO packages.

Specialties : E-commerce and enterprise SEO, catalog architecture, faceted-navigation control, product and category optimization, technical implementation, CRO, paid shopping, feed management, analytics, email, and web development.

Industries served : E-commerce and retail, automotive aftermarket, industrial and B2B distribution, consumer products, apparel and footwear, tools and equipment, and healthcare commerce.

Notable clients : JEGS, Matco Tools, Rocky Boots, Tronair, ABB, Lethal Performance, and Warehouse Lighting.

Clutch rating : 5.0/5 from 88 reviews, with Premier Verified status displayed in Clutch directory results.

Certifications, partnerships, and industry recognition : 2026 Google Premier Partner and 2025 Microsoft Advertising Select Partner. The agency also works with major commerce platforms, including Shopify, Magento, BigCommerce, and WooCommerce.

Why we selected it : OuterBox combines SEO strategy with the development capacity required to fix catalog problems rather than merely document them. Its [e-commerce practice] addresses faceted URLs, variants, discontinued products, schema, feeds, templates, internal search, and merchandising logic while connecting visibility to revenue and conversion data.

Case study : Automotive-parts retailer JEGS came to OuterBox after nearly two years of ranking decline. Within six months, the agency reports a 38% increase in organic traffic, 46% growth in first-page keyword rankings, and 76% growth in keyword rankings in positions one through three.

8. Rankings.io

Rankings.io focuses on the competitive economics of personal injury search, where a single qualified case can justify substantial investment and local visibility changes market by market. Its specialization covers practice-area content, technical SEO, authority building, local search, and intake-aware measurement.

The agency evaluates which firms AI platforms recommend for injury-related questions, which sources influence those answers, and whether AI-referred sessions produce leads and signed cases. That competitor intelligence guides both traditional SEO and legal-specific GEO execution.

For personal injury firms, winning AI Share of Voice means becoming the trusted recommendation before a prospect reaches a directory, comparison page, or competing firm.

Founded : 2013.

Headquarters : Marion, Illinois.

Team size : 50–249 employees on Clutch; the agency describes a team of more than 160 people.

Pricing :

Official packages: Customized according to the firm’s market, goals, and competitive conditions.

Agency-published guidance for a small law firm: Approximately $2,000–$5,000 per month.

Agency-published general range for a law-firm SEO specialist: Approximately $2,000–$10,000+ per month.

Clutch-listed hourly rate: $150–$199 per hour.

These ranges are budgeting guidance, not a guaranteed Rankings.io proposal. To learn more, see

Minimum project size : $5,000+ according to Clutch.

Specialties : Legal SEO, personal injury SEO, AIO and GEO, technical SEO, content, link acquisition, local search, LSAs, authority building, analytics, and practice-area visibility.

Industries served : Legal services exclusively, with particular depth in personal injury, motor-vehicle accidents, catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and other competitive plaintiff-law practices.

Notable clients : Cowen | Rodriguez | Peacock, The Levin Firm, and Galine, Frye, Fitting & Frangos

Clutch rating : 4.9/5 from 108 reviews; the profile carries Clutch Premier Verified status.

Certifications, partnerships, and industry recognition : [Clutch Premier Verified], nine-time Inc. 5000 honoree, and recipient of 2026 Clutch category awards spanning legal SEO, technical SEO, legal PPC, advertising, and local SEO. The Inc. and Clutch honors are recognitions, not platform certifications.

Why we selected it : Rankings.io was chosen because it focuses exclusively on legal marketing and built its core system in personal injury. Its [legal SEO approach] moves beyond rankings to qualified inquiries and signed cases while addressing legal directories, jurisdictional relevance, attorney authority, and citation-worthy answers.

9. Propellic

Propellic works exclusively with travel and tourism brands, giving it a focused view of how travelers research destinations, compare itineraries, assess operators, and choose between direct suppliers and large online travel agencies. That category of intelligence is especially valuable as AI becomes a trip-planning layer.

Its framework tracks brand mentions, sentiment, and citations across travel scenarios, then improves schema, crawler access, internal linking, and quotable destination content. Competitive gaps can be evaluated against OTAs, publishers, attractions, and rival operators.

Founded : 2014.

Headquarters : Austin, Texas.

Team size : 10–49 employees.

Pricing :

Official service packages: Custom quote: Propellic does not publish a current rate card.

Clutch-listed hourly rate: Undisclosed.

To review the available public information, see

Minimum project size : $5,000+ according to Clutch.

Specialties : Travel SEO and GEO, AI-visibility monitoring, paid media, content, technical SEO, local optimization, digital PR, conversion strategy, and direct-booking growth.

Industries served : Travel and tourism exclusively, including tour operators, attractions, destinations, travel technology, accommodations, cruises, and experience brands.

Notable clients : G Adventures, Grand European Travel, Unexpected Tours & Training, and Grapeline Wine Tours.

Clutch rating : 5.0/5 from 21 reviews. Clutch reports 20 independently verified reviews and Premier Verified status.

Certifications, partnerships, and industry recognition : [Clutch Premier Verified], No. 885 on the [2026 Inc. 5000], and shortlisted in five 2026 U.S. Search Awards categories. The latter two are industry recognitions rather than certifications.

Why we selected it : Propellic’s exclusive travel focus gives it a clearer competitive frame than a generalist agency. Its [AI optimization framework] examines traveler scenarios, structured inventory, regional intent, brand citations, sentiment, and booking revenue as trip planning moves into conversational interfaces.

Case study : Propellic helped Grapeline Wine Tours compete for high-intent regional demand across Temecula, Paso Robles, and Santa Barbara. The agency reports a 37% year-over-year increase in incremental organic-search revenue, a 23% increase in organic sessions, a 209% increase in keywords ranking in positions one through three, and consistent top-three rankings for the principal regional wine-tour terms.

10. HigherVisibility

HigherVisibility addresses the central franchise challenge: building national brand authority while helping every location compete in its market. Its approach connects site architecture, localized content, listings, reviews, citations, and franchise-development demand under one scalable search strategy.

Competitive intelligence can show where rival networks outperform individual franchisees across maps, organic results, and AI recommendations. Those findings help leadership. prioritize weak markets, correct entity inconsistencies, and strengthen location-specific proof without duplicating content across the network.

For franchise brands, AI Share of Voice is won market by market, then compounded through consistent corporate authority, reputation signals, and local relevance.

Founded : 2009 (or late 2008 according to registry data)

Headquarters : Memphis, Tennessee.

Team size : 50–249 employees.

Pricing :

Official packages: Custom quote.

Agency-published typical client investment: Approximately $2,000–$7,000 per month, depending on competition and growth goals.

Clutch-listed hourly rate : $150–$199 per hour.

Minimum project size : $1,000+ according to Clutch.

Specialties : Franchise and multi-location SEO, local search, content, technical SEO, link acquisition, paid media, social marketing, web design, CRO, listings, and reputation monitoring.

Industries served : Franchises and multi-unit brands in fitness, automotive, home services, healthcare, retail, legal, financial services, and business services.

Notable clients : Fitness 19, Caliber Collision, Orangetheory, HOTWORX, Ziebart, Allied Van Lines, and Evolve Bank & Trust.

Clutch rating : 4.6/5 from 16 reviews. Clutch’s summary includes both strong outcomes and some materially dissatisfied feedback, so review recency and account-team continuity should be assessed.

Certifications, partnerships, and industry recognition : Google Premier Partner, Inc. 5000 honoree, five-time Search Engine Land Award winner, and 2025 U.S. Agency Awards SEO Agency of the Year

Why we selected it : HigherVisibility has documented systems for balancing corporate control with local autonomy. Its [franchise SEO work] covers scalable URL structures, unique location content, local links, review workflows, Google Business Profiles, and separate demand for customers and prospective franchisees.

Case study : Fitness 19 had inconsistent franchise marketing, outdated corporate and center sites, weak local rankings, and no cohesive conversion system. HigherVisibility reports that its coordinated web and SEO framework generated more than 36,000 leads in two years, increased organic traffic 383%, lifted conversions 1,844%, and grew monthly visitors from approximately 29,000 to 140,000.

11. Search Influence

Search Influenc, a digital marketing agency, frames higher education SEO around enrollment behavior rather than institutional prestige alone. Prospective students often search by program, career outcome, delivery format, cost, and flexibility before they know which college or university they prefer.

The agency studies how institutions and aggregators appear across those discovery journeys, including AI Overviews and conversational platforms. It then strengthens program pages, outcome evidence, schema, content strategy, and enrollment tracking so academic offerings are easier to retrieve, compare, and trust.

That gives universities a clearer route to AI Share of Voice for priority programs—and a way to connect emerging visibility to inquiries, applications, and enrollment.

Founded : 2006.

Headquarters : New Orleans, Louisiana.

Team size : 10–49 employees.

Pricing :

Minimum SEO engagement: $2,500–$4,000 per month.

Clutch-listed hourly rate : $150–$199 per hour.

Minimum project size : $5,000+ according to Clutch. This differs from the $2,500 monthly SEO starting point because the two sources describe different billing concepts.

Specialties : Higher education SEO and AI-search visibility, paid media, content strategy, analytics, UX and conversion analysis, program marketing, and inquiry-to-enrollment measurement.

Industries served : Higher education, healthcare, senior living, tourism, and selected mid-market and enterprise organizations.

Notable clients : Tulane University School of Professional Advancement, Tulane University School of Medicine, Palo Alto University, Tufts University College, University of Maryland School of Public Policy, and Edgewood College.

Clutch rating : 5.0/5 from 3 reviews; Clutch’s verification panel identifies one independently verified client review, making this a minimal sample.

Certifications, partnerships, and industry recognition : a Google Premier Partner and a UPCEA Platinum Partner , as independently confirmed by UPCEA. CEO and co-founder Will Scott was also named UPCEA’s 2026–2027 Corporate Partner Representative.

Why we selected it : Search Influence connects university visibility to inquiries, applications, and enrollment rather than institutional traffic alone. Its [higher-education practice] addresses program migrations, OPM relationships, academic governance, adult-learner intent, attribution, and AI-assisted student research.

Case study : After Tulane SoPA moved program content away from an underperforming OPM microsite. Search Influence reports a 90% increase in total organic traffic, a 456% increase in organic blog entrances, and an 890% increase in organic blog traffic. Separate content work produced a 569% increase in keyword ranking in Google’s top three positions.

12. Scorpion

Scorpion is a digital marketing company that combines home-services marketing data with local search, AI visibility, advertising, intake, and revenue attribution. Its industry focus reflects how urgently homeowners search and how strongly location, availability, reviews, service area, and trust influence the final call.

The platform analyzes competitor and keyword signals to identify which services and ZIP codes generate valuable jobs. It then strengthens the web, directory, video, review, and local-brand evidence AI systems use when recommending plumbers, HVAC companies, electricians, roofers, and other providers.

Founded : 2001.

Headquarters : Draper, Utah

Team size : 250–999 employees.

Pricing :

Official service packages : Undisclosed

Clutch-listed hourly rate : Undisclosed.

Scorpion states that certain marketing technology and SEO services typically require a 12-month contract. To review the available public information, see

Minimum project size: Not publicly disclosed.

Specialties : Home-services SEO and AI search, local marketing, web design, paid media and LSAs, content, reputation management, lead intake, CRM integration, and booked-revenue attribution through RevenueMAX.

Industries served : HVAC, plumbing, electrical, pest control, roofing, landscaping, restoration, moving, and other local home-service trades; the broader company also serves legal and medical businesses.

Notable clients : Hembree Heating & Air Conditioning, ServiceOne Air Conditioning & Plumbing, and E.K. Coggin Plumbing.

Clutch rating: 4.2/5 from 10 reviews. The review set is mixed, so prospective clients should examine service scope, contract terms, portability, and the assigned account team.

Certifications, partnerships, and industry recognition : Scorpion is confirmed by ServiceTitan as its [Preferred Digital Marketing Partner]. Scorpion also identifies itself as a [ ServiceNation Premier Partner , Nexstar Network strategic partner, and PHCC corporate partner].

Why we selected it: Scorpion’s differentiator is the connection between local discovery and operational revenue. Its [ ServiceTitan relationship ] can connect campaigns with booked jobs, job values, technician capacity, and repeat-customer activity.

Case study: Scorpion combined SEO, paid media, CRM reporting, and revenue optimization for Hembree Heating & Air Conditioning. The agency reports a 108% increase in traffic, performance 25% above the lead goal, a 40x return on total investment, and a $4 million revenue increase.

13. Go Fish Digital

Go Fish Digital treats reputation management as a competitive intelligence problem spanning search results, reviews, autocomplete, third-party coverage, social discussion, and AI-generated summaries. Its work is designed for brands whose digital narrative is being shaped by unfavorable or inaccurate sources.

The agency tracks sentiment and result movement, evaluates which sources influence brand-related answers, and uses removal attempts, suppression, positive content, digital PR, and GEO to elevate more representative evidence.

This is particularly valuable when negative assets dominate first-page visibility.

Founded : 2005.

Headquarters : Raleigh, North Carolina.

Team size : 250–999 employees.

Pricing :

Official service packages: Custom quote; Go Fish Digital does not publish a current rate card.

Clutch-listed hourly rate : Undisclosed.

Minimum project size : $5,000+ according to Clutch.

Specialties : Online reputation management, SEO reputation management, SERP suppression, review improvement, sentiment and autocomplete monitoring, digital PR, technical SEO, GEO, AI consulting, paid media, and social strategy.

Industries served : Consumer brands, financial services, telecommunications, hospitality and restaurants, healthcare, legal, technology, e-commerce, professional services, and high-profile organizations or individuals.

Notable clients : Park West Gallery, American Advisors Group, SimpleTexting, and a large national restaurant chain whose name is confidential.

Pricing:

They have not released a list publicly, but here are their prices on Clutch

Min project size: $5000+

Clutch rating : 5.0/5 from 13 reviews.

Certifications, partnerships, and industry recognition : Google Premier Partner, Meta Business Partner, and TikTok Marketing Business and TikTok Shop Partner. The agency also identifies itself as a four-time U.S. Search Awards SEO Agency of the Year winner.

Why we selected it : Go Fish combines suppression work with review analysis, search visibility, digital PR, sentiment tracking, autocomplete remediation, and GEO. Its reputation-management framework addresses the wider source ecosystem that determines how search engines and AI systems summarize a company.

Case study : A national restaurant chain hired Go Fish to improve reputation management across more than 700 Yelp locations. The agency analyzed tens of thousands of reviews, organized findings by location and ownership, and built evidence-based removal cases. In six months, it reports 256 negative reviews removed, Yelp ratings improved at 69 locations, and customer-experience themes identified through large-scale review-text analysis.

How to Choose the Right SEO Company?

Choose an SEO partner based on business outcomes, operational fit, and risk—not rankings alone. You can use these checks to identify an agency that can turn organic visibility and AI Share of Voice into qualified pipeline and revenue.

• Ask about their technical SEO Analysis : Ask how the agency audits, prioritizes, and implements fixes across crawlability, indexation, site performance, structured data, and AI discoverability. Their recommendations should reflect revenue impact, engineering effort, and your website’s complexity.

• Review the reporting process : Reporting should connect visibility and traffic to qualified conversions, pipeline, customer acquisition, and revenue. Confirm the reporting rate, data sources, attribution method, dashboard access, and the executive insights you will receive.

• Ask for case studies : Request examples that match your industry, sales cycle, market, and technical environment. Strong case studies establish the baseline, explain the work performed, define the timeframe, and report meaningful commercial outcomes.

• Read independent reviews : Review recent feedback on independent platforms and look beyond the average rating. Recurring comments about communication, strategic depth, delivery, and measurable performance are more useful than a perfect score based on only a few reviews.

• Strategic industry knowledge : The agency should understand your buyers, competitive landscape, compliance requirements, margins, and content standards. Ask it to explain how competitors currently win search visibility and AI citations—and where your brand can gain ground.

• Business requirements : Define your revenue goals, priority markets, budget, timeline, technology stack, internal resources, and approval process before comparing agencies. The right partner must fit your operating model as well as your SEO objectives.

Operational Risks to Avoid

As you consider your options, here are some operational risks to avoid.

• Guaranteed rankings : No agency controls search engine or AI-answer rankings. Guarantees usually signal unrealistic sales tactics, especially when agencies make them without reviewing your website, competition, resources, or market conditions.

• Secretive methods : Avoid agencies that will not explain their content, link-building, technical, or reporting processes. Undisclosed tactics can expose the business to search penalties, reputational damage, poor-quality assets, and wasted budget.

• Suspiciously low prices : Extremely low fees could mean limited senior oversight, templated content, superficial audits, or risky link acquisition. Compare the proposed staffing, deliverables, implementation support, and expected business value—not price alone.