RKWS SEO starts at ₹3,500 per month for a focused, agreed scope. Wider technical repairs, more target services, ecommerce catalogues and additional locations need a separate assessment. Ask for the tasks, page coverage, reporting and exclusions in writing; no price tier can guarantee rankings. Review our SEO service details for the starting point.
Starting prices and what the scope includes
| Service or project | RKWS starting fee | Scope to confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Focused SEO work | From ₹3,500/month | Confirm the target pages, technical work, content responsibilities and reporting. |
| Google Business Profile management | From ₹2,000/month | A separate service; eligibility and scope must be checked first. |
| Multi-service, multi-location or ecommerce SEO | Scoped monthly quote | More pages, technical issues and competition can require a broader programme. |
What actually moves an SEO quote up or down
- Competition in your category and city. Ranking a dental clinic in Baramati is not the same job as ranking one in Kothrud.
- How many pages and services you want ranked. Three services in one city is a small brief; twelve services across four cities is not.
- Content volume and depth. Writers who understand your industry cost more than writers who do not, and it shows in the first draft.
- Technical condition of the site. A slow, badly built site burns the first two months on repairs before anything ranks.
- Link and digital PR work. This is the most expensive line item and the easiest one to fake.
- Seniority of the person on your account. A strategist reviewing your numbers weekly costs more than an executive updating a sheet.
What do you actually get at each price tier?
Compare deliverables rather than assuming a higher fee buys a fixed ranking. A focused plan may prioritise a small set of pages and fixes. A broader programme can include more services, deeper content and development work. Ask who implements each task, how progress is reported and how scope changes are priced.
Why does cheap SEO usually fail?
An affordable plan is not automatically ineffective. Problems arise when the scope is vague, promised work is not delivered, or the plan relies on bought links and repetitive pages. A narrow, honest programme can be a sensible start. Ask for the first month’s priorities, visible changes and access to your own reporting.
How to read an SEO proposal before you sign
- Find the hours. Ask how many person-hours a month the fee buys, and who spends them.
- Check the first 60 days. A serious plan front-loads audit, technical fixes and tracking, not blog posts.
- Look at the reporting metrics. Rankings alone are vanity; you want calls, forms, WhatsApp enquiries and their sources.
- Read the link section. If it promises high authority backlinks with no example placements, treat it as filler.
- Confirm ownership. Search Console, Analytics, hosting and content must stay in accounts that belong to you.
- Test the exit. A twelve-month lock-in with a punitive notice clause is not a partnership.
Then ask one blunt question: what would make you tell me not to do SEO at all? Any consultant worth the retainer has an answer ready. Sometimes that answer is that paid search will pay back faster, which is why we published a straight comparison of search ads and organic for Indian budgets. If a proposal is sitting on your desk right now, send it to our team and we will tell you which lines we would question.
How RKWS prices SEO work
RadhaKrishna Web Solutions supports businesses in Pune, Maharashtra, and Vadodara, Gujarat, through remote project delivery. We do not currently operate a customer-facing office. Contact the RKWS team to discuss your requirements and agree the next steps.
Judging value instead of cost
Cost is what leaves your account. Value is what the work returns and what it would cost to replace. Run any quote through this list before you compare rupee figures.
- Cost per qualified enquiry, properly tracked, rather than cost per blog post.
- Whether the assets survive the contract: the pages, content and profiles you keep.
- How long the agency has held its other retainers, and why the ones that ended, ended.
- Whether they refuse to guarantee rankings. Anyone guaranteeing a position is selling something else.
- How quickly they give you bad news on a reporting call.
- Whether the strategist you met is the person who will actually work on your account.
Deciding what to spend this quarter
Start from what one new customer is worth to you. If a client is worth Rs 60,000 over a year and you need four more each month, a Rs 30,000 retainer is not a number worth agonising over. If a customer is worth Rs 2,000 and never returns, SEO may never pay back, and you deserve to hear that before you sign.
Frequently asked questions
What is the starting monthly SEO fee at RKWS?
RKWS SEO starts at ₹3,500 per month for an agreed scope. More services, larger websites, additional locations or substantial repairs need a separate quote. A starting fee is not a promise to cover every SEO task.
How long before SEO spending shows a return?
There is no fixed return date. Competition, site condition and the sales cycle affect results. Agree milestones for implemented work, search performance and qualified enquiries, then review them over a meaningful period.
Should I choose a one-time audit or a monthly retainer?
An audit suits a business with someone available to implement the findings. A monthly plan can cover agreed execution and ongoing review. Confirm who fixes each issue and which work is excluded.
Can an agency guarantee rankings?
No. An agency can commit to work, communication and reporting, but cannot control Google, competitors or the outcome of an individual search.
