SEO Company Perth

What are the best SEO companies in Perth?

There’s no neutral ranking of the best SEO companies in Perth. Most “best SEO company” lists are published by agencies that put themselves first, or by directories that rank whoever pays. The useful move is to shortlist three companies and score each against the same criteria.

To find your three, search the terms you’d want to rank for and note which local businesses do well, then ask non-competing businesses in your industry who they use. It’s also fair to check whether a company ranks for its own services. One that can’t show any visibility of its own should be able to explain why.

Then run each one through the scorecard below. It takes about an hour per company, and it can save you from a 12-month mistake.

How do you score an SEO company before hiring?

Score each company pass or fail on ten criteria, using evidence they show you rather than claims made on a sales call. A company that fails on account ownership or contract terms is out, whatever else it scores. Of the rest, pick the one with the most passes, not the lowest price.

#	Criterion	What to check	Pass looks like
1	Keyword targeting	Ask for five keywords they’d target for you	Buyer-intent searches with suburbs, such as “electrician Osborne Park”
2	Demand evidence	Ask for search volumes behind those keywords	Shows the numbers and admits where demand is thin
3	Lead reporting	Ask for an anonymised sample report	Calls and form enquiries from organic search, not just rankings
4	Tracking setup	Ask who sets up Search Console, analytics and call tracking	Done in your accounts within the first month
5	Link transparency	Ask what links they’d build and from where	Names the types and sources, and shares a live list monthly
6	Account ownership	Ask who owns the website, domain and Google Business Profile	You own everything; they’re added as users
7	Contract terms	Read the exit clause before the proposal	Month-to-month or a short term with 30 days’ notice
8	Who does the work	Ask who will touch your site	Named people, with any outsourcing disclosed
9	Verifiable results	Ask for sites they rank that you can check	Live sites and search terms you can confirm yourself
10	Guarantees	Ask what they guarantee	Work, transparency and reporting, never positions

Ask for the sample report, a sample link list and the contract before you sign. A company that won’t send these before you’re a client is unlikely to send them after.

How much does an SEO company charge in Perth?

Most Perth SEO companies charge $800–$3,000 a month for local businesses and $3,000–$6,000+ for legal, finance, medical, ecommerce or multi-location work. Hourly consulting runs $150–$250. These are typical market ranges; your quote depends on competition and how much work your site needs.

Scope	Typical Perth range
Local SEO, single location, low-competition trade	$800–$1,500 per month
Competitive local or multi-service business	$1,500–$3,000 per month
Legal, finance, medical, ecommerce or multi-location	$3,000–$6,000+ per month
SEO consultant (hourly)	$150–$250 per hour
One-off in-depth technical audit	$500–$2,500
Google Ads management (ad spend separate)	$500–$1,500 per month

A retainer is really a bundle of hours, so do the division. At $150–$250 an hour, a $1,000 monthly retainer buys roughly 4–7 hours of work. That’s enough to maintain a single-location trade site. It isn’t enough to build ten suburb pages and earn links in a competitive market. If a quote looks cheap, ask what actually fits in those hours.

Medical and allied health practices sit higher because of competition and advertising rules; see our SEO for dentists page for an example.

Should you hire a local Perth SEO company or an overseas provider?

For most Perth businesses a local company is the safer pick. You get the same AWST working hours, real knowledge of WA suburbs and search behaviour, and easier accountability under Australian law. Overseas providers can be cheaper per hour and work best on defined tasks under a local strategy.

Factor	Local Perth SEO company	Overseas provider
Time zone	AWST, same working day	Varies: the Philippines shares AWST hours; UK and US providers are 7–16 hours out
WA market knowledge	Knows suburbs, distances and local directories	Often targets “Perth” as a single keyword
Accountability	Australian Consumer Law, can meet in person	Hard to enforce if things go wrong
Cost	$800–$6,000+ per month	Often lower per hour, plus your time managing the work
Content	Australian English and local references	Variable, and often needs rewriting

The WA detail matters more than people expect. Perth’s metro area stretches well over 100 km from the northern suburbs down to Mandurah, and a customer in Joondalup rarely wants a plumber based in Armadale. A provider who knows that builds pages around the suburbs you serve. One who doesn’t targets “Perth” and wonders why the phone stays quiet.

What are the red flags when hiring an SEO company in Perth?

The biggest red flags are guaranteed rankings, long lock-in contracts, secrecy about link building, and reports that show rankings but never enquiries. Any one of them is a reason to walk away. Two or more usually means the business model depends on you not checking.

Promises and pressure

• Guaranteed #1 rankings. Nobody controls Google. Guarantees usually rely on phrases nobody searches.
• Sign-today discounts or “limited spots”. A good SEO company has no reason to rush you.
• Cold emails saying your site has “critical errors”. These are sales templates, not audits.

Contracts and ownership

• Long lock-in contracts. Good results keep clients without them.
• They own your Google Business Profile, domain or website. Leaving should never mean losing your listing or your site.
• No access to your own data. You should be an owner of Search Console and analytics, not a viewer of their dashboard.

Work and reporting

• Secretive link building. “Private networks” and bulk link packages can trigger Google penalties that take months to recover from. You should know what’s built to your domain.
• Reports full of keywords nobody searches for. Rankings only matter if they bring enquiries.
• Hundreds of directory submissions. A handful of accurate Australian citations beats 500 low-quality listings.
• Templated suburb pages. The same page with “Rockingham” swapped for “Midland” rarely ranks and can drag the rest of the site down.
• No named person. If nobody can tell you who does the work, assume it’s outsourced.

For what a normal first six months looks like, see our SEO agency page. If you’d rather get expert advice and keep the work in-house, an SEO consultant may suit better.

Score your shortlist, then compare it against a free SEO audit of your own site.