Checked 19 October 2026.
The honest side-by-side.
| InkySites | A local SEO agency | |
|---|---|---|
| Published price | $29 a month. On the page. | Ask what you will pay each month, and for how long. |
| How you start | A free redesign in 48 hours. No card, no call. | A discovery or strategy call first. |
| Platform | Static site. No WordPress, no plugins to patch. | Ask what it is built on, and who keeps it patched. |
| What you own | Your domain and code, handed back any time. A named feature. | Ask before you sign. |
| Technical SEO & AI-search foundation | On your site, as standard: your details marked up for Google, a sitemap, AI-crawler access, fast accessible HTML. | Often a one-time setup fee. One local-marketing company puts it at $300 to $1,500. |
| Ongoing local SEO & Google Business Profile | Not a managed campaign. We build the foundation and leave the ongoing outreach to you or an agency. | Their core offer: active local SEO, GBP, and lead-gen. |
| Someone to talk to | No phone line or account manager. You ask, on WhatsApp or in your dashboard. Most changes are live within the hour. All within 48. | A named human, often by call or chat. |
| Track record | New. One published case study so far. | Often quantified local case studies. |
The setup fee is from BizIQ's guide to local SEO costs, read 19 October 2026 and again on 24 October 2026, which says many agencies charge a one-time setup fee of $300 to $1,500 for onboarding, an audit and initial optimization. BizIQ sells local marketing itself. InkySites's "most within the hour, all within 48" is our normal turnaround, not a contractual SLA. See how the whole done-for-you category prices up.
Who each one is right for.
Choose a local SEO agency if
Getting more customers is the job to be done, you want an active local-search and lead-gen campaign with someone accountable for the numbers, you value a hands-on human relationship, and you're comfortable with a monthly retainer. A good one earns its fee.
Choose InkySites if
You want your existing site modernised and kept current, a flat price you can see without a sales call, your domain and code to stay yours, and the foundation for being found, clean for Google and AI search, built into your site as standard, without signing a marketing retainer to get a number.
Questions people ask.
Does InkySites do local SEO like an agency?
We build in the fundamentals AI and local search still run on: clean structure, fast pages, an AI-search (GEO) baseline, and accurate details for your business, and we keep them current. What we don't run is an ongoing local-SEO campaign: active Google Business Profile management, citation building, review drives, and lead-gen. That deeper, hands-on work is exactly what a local SEO agency is for.
How much does InkySites cost compared with a local SEO agency?
InkySites is $29 a month (₹1,499 with GST included in India), published on the page, with no sales call. An agency's price depends on your market and how much campaign work you buy, so ask what you would pay each month and what any setup fee covers. Different jobs, different prices; ours is the one you can see before you talk to anyone.
Will I have a real person to talk to?
You ask for a change and we make it. Most changes are live within the hour, and all within 48. That's the honest trade for the flat price and the speed: it's not a dedicated account manager you get on a call the way a hands-on agency gives you. If a phone relationship with someone accountable for your marketing numbers is what you want most, an agency will suit you better.
See your site redesigned. Then decide.
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