How Much Does Local SEO Cost in South Florida?

Local SEO for a South Florida small business usually costs $300 to $900 a month for a small campaign and $1,000 to $3,000 a month for a more active one, with competitive or multi-location work running $2,500 to $5,000 and up. FloriYEAH's monthly SEO and AI-search plan, The Lighthouse, is $628, $1,248 or $2,498 a month, month to month.

Now the useful part: what you should be getting for the money.

The going rate

OneNine's 2026 local SEO pricing guide pulls together several industry surveys:

• Small or basic campaigns: about $300 to $900 a month
• More extensive, active work: about $1,000 to $3,000 a month
• Competitive or multi-location: about $2,500 to $5,000+ a month
• Average across studies: around $1,500 a month

Source: OneNine, Local SEO Pricing: A Clear Guide for 2026.

Anything under about $300 a month is usually automated directory listings and a report. Not useless, just not SEO.

What local SEO should include

If you're paying monthly, you should be able to point at new work every month:

• New pages for the services and cities you want to be found for
• Google Business Profile posts and upkeep
• Schema (structured data) so Google and AI tools understand your business
• Citations: your name, address and phone consistent across directories
• Reviews: a steady way to ask for them
• A report that says what moved and what's next, in plain English

Don't forget AI search

More customers now ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini or Google's AI answers "who's a good electrician near me." Getting your business into those answers is called AEO, answer engine optimization. It builds on the same foundation as SEO: clear pages, schema, consistent listings and real reviews. We wrote a plain-English explainer: What is AEO?

What FloriYEAH charges

The Lighthouse is our local SEO + AI search plan:

• SPF 15, $628/month: 1 new service or city page a month, schema upkeep, 2 Google posts, a monthly rankings and AI-visibility report, and hosting for your FloriYEAH site
• SPF 30, $1,248/month: 2 to 3 new pages, 2 blog posts, full AEO schema, citation building, AI-visibility tracking across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI, and a monthly strategy call
• SPF 50, $2,498/month: 4 to 5 new pages, 4 blog posts, weekly AI monitoring, backlink and directory outreach, competitor tracking and priority turnarounds

It's month to month, and the pages are yours to keep. No one can honestly guarantee rankings, and we won't.

Red flags when you shop

• Guaranteed first-page rankings
• Long contracts before any work is shown
• Reports full of charts with no list of what was actually done
• "Proprietary" methods nobody will explain

Frequently asked questions

How much does local SEO cost per month?

Most small business local SEO costs $300 to $900 a month for a basic campaign and $1,000 to $3,000 for more active work. FloriYEAH's Lighthouse plan is $628 to $2,498 a month.

How long does local SEO take to work?

Usually a few months before you see steady movement, depending on competition. A monthly report should show what changed even before the phone rings more.

Is local SEO worth it for a small business?

If customers search for what you do in your area, yes. Each new customer from search costs nothing extra once you rank, unlike ads that stop the day you stop paying.

Do I need a contract?

Not with FloriYEAH. The Lighthouse is month to month, cancel anytime with notice.