Starter plan
from £999, one off(A complete package to get you started)
A fast, search ready five page website, built as the foundation for everything else.
Plans that keep you found, trusted and contacted
Buyers now ask ChatGPT and Google before they ask you. Our plans keep your business visible on the map, in search and in AI answers, then turn that visibility into enquiries.
Care
£599a month, plus VAT
A monthly report and a monthly strategy call.
Be the business people find: on Google, on the map and in AI answers.
A steady, done for you presence that keeps you visible while you run the business.
Start with Care ↗Month one: we set the foundation
- A visibility baseline report showing how you appear in Google, maps, ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity
- Google Business Profile audit and optimisation
- Directory listings cleaned up so your details match everywhere
- Schema fixes so search and AI tools can read your site
- A 30 day quick wins list and a 90 day roadmap
- Founder profile and entity alignment
Every month: we keep you visible
- (Local presence)
- 4 Google Business Profile posts, photo and Q&A updates, a review request link and QR code, and drafted replies to new reviews
- (Search and AI)
- 2 SEO and GEO articles, GEO and AEO foundations, and AI visibility checks
- (Social)
- 4 posts and stories, with a content calendar, scheduling and location tags. Good reviews become social posts.
- (Website)
- Updates, plus speed and security checks
- (Reporting)
- A monthly report on rankings, profile views, calls, directions, reviews and AI visibility, plus a monthly strategy call
Already have a website? You can start straight on Care or Growth. We will work with what you have.
(Most popular)
Growth
£999a month, plus VAT
A monthly report and a monthly strategy call.
Turn visibility into enquiries.
Local search, AI visibility, ads and follow up working as one system, reported in calls, forms and cost per lead.
Start with Growth ↗Month one: we build the engine
- Everything in Care's month one, plus a competitor comparison
- Call, form and enquiry tracking
- Your first paid campaign, built and launched
- AI lead chatbot and CRM set up
- Your first local SEO page
Every month: we get you found, trusted and contacted
- (Get found)
- 1 local SEO page (a service page or a town or area page, with local schema, an embedded map and FAQs), 4 SEO and GEO articles, weekly Google Business Profile posts, review automation with managed replies, and listings upkeep
- (Get trusted)
- Entity and brand mention work, authority building on relevant third party platforms such as Medium, Substack and industry communities, link opportunities and digital PR outreach
- (Get leads)
- 1 managed Google or Meta campaign with setup and management included, 1 email campaign with lead nurturing, and your chatbot and CRM kept running
- (Social)
- 8 posts and stories (2 in the founder's voice), replies to comments and messages within one working day, and reviews and local wins turned into posts
- (Reporting)
- A monthly report on enquiries, calls, forms, cost per lead and AI share of answers, plus a monthly strategy call
Ad spend is paid separately. We recommend at least £500 a month, with £300 as the minimum.
Starter
from £999one off, plus VAT
About two months. 50% to start, 50% on launch.
A website that looks the part, without the agency price.
A fast, search ready five page website, built as the foundation for everything else.
See the Starter plan ↗Who is this for?
- Startups and new ventures that need a credible, quality website before they launch, without an agency sized budget.
- Small and medium businesses whose current site is slow, dated or hard to find, and who want a fresh start.
- Local service businesses that want to be found on maps, in local search and in AI answers.
- Consultants, studios and professionals who need a site that says clearly what they do and makes it easy to get in touch.
- Owners who want one clear price, a plan for the first 90 days and a site they own, with no surprises.
What is included
- (Understand)
- Market and competitor analysis, Keyword and competitor snapshot, Website strategy and design plan
- (Build)
- Bespoke website development, Mobile-optimised and local-SEO-ready, Conversion basics, Speed and launch checks, Legal pages and cookie notice
- (Get found)
- Google Business Profile set-up, AI-search ready, Analytics and Search Console, Reviews kit
- (Hand over)
- Basic training and handover, 90-day implementation plan, 30 days post-launch support, Business email set-up
Not included: domain, hosting and email running costs, paid advertising, extensive copywriting or photography, e-commerce or booking systems, quoted separately.
Want everything?
Quotedaround your business
Agreed with you before we start.
One plan for the whole business.
For larger or multi location businesses that want local search, AI visibility, ads, follow up and social covered together.
Talk to us about everything ↗What it can bring together
- Everything in Growth: local search, AI visibility, a managed campaign, email follow up and social
- Every extra location, each with its own Google Business Profile, listings and reviews
- Any add-on from the table below, such as email and SMS, the chatbot, short form video or digital PR
- Extra campaigns, articles and video where your business needs more
How we put it together
Every larger or multi location business needs a slightly different mix, so there is no fixed package here. We start from what Growth includes, learn how your business works, and build the plan and the price around it. You only pay for what you will use.
- (Tell us)
- What you want to be found for, where you work and how many locations you run. Share your current website, Google Business Profile and any ads or email you already run, and we will work with what you have.
- (Your plan)
- We come back with a plan and a price built around your business, not a fixed package. It starts from Growth and adds what you need, such as extra locations, more campaigns and articles, video, email and SMS, or digital PR.
- (The price)
- Quoted before we start. Prices exclude VAT. You see what is included and what each add-on costs, and add-ons can be added or removed month by month.
- (Your accounts)
- Your ad accounts, analytics, content and website stay yours.
(Care and Growth compared)
What changes when you move up
| What changes | Care | Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £599 a month | £999 a month |
| Month one setup | Visibility baseline, profile audit and a 90 day roadmap | Care's setup, plus tracking, your first campaign and a chatbot and CRM |
| Best for | Staying visible locally and in AI answers | Turning visibility into enquiries |
| Local SEO page build | Add on | 1 a month |
| SEO and GEO articles | 2 a month | 4 a month |
| Social posts and stories | 4 a month | 8 a month |
| Paid ads | Add on | 1 managed campaign included |
| Email and SMS | Add on | 1 email campaign a month, SMS as an add on |
| AI chatbot and CRM | Add on | Included |
| Authority building and digital PR | Not included | Included |
| Reporting | Monthly report | Monthly report |
| Strategy call | Monthly | Monthly |
Who it's for
(Care and Growth)
Local businesses
Care. You want to show up on Google, on the map and in AI answers when people nearby look for you.
Busy owners
Care. You are running the business and want a steady, done for you presence that keeps you visible.
Ready for more enquiries
Growth. You are already visible and want that turned into calls and forms.
Ads and follow up
Growth. You want local search, AI visibility, ads and follow up working as one system.
Larger or multi location
Add each extra location, or ask for a custom plan built around your business.
(Add-ons)
Add what you need
Add or remove add-ons month by month. Prices are per month unless stated, excluding VAT.
| Add-on | What it does | Price | Available on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paid ads (Google or Meta) | Start getting enquiries from paid search or social | £250 a month, plus £149 setup | Care |
| Second campaign or platform | Reach more of your market | £149 a month | Growth |
| Email and SMS | One email campaign a month to follow up leads and bring customers back, plus text campaigns, messages charged at cost | £250 a month | Care, Growth |
| Extra campaign | One more campaign | £99 each | Care, Growth |
| Additional local SEO page | A new service, town or area page | £150 | Care, Growth |
| AI lead chatbot | Answers visitors and captures leads around the clock | £299 setup, plus £39 a month | Care |
| Review automation | Automated review requests and follow ups | £59 a month | Care |
| Extra location | Google Business Profile, listings and reviews for each extra location | From £149 a month | Care, Growth |
| Extra SEO and GEO article | One more article | £99 | Care, Growth |
| Short form video | A Reel edited from your own clips | £75 each | Care, Growth |
| Digital PR campaign | Earn mentions that build trust and AI visibility. Placements cannot be guaranteed. | From £299 | Care, Growth |
Need something else? We build custom plans for larger or multi location businesses. Talk to us ↗
01Can I start with Care and move to Growth later?
Yes. You can upgrade at any time. Growth starts from the month you move up.
02Do I need a new website first?
Not necessarily. If your site is in good shape, we work with it. If it is not, our Website Starter, from £999, gives you a fast, search ready five page site to build on.
03What does ad spend look like?
Ad spend is paid directly to Google or Meta and is separate from our fee. We recommend at least £500 a month, with £300 as the minimum. Platform charges and taxes are in addition.
04Do you guarantee rankings or AI citations?
No, and nobody honestly can. We report on the activity and the results we can measure, month by month.
05How long until I see results?
Local search results typically take three to six months to show movement. You will see quick wins and reporting from month one.
06Who owns the accounts and content?
You do. Your ad accounts, analytics, content and website stay yours.
07What if I have more than one location?
Each extra location is an add-on, from £149 a month.
08What about rebrands, redesigns, video or e-commerce?
Those are projects, quoted separately. See all services.
09What does support cover?
Support covers the services in your plan. New projects and extra services are quoted separately. We include up to two rounds of revisions per piece, with a five working day approval window. Late approvals move content to the next month.
10How do founder voice posts work?
They depend on a 20 minute monthly call with the founder. We write the posts from that conversation.
Prices exclude VAT and ad spend. Social channels are agreed at onboarding. Authority building platforms are chosen for relevance, and we do not guarantee placements or mentions.
(A note from the team)
A good website should not need an agency budget.
If you are starting out, or running a small business on a tight budget, you do not need a big retainer to get a good website. You need a clear plan, a site that loads fast on a phone, and someone who tells you plainly what it costs and what it does not.
That is what the Starter package is. We look at your market first, then design and build the site around your customers, set it up to be found on Google and in AI search, and hand it over so you can run it yourself. The price is fixed, you own the result, and anything outside the package is quoted before we start.
If it is not the right fit, we will say so. Tell us what you are building and we will come back with an honest plan and a start date.
The Maximus Mediascape team
See the Starter plan ↗
Care
£599 a month, plus VAT(Local presence and AI visibility)
A steady, done for you presence that keeps you visible while you run the business.
Growth
£999 a month, plus VAT(Enquiries, ads and follow up)
Local search, AI visibility, ads and follow up working as one system, reported in calls, forms and cost per lead.
Already have a website? You can start straight on Care or Growth. Prices exclude VAT.
Not sure which plan fits?
Tell us what you want to be found for and we will come back with a real plan, not a sales pitch.