Local Digital research
Our service SEO run by people who report on leads, not just rankings See how we plan, build and report on search campaigns, and what it costs. SEO services Studies of the Australian search market, with the data attached.
We use scrapers, search APIs and AI readers to audit hundreds of agencies and thousands of results pages, then publish the method, the numbers and the dataset.
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Best SEO agencies in Australia 2026: 232 agencies scored We scored 232 Australian SEO agencies on nine pillars: 15,000 reviews, Glassdoor, LinkedIn tenure, contract terms and the real rankings of 188 client sites. 
Michael Costin · 16 Sept 2026 
How much does SEO cost in Australia? What 232 agencies actually charge We audited the published SEO pricing of 232 Australian agencies: median entry price $1,200 a month, middle of the market $1,000 to $3,500 a month. Michael Costin · 16 Sept 2026 Our researchers
Michael Costin Co-founder, Local Digital Sets the rules and scoring behind our agency index and pricing study. In SEO, Google Ads and lead generation since 2009. View profile 
Dominic Sergi Co-founder, Local Digital In paid search since 2011, with conversion rate optimisation and lead generation behind it. Director of Local Digital. View profile 
Arthur Fabik Head of Delivery, Local Digital Co-host of The SEO Show. Technical SEO and link building since 2012, from eBay, David Jones and Optus to local trades. View profile Plus a lot of data Claude and the search APIs Every study runs thousands of pages and results through these.
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Claude reads and classifies every page -
Ahrefs API keywords, links, rankings -
DataForSEO API SERPs, reviews, Maps -
SerpAPI Google search at scale -
Wayback Machine history and blocked sites -
Google Business Profiles full review histories -
Clutch and Semrush directory listings
