Who wrote this: I’m Luc Dossis, and I own Dossis Digital, one of the nine agencies on this list. So I’ve only used facts you can check on each agency’s own website, re-checked on 28 October 2026. The list is in order of the lowest published monthly price for SEO, not who I think is best. Run one of these agencies and spotted something wrong? Email luc@dossisdigital.com.au and I’ll fix it within a week.
Every agency on this list says they’re the best choice for tradies. They can’t all be right.
The right SEO agency for your trade business depends on its size and what you need. TradieSpark has the lowest published monthly price. Dossis Digital, Odin Digital and Tradiemate offer a results guarantee, though Tradiemate doesn’t publish its conditions. Tradie Web Guys suits established teams that want sales systems behind the leads, and Safari Digital suits trades that want SEO and nothing else. Published SEO prices run from $399 to $5,000 a month.
Key takeaways
- Published SEO prices run from $399 a month (TradieSpark) to $5,000 (Odin Digital). Setup fees change the real cost to start, and not every agency publishes theirs.
- Only two agencies publish a results guarantee with conditions: Dossis Digital (more enquiries by month 6, or your weekly fees back plus $1,000) and Odin Digital (agreed KPIs in 90 days, or they keep working free). Tradiemate advertises one but doesn’t publish its conditions.
- Seven of the nine name a real trade business in their case studies. Safari Digital’s closest is a solar company, and TradieSpark’s are anonymous.
- Most claim “no lock-in”, but the fine print varies: notice periods, break fees and platform minimums all appear in the terms pages.
- Four of the nine don’t publish an SEO price. Get every quote in writing.
How I compared these agencies
Picking an agency from their own ads is hard, because everyone claims the same things. So this comparison only uses what each agency publishes where you can check it.
I scored five things on each agency’s own website, re-checked on 28 October 2026:
- Trade focus. Do they work only with trades, or is trades one vertical among many?
- Published pricing. Real figures on their site, not “book a call to find out”.
- Lock-in terms. What their pages and terms actually say about contracts and exits.
- Guarantee. Whether they offer one, and whether its conditions are published.
- Proof. Case studies that name a real business and show real numbers.
If a fact isn’t on their site, the table says “not published”. I haven’t guessed, and I haven’t used third-party review sites to fill gaps. The order is by the lowest published monthly price for SEO. Agencies that don’t publish an SEO price sit last, in A to Z order. Every fact was re-checked on 28 October 2026, and I re-check the list every three months.
Tradie SEO agencies compared at a glance
| Agency | Best for | Published pricing | Guarantee | Lock-in | Named trade case studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TradieSpark | Lowest monthly price, suburb exclusivity | From $399/mo (setup fee unpublished) | No results guarantee; free audit if no progress in 90 days | Month to month | No, anonymous only |
| Dossis Digital | Trade businesses wanting weekly pricing and a lead guarantee | SEO $275/wk (about $1,192/mo), no setup fee. Spark (website and Google listing) $100/wk. | More enquiries by month 6, or every weekly fee back plus $1,000 (Growth and Domination) | None; Spark and Growth site buy-out (weeks left) before 26 weeks | Yes (NextGen Electricians, C&J Gardens) |
| Digital Nomads HQ | Full-service partner with trade proof | SEO from $1,500/mo; ads from $1,000/mo | None published | Month to month, 30 days notice | Yes (Deionno Electrical & Solar, Heinemann Electrical & Solar) |
| Odin Digital | Growing trade businesses wanting a KPI guarantee | Tradie SEO $1,500 to $5,000/mo | Agreed KPIs in 90 days, or free work until met | 30 days notice on their pages; 1-month break fee in terms | Yes (Swan Windows WA, Perth Security) |
| Safari Digital | Pure SEO at a published price | Tradie SEO $2,000 to $3,500/mo +GST; $3,500+ for suburb-level metro | None, refused on principle | Month to month | Solar only (Captain Green) |
| Kia Ora Digital | AI search visibility at national scale | Not published | None published | No long-term contracts | Yes (Arconex, Dura Lift) |
| Temerity Digital | Long-running Melbourne agency | Not published | None published | Not published | Yes (JTB Electrical) |
| Tradie Web Guys | Leads plus sales systems behind them | SEO not published; sites from $5,600 | None published | Monthly, no minimum, 30 days notice | Yes (HDK Long Run Roofing, True Connection Electrical) |
| Tradiemate (was Tradie Digital) | Guarantee-led pitch for switchers | Not published | $3,000 headline; conditions not published | Zero contracts | Yes (Infiniti Air & Solar, Modern Trend Tiling) |
All figures from each agency’s own public pages, re-checked 28 October 2026. “Not published” means I couldn’t find it on their site on that date. Check current pages before you buy, because pricing and terms change.
TradieSpark: the lowest published monthly price, with suburb exclusivity
TradieSpark has the lowest published monthly price on this list. Their Growth Plan starts at $399 a month, billed month to month with no lock-in contract. There’s a one-off setup fee, but the amount isn’t published, so the true cost to start is higher than the sticker and you’ll need to ask for it.
The standout is territory: they promise one tradie per trade per suburb, so your direct competitor can’t hire them. They also state you keep every asset if you leave, including the website.
They don’t offer a results guarantee, and they say so. Their “Transparency Guarantee” is month-to-month billing plus a free audit if there’s no progress in 90 days. The other gap is proof: their case studies don’t name the businesses, and the 4.9 rating on their Our Work page doesn’t link to a review source I could check. Best for solo tradies who value the exclusivity promise and don’t mind asking for the full price first.
Dossis Digital: weekly pricing and a published results guarantee
Dossis Digital is my agency. Read this entry knowing that.
I only work with trade businesses, and my pricing is public: you pay by the week, with no setup fee on Spark or Growth. Spark is $100 a week for a hosted website, Google Business Profile optimisation and review requests you send in a couple of taps. It doesn’t include ongoing SEO. Growth is $275 a week with no setup fee, adding ongoing SEO, suburb pages, one managed ad account and AI search visibility. Domination is $450 a week plus a one-off $1,500 setup. My own fine print: on Spark and Growth, the site becomes yours after 26 weeks on the plan, or you pay out the weeks left if you leave earlier.
On Growth and Domination, if you’re not getting more enquiries by month 6, we refund every weekly fee you paid, plus $1,000. The conditions are published on the guarantee page. There’s no lock-in on any plan.
The proof is in published case studies: NextGen Electricians gets $2.40 back for every $1, and C&J Gardens got about 7x back on Google jobs in September 2026.
Who shouldn’t pick Dossis Digital: bigger companies that want a large account team. We’re a small local team that only works with trades. That’s the point, and the limit.
Digital Nomads HQ: full service with named trade results
Digital Nomads HQ is a full-service agency in Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast. SEO starts from $1,500 a month and ads management from $1,000, though their package pages are quote-only.
Their trade case studies name real businesses: Deionno Electrical and Solar (238% more Meta leads), Heinemann Electrical and Solar (392% more conversions) and Terawatt (735% more organic sessions). They show 165+ reviews at 5.0 on their trades page and hold Google and Meta partner status.
Engagements are month to month, with 30 days written notice in their terms. They don’t publish a guarantee. Best for established trade businesses that want one partner for the site, SEO and ads together.
Odin Digital: a trades division with a 90-day guarantee
Odin Digital is a Melbourne agency that now runs a dedicated trades division. It bought Tidalwave Marketing in 2026, and Bede Alexander, a former carpenter, leads the trades side. Their tradies page says tradie SEO typically runs $1,500 to $5,000 a month, with most growing trade businesses at $2,500 to $3,500.
Their 90-Day KPI guarantee says that if the KPIs agreed in writing aren’t met within 90 days, they keep working at no extra charge until they are. The remedy is free work rather than a refund. Their pages say month to month with 30 days’ notice, but their terms still include a one-month break fee, so read both.
Their trade case studies include Swan Windows WA (window cleaning enquiries from 26 to 817 a month in four months) and Perth Security (enquiries up 411%). Best for growing trade businesses that want KPI-driven reporting and a guarantee agreed up front.
Safari Digital: pure SEO at a price they publish
Safari Digital does SEO and nothing else. No web design, no ads, and they say so plainly on their site.
They publish tradie pricing on their SEO for tradies page: around $2,000 a month plus GST outside the metro areas, and $2,500 to $3,500 in the metro areas. Suburb-level SEO in the metro areas is $3,500 and up. Billing is month to month with no long-term contracts.
They refuse to guarantee rankings and argue nobody honestly can. Their strongest trade-adjacent case study is Captain Green Solar, with 578% more organic leads. Best for trades that already have the website and ads sorted, and want a specialist owning the SEO channel at a known price.
Kia Ora Digital: the AI search pick, at national scale
Kia Ora Digital is a Melbourne SEO agency focused on AI search: getting clients cited by ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews. They have a dedicated tradies page and state they refuse long-term contracts.
Their case studies now include five trade and home businesses, such as Arconex, a commercial electrician (81% more organic leads), and Dura Lift garage doors (74% more). Pricing isn’t published.
Best for trade businesses operating at national scale, like franchises or product brands, where AI search visibility matters more than the local map pack.
Temerity Digital: the longest-established agency on the list
Temerity Digital has run since the 2000s under founder Elliot Dean, from Mount Waverley in Melbourne. Their SEO for tradies page doesn’t publish a price. The only figures on their site are general market ranges in a blog guide. They also serve dentists and lawyers, so trades are a vertical rather than the whole business.
The trade proof is real. Their JTB Electrical case study shows 314% more organic traffic and 274% more conversions over 12 months, with the client named and the numbers published.
Contract terms and guarantees aren’t published, so ask before you sign. Best for tradies who want a stable, long-running agency with a full team behind it.
Tradie Web Guys: for the sales gap after the lead arrives
Tradie Web Guys has worked with trades since 2012, led by director Matt Jones, a former plumber. Their SEO and ads prices are no longer published, but websites start at $5,600.
Their difference is what happens after the lead: a CRM built for trades, a quoting system, and an outsourced Australian sales team that follows up your quotes. Named results back it up, like HDK Long Run Roofing in Auckland reaching $1 million in 12 months.
Their terms are monthly with no minimum and 30 days’ notice to cancel. They don’t publish a guarantee. Best for established trade businesses losing jobs to slow follow-up, not just thin lead flow.
Tradiemate (formerly Tradie Digital): the guarantee-led switcher pitch
Tradie Digital rebranded to Tradiemate, and the old domain now redirects to tradiemate.ai. They’ve worked only with trades since 2013 and list Sydney and Perth offices.
The pitch is risk reversal: zero contracts, plus a $3,000 guarantee that says if your leads don’t increase after switching, they pay you $3,000. Named case studies include Infiniti Air and Solar (275% more leads in under 30 days) and Modern Trend Tiling (400% more leads).
Two things to check first. Pricing isn’t published anywhere on the site. And when I checked on 28 October 2026, the guarantee’s conditions weren’t published either. Best for established tradies drawn to the guarantee who’ll get its conditions in writing before signing.
Which agency should you pick?
Match the agency to your situation, not the sales pitch:
- Under about $500 a month: TradieSpark for SEO, or Dossis Digital’s Spark plan if you need a website and Google listing first (Spark doesn’t include ongoing SEO).
- Want a lead guarantee in writing: Dossis Digital on Growth or Domination. Compare Odin Digital’s 90-day KPI guarantee too.
- Want one partner for site, SEO and ads: Digital Nomads HQ or Tradie Web Guys.
- Want SEO only: Safari Digital, or Temerity Digital in Melbourne.
- Losing jobs after the lead arrives: Tradie Web Guys, for the follow-up systems.
- Chasing AI search mentions: Kia Ora Digital at national scale. For local trades, it’s included in Dossis Digital’s Growth plan.
Whoever you pick, get three things in writing before money moves: the full price, the contract term, and who owns the website, content and ad accounts if you leave. I’ve written up how the channel itself works in my SEO for tradies guide if you want the method behind the retainers.
Frequently asked questions
How much does SEO cost for tradies in Australia?
Published SEO prices in this comparison run from $399 a month at TradieSpark to $5,000 at Odin Digital. Watch the setup fees: they change the real cost to start, and not every agency publishes theirs. Dossis Digital prices weekly, with no setup fee on Spark or Growth and SEO included from $275 a week. Four of the nine agencies don’t publish an SEO price, so get a written quote with inclusions listed before comparing.
Do any tradie SEO agencies guarantee results?
Most don’t, and Safari Digital argues no honest agency can guarantee rankings. In this comparison, Dossis Digital guarantees more enquiries by month 6 on Growth and Domination, or every weekly fee back plus $1,000. Odin Digital keeps working free if the KPIs agreed up front aren’t met in 90 days. Always read the published conditions behind any guarantee before you rely on it.
Should I choose a tradie specialist or a general SEO agency?
Specialists like Tradiemate, TradieSpark and Dossis Digital know trade lead patterns, seasonal demand and what a job is worth, so strategy moves faster. Generalists like Safari Digital and Temerity Digital bring bigger teams and broader technical depth. Judge each agency on named case studies in your trade, not on the label.
How long does SEO take for a trade business?
Plan on six to twelve months for compounding results. The published case studies here back that up: TACT Bio Recovery went from 8 to 26 enquiries a month in four months with Dossis Digital, and Temerity Digital’s JTB Electrical results took 12 months. Running Google Ads for tradies alongside fills the lead gap while SEO builds.
What should I check before signing with any marketing agency?
Five things: the contract term and exit terms, named case studies in your trade, who actually does the work, what reporting you’ll see, and who owns your website, content and ad accounts if you leave. Every agency in this comparison publishes at least some of this. Ask for the rest in writing, and treat a refusal as your answer.
What It's Done for Tradies Like You
7x back on Google jobs
C&J Gardens, Bacchus Marsh. In September 2026 every $1 of our fee and ads came back as about $7 in jobs from Google, by their own books.
See the case study$2.40 back for every $1
NextGen Electricians, Bacchus Marsh. Paid work matched to website forms alone, phone calls not even counted. Top Google result for "electrician bacchus marsh".
See the case study8 to 26 enquiries a month
TACT Bio Recovery, Melbourne. From a website almost nobody could find to a steady flow of jobs from Google search, ads and AI.
See the case study416 enquiries in October 2026
Across the 14 trade businesses we work with, each person counted once. Every month on the board, by trade.
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