Consulting Services & Rates
At Ikusa Marketing, we believe in transparency, trust, and measurable value. If you’re looking for more than just SEO execution – if you need strategy, leadership, and a partner who can help you grow your business – this page is for you.
About Sean Smith
Sean Smith, founder of Ikusa Marketing, brings over 20 years of experience in digital marketing, including VP-level leadership at Fortune 500 companies like Citigroup. He’s helped startups, nonprofits, and enterprise brands gain visibility, increase conversions, and scale sustainable online growth. He has a Masters degree in Applied Ethics and seeks partnerships with companies that value the importance of long-term growth and marketing ethically.
When you work with Sean, you get:
- CMO-level strategic thinking
- A consultant who understands branding, analytics, and SEO
- Decades of real-world experience with measurable outcomes
- Transparent, no-fluff advice based on data
- A trusted advisor focused on your long-term success
Monthly Retainer Packages
Let Us Be Your Partner
At Ikusa Marketing, our monthly SEO retainers are more than just maintenance—they’re a long-term investment in growth, visibility, and dominance. Every plan includes hands-on strategy, content optimization, and performance reporting designed to drive results. And because we work with only one client per industry per region, your investment comes with a built-in competitive edge: once you’re in, your competitors are locked out.
- Ikusa SEO Library — private video training library, updated regularly
- Monthly group office hours (Discord)
- Yext citation management — 70+ directory listings kept clean and consistent
- Everything in the Founder tier
- Monthly 60 minute 1:1 strategy call
- Async email access between calls (48-hour response window)
- Monthly SEO priorities report — written direction your team can act on immediately
- Quarterly full site audit with written recommendations
- Yext citation management — 70+ directory listings kept clean and consistent
- Everything in the Advisor tier
- 3–5 hours/month of hands-on execution and implementation
- Monthly SEO performance report with KPI tracking
- Channel prioritization and campaign planning
- Project management access and oversight
- Everything in Growth Partner
- 20+ hours/month of executive-level strategy and oversight
- Bi-weekly leadership calls
- Full marketing channel management and coordination
- Direct collaboration with CEO, sales, and product teams
- Board-ready reporting and growth strategy
- Marketing P&L ownership
Founder
You don't need an agency yet. You need a foundation.
Access the same frameworks Ikusa uses with full retainer clients — structured for business owners who execute themselves. Video training, group office hours, and citation management. Low cost. No guesswork.
Advisor
You have a team. You need someone to tell them what to do.
Monthly strategy call, a written priorities report your team can act on immediately, async access between calls, and a quarterly site audit. You execute. I direct.
Best for: Small businesses with an existing marketing resource who needs senior SEO oversight.
Growth Partner
Strategy plus hands-on execution. For businesses ready to move faster.
Everything in Advisor, plus 3–5 hours of direct implementation each month. Content direction, technical work, campaign planning, performance oversight. A working relationship, not a consulting arrangement.
Best for: Growing businesses ready to invest in structured, managed SEO growth.
Fractional CMO
Your marketing leader. Without the full-time hire.
I own the strategy, collaborate with your leadership team, and take responsibility for outcomes. Board-ready reporting, P&L oversight, and the kind of long-term thinking that compounds. Most agencies sell you a plan. This is different.
Best for: Mid-sized companies that need senior marketing leadership without the cost of a full-time CMO.
Hourly Consulting Services
Executive Strategy & Consulting
$500/hr
CMO-level guidance, growth roadmaps, and stakeholder alignment.
Tactical/SEO Optimization
$400/hr
Keyword strategy, technical audits, CRO, and implementation planning. Let us help you through it.
Training & Coaching Services
$350/hr
Upskilling internal teams and building scalable SEO workflows.
Emergencies / Urgent / Crisis SEO
$750/hr
Penalty recovery, launch support, or emergency visibility triage.
Project-Based Pricing (Starting At)
- Full Website SEO Audit: $7,500
- Website Migration SEO Oversight: $10,000
- Content Strategy & Topic Architecture: $5,000+
- SEO for Product Launch: $6,000+
Let’s Talk
Contact us today if you’re looking for a trusted consultant who can bring experience, clarity, and long-term value.
We also offer web administration and paid search packages. Contact us for rates!