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SEO Proposal Template for an Online Store

A 5-page SEO proposal: the site's numbers today, audit findings, a phased plan, reporting targets, retainer levels, a 6-month price and terms.

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At a glance

This proposal in numbers

About this example

This example is the proposal an SEO agency in Portland, Oregon, sends an online outdoor gear store whose organic traffic has been flat for a year and a half: a technical audit and fixes in the first month, rewrites of the 30 most-searched category pages, then six months of buying guides and outreach to outdoor publications.

SEO clients have often been promised results before, so this proposal is built on their own data and avoids promises it cannot keep. It opens with six numbers from the store's analytics and the agency's crawl, then a table of what is holding the site back, rated by impact, with the fix for each. The plan runs in three phases with tasks and deliverables, and a reporting table sets out today's figures and the targets for month six, stated as estimates rather than guarantees. Three retainer levels are offered, the chosen one is priced with the first month's setup, and the terms cover the term, billing, who owns the content, what the client must do, and why no one can guarantee rankings.

Who it is for

SEO consultants, digital marketing agencies and freelancers who propose search engine optimization to businesses and online stores.

Inside and how to use it

What this example contains, and how to make it yours

What's inside

  • Six numbers on the site's search performance today
  • Audit findings rated by impact, with fixes
  • A three-phase plan with tasks and deliverables
  • Reporting measures with today's figures and targets
  • Three retainer levels and a 6-month price
  • Terms on ownership, client duties and guarantees

How to adapt it

  • Use the client's own analytics in the opening numbers
  • Rate each finding by impact so the client sees the priorities
  • State targets as estimates, never as guaranteed rankings
  • Say who owns the content and reports when the contract ends

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