First Page Sage

• Pricing model: Custom-quoted monthly retainer for ongoing SEO / thought-leadership / demand-generation engagements; project-based work appears possible for technical SEO, but the agency primarily positions itself as a full-service ongoing retainer partner rather than pay-per-lead or pay-per-appointment.
• Starting price: $10,000+ project minimum
• Typical range: $10,000-$15,000 / mo
• Billing: Primarily monthly retainer for ongoing SEO engagements; some project-based technical SEO work is discussed in the agency's pricing research content. Third-party directories also list project minimums and, in one case, an hourly band, but the agency's own site emphasizes custom proposals.

First Page Sage does not appear to publish a direct buy-now pricing page for its own services on firstpagesage.com; buyers are routed to contact/get-in-touch pages for custom proposals. However, the agency's own SEO pricing survey describes top-tier monthly-retainer SEO engagements at $10,000-$15,000/month with 8 pieces of content per month plus strategy, technical SEO, CRO, and reporting; this is not explicitly labeled as First Page Sage's package, so treat it as the firm's market framing rather than a formal rate card. Reputable directories add harder buyer-facing numbers: Clutch lists First Page Sage with a $10,000+ minimum project size, GoodFirms lists a $25-$49/hr band, and DesignRush shows an average hourly rate of $150/hr for the profile; these directory figures are third-party estimates/listings, not pricing published by First Page Sage itself.

A First Page Sage engagement appears to start with a strategy-heavy discovery phase, then move into a long-running SEO/content program where the agency selects commercially valuable keywords, organizes them into topic hubs, publishes thought-leadership pages on the client’s site, periodically refreshes that content, and revisits conversion paths while reporting on results.

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   Define brand, audience, and goals

   First Page Sage begins by interviewing the client team to learn the brand, differentiation, audience, personas, and growth goals. Its own Strategic SEO Plan page says they meet weekly during a 6-week planning period to customize the plan around brand voice, target audience, and personas.

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   Build the keyword map and roadmap

   The agency then hand-selects lead-generation-oriented keywords, maps each keyword to a new or existing page, and lays out the order of work. A customer review says their system starts by selecting keywords and organizing them into hubs around the client’s most profitable products, while the company’s planning page describes a keyword map, conversion path analysis, technical assessment, and a chronological success roadmap.

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   Set up the campaign team and operating cadence

   Once strategy is set, First Page Sage assigns a dedicated team that includes an SEO strategist, writers, editor, graphic artists, web developers, reporting specialist, and campaign manager. The campaign manager handles scheduling, agendas, action items, and timely completion of deliverables, which helps explain the recurring check-in structure one reviewer described as detailed and somewhat repetitive.

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   Fix technical SEO and tracking foundations

   Early execution includes backend SEO work and measurement setup rather than content alone. First Page Sage says its team improves site health, page speed, security, and mobile usability, and also implements tracking, attribution, and reporting while identifying and improving website conversion paths.

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   Publish thought-leadership content in hubs

   After planning, the agency produces and publishes thought-leadership SEO content on the client’s site around the selected keywords and topic hubs. Customer reviews describe this as content creation tied to thought leadership, and the company says it maintains an editorial calendar and publishes new conversion-optimized pages each month.

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   Refresh content and optimize conversion paths

   The work does not stop at initial publication: a Google-sourced review says they update content every few months as new pages are produced, and conversion-optimize the site several times per year to keep the funnel delivering leads. This aligns with the company’s own emphasis on connecting content to conversion pages and improving the customer path to conversion.

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   Report results and continue as a long-term program

   Clients receive ongoing KPI tracking and readable reporting while the campaign continues over a long horizon. First Page Sage says a reporting specialist monitors KPIs and leading indicators, and both third-party write-ups and the company’s own materials portray engagements as long-term, strategy-led programs rather than short sprints.