Wiideman Consulting Group — Detailed Report

An independent, evidence-based evaluation of Wiideman Consulting Group, award-winning seo experts delivering consulting, audits, strategy, and training.. Scored across 5 weighted criteria covering website presence, search visibility, trust, market presence, and customer satisfaction.

74/ 100

Overall evaluation score

Wiideman Consulting Group offers specialized SEO expertise led by Steve Wiideman, combining strategic guidance, hands-on audits, training, and oversight to help clients improve traffic, engagement, and conversions.

Score breakdown

Website Presence

Weight: 20%

83/100

The evidence shows a well-defined website with detailed service pages, positioning, contact information, pricing for some offerings, and clear descriptions of SEO consulting, audits, strategy, training, and the SEO Roadmap, but there is no broader evidence here about site depth, performance, or content volume beyond the cited homepage/about/services pages.

Search Visibility

Weight: 20%

58/100

Search-visibility evidence is limited to a strong foundational signal—wiideman.com is an approximately 26-year-old domain last updated in February 2024—but no rankings, traffic, backlink, or visibility metrics were provided, so this should be scored conservatively.

Trust & Credibility

Weight: 20%

79/100

Trust signals are solid but not exhaustive: the company has a matched BBB profile showing an A+ rating, a LinkedIn company presence, stated firmographics (La Mirada address, founded 2015, team size 11-50), and strong third-party Clutch reviews, though BBB accreditation is absent and some data relies on the company’s own site.

Market Presence

Weight: 15%

70/100

Wiideman shows a credible niche footprint through its website, LinkedIn profile, Clutch profile with 14 reviews, BBB listing, and mentions on directories like DesignRush/The Manifest, but the evidence does not show a broad multi-platform presence or strong independent visibility data across major review/search platforms.

Customer Satisfaction

Weight: 10%

86/100

Customer satisfaction appears strong based on Clutch’s 5.0/5 rating across 14 reviews and the visible review quotes praising SEO expertise, detail orientation, and communication, with only a minor noted concern that explanations could be simplified for less technical stakeholders.

What Wiideman Consulting Group does

Wiideman Consulting Group provides SEO and search marketing advisory services for agencies and in-house teams, spanning strategy, audits, training, oversight, and specialized support for complex search programs.

SEO Consulting

Guidance from niche SEO experts across technical, contextual, and visibility disciplines of paid and natural search engine optimization, including direct booking with Steve Wiideman.

Audits & Strategy

SEO audits, paid search reviews, and social media assessments designed to improve web traffic, engagement, and conversion rates.

SEO Training

Beginner to advanced SEO training for agencies and internal teams, conducted by Steve Wiideman.

Procurement & Oversight

Support with procurement, training, and project oversight for agencies and brands building or enhancing inbound marketing and SEO capabilities.

Expert Witness

Expert support for disputes involving agencies, including situations where a business is suing an agency or being sued by one.

Event Speaking

Speaker services for conferences and events on topics including multi-location and franchise SEO, SEM, social media, and usability.

Pricing

  • Pricing model: Primarily custom-quoted SEO consulting sold as strategy/audit projects and consulting retainers, plus a separately published SEO Roadmap agency-license product. Evidence points to a hybrid of per-project and retainer billing for client services, with hourly consulting available for one-off sessions.
  • Starting price: $1,000+ project minimum
  • Typical range: $200-$300 / hr
  • Billing: Custom quote; billed as project-based audits/strategies, ongoing consulting retainers, annual or setup+per-account licensing for SEO Roadmap, and one-time hourly consulting.
  • Contract terms: SEO Roadmap small-agency option requires a minimum of four accounts; one client review on Clutch describes an ongoing engagement with weekly calls, but no universal contract term was publicly stated.
  • Guarantee: Wiideman states that if a client does not see improved search performance, they have 'been known to stay on at our cost until they do.'

What's included

  • SEO audits and strategic plans
  • Paid search/PPC review or audit recommendations
  • Ongoing consulting retainers
  • Weekly or monthly consulting calls depending on engagement
  • SEO Roadmap white-labeled project management system
  • Project and task templates
  • White-labeled training videos for staff and clients
  • Training and project walk-throughs
  • Ongoing staff support for agency-license clients
  • Backlink audits, content guidance, technical SEO recommendations, and reporting

Wiideman does publish concrete pricing for some offerings, but not a full public rate card for its main consulting engagements. On the company's own ecosystem, a 2017 interview with founder Steve Wiideman listed an SEO Strategic Plan at $7,995, $9,994 with Paid Search, a DIY program at 3 payments of $166, and a $300 hourly consultation; however, those figures are dated and may no longer be current. On Wiideman's own site, the clearest current published pricing is for the SEO Roadmap Agency License: $16,000/year, or for smaller agencies a $4,000 one-time setup fee plus $250 per account with a four-account minimum. Third-party directories indicate market-facing budget bands rather than guaranteed current prices from the agency itself: Clutch lists a $5,000+ minimum project size and $200-$300/hr average hourly rate, while DesignRush lists a $1,000-$10,000 minimal budget and $300/hr average hourly rate.

Sources (10)

Where this pricing information was traced from.

Reviews & reputation

Wiideman Consulting Group has a clearly identifiable third-party review presence on Clutch and BBB, and a likely product/vendor presence on G2 via a Wiideman listing page, but I could not verify a Trustpilot, Google, or Capterra company profile for this business from search results. The strongest visible reputation evidence comes from Clutch, where the company shows a perfect overall rating and multiple detailed client reviews; BBB shows a profile with an A+ rating but no visible customer-review text in the material I could access.

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  • Clutch
    5.0/5

    14 reviews

    Visible Clutch reviews consistently praise Wiideman for SEO expertise, detail orientation, communication, and collaborative project management. One visible Clutch summary also notes that some clients wanted explanations and processes simplified for less technical stakeholders.

    • Anonymous · Marketing Specialist5.0

      Wiideman Consulting Group is exactly what I was looking for with website support.

      Jul 5, 2021Read on Clutch
    • Stephen T. Smith · President & Owner, EquipmentFX5.0

      They were more detail-oriented compared to all the firms I've worked with.

      Jun 27, 2021Read on Clutch
    • Mark Berookim · Owner, High Rise Financial5.0

      They were very clear, quick to reply to emails, and we met every other week.

      Sep 4, 2020Read on Clutch
  • G2Listed

    Search results show a G2 page for a Wiideman listing in the Digital Marketing Services category, specifically an alternatives/competitors page. However, I could not access a review page with a visible average rating or readable individual review text for this company.

  • TrustpilotNot listed
  • GoogleNot listed
  • CapterraNot listed
  • BBBA+
    Not Accredited

    BBB shows a business profile matched to Wiideman Consulting Group and wiideman.com at the La Mirada, California address. The accessible profile shows the business is not BBB accredited and has an A+ BBB rating, but I could not see customer-review text or a visible complaint total in the material available.

Strengths

  • +Strong SEO expertise
  • +Detail-oriented execution
  • +Clear communication
  • +Collaborative project management

Concerns

  • Could simplify explanations for less technical clients

Search visibility

The wiideman.com domain was registered in March 2000 (~26 years old), with the homepage last modified February 2024. Figures are from a live RDAP domain lookup and HTTP headers, not estimated.

Domain registered

March 2000

Last updated

February 2024

Domain age

~26 years