Same scope of work
Technical fixes, content, local SEO and authority building. Nothing is cut. What changes is the structure delivering it.
Affordable SEO Melbourne
An AI-enabled agency that moves with AI: one experienced expert owns your strategy and quality, and the pricing stays competitive. No lock-in, and you always know what is working.
- Senior SEO,
no overhead - One expert
accountable - No lock-in
Illustrative example: a monthly SEO work plan for a sample business. Technical fixes, content and local SEO are done, authority building and reporting are in progress, and one expert checks every item.
SEO pricing
Why "affordable" usually goes wrong (and how this is different)
The problem
Cheap SEO has a deserved bad name. It usually means offshore link spam, copy-paste content, and a report nobody can read. That is not a lower price for the same work, it is a lower price for different, worse work.
The fix
Ours is a different mechanism. The work covers technical fixes and content, plus the authority building that supports them. We are an AI-enabled agency and AI is moving quickly, so as it advances we put it to work for you. One skilled person runs the work, and fewer hands sit between the audit and the finished work. That lowers what it costs us to deliver, and we pass savings on where we can.
Results in numbers
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14+
Years of data-driven results*
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62+
Businesses grown*
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$3.4M+
Media managed*
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7.8x
Average ROAS across Google Ads campaigns*
The cost
How much does SEO cost in Melbourne?
In our experience most Melbourne agencies charge somewhere between $2,500 and $7,000 a month for a standard SEO retainer, with the typical package sitting around $2,500. The fee mostly funds the agency's structure rather than your rankings. Our pricing is competitive because AI-enabled delivery means fewer hands between the audit and the finished work, and as AI advances we pass savings on where we can. Here is where the difference actually sits.
As AI advances we put it to work for you, and we pass savings on where we can. What that frees up goes into your media budget, which is where it turns into leads.
| Compared on | What to expect |
|---|---|
| Monthly fee | Competitive, quoted against your actual site in the free audit |
| Who does the work | One experienced expert, with AI helping to organise and summarise |
| Minimum term | 30 day terms, no lock-in |
| Where the fee goes | Into the work, with fewer hands between the audit and the finished result |
The maths
Lower fee, higher return: the maths
Say your SEO budget is $2,000 a month. With AI-enabled delivery, fewer hands sit between the audit and the finished work, and what that frees up goes back into your marketing: more content, more ad spend, more of your budget reaching customers. Same budget, more of it doing real work. As AI advances we pass savings on where we can.
What is included
What our affordable SEO includes
Everything a full-fee retainer includes, run lean:
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Technical SEO and site health.
Crawl fixes, indexing, site speed, structured data.
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Content and on-page.
Pages targeted to what your customers actually search, written to rank in classic Google and get cited by AI search.
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Local SEO.
Google Business Profile, citations and map-pack visibility for Melbourne businesses.
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Authority building.
Real links, no spam networks.
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Reporting you can read.
Live marketing dashboards, so you always know what is working and what we are improving.
Marketing dashboards
Accountability
A real person runs it
AI helps us organise and summarise, and it does not own the outcome. Every Dizian account is run by an experienced expert who does the research, sets the strategy, checks every output, and is accountable for the result. You get the speed of AI with a person answering for the work. As an accredited Google Partner, we apply data-driven methods designed for the future of search.
Where the value is
Where the value actually comes from
Not a smaller scope. A leaner way of delivering the same work.
A human owns it
An experienced expert does the research, sets the strategy, checks every output and is accountable for the result. AI helps organise and summarise, and the judgement stays with a person.
More reaches your media
Fewer hands between the audit and the finished work means more of your budget goes into media, which is where it turns into leads.
Results
Results we have delivered
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Up toUp to 10x
ROAS peaks on Shopping campaigns*
SatPhoneShop
15% increase in conversions*
Read the case study (SatPhoneShop) -
7x
Return on ad spend*
Skye Dental
32% increase in conversions*
Read the case study (Skye Dental) -
6x
Return on ad spend*
Six Barrel Soda
25% increase in conversions*
Read the case study (Six Barrel Soda)
Results shown are actual outcomes achieved for the named clients.
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What SEO clients say
“We found Dizian through a trusted referral, and I’m glad we did. Before engaging Alex, our SEO and Google Ads were honestly in a mess. There was no clear structure, money was being spent without clarity, and campaigns were being tested without a proper strategy. Alex came in, reviewed everything thoroughly, and cleaned up a lot of loose ends. He brought structure, accountability, and clarity to our digital marketing. It immediately removed the headache of wasted ad spend and uncertainty. Unlike many SEO agencies out there, Dizian genuinely takes the time to understand the client’s requirements, the products, and the overall business model. Alex didn’t apply a generic template — he took the time to understand what we do and aligned the strategy accordingly. What stands out most to me is Alex’s integrity and character. He is trustworthy, transparent, and genuinely committed to helping his clients succeed. His depth of knowledge and experience is strong.”
Irwandy TanDirector, Andatech
“We were looking for an agile, responsive and strategic digital partner to help manage our website. Dizian met our brief and continues to deliver beyond expectations, providing proactive and valuable SEO and data-driven expertise.”
“Dizian Digital made our move to satphoneshop.com.au seamless and handled the transition with care and professionalism. They protected our search visibility throughout the process and helped strengthen our online presence in the Australian market. Beyond the migration, they improved the structure and performance of our campaigns, which helped us attract more of the right customers and generate better quality enquiries and sales. They were proactive, clear in their communication, and genuinely took the time to understand our business, our products, and the importance of trust and reliability in the satellite communications space.”
“Dizian has been an integral partner in our online business requirements for the last 5 years. Alex has been attentive to all of our digital needs and has allowed us to grow our online presence in a very competitive industry. We are very pleased with his services and continue to see positive results.”
Dr. Jena WardPrincipal Dentist, Skye Dental
All-in-one Google packageHybrid package for business owners
All of Google, run as one package.
Your ads, search rankings, map listing and tracking often sit with different suppliers. Here they sit with one team. AI is moving quickly and so are we. Our people do the research and make the decisions, and AI helps organise and summarise the work around them.
Google Ads
Every campaign type, managed month to month.
SEO
Rankings and organic enquiries that build over time.
AI search visibility
Be the business that AI Overviews and AI assistants name when people ask.
Google Business Profile
Your map listing and reviews, kept current and ranking in your area. It sits inside our local SEO work.
Google Analytics
Tracking set up properly, so the numbers can be trusted.
Google Tag Manager
Conversions and events tagged in one place, without developer hold-ups.
Google Search Console
Indexing problems and search opportunities spotted early.
Everything else Google
Merchant Centre, dashboards and the rest of Google for business, added as you need it.
One team across all of it.
Priced on your setup and quoted in your free audit.
Yes, if customers find you online and the fee is proportionate to the value. The problem is rarely SEO itself. It is paying more than the work needs. AI-enabled delivery puts fewer hands between the audit and the finished work, and we pass savings on where we can. Judge it on enquiries generated against fee paid, not on rankings in isolation.
Honest answer: it depends on your starting point and competition. Most businesses see early movement in about 8 to 12 weeks and compounding results from there. We will give you a straight assessment in your free audit, not a promise.
No. The work is the same. One experienced expert owns strategy and quality, AI helps organise and summarise, and fewer hands sit between the audit and the finished work. The saving comes from structure, not from less effort.
In our experience, Melbourne retainers commonly run $2,500 to $7,000+ a month. Our pricing is competitive because AI-enabled delivery means fewer hands between the audit and the finished work, and as AI advances we pass savings on where we can.
Cheap SEO that cuts the work is not worth it, it usually costs more to undo. Affordable SEO that cuts the overhead but keeps the work is a different thing entirely. Ask any provider where their saving comes from. If they cannot explain the mechanism, walk away.
SEO services
Other SEO services
Pick another SEO service to see how we run it.
- Local SEOLocal SEO in Melbourne that gets you into the top three map results.
- E-commerce SEOEcommerce SEO that grows organic revenue and cuts your reliance on paid ads.
- International SEOInternational SEO for Australian businesses selling overseas.
- AI SEOWe make your site readable and quotable by ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews, alongside your Google rankings.
- GEO optimisationGet referenced by ChatGPT and other AI assistants.
- AI marketing agencyAn AI-enabled agency that moves with AI: one expert owning your strategy, fewer hands between the audit and the finished work, and more value for your budget.
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Alex Yeldizian
Managing Director
Dizian is run by Alex Yeldizian: one point of contact, backed by specialists and AI-enabled ways of working. 14 years in Melbourne.
62+ businesses grown