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Real numbers from the accounts we run, honest prices, and free tools you can use today. Written by the people who do the work.

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Benchmarks

Cost per lead benchmarks: what leads really cost in 2026

Real numbers from the Google Ads and Meta accounts we run for Melbourne businesses, with the source for every figure. Plus the ranges we see by industry, and why the cheapest lead is often the most expensive one.

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Pricing

What digital marketing really costs a Melbourne small business

Our prices, the prices other Melbourne agencies publish, and what you actually get at each level. Plus the ad spend on top, and the costs nobody puts on the proposal.

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SEO timelines

How long does SEO take? Real timelines from our clients

Not “it depends”. What actually happened, month by month, on the accounts we run, and what makes SEO faster or slower.

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Tradies

The tradie marketing playbook

What actually brings in jobs for plumbers, electricians, concreters and cleaners in Melbourne. The channels, the real cost of a lead, and the one habit that doubles what you get from both.

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Mortgage brokers

Mortgage broker lead generation that fills the calendar

How we run Meta ads for brokers: what a good lead costs, why creative testing matters more than targeting, and the follow-up that turns leads into settled loans.

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Website migration

The website migration checklist: redesign without losing rankings

The fear every business has before a new website is losing the Google rankings the old one earned. Here is the exact checklist we used to move our own site off WordPress, with every old URL still working.

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Hiring an agency

12 questions to ask before you hire a marketing agency

Ask every agency these, including us. The answers tell you more than any proposal, and the red flags below are what we find when businesses come to us after a bad agency.

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Guide

SEO vs Google Ads: which first?

When to pay for clicks, when to build rankings, and when to do both.

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Guide

How much does SEO cost in Australia?

What drives SEO pricing and what you should expect at each level.

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