Nearly all of our search engine optimization projects are priced on a "per project" basis. This allows us to assign costs for the project based on several different criteria:

• The complexity of the site
• The competition that site has
• The technology the site consists of
• The size of the website
• The parameters or requirements of the site owner

As a general rule of thumb, and when pressed for a figure our SEO hourly rates are as follows:

$110.00 per hour for optimization consulting and analysis

Our project rates vary, in many cases our project rates can flucuate wildly and in some cases go as low as $45.00 per hour, a rate which is comparable to many web designers. We base the projects rate on the criteria mentioned above. In a project rate situation, we ask the site owner to commit to a minimum number of hours to optimize the site, we provide an educated estimate on the number of hours to complete the project and we quote a rate for hours beyond that effort. Project costs include labor + submission costs + optional marketing efforts we believe may benefit your site. All project based rates require the site owner enter into an SEO Contract with The BitWorks Inc. Sample SEO Contract (note: conditions and contract terms vary from client to client)

All of our search engine optimization projects renew on a yearly basis, when we provide a project quote we also provide a figure which represents the current yearly ongoing costs for maintaining search engine position and tracking the performance of the site. Our contracts specify that ongoing renewal is automatic, site owners may opt out of renewal with specific instructions in writing.