Short answer: there's no flat rate card, because the same task costs very different amounts on a five-page site and a five-hundred-page store. I price by scope — one-time work as a fixed fee, ongoing work as a monthly retainer — and you get the number in writing after I've looked at your site. The first look is free.
Three ways to work together
One-time, fixed fee. A prioritised list of what's broken and what's worth fixing: crawler access, indexing, technical SEO, schema, content gaps, and a set of real customer questions tested in AI assistants. Best when you want clarity before committing to anything.
One-time project, fixed fee. The audit's fixes built and shipped — technical changes, structured data and the core pages — either on your site or handed to your developer with exact instructions.
Ongoing, monthly. Content, technical upkeep and AI-visibility monitoring, once the foundation is sound. Priced on how much real work your market demands.
Most sites need the audit first, whether or not they continue past it.
What moves the price
- 01Site size and platform. A five-page site, a 500-page store, a Shopify theme with app conflicts and a custom build all cost different amounts to fix.
- 02How competitive your market is. A five-page local service site in a quiet category costs less to move than an e-commerce catalogue fighting established competitors for the same term.
- 03How much content is needed. The number of pages, guides and answers that have to be written.
- 04Technical debt. Blocked crawlers, broken structure and missing schema add work up front.
- 05How many markets. One country or several.
What the market publicly charges
For orientation only — these are other companies' published prices for their own scopes, not my quote. In Nepal, the web company WebsNP lists, in rupees:
| Service | Published range |
|---|---|
| One-time technical SEO audit | NPR 10,000–40,000 |
| Local SEO retainer (per month) | NPR 8,000–25,000 |
| National / competitive SEO retainer (per month) | NPR 25,000–80,000+ |
| Content only (per article) | NPR 3,000–15,000 |
Source: WebsNP, “SEO price in Nepal 2026”, as listed in October 2026.
For AI search specifically, the US agency WebFX publishes agency generative-engine-optimization pricing of $1,500–$50,000+ per month, from $1,500–$5,000 for a small business with a basic strategy (WebFX, May 2026).
Questions to ask any SEO provider before you pay
- 01Which case studies are on a site like mine — same platform, same market?
- 02Who will actually do the work: you, or someone you'll hand it to?
- 03What access do you need, and will I own every account and asset (Search Console, analytics, the CMS)?
- 04What exactly will I receive each month, in writing?
- 05How do you measure AI-search visibility, given that answers change from run to run?
- 06If I stop, is there a contract, and do I keep the work?
- 07Does the pitch include a guarantee of rankings? If so, walk away.
Payment and currency
Clients in Nepal pay in NPR via Khalti. Clients in the US and Australia pay in USD or AUD via PayPal, Stripe, Zelle or Venmo.
Frequently asked questions
How much does SEO cost in Nepal?
Published prices vary widely. One Nepali provider lists NPR 10,000–40,000 for a one-time technical audit and NPR 8,000–80,000+ a month for retainers, depending on how competitive the market is. What you pay depends on scope, not a standard rate. I quote in writing after looking at your site.
Is AI SEO or GEO more expensive than regular SEO?
It depends on where your site is starting. GEO builds on the same technical foundation as SEO, so if that's already sound the extra work is smaller; if it isn't, the foundation comes first. Either way the quote reflects the actual scope, not a label.
Do you offer one-time audits or monthly retainers?
Both, depending on what the site actually needs. A one-time audit makes sense for a business that wants a clear, prioritised list of what's broken and worth fixing. Ongoing work makes sense once the foundation is solid and the job becomes building and ranking new content over time. Most sites need the audit first, whether or not they continue past it.
Can you guarantee rankings or ChatGPT citations?
No — and anyone who does is overpromising. What's guaranteed is the work itself: a specific, checkable set of technical fixes and content, built correctly. Nobody controls Google's algorithm or an AI assistant's answers enough to promise a position.
How do I pay?
Clients in Nepal pay in NPR via Khalti. Clients in the US and Australia pay in USD or AUD via PayPal, Stripe, Zelle or Venmo.
Is the first look really free?
Yes. I check how your site appears to crawlers, test a handful of real customer questions in AI assistants, and send a short summary. If it makes sense to go further, I send a scoped quote — and you're free to take the summary elsewhere.
Get a scoped quote
Send me your website and one line on what you sell. I'll look at it, send back a short summary, and quote the scope in writing if it makes sense to go further.
Free · no obligation · Kathmandu (UTC+5:45) · I don't promise rankings or AI citations, ever.
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