Independent profileReviewed Aug 26, 2026

Firestarter SEO

A six-specialist Denver search firm founded in 2009, offering technical, on-page, content, link, local and AI-search work with public monthly packages starting at $1,500 on a twelve-month agreement.

Denver, COBest for Small and midsize local-service companies that want a defined SEO package, lead tracking and a Denver-based specialist team

Hub Score v2.0

76/100

Strong public profile

Top 10%

Established capability across several operating dimensions.

Tied #18 with 4 other companies of 399 listed United States companies.

Entry retainer

$1.5k/mo

At peer median; confirm current scope

Operating history

0 years

At peer median

Documented breadth

8 services

7 industry categories

Evidence confidence

100% · High

382 comparable industry peers

Website traffic

No public estimate

HypeStat · Checked 26 Aug 2026

Traffic context: No defensible current public traffic estimate was recorded for this domain; this field is display-only and does not affect Hub Score. Traffic is display-only and does not affect Hub Score.

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Buyer decision brief

Where the public evidence points

Firestarter SEO is added because its current site provides unusually complete buyer evidence for a small Colorado agency: a 2009 origin, six named specialists, Denver address, detailed search process, three full cases and public package prices. The $1,500 floor is the only Colorado amount entered into the comparison because it is a current agency package rather than a marketplace estimate. Buyers should account for the published twelve-month agreement and clarify how guest-post and directory-citation work is vetted.

Current company page names six specialists, a 2009 founding and a Denver operating address

Public packages disclose monthly prices, included deliverables, reporting and a twelve-month term

Detailed Colorado and national cases connect rankings and organic traffic to tracked leads and revenue

Relative context

How Firestarter SEO compares

Compared with 382 United States profiles sharing at least one documented industry.

MeasureCompanyPeer median
Entry retainer floor$1.5k/mo$1.5k/mo
Years operating0Not published
Hub Score v2.07660
Evidence confidence100%95%

Peer comparisons are computed from the current directory dataset, not external market estimates.

Documented services

Linked capabilities are included only when documented in the company research record.

Documented industries

Industry inclusion signals public experience, not exclusive specialisation.

Verified profile evidence

Products and operating claims

First-party case evidence

Published client outcomes

Not independently audited

Transparent scoring

Why Hub Score v2.0 is 76

Operating resilience

3/15

3 points under 3 years; 6 at 3-5; 9 at 6-10; 11 at 11-15; 13 at 16-20; 15 at 21+ years.

Delivery capability

25/25

A monotonic diminishing-return curve: 1 service = 6, 2 = 10, 3 = 14, 4 = 17, 5 = 20, 6 = 22, 7+ = 25.

Sector evidence

25/25

Industry coverage contributes 10, 14, 16 or 18 points; 1, 2 or 3+ source-linked case studies add 3, 5 or 7 points.

Commercial clarity

20/20

4 for a live site + 6 for a disclosed entry floor + 5 for a stated pricing model + 5 for a specific best-fit client statement.

Delivery capacity

3/15

Team bands map monotonically: 10-20 = 5, 20-50 = 8, 50-150 = 11, 150-250 = 13, 250-500 or 500+ = 15.

The five capability factors total exactly 100. Evidence Confidence is calculated and displayed separately. See sources, guardrails and formulas →

Questions for the sales call

  • Confirm which named specialist is the dedicated strategist and who performs technical work, content, development, outreach and paid-media tasks.
  • Request analytics, call-tracking and CRM evidence for a comparable client, separating organic, paid and assisted conversions.
  • Review the twelve-month cancellation terms and request a sample list of citations and guest-post placements with quality and disclosure standards.

What this profile does not prove

  • The public $1,500 package is a defined local foundation, not proof that every buyer or competitive market qualifies at that price.
  • The current agreement is twelve months, which materially reduces flexibility compared with month-to-month providers.
  • One selected case is anonymized and another combines SEO with paid media, so headline results should be validated against channel-level source data.