A New Gloucester brand and growth agency founded in Maine in 2013, with about 40 people and integrated SEO, content, paid media, creative, web and conversion delivery.
SEO companies in Maine
9 SEO companies are in Maine and scored on public evidence. One listed company publishes a comparable monthly SEO entry price of $5k/mo; the others remain Not published.
Demand concentrates in Portland. The most common in-house disciplines here are Analytics, Content Marketing, Paid Media, and the verticals with the deepest local bench are Ecommerce, Healthcare, Manufacturing & B2B.
Profiles listed
9
In Maine
Published retainer floor
$5k/mo
Only published floor
Median disclosed tenure
0 yrs
Oldest founded 1997
Hub Score range
47–78
Median 57 of 100
Ranked directory profiles in Maine
Ordered by Hub Score. Entity type and missing commercial facts are labeled explicitly; nothing is sponsored.
A Portland digital agency started in 1997, combining organic and local SEO, content, paid acquisition, branding and WordPress development through a current eight-person public crew.
A New Gloucester internet-marketing agency founded in 2006 with organic and local SEO, content, paid search, web development and marketing automation.
A Westbrook employee-owned multiplatform agency founded in 1999 and fully integrated with digital-performance specialist VONT, which Ethos launched in 2007.
A Portland agency with more than two decades of web and marketing experience, offering ongoing organic and local SEO, content, paid search, web and software development.
A Westbrook communications firm offering SEO strategy, writing, tracking and reporting within broader PR, public affairs, brand, web and content programs.
A Portland strategy, advertising and analytics agency combining technical, local and AI-search optimization with content, paid media and measurement.
A Westbrook-focused local marketing operation helping restaurants, contractors, shops and other small businesses improve search visibility and customer acquisition.
A New Gloucester-based independent marketing-services provider and Brickyard Collective co-founder offering SEO, writing, brand, product, public-relations and social support.
Side-by-side comparison
All 9 Maine listings compared on the four facts buyers screen first: age, headcount, entry price and pricing model.
| Company | City | Founded | Team | Retainer from | Pricing | Website visits | Hub Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchour | New Gloucester | 2013 | 20-50 | $5k/mo | Monthly retainer | No public estimate | 78 |
| flyte new media | Portland | 1997 | 2-10 | Not published | Not published | No public estimate | 65 |
| Page One Web Solutions | New Gloucester | 2006 | 2-10 | Not published | Custom engagements | No public estimate | 63 |
| Ethos | VONT | Westbrook | 1999 | Not published | Not published | Not published | No public estimate | 62 |
| Portland Website Company | Portland | Not published | Not published | Not published | Custom engagements | No public estimate | 57 |
| Mishmash | Westbrook | Not published | Not published | Not published | Custom engagements | No public estimate | 54 |
| Sonar Digital | Portland | Not published | Not published | Not published | Custom engagements | No public estimate | 54 |
| Brook City Digital Marketing | Westbrook | Not published | Not published | Not published | Custom engagements | No public estimate | 49 |
| Jacob Eslinger | New Gloucester | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | No public estimate | 47 |
What retainers actually start at in Maine
Only one listed company publishes a comparable monthly entry retainer: $5k/mo. Treat it as one reference point, not a market average; scope, competitiveness and content volume change the actual price.
Floors shown in USD, as published or disclosed by each company.
Fast shortlist for Maine
Picked mechanically from the data on this page, so you can start a shortlist without reading every profile.
Longest-running
flyte new media · 65Trading since 1997.
Lowest entry retainer
Anchour · 78Starts at $5k/mo.
Boutique team
Anchour · 7820-50 people — senior time on the account.
Services available in Maine
Share of listed companies that deliver each discipline in-house. Anything missing here is work you would brief to a second vendor.
- Analytics9 · 100%
- Content Marketing9 · 100%
- Paid Media8 · 89%
- Technical SEO8 · 89%
- Web Development7 · 78%
- Conversion Optimization6 · 67%
- Local SEO6 · 67%
- Digital PR3 · 33%
Industries with local depth
Verticals the listed companies document experience in. Deep local bench means you can compare two or three shops that already know your SERP.
- Ecommerce7 · 78%
- Healthcare5 · 56%
- Manufacturing & B2B5 · 56%
- Small Business5 · 56%
- Hospitality & Travel4 · 44%
- Education3 · 33%
- Financial Services3 · 33%
- Home Services2 · 22%
How to read this state shortlist
Maine listings with published headcount span 2-10 (2), 20-50 (1). Another 6 listings leave headcount Not published. Custom engagements is the most common published commercial model, which helps frame a normal engagement before a sales call.
Match scale to your problem. 1 of the 3 with published headcount is under 50 people, where the people who win the pitch usually do the work. None of the companies with published headcount operates at 150+; verify bench depth directly for multi-market programmes.
Treat the published floor as one reference point. The only comparable public monthly entry price is $5k/mo. Ask every shortlisted company for the same line-item scope — hours, content output, technical implementation, reporting and contract term — before comparing proposals.
Verify tenure independently. Among the 4 listings with a sourced founding year, median tenure is 0 years; the longest-running listing, flyte new media, has traded since 1997. Founding dates can be checked against company registers and archived versions of the site.
How the Hub Score on this page is calculated
100 points across five factors, each computed from a fact you can check yourself. Nothing here is bought, voted on or averaged from review sites.
- 15 ptsOperating resilience — 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. Tenure is useful evidence of continuity, but diminishing bands prevent age from dominating the score.
- 25 ptsDelivery capability — A monotonic diminishing-return curve: 1 service = 6, 2 = 10, 3 = 14, 4 = 17, 5 = 20, 6 = 22, 7+ = 25. Additional documented capability can reduce hand-offs, while diminishing returns limit incentives to pad service lists.
- 25 ptsSector evidence — Industry coverage contributes 10, 14, 16 or 18 points; 1, 2 or 3+ source-linked case studies add 3, 5 or 7 points. Industry coverage establishes relevance; substantive case studies add depth. Diminishing returns stop a long tag or case list from overwhelming the score, while overall source coverage remains a separate confidence measure.
- 20 ptsCommercial clarity — 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. The model rewards buyer-facing commercial clarity, not higher prices or a preference for retainers over projects. Source depth is tracked separately in Evidence Confidence.
- 15 ptsDelivery capacity — Team bands map monotonically: 10-20 = 5, 20-50 = 8, 50-150 = 11, 150-250 = 13, 250-500 or 500+ = 15. Headcount is treated as capacity, not quality. Larger teams are no longer penalised through an unvalidated ideal-size curve.
SEO companies in Maine: common questions
- How many SEO companies are listed in Maine?
- Every company on this page has a verified operating presence in Maine and is scored with the same published Hub Score model. We only list agencies whose regional presence we can verify, so the count grows as research is completed rather than being padded with unsupported local claims.
- What should an SEO retainer cost in Maine?
- One listed company currently publishes a comparable monthly SEO entry price in USD. Treat that figure as one reference point rather than a market average, and ask every company for the same line-item scope before comparing proposals.
- Is a local SEO company better than a remote one?
- Locality matters when the work depends on local knowledge — map pack visibility, regional press and language nuance. For national or international programmes, discipline depth matters more than distance. We tie every listing to its real base so you can decide deliberately instead of guessing.
- Can a company pay to rank higher on this page?
- No. Ordering is the Hub Score v2, computed from operating resilience, documented delivery capability, sector evidence, commercial clarity and capacity. Evidence Confidence is published separately. There is no paid placement, sponsored row or commission on introductions.