76Hub Score v2Evidence 100%
A Minneapolis B2B technical and industrial marketing agency founded in 2006, combining SEO, content, analytics, paid search and web implementation.
Technical SEOLocal SEOEnterprise SEOContent Marketing
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SEO companies in Minnesota
9 SEO companies are in Minnesota and scored on public evidence. Published entry retainers run $4k/mo to $5k/mo, with a median of $4.5k/mo.
Demand concentrates in Minneapolis, St. Paul. The most common in-house disciplines here are Analytics, Content Marketing, Conversion Optimization, and the verticals with the deepest local bench are Manufacturing & B2B, SaaS & Technology, Ecommerce.
Profiles listed
9
In Minnesota
Median retainer floor
$4.5k/mo
$4k/mo – $5k/mo range
Median disclosed tenure
0 yrs
Oldest founded 2006
Hub Score range
52–76
Median 58 of 100
Ranked directory profiles in Minnesota
Ordered by Hub Score. Entity type and missing commercial facts are labeled explicitly; nothing is sponsored.
75Hub Score v2Evidence 98%
A St. Paul digital-marketing agency with a 15-person public team, transparent retainer bands and current SEO cases tied to traffic, revenue and local visibility.
Technical SEOLocal SEOEnterprise SEOEcommerce SEO
67Hub Score v2Evidence 95%
A 40-person Minnetonka digital agency with more than 26 years of company-reported operating history and in-house SEO, media, content, design and development.
Technical SEOLocal SEOEnterprise SEOEcommerce SEO
60Hub Score v2Evidence 83%
A Minnetonka digital agency operating since 2007 and providing technical SEO, content, paid media, analytics and conversion-focused websites.
Technical SEOEnterprise SEOContent MarketingPaid Media
58Hub Score v2Evidence 83%
A St. Paul search agency founded in 2017 and focused on SEO, GEO and paid search for ecommerce and national brands.
Technical SEOEnterprise SEOEcommerce SEOContent Marketing
57Hub Score v2Evidence 80%
A Minneapolis brand, web and digital-marketing agency offering technical SEO, content, links, analytics and implementation.
Technical SEOLocal SEOContent MarketingLink Building
57Hub Score v2Evidence 83%
A St. Paul advertising agency operating since 2015 and offering technical, content and multi-location SEO with paid and traditional media.
Technical SEOLocal SEOContent MarketingPaid Media
53Hub Score v2Evidence 80%
A Minneapolis agency specializing in SEO, content, links, paid media and websites for home-service contractors.
Technical SEOLocal SEOContent MarketingLink Building
52Hub Score v2Evidence 83%
A Minnetonka automotive marketing and software company founded in 2016, providing technical and local SEO through its MPOP platform and account team.
Technical SEOLocal SEOEnterprise SEOContent Marketing
Side-by-side comparison
All 9 Minnesota 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windmill Strategy | Minneapolis | 2006 | 10-20 | $4k/mo | Monthly retainer | No public estimate | 76 |
| Augurian | St. Paul | Not published | 10-20 | $5k/mo | Monthly retainer | No public estimate | 75 |
| Perrill | Minnetonka | Not published | 20-50 | Not published | Not published | No public estimate | 67 |
| NordicClick | Minnetonka | 2007 | Not published | Not published | Custom engagements | No public estimate | 60 |
| Uproer | St. Paul | 2017 | Not published | Not published | Custom engagements | No public estimate | 58 |
| Olive & Company | Minneapolis | Not published | Not published | Not published | Custom engagements | No public estimate | 57 |
| Saint Paul Agency | St. Paul | 2015 | Not published | Not published | Custom engagements | No public estimate | 57 |
| Hook Agency | Minneapolis | Not published | Not published | Not published | Custom engagements | No public estimate | 53 |
| Dealer Teamwork | Minnetonka | 2016 | Not published | Not published | Custom engagements | No public estimate | 52 |
What retainers actually start at in Minnesota
Median entry retainer is $4.5k/mo, with the range running $4k/mo to $5k/mo. These are floors, not averages of what clients spend — scope, competitiveness and content volume move the real number well above them.
$1.5k–$5k/mo1 company · 11%
$5k–$10k/mo1 company · 11%
Floors shown in USD, as published or disclosed by each company.
Fast shortlist for Minnesota
Picked mechanically from the data on this page, so you can start a shortlist without reading every profile.
Longest-running
Windmill Strategy · 76Trading since 2006.
Lowest entry retainer
Windmill Strategy · 76Starts at $4k/mo.
Boutique team
Windmill Strategy · 7610-20 people — senior time on the account.
Services available in Minnesota
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%
- Conversion Optimization9 · 100%
- Paid Media9 · 100%
- Technical SEO9 · 100%
- Local SEO7 · 78%
- Enterprise SEO6 · 67%
- Web Development6 · 67%
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.
- Manufacturing & B2B6 · 67%
- SaaS & Technology5 · 56%
- Ecommerce4 · 44%
- Home Services3 · 33%
- Professional Services3 · 33%
- Automotive2 · 22%
- Education2 · 22%
- Healthcare2 · 22%
How to read this state shortlist
Minnesota listings with published headcount span 10-20 (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. 3 of the 3 with published headcount are 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 retainer floor as a scope signal. A $4k/mo floor and a $5k/mo floor rarely describe the same deliverable set. Ask each shortlisted company to map its floor to hours, content output and technical work per month, then compare those, not the price.
Verify tenure independently. Among the 5 listings with a sourced founding year, median tenure is 0 years; the longest-running listing, Windmill Strategy, has traded since 2006. 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 Minnesota: common questions
- How many SEO companies are listed in Minnesota?
- Every company on this page has a verified operating presence in Minnesota 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 Minnesota?
- The retainer floors shown here are what each company states publicly, in USD. Floors are the starting point for a defined scope; competitive verticals, multi-location work and content production typically land above them. Compare like-for-like scope, not headline numbers.
- 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.