77Hub Score v2Evidence 98%
A Paramus digital-marketing agency founded in 2011 with a large global delivery team and extensive current organic-search, web, paid-media and conversion capabilities.
Technical SEOLocal SEOEnterprise SEOContent Marketing
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SEO companies in New Jersey
9 SEO companies are in New Jersey and scored on public evidence. One listed company publishes a comparable monthly SEO entry price of $697/mo; the others remain Not published.
Demand concentrates in Newark, Jersey City, Paramus. The most common in-house disciplines here are Content Marketing, Paid Media, Technical SEO, and the verticals with the deepest local bench are Healthcare, Home Services, Ecommerce.
Profiles listed
9
In New Jersey
Published retainer floor
$697/mo
Only published floor
Median disclosed tenure
0 yrs
Oldest founded 2009
Hub Score range
45–77
Median 55 of 100
Ranked directory profiles in New Jersey
Ordered by Hub Score. Entity type and missing commercial facts are labeled explicitly; nothing is sponsored.
64Hub Score v2Evidence 95%
A Belmar growth agency with 11 named current team members and an active SEO and generative-engine offer covering technical foundations, content, authority and AI visibility.
Technical SEOLocal SEOEnterprise SEOContent Marketing
62Hub Score v2Evidence 95%
A nine-person Basking Ridge agency combining established SEO practice with AI-search visibility, content, brand, web development and integrated digital campaigns.
Technical SEOEnterprise SEOContent MarketingPaid Media
59Hub Score v2Evidence 83%
A Basking Ridge local-search agency offering SEO, content, digital PR, paid media and web work from a published $697 monthly starting point.
Technical SEOLocal SEOContent MarketingLink Building
55Hub Score v2Evidence 83%
A Paramus agency operating since 2017 with local and enterprise SEO, links, content, web design, paid media and reporting.
Technical SEOLocal SEOEnterprise SEOContent Marketing
55Hub Score v2Evidence 80%
A Belmar creative and web studio offering project-based search setup, analytics, ecommerce and digital-marketing work.
Technical SEOLocal SEOEcommerce SEOContent Marketing
55Hub Score v2Evidence 83%
A multi-office New Jersey agency operating since 2009 with a Belmar office and data-led on-page, off-page, local and AI-search services.
Technical SEOLocal SEOContent MarketingPaid Media
50Hub Score v2Evidence 80%
A Paramus-headquartered digital growth company combining SEO and AI-search visibility with engineering, media, automation and analytics.
Technical SEOLocal SEOEcommerce SEOContent Marketing
45Hub Score v2Evidence 80%
A Basking Ridge small-business marketing provider combining SEO, local search, web design, lead generation, paid media and reputation work.
Technical SEOLocal SEOContent MarketingPaid Media
Side-by-side comparison
All 9 New Jersey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SmartSites | Paramus | 2011 | 250-500 | Not published | Not published | No public estimate | 77 |
| dblspc | Belmar | Not published | 10-20 | Not published | Not published | No public estimate | 64 |
| Ridge Marketing | Basking Ridge | Not published | 2-10 | Not published | Not published | No public estimate | 62 |
| Xela Media | Basking Ridge | Not published | Not published | $697/mo | Monthly retainer | No public estimate | 59 |
| Briax Digital | Paramus | 2017 | Not published | Not published | Not published | No public estimate | 55 |
| Quiver Creative Studios | Belmar | Not published | Not published | Not published | Project-based | No public estimate | 55 |
| Wingman Planning | Belmar | 2009 | Not published | Not published | Not published | No public estimate | 55 |
| BMG | Paramus | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | No public estimate | 50 |
| 1SparkConsulting | Basking Ridge | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | No public estimate | 45 |
What retainers actually start at in New Jersey
Only one listed company publishes a comparable monthly entry retainer: $697/mo. Treat it as one reference point, not a market average; scope, competitiveness and content volume change the actual price.
Under $1.5k/mo1 company · 11%
Floors shown in USD, as published or disclosed by each company.
Fast shortlist for New Jersey
Picked mechanically from the data on this page, so you can start a shortlist without reading every profile.
Longest-running
Wingman Planning · 55Trading since 2009.
Lowest entry retainer
Xela Media · 59Starts at $697/mo.
Boutique team
dblspc · 6410-20 people — senior time on the account.
Largest bench
SmartSites · 77250-500 people across disciplines.
Services available in New Jersey
Share of listed companies that deliver each discipline in-house. Anything missing here is work you would brief to a second vendor.
- Content Marketing9 · 100%
- Paid Media9 · 100%
- Technical SEO9 · 100%
- Web Development9 · 100%
- Analytics8 · 89%
- Conversion Optimization8 · 89%
- Local SEO8 · 89%
- Enterprise SEO4 · 44%
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.
- Healthcare8 · 89%
- Home Services6 · 67%
- Ecommerce5 · 56%
- Hospitality & Travel4 · 44%
- Manufacturing & B2B3 · 33%
- Automotive2 · 22%
- Legal2 · 22%
- SaaS & Technology2 · 22%
How to read this state shortlist
New Jersey listings with published headcount span 2-10 (1), 10-20 (1), 250-500 (1). Another 6 listings leave headcount Not published. Not published 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. 1 operates at 150+, which buys bench depth for multi-market or multi-location programmes but adds account-management layers.
Treat the published floor as one reference point. The only comparable public monthly entry price is $697/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 3 listings with a sourced founding year, median tenure is 0 years; the longest-running listing, Wingman Planning, has traded since 2009. 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 New Jersey: common questions
- How many SEO companies are listed in New Jersey?
- Every company on this page has a verified operating presence in New Jersey 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 New Jersey?
- 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.