71Hub Score v2Evidence 100%
A Sioux Falls organic-search specialist founded in 2009, with four named staff members, a published SEO and AI-optimization retainer, and local SEO case material.
Technical SEOLocal SEOContent MarketingLink Building
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SEO companies in South Dakota
3 SEO companies are in South Dakota and scored on public evidence. One listed company publishes a comparable monthly SEO entry price of $976/mo; the others remain Not published.
Demand concentrates in Sioux Falls, Rapid City. The most common in-house disciplines here are Analytics, Content Marketing, Local SEO, and the verticals with the deepest local bench are Healthcare, Home Services, Manufacturing & B2B.
Profiles listed
3
In South Dakota
Published retainer floor
$976/mo
Only published floor
Median tenure
0 yrs
Oldest founded 2003
Hub Score range
65–71
Median 67 of 100
Ranked directory profiles in South Dakota
Ordered by Hub Score. Entity type and missing commercial facts are labeled explicitly; nothing is sponsored.
67Hub Score v2Evidence 98%
A Sioux Falls digital marketing agency founded in 2009, with a 17-person public roster and an offer spanning SEO and AEO, content, paid media, email, automation and reporting.
Technical SEOLocal SEOContent MarketingPaid Media
65Hub Score v2Evidence 98%
A Sioux Falls agency whose operating lineage began as a design business in 2003 and now combines SEO, local search, PPC, web, content, consulting and marketing systems.
Technical SEOLocal SEOContent MarketingPaid Media
Side-by-side comparison
All 3 South Dakota 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger29 | Sioux Falls | 2009 | 2-10 | $976/mo | Monthly retainer | No public estimate | 71 |
| 9 Clouds | Sioux Falls | 2009 | 10-20 | Not published | Not published | No public estimate | 67 |
| Fishnet Marketing | Sioux Falls | 2003 | 2-10 | Not published | Not published | No public estimate | 65 |
What retainers actually start at in South Dakota
Only one listed company publishes a comparable monthly entry retainer: $976/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 · 33%
Floors shown in USD, as published or disclosed by each company.
Fast shortlist for South Dakota
Picked mechanically from the data on this page, so you can start a shortlist without reading every profile.
Longest-running
Fishnet Marketing · 65Trading since 2003.
Lowest entry retainer
Tiger29 · 71Starts at $976/mo.
Boutique team
9 Clouds · 6710-20 people — senior time on the account.
Services available in South Dakota
Share of listed companies that deliver each discipline in-house. Anything missing here is work you would brief to a second vendor.
- Analytics3 · 100%
- Content Marketing3 · 100%
- Local SEO3 · 100%
- Technical SEO3 · 100%
- Conversion Optimization2 · 67%
- Paid Media2 · 67%
- Web Development2 · 67%
- Link Building1 · 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.
- Healthcare3 · 100%
- Home Services3 · 100%
- Manufacturing & B2B3 · 100%
- Automotive2 · 67%
- Nonprofit2 · 67%
- Ecommerce1 · 33%
- Education1 · 33%
- Legal1 · 33%
How to read this state shortlist
South Dakota listings with published headcount span 2-10 (2), 10-20 (1). 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. 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 $976/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. Median tenure in South Dakota is 0 years; the longest-running listing, Fishnet Marketing, has traded since 2003. 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 South Dakota: common questions
- How many SEO companies are listed in South Dakota?
- Every company on this page has a verified operating presence in South Dakota 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 South Dakota?
- 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.