68Hub Score v2Evidence 83%
A Memphis full-service agency with a current eleven-person roster and published SEO plans covering technical, local, content, authority and AI-search work.
Technical SEOLocal SEOContent MarketingLink Building
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SEO companies in Tennessee
9 SEO companies are in Tennessee and scored on public evidence. One listed company publishes a comparable monthly SEO entry price of $600/mo; the others remain Not published.
Demand concentrates in Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville. The most common in-house disciplines here are Analytics, Content Marketing, Conversion Optimization, and the verticals with the deepest local bench are Healthcare, Manufacturing & B2B, Ecommerce.
Profiles listed
9
In Tennessee
Published retainer floor
$600/mo
Only published floor
Median disclosed tenure
0 yrs
Oldest founded 1996
Hub Score range
49–68
Median 62 of 100
Ranked directory profiles in Tennessee
Ordered by Hub Score. Entity type and missing commercial facts are labeled explicitly; nothing is sponsored.
65Hub Score v2Evidence 98%
A Chattanooga firm founded in 2001, with a three-person core team coordinating SEO, content, web, ecommerce, paid media and specialist partners.
Technical SEOLocal SEOContent MarketingPaid Media
62Hub Score v2Evidence 98%
A Memphis search-led growth agency founded in 2009, serving local, franchise, ecommerce and enterprise programs across SEO, GEO, content, links, paid media, web and CRO.
Technical SEOLocal SEOEnterprise SEOContent Marketing
62Hub Score v2Evidence 98%
A Nashville digital agency operating since 1996, combining SEO and AI-search visibility with content, paid media, web development, CRM integration and ongoing support.
Technical SEOLocal SEOContent MarketingPaid Media
62Hub Score v2Evidence 98%
A Nashville digital partner operating since 2012, with ROI-modeled SEO, content and paid acquisition alongside brand, websites, software, hosting and team augmentation.
Technical SEOLocal SEOContent MarketingPaid Media
52Hub Score v2Evidence 80%
A Nashville-headquartered performance agency combining SEO and GEO, content, analytics, paid search and social, video and website development.
Technical SEOLocal SEOContent MarketingPaid Media
52Hub Score v2Evidence 80%
A Chattanooga full-service agency combining SEO, content, paid media, websites, branding and analytics with an in-house delivery model.
Technical SEOLocal SEOContent MarketingPaid Media
52Hub Score v2Evidence 80%
A Memphis-registered web and marketing firm offering SEO, paid search, web and mobile development, ecommerce and broader digital-marketing support.
Technical SEOLocal SEOContent MarketingPaid Media
49Hub Score v2Evidence 80%
A downtown Chattanooga search agency delivering technical, local and content-led SEO, audits, web improvements, analytics and lead-generation support.
Technical SEOLocal SEOContent MarketingWeb Development
Side-by-side comparison
All 9 Tennessee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big River Digital | Memphis | Not published | 10-20 | $600/mo | Monthly retainer | No public estimate | 68 |
| Papercut Interactive | Chattanooga | 2001 | 2-10 | Not published | Not published | No public estimate | 65 |
| HigherVisibility | Memphis | 2009 | Not published | Not published | Not published | No public estimate | 62 |
| Horton Group | Nashville | 1996 | Not published | Not published | Not published | No public estimate | 62 |
| Plan Left | Nashville | 2012 | Not published | Not published | Not published | No public estimate | 62 |
| GoEpps | Nashville | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | No public estimate | 52 |
| Riverworks Marketing | Chattanooga | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | No public estimate | 52 |
| Web and Marketing Experts | Memphis | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | No public estimate | 52 |
| MWS Digital | Chattanooga | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | No public estimate | 49 |
What retainers actually start at in Tennessee
Only one listed company publishes a comparable monthly entry retainer: $600/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 Tennessee
Picked mechanically from the data on this page, so you can start a shortlist without reading every profile.
Longest-running
Horton Group · 62Trading since 1996.
Lowest entry retainer
Big River Digital · 68Starts at $600/mo.
Boutique team
Big River Digital · 6810-20 people — senior time on the account.
Services available in Tennessee
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%
- Local SEO9 · 100%
- Technical SEO9 · 100%
- Web Development9 · 100%
- Paid Media8 · 89%
- Ecommerce SEO2 · 22%
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%
- Manufacturing & B2B8 · 89%
- Ecommerce7 · 78%
- Home Services7 · 78%
- Nonprofit6 · 67%
- Hospitality & Travel5 · 56%
- Education3 · 33%
- Legal3 · 33%
How to read this state shortlist
Tennessee listings with published headcount span 2-10 (1), 10-20 (1). Another 7 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 2 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 $600/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, Horton Group, has traded since 1996. 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 Tennessee: common questions
- How many SEO companies are listed in Tennessee?
- Every company on this page has a verified operating presence in Tennessee 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 Tennessee?
- 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.