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SEO Agency Sunshine Coast: Eight Providers' Prices Compared, Ours From A$990

Send us your site and suburb, anywhere from Caloundra to Noosa, and you get three specific fixes back free; monthly SEO after that starts at A$990 with no GST on the invoice, month to month, and your Business Profile, GA4 and domain stay in your name.

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Overview

Below: what the eight providers Google showed for this search charge, read off their own pages on 7 Oct 2026. We work remotely from Lucknow, India, with no Coast office, so we won't appear in the Maps box. Your business can, through your own profile.

By Ashish Sharma, founder · Updated 7 October 2026

Quick answer

How much does SEO cost on the Sunshine Coast per month?

On the providers' own pages, read 7 Oct 2026: SunCoast Media charges $988, $1,699 or $2,449 a month +GST, or $247 a week +GST on its Flex plan. Lucky 44 starts monthly SEO at $1,500 +GST, but every one of its monthly packages is full. First Page puts most Coast campaigns at $1,500 to $4,000, and Locx, a Sydney company, lists $980, $1,380 and $2,380. Digital Nomads HQ, StudioHawk, Kook and Due North print no figure. Ours is A$990 to A$9,800 a month with no GST added, so an unregistered sole trader pays A$990 where SunCoast's entry plan costs $1,086.80.

  • Inc GST: $988 +GST is $1,086.80; $1,500 +GST is $1,650
  • SunCoast plans work out at ~$68⁠–⁠$82 an hour ex GST
  • Only SunCoast prints a notice period: 7 days, on its Flex plan
  • Ours adds no GST: the figure quoted is what you pay
  • SunCoast's page shows two price sets, so get yours in writing
Map of Australia showing Sunshine Coast, QueenslandSunshine Coast is in Queensland (QLD). Other cities we serve are marked for reference.
Sunshine Coast is in Queensland (QLD). Other cities we serve are marked for reference.

Local snapshot

Sunshine Coast at a glance

Coast firms with 1–4 staff
10,973 of them, against 3,703 with 5⁠–⁠19 (ABS, June 2025)
Source: abs.gov.au
Noosa Shire, on its own count
8,016 businesses, 1,490 in construction (ABS)
Source: abs.gov.au
Professional services firms
5,346 in the Coast LGA, up 4.7% in a year (ABS)
Source: abs.gov.au
International visitor spend
Record $424m in the year to Sept 2025 (TRA)
Source: statements.qld.gov.au
Qld summer school holidays
12 Dec 2026 to 26 Jan 2027
Source: education.qld.gov.au

Areas we work with

  • Caloundra
  • Caloundra West
  • Kawana
  • Mooloolaba
  • Maroochydore
  • Buderim
  • Sippy Downs
  • Coolum
  • Peregian
  • Noosaville

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SEO agency Sunshine Coast prices, read off each provider’s own page on 7 Oct 2026

We ran the search on google.com.au on 6 Oct 2026, non-personalised, then opened every provider's own page on 7 Oct. Lucky 44's figures sit on its services page rather than the page that ranks. Prices appear as printed; the inc-GST column is our own ×1.1 arithmetic.

Published Sunshine Coast SEO prices, as printed, checked 7 Oct 2026
Provider (base)PlanPrice as printedInc-GST equivalent (calculated, ×1.1)Built onSource
SunCoast Media (Peregian Springs)Business$988 a month +GST$1,086.8012 hours, 50 keywords trackedsuncoastmedia.com.au
SunCoast MediaBusiness Extra$1,699 a month +GST$1,868.9024 hours, 70 keywords trackedsuncoastmedia.com.au
SunCoast MediaUltimate$2,449 a month +GST$2,693.9036 hours, 100 keywords trackedsuncoastmedia.com.au
SunCoast MediaSEO Flex$247 a week +GST, 4-week commitment~$1,177.37 a month3.5 hours a week (~15.2 a month), 20 keywords trackedsuncoastmedia.com.au
Lucky 44 (Maroochydore)Audit, Fix & Refresh$795 +GST, one-off$874.50One-off audit and fixeslucky44.com.au
Lucky 44Website Fix, 3 months$3,000 +GST for three months$3,300A three-month repair of an existing sitelucky44.com.au
Lucky 44Monthly SEOFrom $1,500 a month +GST; at capacity, waitlist only$1,650Not itemisedlucky44.com.au
Lucky 44SEO + Google Ads$2,000 a month +GST, ad spend extra; at capacity, waitlist only$2,200SEO plus ads managementlucky44.com.au
Locx (Sydney company)Basic / Standard / Advanced$980 / $1,380 / $2,380 a month; $9,408 / $13,248 / $22,848 a year upfrontGST not stated4 / 8 / 12 articles a monthlocx.com.au
First Page (VIC and NSW offices)Typical rangeMost Coast campaigns $1,500⁠–⁠$4,000 a monthGST not statedNot itemisedfirstpage.com.au
Digital Nomads HQ, StudioHawk, Kook, Due NorthNone shownNot publishedn/an/aDNHQ, StudioHawk, Kook, Due North
Codingclave (Lucknow, India; remote)Monthly retainerA$990⁠–⁠A$9,800 a monthNo GST added (overseas supplier, not GST-registered)One site at the floor: written fix list, Business Profile upkeep, monthly reportOur SEO services

Dated 7 Oct 2026; prices change, so re-check before you decide. SunCoast Media's own page carries a second set of figures: its FAQ and enquiry form still list $899, $1,499 and $1,999 +GST, and another block puts the Flex plan at $275 a week. Get the monthly figure and its GST treatment written into any agreement. The 'values' put on free strategy sessions (Digital Nomads HQ $2,000, First Page $4,200) are marketing, not prices.

WhatsApp your site and suburb and three specific fixes come back free, no logins asked for.

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Hours, keywords tracked or articles: what each Coast package is built on

Agency or SEO consultant on the Sunshine Coast, the question is what the fee pays for. SunCoast Media sells hours plus keywords tracked, Locx sells articles, and Lucky 44 and First Page name no unit. Fee divided by hours is the only like-for-like measure these pages allow.

What each Coast plan is built on, and the effective hourly rate (ex GST)
PlanMonthly (ex GST where shown)Unit soldEffective rateWhat the unit doesn't tell you
SunCoast Business$98812 hours, 50 keywords~$82.33 an hourWhich tasks fill the hours
SunCoast Business Extra$1,69924 hours, 70 keywords~$70.79 an hourWhere the extra hours go
SunCoast Ultimate$2,44936 hours, 100 keywords~$68.03 an hourWho does the work, at what level
SunCoast SEO Flex~$1,070.33 ($247 × 52 ÷ 12)3.5 h a week, 20 keywords~$70.57 an hourWhat happens in the 4-week minimum
Locx Basic, paid yearly$784 average ($9,408 upfront)4 articles a monthNo hours publishedRefund terms; whether articles target winnable searches
CodingclaveA$990 floor (band to A$9,800)A written fix list, worked in orderNot sold by the hourAt the floor: one site, technical and page fixes, Business Profile upkeep, monthly report; no new-content programme

'Keywords tracked' is reporting. A rank tracker checks your position; nothing on your site changes.

Articles are output, not outcome. A dozen general posts can sit unread while the service pages that bring calls stay thin.

Locx's yearly sum. $980 × 12 is $11,760; 20% off makes $9,408, or $784 a month, paid upfront and a saving only if you stay the year. Refunds aren't mentioned.

Who pays '+GST'. Registration is compulsory from $75,000 GST turnover and registered businesses generally claim it back, so $988 +GST costs them $988; an unregistered sole trader pays $1,086.80. Ours adds no GST, so that sole trader pays A$990; registered businesses should ask their accountant about reverse charge (see the note under our pricing).

Compare any quote with our month-by-month task list.

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Lock-in, notice and who keeps the work when you leave a Coast agency

Five of the eight pages describe their terms; only SunCoast Media names a notice period. Since 9 November 2023, unfair terms in standard-form contracts can draw penalties, with small-business protection for firms under 100 employees or $10 million turnover, which covers most Coast businesses. It's a backstop, not a reason to skip reading.

Contract and exit terms each provider states (read 7 Oct 2026)
ProviderMinimum termNoticeLock-in wordingSilent on
SunCoast Media4 weeks (Flex)7 days (Flex)No lock-in; change plans month to monthMonthly-plan notice; ownership
KookMonth to monthNot statedNo lock-in contractsNotice; ownership
StudioHawkNot statedNot statedNo lock-in contractsNotice; ownership
LocxMonthly, or a prepaid year at 20% offNot statedNo long-term contractsRefund of an unused prepayment
Digital Nomads HQ'Monthly and scalable'Not statedNoneTerm, notice, ownership
Lucky 44, First Page, Due NorthNot statedNot statedNoneAll exit terms
CodingclaveMonth to monthSet in your agreement; nothing paid before you signNone needed: no minimum termOwnership: content, accounts and access stay yours, in writing

Before signing with anyone, us included, check whether a fixed term rolls over unless you cancel by a date, how much notice you owe, who owns the pages and links once you go, and whose login holds your Business Profile, GA4, Search Console and domain. It should be yours, with the agency a removable user. Prepaying a year, as Locx invites? Ask in writing what comes back if you stop in month four.

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Getting your business into the Google Maps three, with or without a Coast agency

On 6 Oct 2026 the map box showed Digital Nomads HQ (4.9 from 108 reviews) and Kook (4.9 from 129) in Mooloolaba, and Lucky 44 (5.0 from 78) in Maroochydore, each with a staffed Coast address. Google ranks local results mainly on relevance, distance and prominence, measuring distance from the searcher or the place searched.

  • Why you won’t see us in that box

    Google's Business Profile guidelines exclude virtual offices, and co-working spaces qualify only with signage and staff during business hours. We have neither on the Coast and won't rent an address to fake one.

  • Where map work happens: your own profile

    A trade that travels should run a service-area profile with the address hidden, areas within about two hours' drive, and a primary category matching its core service. 'Plumber Buderim' and 'plumber Noosaville' return different businesses because distance runs from the place typed. See the rules that get profiles suspended and naming service areas without doorway pages.

  • Reviews: ask everyone, the same way

    Google bars incentives for reviews, and its profile policy bars review gating: steering only happy customers to Google. Some review tools sold to trades filter by default, so check the setting. Send every customer the same link at sign-off and reply to every review.

  • How Coast customers search by place

    People type the suburb they're in or need served: Caloundra, Caloundra West and Aura; Kawana and Birtinya; Mooloolaba and the Maroochydore CBD; Buderim and Sippy Downs; Nambour; Coolum and Peregian; Noosaville, Noosa Heads and Tewantin; Maleny inland. Use the names your customers use.

Is local SEO worth it? Most for businesses serving a radius, such as a Kawana dentist or a Coolum electrician; least for online-only sellers whose buyers never search by suburb. The profile is free and stays yours; we work on it as an added manager.

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How many Coast businesses chase your search: ABS counts by industry

The ABS business counts for June 2025 show how many firms in your industry trade in the Sunshine Coast council area, which is a rough measure of who else wants searches like 'electrician Sunshine Coast'.

Sunshine Coast LGA businesses by industry, ABS, June 2025
Industry (ABS)Businesses, June 2025Typical search you compete on
Construction8,376'electrician Sunshine Coast', 'builder Buderim'
Professional, scientific and technical services5,346'accountant Maroochydore', 'family lawyer Caloundra'
Rental, hiring and real estate4,953'property management Noosa', 'real estate agent Kawana'
Health care and social assistance3,645'physio Buderim', 'dentist Sippy Downs'
Retail trade2,341'surf shop Mooloolaba', 'bike shop Nambour'
Accommodation and food services1,503'cafe Coolum', 'accommodation Noosa Heads'

Growth since June 2024: Construction +2.1% (from 8,202), professional services +4.7% (from 5,108). Noosa Shire is counted separately: 8,016 businesses, 1,490 of them in construction and 1,261 in rental, hiring and real estate.

Small firms, few marketers. 10,973 Coast businesses employ one to four people and 3,703 employ five to nineteen, so most rivals are too small to have a dedicated marketer. Your real competitors are the ones offering your service near your customers.

See also real estate agencies, and, if you serve Brisbane too, SEO for Brisbane-based businesses.

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Noosa, Mooloolaba and Caloundra operators: publishing before the season, not during it

International visitors spent a record $424 million on the Sunshine Coast in the year to September 2025 (Tourism Research Australia, via the Queensland Government). Pages need time to be crawled and settle, so our working rule is live 6–10 weeks before the holidays they target. Dates are Queensland state school holidays from the Department of Education calendar; interstate holidays differ.

Queensland school holidays 2026–27 and when seasonal pages should go live
Holiday periodDatesPages live between (6–10 weeks ahead)
Summer 2026⁠–⁠27Sat 12 Dec 2026 – Tue 26 Jan 20273 Oct – 31 Oct 2026 (open now)
Easter and autumn 2027Fri 26 Mar – Sun 11 Apr 2027 (Easter Sunday 28 Mar)15 Jan – 12 Feb 2027
Winter 2027Sat 26 Jun – Sun 11 Jul 202717 Apr – 15 May 2027
Spring 2027Sat 18 Sep – Mon 4 Oct 202710 Jul – 7 Aug 2027

For summer stays, that window is open now: pages should be live before November. Refresh last year's seasonal URLs rather than starting new ones, so they keep their links. WhatsApp the season you're booking for.

With a fortnight to go and no ranking, paid search is the most reliable route onto page one, ad spend paid by you to Google: see Sunshine Coast Google Ads and accommodation operators.

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Just moved to the Coast with a small budget? Thirty days of SEO before you pay anyone

One result is a Reddit thread on r/sunshinecoast, 'Is there a good SEO agency on the Sunshine Coast?', from a plumber new to the area. One reply suggested organic social for anyone short on budget, fair for some trades. Before paying anyone, four weeks of evenings covers the groundwork.

  • Week 1: finish your Business Profile

    Service area (address hidden if you work on site), categories, hours, and real photos of your van, team and jobs.

  • Week 2: ask every customer for a review

    Same message, same link, every completed job, with no filtering for happy customers.

  • Week 3: fix your service and suburb pages

    One page per main service, with a price guide, areas covered and how to book. If the site itself is the obstacle, a WordPress fix or rebuild may need to come first.

  • Week 4: set up Search Console and record a baseline

    Verify the site, note clicks and the searches already showing you, and compare in 60 days.

When paying someone adds up. Arithmetic, not a forecast: at $400 margin a job, A$990 a month breaks even at about 2.5 extra jobs, or roughly five enquiries if half become work. If search can't plausibly bring that, keep working the four steps.

WhatsApp your site and trade and we'll say which step matters most for you.

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An India-based SEO team for a Coast business: clocks, logins and sign-off

Digital Nomads HQ marks its packages 'No Outsourcing' and Kook's page says 'No outsourcing.' If a team down the road matters most, shortlist them. Here is how ours runs, so you can compare.

  • Who you deal with

    You deal with Ashish Sharma, who founded Codingclave in Lucknow, India, in 2017 and still leads every account. We have no Coast office, Australian staff or ABN, and never present ourselves as local. Proof you can check: ★ 4.9 on Google (76 reviews), 200+ projects since 2017, Top Rated on Upwork.

  • The clock

    We work 2:30pm to 11:30pm AEST, Monday to Saturday, overlapping a 9-to-5 Coast day by two and a half hours. Coast clocks don't move in October; Sydney's do, so you're an hour behind Sydney until 4 April 2027, while our hours on your clock never change. A message sent at 8pm after knock-off reaches us mid-shift, and evening work is waiting next morning.

  • Logins

    We start read-only: Google advises read access, not write, to Search Console at the audit stage. Profile, analytics, Search Console and domain stay in your business's name, content we write is yours, and all access is handed back at the end, confirmed in writing.

  • Sign-off

    No page changes without your approval. Each edit is logged with its date in a record we share, and its effect shows in your own Search Console. Support runs in those hours by WhatsApp, email or video call.

Ask us anything on WhatsApp, at 8pm if that suits you.

Pricing in AUD

What a Coast SEO month costs with us

Where your fee lands depends on scope, agreed in writing before work starts:

  • Around A$990: one site and one service area, say a Buderim plumber. Technical and page fixes in priority order, Business Profile upkeep and a monthly report; no new-content programme.
  • Further up: several service areas between Caloundra and Noosa, new pages each month, or Google Ads management.
  • Towards A$9,800: online stores, platform moves or crowded searches beyond the Coast.

Your three free fixes show which applies before we talk price.

  • SEO, Google Ads and digital marketing

    A$990 – A$9,800a month

    Excl. GST

    SEO, Google Ads and digital marketing (monthly retainer) · Ongoing, cancel any time

    Technical fixes, service and suburb page work, and upkeep of your own Business Profile, each change recorded and reported monthly. If you add Google Ads, ad spend is paid by you to Google.

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  • Fixed price in AUD
  • Free scoping call
  • No obligation

You pay nothing until scope and terms are agreed in writing. The notice period, any setup fee and the payment method are set out for your business at that point.

Prices are in Australian dollars and do not include GST: Codingclave is an overseas (India-based) supplier and is not registered for Australian GST. If your business is GST-registered, check with your accountant whether the reverse-charge rules apply to imported services.

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What do you need help with on the Coast?

Each fix names a page on your site, what to change and why it matters for Coast searches. No logins, no call booked, nothing to pay; going further is your call.

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How it works

Five steps, from a free check to monthly work you can verify

Start on WhatsApp

  1. Send your URL and suburb

    By WhatsApp, from anywhere between Caloundra and Noosa. Three specific fixes come back, no logins needed.

  2. Look before we touch

    Going ahead? Add us to Search Console read-only for the audit, as Google recommends.

  3. Scope and terms on paper

    Written scope, month-to-month terms, notice and payment details confirmed before you sign.

  4. Draft, approve, publish

    We draft fixes and pages, you approve them, we publish, and each change is recorded with its date.

  5. Judge it on your own numbers

    We review results in your own Search Console monthly. Change the scope, or stop on the agreed notice.

FAQ

Questions Australians ask us

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How much should I pay for SEO services as a small business on the Sunshine Coast?

Providers ranking for Coast searches that print a figure start near $1,000 a month: Locx from $980, SunCoast Media from $988 +GST, Lucky 44 from $1,500 +GST (currently full) and First Page from $1,500 to $4,000. Ours starts at A$990, with no GST added. Test a quote against break-even: at $400 margin a job, with half your enquiries becoming jobs, A$990 needs about five extra enquiries a month. If that looks unlikely, do the groundwork yourself first.

Is there a good SEO agency on the Sunshine Coast, and how do I pick the best one?

Several are well reviewed. On 6 Oct 2026 Google's map box showed Digital Nomads HQ (4.9 from 108 reviews), Lucky 44 (5.0 from 78) and Kook (4.9 from 129), each with a Coast office. 'Best' comes down to what you can check: a written monthly price, a stated notice period, accounts in your business's name and reports you can open yourself. If face-to-face meetings matter, choose a Coast agency. On Lucky 44's waitlist? Our free three-fix check costs nothing meanwhile.

What does an SEO consultant actually do each month for a Sunshine Coast business?

A useful month has visible output: technical problems fixed, service and suburb pages rewritten or added, Business Profile details kept current, review requests running, and a report from your own Search Console. At our A$990 level that means one site and one service area, a written fix list worked in order, profile upkeep and the report, without new content. More locations, regular new pages or Google Ads move the fee up the band. Ask any consultant for the month's list of changes.

Is SEO still worth it in 2026 for a Sunshine Coast business?

Usually, if customers search for your service by suburb and your margin covers the fee. AI Overviews have shown across Australia since 29 October 2024, but they still draw on crawlable pages, and the map box still lists nearby businesses. Do the sum: with a $400 margin per job, A$990 a month pays for itself at roughly 2.5 extra jobs. An online-only seller competing nationally faces a harder sum than a Buderim electrician.

Should I start with SEO or Google Ads on the Sunshine Coast?

It depends on how soon you need calls. Ads can reach page one soon after a campaign is approved, with clicks billed by Google to your card; SEO builds over months and keeps working after you stop paying. A Noosa operator a fortnight from the school holidays needs ads; a Caloundra trade planning the year should start SEO. Lucky 44 sells both at $2,000 a month +GST, ad spend extra, though that package is full. Many Coast businesses run small ads while organic pages mature.

Do Sunshine Coast SEO agencies lock you into contracts?

Mostly not, by their own pages. SunCoast Media, Kook and StudioHawk say no lock-in, and SunCoast's Flex plan asks 7 days' notice after a four-week start. Locx's 20%-off yearly prepayment ties you in once paid. Lucky 44, First Page, Due North and Digital Nomads HQ state no exit terms. Ours runs month to month, with notice set in your agreement. With anyone, get notice, auto-renewal and content ownership in writing.

Do I need an agency with a Sunshine Coast office to show up in Google Maps?

No. The map results rank your business, not your agency. Google weighs relevance, distance and prominence, so your own profile's categories, service area, photos and reviews are what count. A provider anywhere can manage that as an added user while you stay the owner. We do it from Lucknow, India, 2:30pm to 11:30pm AEST, Monday to Saturday. If meeting someone in Maroochydore matters to you, a Coast agency suits you better.

Can Queensland lawyers advertise personal injury services on their website?

Only within tight limits. Sections 65–66 of the Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 (Qld) restrict personal injury advertising, broadly to name, contact details and area of practice. In May 2026 Proctor reported that QCAT reprimanded and fined a Gold Coast PI principal $4,000 over website wording including a 'no win no fee' offer. Other practice-area pages and a full Business Profile remain open, with PI wording approved by the principal.

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Sources (12)· public sources cited on this page

  1. SunCoast Media – SEO Sunshine Coast packages
  2. Lucky 44 – SEO services and prices
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics – Counts of Australian Businesses, July 2021 – June 2025 (8165DC10)
  4. Google Business Profile Help – How Google determines local ranking
  5. Google Business Profile Help – Guidelines for representing your business
  6. Google Maps – User contributed content policy
  7. Google Search Central – Do you need an SEO?
  8. Proctor (Queensland Law Society) – PI principal reprimanded over advertising breaches
  9. Ahpra – Advertising guidelines
  10. Queensland Government – Sunshine Coast international visitor spend statement
  11. Treasury ministers – Unfair contract terms banned today (9 Nov 2023)
  12. Queensland Department of Education – 2027 school calendar