We do not sell content to a site that cannot rank it. Every engagement starts with an audit that tells you plainly whether your foundation is sound, and if it is not, exactly what is wrong and what fixing it costs.
Why we require it
Content only works on a site search engines already trust. Publish onto a site with a technical fault, an indexation problem, or a link profile that cannot support its targets, and you are paying monthly for work that cannot produce a return. We have seen operators spend a year that way.
The audit exists so that neither of us is guessing. It is also why we can quote a real number instead of a black-box retainer: we know what is wrong before we propose the work.
What the audit covers
Technical health, which means crawlability, indexation, site speed, rendering, canonical and redirect behavior, and whether Google is actually seeing the version of the site you think it is. That last one catches more real problems than any other single check.
Content, assessed against the intent that actually ranks for your terms rather than against a word count. Link profile, assessed at page level as well as domain level against the pages currently outranking you. Local signals and Business Profile health if you operate storefronts. Catalog and index architecture if you run ecommerce.
And your state's advertising framework, because the rules decide what is publishable and a plan that ignores them is not a plan.
Proof we can point at
We are not going to show you a wall of logos. We ran this playbook on a cannabis business we own, with our own money at stake, and published the Search Console data behind it.
Every number above comes from one Google Search Console property, our own business. See the full case study.
You get one of three answers
Ready to grow, meaning no blocking issues and we move straight to the program. Light fixes, meaning contained problems like thin pages, missing structured data, or redirect and speed faults, typically two to four weeks before we begin. Or foundation repair, meaning search engines currently distrust the site and no content should be published until that is resolved.
Each answer comes with itemized work and itemized pricing. If the verdict is that you do not need us yet, we will tell you that too.
What it costs
Audits are priced by site size, from $1,500 for sites up to 100 pages through to $7,500 and above for sites over 2,000 pages. If you continue with us, the audit is credited toward your next step.
It starts with a free 30-minute call to establish whether a full audit is worth your money at all.
What you actually receive
A document that explains why search engines treat your site the way they do, in language you can act on, with the underlying data attached rather than summarized away. Prioritized findings, each with the work required and what it costs. And a walkthrough call, because a report nobody explains is a report nobody uses.
It is yours regardless of whether you hire us for the work.
What is included
Scope follows the audit rather than a package, so the mix shifts with what is actually holding your revenue back. Across a typical cannabis seo audit program that means:
- Crawl and indexation analysis, including whether Google is serving a stale or different version of your site.
- Rendering checks, because embedded menus and JavaScript catalogs frequently fail silently.
- Core Web Vitals and performance measurement against field data, not just lab scores.
- Content assessment against the intent that actually ranks for your terms.
- Link profile analysis at page level against the pages currently outranking you.
- Business Profile and local signal review if you operate storefronts.
- Catalog and index architecture review if you run ecommerce.
- State advertising framework review, so the plan is publishable where you operate.
- Prioritized findings, each itemized with the work required and what it costs.
- A walkthrough call, and the raw data, both yours to keep.
How this feeds AI search
The audit includes AI visibility as standard rather than as an upsell. We check whether AI crawlers can reach your content, whether your pages are structured to be quoted, what assistants currently say when asked about your category, and whether your brand appears in the third-party sources those answers are built from.
Cannabis SEO audit questions
Why do you require an audit before taking on a client?
Because content published onto a site with an unresolved technical or authority problem cannot produce a return, and charging for it anyway would be dishonest. The audit tells both of us whether the foundation can hold the work.
How much does a cannabis SEO audit cost?
Pricing is by site size, from $1,500 for sites up to 100 pages to $7,500 and above for sites over 2,000 pages. If you continue with us, the audit is credited toward your next step.
What if the audit finds nothing wrong?
Then the verdict is ready to grow and we move straight to the program. If the finding is that you do not need an agency yet, we will say so.
Do I keep the audit if I do not hire you?
Yes. The document and its underlying data are yours either way.
Next step
- Start with a free 30-minute call. We will tell you where you stand before you spend anything.
- If a full audit makes sense, it is priced by site size and credited toward your program.
- Everything runs month to month, with no lock-in and nothing hidden.
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