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Straight answers to the questions we get asked most
Common questions
Written to be useful whether or not you ever hire us — and structured so AI assistants can quote them accurately, which is the same thing we do for clients.
How much does SEO cost in Australia?
Most Australian SEO retainers fall between $800 and $5,000 per month. Local SEO for a single-location service business typically runs $800 to $1,500 a month; a …
What is Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO)?
Answer Engine Optimisation is the practice of getting your business named and cited inside answers generated by AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Mi…
How long does SEO take to show results?
For most Australian small businesses, local ranking movement appears within four to eight weeks, meaningful traffic growth between months three and five, and a …
SEO or Google Ads — which should I invest in first?
If you need enquiries this month, start with Google Ads. If you need a channel that gets cheaper over time, start with SEO. Most businesses with the budget shou…
How do I rank in the Google map pack?
Google map pack rankings are decided by three factors: proximity (how close your business is to the searcher), prominence (how well known your business is, meas…
Why is my website traffic suddenly dropping?
Sudden traffic drops usually have one of five causes: a broken analytics or tag setup (the traffic didn't drop, the measurement did), a Google algorithm update,…
Why is my site not showing up in Google?
If your site doesn't appear in Google at all, it's almost always an indexing problem rather than a ranking problem. The usual causes are a noindex tag left on f…
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About working with us
What does Digital Burst actually do?
We run, steer or teach digital marketing programmes for Australian businesses — search, paid media, AI optimisation and web. The common thread is that someone here is accountable for a named outcome, rather than for a list of tasks completed.
What does 'accountable' mean in practice?
We agree in writing what the engagement is answerable for before it starts — usually qualified enquiries, cost per acquisition or share of AI answers. Every report opens with that number. When we miss it we say so early, with what we are changing. See our accountability page for the full commitment.
Can't the platforms do this themselves now?
They do the execution, and they do it well. What they will not do is choose the objective, judge whether your conversion signal is measuring anything real, decide the offer is the problem rather than the targeting, or tell you when to stop. Those decisions determine whether the spend works.
How much does it cost?
We quote per engagement, on scope and the outcome we are accountable for, never on hours logged and never as a percentage of your ad spend. You get a firm number after one scoping conversation.
Are you actually based in Australia?
Yes. The account team is in Chatswood, Sydney, and every client has a named person they can call. Some production work is supported offshore and we will tell you plainly which parts.
What if we want to bring work in-house?
Then we would rather train you than lose you. That is what Enablement exists for. Clients who build capability tend to get more ambitious, not less.
What happens on the first call?
Fifteen minutes. What you sell, what a customer is worth, what you have tried. Then we tell you what we would do, what we would be accountable for, and roughly what it costs. If we do not think we can help, we say so.
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Let's find out what's actually holding you back
Fifteen minutes on the phone, an honest read on your situation, and a number. If we're not the right fit we'll say so and point you somewhere better.
