Partner Pricing: One Retainer from USD 2,000 a Month

USD 2,000 Starting price, per month

One Retainer per partner, not per client

Six months First term, then monthly

Day 60 Fit check on the working relationship

In short

How does the partner retainer work?

The retainer is configured around your client work.

It includes a senior strategist who owns the plan and the specialists needed to deliver the agreed priorities. The initial term is six months, then monthly, with a day‑60 fit check. Your resale price is yours, and there is no exclusivity requirement.

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What the retainer buys

The plan before the production list

The strategist owns the plan for the work we run: priorities, sequence, budget and what to stop.

Your agency sets the client strategy, supplies the commercial context and approves the plan. Our specialists then deliver the agreed SEO, paid ads, AEO, technical marketing and AI work under your brand.

The consultation considers your accounts together. Discuss the business goals, the work already promised and the decisions your team needs help making. That gives the proposal a useful starting point: one partner configuration with a clear sequence of work.

Strategist: Owns the plan for the work we run: priorities, sequence and what to stop.
Specialists: Do the agreed SEO, paid, AEO, technical marketing and AI work under your brand.
Your agency: Sets the client strategy, approves what ships and keeps the relationship.
Reporting: A reporting pack on the work and the evidence, in your brand, for your team to present.

The terms

Three things agreed before the first account

Each one is in the written proposal, so nothing about the arrangement is settled by memory.

The written scope
The accounts and services we run, the access we need, who approves changes, the reporting format and how new requests change the plan. Account protection is in writing before work begins. It also records that AI stays inside the account boundary: business, team or enterprise accounts only, no training on your client’s data, and a specialist review before anything is approved.
Six months, then monthly
The day‑60 fit check reviews how the work is running: approvals taking too long, access still missing, an account that has changed. We agree what changes and carry on.
Quoted builds
A full website is quoted on its own, from the pages, content, functionality and launch you agree. For Australian agencies, the proposal also confirms Sydney business hours and GST treatment.

The record

What the retainer has behind it

The company record, with its dates attached. Past results are not a promise about your accounts.

250+ Organisations worked with since 2017

100% Philippine client retention since 2024

~80% Of our own work runs on LOKI, our AI system

SEO · 64 months

Confidential

A US direct‑to‑consumer business, through an agency.

Organic work under the agency’s name. The client has never heard ours.

ROI on organic spend: 1,751%
More organic conversions: 98%

One engagement’s reported results, not a forecast.

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In practice

What this looks like when the work starts

Use these examples to prepare the account context and decisions your team needs to make.

Several accounts need a plan: Bring the account goals and the decisions waiting on your team. The strategist can identify what should be shared, what needs account-specific work and which dependency comes first. The proposal configures one partner retainer around that work.
A website needs a separate build: Bring the existing site or approved designs, the required pages and the intended launch. Define the build scope and starting quote, then identify whether ongoing search or campaign work should sit in the retainer after launch.

Before signature

Questions to settle before signature.

Is the retainer priced per partner or per client?

Per partner. One retainer, from USD 2,000 a month, covers the client work we agree with your agency; it is not a fee per client account.

Will LOKAL speak to our clients?

No. We never face your clients. Your agency owns the relationship and communication. We prepare the recommendations, evidence and work for your team to review and present.

Who owns the plan?

Your agency sets the strategy for each client. Our senior strategist owns the plan for the work we run inside it, using the commercial context you supply, and your team approves that plan before specialists start.

Do we have to work exclusively with LOKAL?

No. There is no exclusivity requirement. You choose the people and partners your agency needs. The written arrangement defines the work and account-protection rules.

Who sets our resale price?

Your agency does. Your resale price is yours and LOKAL does not set it. The proposal describes the retainer and responsibilities so your team can make its own commercial decision.

Can we include a full website build?

Yes, as a separately quoted job. The quote follows the pages, content, functionality and launch you agree; the retainer covers the ongoing work.

Start with one account

What would you hand over first?

You’ll speak with someone responsible for the work. Thirty minutes, no finished scope needed.

The brief