the questions gold coast business owners actually ask before they hire a marketing agency. honest answers — even when they cost us the sale.
for a serious agency partner, expect $2,500–$8,000+ per month in retainer, plus ad spend paid to google or meta directly. anything cheaper is usually a single freelancer or an offshore content factory. anything more is usually an agency padding hours. brazen's retainers start at $2,500/month with no lock-in.
google ads can deliver bookings within 2–3 weeks. local seo, review systems and content compound over 3–6 months. by month 6 most clients see a 60–100% lift in qualified enquiries.
no. monthly retainers with 30 days' notice to cancel. results keep you here, not paperwork.
we're based on the gold coast and 90% of our clients are local. we'll take on brisbane, byron and northern nsw clients selectively when the fit is right.
service businesses. trades, health and medical, legal, accounting, fitness, beauty, hospitality, professional services, real estate. anything with a customer who needs to trust you before they spend.
google ads buy you instant visibility — pay for clicks, get traffic today, stop paying and it stops. seo earns visibility — months of work, then traffic compounds for free for years. most clients run both: ads for speed, seo for compounding value.
yes. fast, conversion-led websites built on modern stacks — not bloated wordpress templates. two ways to pay: subscription from $399/month (build + hosting + ongoing updates rolled into one, no big upfront cost), or an upfront build fee with hosting billed separately. upfront builds are quoted per project based on size, integrations and content. we'll recommend the model that suits your cashflow.
no — and anyone who does is lying. google's algorithm doesn't allow guarantees. what we guarantee is the work, the strategy, the transparency, and that we'll tell you the truth about what's working.
yes — instagram, facebook, linkedin. content planning, production, posting, community management. we plan it, you record or we shoot it, we publish.
treating marketing as a cost instead of a system. running one-off boosted posts. hiring the cheapest freelancer. chasing leads instead of customers. focusing on new acquisition while ignoring repeat revenue from existing customers — which is almost always the cheapest growth lever.
monthly. real metrics — bookings, leads, revenue, cost per acquisition. not vanity metrics like impressions or 'reach'. you'll always know what's working and what isn't.