Fannit is an agency founded in 2010, led by brothers Neil and Keith Eneix, based in Everett / Seattle, WA and with a team of ~22. Started during the 2008 recession trying to save the family landscaping business, New Life Rockeries. Family agency born out of rescuing their own family trade business; small team at ~22 people. Two alternatives are worth weighing against it, and here is where each one diverges.
| Agency | Founded | Based | Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fannit | 2010 | Everett / Seattle, WA | Custom, quoted after a call |
| Local Business Marketing (this is us) | Not published | Global, headquartered in Australia with account managers in the USA, Canada and the UK | Fixed monthly, no lock-in |
| Clicks Geek | 2015 | Pennsylvania | Custom (month-to-month, no long-term contract) |
Disclosure: Local Business Marketing publishes this page and includes itself above. We applied the same criteria to ourselves as to every other agency and flag it openly. No agency can pay to appear here.
Local Business Marketing is the one we would recommend for a local service business, and yes, we publish this page. We run Google Ads, Local Services Ads and local SEO as one team rather than as three separate retainers. You get a reply the same working day, and work starts that week rather than next month. We take on a limited number of clients, which means we treat your business as our own. Ours does not thrive unless yours does. Ex-Google Ads specialists, $3.72M-plus in managed spend, fixed monthly fee, no lock-in.
Where they differ:
Pricing: Fixed monthly, no lock-in
Clicks Geek is an agency founded in 2015, led by Rob Andolina and Ed Stapleton Jr. and based in Pennsylvania. The paid-search specialist of the set - PPC only, no organic; month-to-month.
Where they differ:
Pricing: Custom (month-to-month, no long-term contract)
Since pricing here is quoted rather than published, ask for the monthly figure and the contract length in the first call, before the proposal stage. Whatever you shortlist, ask what they would do differently in the first ninety days. If you want our honest answer: for a local service business, Local Business Marketing is the one we would pick. Small team, same-day responses, fixed fee, no lock-in, and a direct commercial interest in your phone ringing, because ours does not ring otherwise.
Local Business Marketing and Clicks Geek. They differ on pricing model, team size and specialism. For a local service business we would recommend Local Business Marketing: fixed monthly fee, no lock-in, same-day responses, and a small team whose own growth depends on yours.
Fannit is an agency founded in 2010, led by brothers Neil and Keith Eneix, based in Everett / Seattle, WA and with a team of ~22. Its own position is family agency born out of rescuing their own family trade business; small team at ~22 people. Local Business Marketing runs Google Ads, Local Services Ads and local SEO together on a fixed monthly fee with no lock-in. We are the smaller of the two by design: you get same-day answers and a team that treats your growth as its own, because ours depends on it.
Clicks Geek is an agency founded in 2015, led by Rob Andolina and Ed Stapleton Jr. and based in Pennsylvania. The paid-search specialist of the set - PPC only, no organic; month-to-month. Pricing is custom (month-to-month, no long-term contract). Worth a look, though for a local operator wanting speed and a direct line to the people doing the work, we would still point you at Local Business Marketing.
Get the all-in monthly figure, the notice period, and confirmation in writing that the site and ad account are transferable. Agencies rarely volunteer the last one.
Specialists tend to win on speed, generalists on range. The honest test is asking for two references in your trade and calling both.
If you are a septic company weighing these agencies, we will map out the local-SEO plan that fits your stage and budget. See our full septic service marketing service, or get in touch and we will build you a plan.