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SERVICES · 08 · MARKETING & ADVERTISING

Marketing & ads,
talk first, then a quote.

Email campaigns can be quoted now. Local SEO, Google Ads, social ads and social media management are by request: we talk first, look at what you have, then quote. Here is how each one works and what it costs.

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THE SHORT ANSWER

Mainfront offers marketing for small businesses around Bay City, Saginaw and Midland. Email campaigns and newsletters are quoted with your project. These are by request, quoted after a call: Local SEO $499 setup + from $499/month; Google Ads $499 setup + from $399/month or 15% of ad spend; social ads $399 setup + from $399/month or 15% of ad spend; social media management $299 setup + from $399/month.

Monthly services are month to month. We don't promise rankings, traffic, leads or sales, because Google and Meta make their own decisions.

HOW EVERY MARKETING SERVICE WORKS

Same steps. Every channel.

  1. Short callYour goals, your area, your budget and what you've tried.
  2. We lookYour Google profile, website, current ads and social pages.
  3. Written quoteThe setup, the monthly work, what isn't included and the price.
  4. SetupAccounts stay in your name. We only use manager access.
  5. Monthly workThe work in your quote, every month.
  6. Monthly reviewWhat ran, what it cost and what we'd change.

Month to month: cancel by text or email, and service runs to the end of the month you've already paid for. Ad spend is best paid with your own card, inside your own ad account.

AVAILABLE NOW

Email campaigns & newsletters

Quoted with your projectA fixed number in your written scope

Email campaigns and newsletters in your brand, sent to the customers who asked to hear from you.

Who it's for: a business with a customer list it never uses, or one that wants a regular newsletter without writing it every month.

How it works

  1. Short call. Who's on your list, what you want to say, and how often.
  2. List check. Only people who agreed to hear from you get emails.
  3. Written scope and fixed quote.
  4. Template in your brand, set up in an email tool in your name.
  5. Write and review. You approve every email before it goes out.
  6. Test, send and report. Opens, clicks and unsubscribes after each send.

What's included

  • Email template in your brand
  • The emails listed in your scope
  • An unsubscribe link in every email
  • Results after each send

Not included

  • Bought or rented email lists. We don't send to them.
  • The email tool's own monthly fee, if it has one
Ask about email campaigns
BY REQUEST · QUOTED AFTER A CALL

Local SEO

$499 setup+ from $499/month

Helping your business show up when people nearby search for what you do, on Google Search, Google Maps and AI answers.

Who it's for: a local business that customers can't find unless they already know its name.

How it works

  1. Short call about your services and the towns you serve.
  2. We look. Your Google Business Profile, website, listings and how you show up today.
  3. Written quote for the setup and the monthly work.
  4. Setup. Profile and listing fixes, so your name, phone and hours match everywhere, plus on-page fixes on your site.
  5. Monthly work. Profile posts and updates, listing checks, and page improvements.
  6. Monthly review of how you're showing up.

What's included

  • Google Business Profile and listing cleanup
  • On-page fixes on your website
  • The monthly work in your quote
  • A monthly review

Not included

  • Fake or paid reviews. We never post them.
  • Promised rankings. Google decides.
Ask about Local SEO
BY REQUEST · QUOTED AFTER A CALL

Social ads

$399 setup+ from $399/month or 15% of ad spend

Ads on Facebook, Instagram and more, aimed at people in your area, with spending you control.

Who it's for: a business with an offer, an event or a grand opening to get in front of local people.

How it works

  1. Short call. The offer, the area and your budget.
  2. Written quote for setup and management.
  3. Setup in an ad account in your name, paid with your own card.
  4. Ad designs and wording in your brand. You approve them before they run.
  5. Launch once the platform approves the ads.
  6. Monthly management and review.

What's included

  • Account setup in your name
  • Ad designs and wording
  • Monthly management and review

Not included

  • The ad spend itself, paid to the platform with your own card
  • Promised leads or sales
Ask about social ads
BY REQUEST · QUOTED AFTER A CALL

Social media management

$299 setup+ from $399/month

Regular posts on your social pages in your brand, planned ahead, so your pages look open and active.

Who it's for: an owner who knows they should post but never has the time.

How it works

  1. Short call. Which pages, what you want to be known for, and anything that's off limits.
  2. Written quote for setup and the monthly posts.
  3. Setup. Profile cleanup and a post plan. Your pages stay in your name.
  4. Posts planned ahead. You see them before they go out.
  5. Posting on the schedule in your quote.
  6. Monthly review.

What's included

  • Profile cleanup
  • A monthly post plan
  • Posts in your brand
  • Monthly review

Not included

  • Paid ads (see social ads)
  • Bought followers or fake reviews. We never do them.
Ask about social media
BY REQUEST · QUOTED AFTER A CALL

Also available

  • Content marketing: blogs, graphics and simple videos (design: see brand & creative)
  • Review monitoring and replies
  • Landing-page testing
  • Seasonal, grand-opening and event campaigns
  • Retargeting and referral programs
COMING SOON · NOT AVAILABLE YET

In development

  • Multi-touch campaign kits: postcard + text + email + phone, coming soon
  • EDDM and mailers with list, postage and tracking, coming soon
  • Review requests by text after every job, coming soon

Marketing questions.

How much does marketing cost at Mainfront?

Local SEO is $499 setup plus from $499 a month. Google Ads management is $499 setup plus from $399 a month or 15% of ad spend. Social ads management is $399 setup plus from $399 a month or 15% of ad spend. Social media management is $299 setup plus from $399 a month. These are by request, quoted after a call. Email campaigns are quoted with your project.

What does "by request" mean?

We talk first and look at what you already have before we quote. That way the price fits the work your business really needs.

Is the ad spend included?

No. Ad spend is paid to Google or Meta, best with your own card inside your own ad account. Our fee is for setting up and managing the ads.

Do you guarantee results?

No. We don't promise rankings, traffic, leads or sales. Google, Meta and other platforms make their own decisions and can change their rules at any time.

Is there a contract?

Monthly services are month to month. Cancel by text or email, and service runs to the end of the month you've already paid for.

Who owns my accounts?

You do. Your Google Business Profile, ad accounts and social pages stay in your name. We only use manager access, and you can remove it anytime.