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Comrade Digital Marketing Review
Chicago digital agency focused on home-services contractors, with published starting prices
Quick verdict
Comrade Digital Marketing is best for Contractors who want published prices up front and can budget $1,450-$7,000/month for management, plus ad spend. Pricing: Published starting prices: full-service packages $4,000-$7,000/mo (Revenue Engine, Faster, Full Speed); web design from $599-$799/mo; PPC management from $1,450/mo plus ad spend; local SEO from $1,500/mo per location; SEO from $3,000/mo. No minimum term is published. Full-service packages start at $4,000/month plus ad spend, SEO is sold as a 12-month effort, and contract and cancellation terms are not published.
About Comrade Digital Marketing
Comrade Digital Marketing is a Chicago agency that says it started in 2008 as a two-person business and now has a team of more than 100. Its current site is built around home-services contractors: roofing, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, landscaping, remodeling, construction, home builders, pest control, cleaning, solar, painting, windows and doors, flooring, moving and garage doors, with separate pages for architects, interior designers and franchises. Comrade says it has helped more than 130 home-service businesses. It is led by CEO Ivan Vislavskiy and lists offices in Miami, Los Angeles, Austin and New York.
Services include local SEO and Google Business Profile work, organic SEO and AI search optimization, PPC management, websites built on Webflow, content, social cross-posting, reputation management and conversion work, with a client portal for lead tracking.
Unlike most agencies here, Comrade publishes starting prices. Its full-service packages start at $4,000/month (Revenue Engine), $5,500/month (Faster) and $7,000/month (Full Speed), with ad budgets paid separately to the platforms. Single services start at $599-$799/month for web design, $1,450/month for PPC management, $1,500/month per location for local SEO and $3,000/month for SEO. It recommends a minimum 12-month commitment for SEO.
The trade-off: the published prices make budgeting easier, but full-service packages start at $4,000/month plus ad spend, and SEO is sold as a year-long effort. The package pages do not state contract length or cancellation terms, so get those in writing.
How it works
Comrade offers set packages with published starting prices, either a full-service package (Revenue Engine, Faster or Full Speed) or single services for web design, PPC, local SEO or SEO. Packages include a 12-month strategy, Google Business Profile optimization, reputation management and a client portal with lead tracking. Ad budgets are paid directly to the ad platforms. Comrade recommends at least 12 months for SEO; the package pages do not state contract length or cancellation terms.
Pros & cons
What works
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Published starting prices
Package pages list starting prices for full-service marketing ($4,000-$7,000/month), web design ($599-$799/month), PPC ($1,450/month and up), local SEO and SEO.
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Home-services focus
Its current site targets contractors, with pages for more than a dozen trades from roofing and HVAC to moving and garage doors.
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Ad spend kept separate
Comrade says ad budgets are paid directly to the search engines and platforms, so its fee is visible on its own.
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Websites with hosting included
Web design packages are monthly, built on Webflow, and include hosting, security and ongoing maintenance.
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Long-running agency
Comrade says it started in 2008 and now has more than 100 staff and several US offices.
What doesn't
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12-month SEO commitment recommended
Comrade recommends at least 12 months for SEO-based strategies, so plan for a year-long spend.
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Full service starts at $4,000/month
The entry full-service package is $4,000/month before ad spend, which is a lot for a very small shop.
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Contract terms not published
The package pages do not state contract length, cancellation terms or who owns the website if you leave, so ask before signing.
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Starting prices only
Prices are 'starting at' figures; multi-location local SEO and larger ad budgets are quoted separately.
Services & pricing
- Services offered
- seolocal seoppcweb designcontentsocial mediareputation managementlead generation
- Pricing
- Published starting prices: full-service packages $4,000-$7,000/mo (Revenue Engine, Faster, Full Speed); web design from $599-$799/mo; PPC management from $1,450/mo plus ad spend; local SEO from $1,500/mo per location; SEO from $3,000/mo
- Minimum contract
- Not published
- Pricing model
- monthly retainer
- Trade specialty
- HVACPlumbingElectricalRoofingGeneral ContractorsLandscaping & Lawn CareCleaning ServicesPest ControlPool ServiceGarage DoorAppliance RepairHandyman ServicesSolarMovingRestorationPaintingFlooring
- Affiliate disclosure
- The link to Comrade Digital Marketing on this page goes to its own site and is not an affiliate link.
Reviews and complaints at the source
We do not copy third-party review scores onto this page: they change often and we could not verify them. Read Comrade Digital Marketing's current reviews at the source.
Frequently asked
Is Comrade Digital Marketing good for contractors?
Contractors are now its focus: its site covers more than a dozen home-services trades, and Comrade says it has helped more than 130 home-service businesses. Check references in your own trade and market before you sign.
How much does Comrade cost?
Comrade publishes starting prices: full-service packages from $4,000, $5,500 and $7,000 per month; web design from $599-$799/month; PPC management from $1,450/month plus ad spend; local SEO from $1,500/month per location; and SEO from $3,000/month.
Does Comrade require a long contract?
It recommends a minimum 12-month commitment for SEO-based strategies. Its package pages do not state contract length or cancellation terms for other services, so ask for them in writing.
Where is Comrade based?
Its headquarters is at 332 S Michigan Ave in Chicago, and it lists offices in Miami, Los Angeles, Austin and New York.
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