Four service paths · one connected system

SEO, content, local, and social services— one system, your choice of control

Compare theStacc’s managed SEO, Content SEO, Local SEO, and Social Media options. Choose hands-off service or software your team controls.

ManagedContentLocalSocial

What managed SEO actually costs

ProviderMonthly priceContractWhat you get
theStacc Managed from $749/mo Monthly, cancel anytime A strategist runs blog content, Google Business Profile, and social end to end — deliverables published every week
BrightLocal Managed SEO $1,299/mo Monthly Managed local SEO campaigns (local focus)
Traditional agency (e.g. WebFX) from $3,000/mo 6-month minimum Full-service campaigns; industry average runs $1,500–$5,000/mo

Competitor pricing from each provider's own public pricing page, checked August 14, 2026. If a figure has changed since, tell us and we'll correct it. Want to run your own numbers? Use the free SEO ROI calculator.

Choose what you need

Start with the job.
Then choose the operating model.

theStacc is a strong fit when your problem is not a lack of ideas. It is the gap between knowing what should happen and getting the work published.

Need / buyer job Best-fit service What theStacc handles Your control Next step
“Run the work for me and keep strategy accountable.” Managed SEO Strategy, content, supported local and social workflows, QA, and reporting. A dedicated manager operates the workflow with you. Explore managed SEO services →
“Plan, create, review, and publish search-focused articles.” Content SEO Planning, drafting, scoring, images, internal links, and CMS publishing. Autopilot, approve-first, or manual. See the Content SEO module →
“Keep our Google presence active and reviews answered.” Local SEO Business Profile posts, review replies, profile audits, and local rank history. Set the workflow per location and approval mode. See the Local SEO module →
“Create and schedule branded social posts consistently.” Social Media Captions, branded images, scheduling, publishing, and blog repurposing. Approve each post or let an approved plan run. See the Social Media module →

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Service portfolio

Four ways to turn plans
into published work.

Each path has a clear job. Choose the one that removes the bottleneck your team feels now.

01 Hands-off delivery

Managed SEO

You need the work to move, but you do not want another system to operate yourself.

  • A dedicated manager for strategy and QA
  • Content plus supported local and social workflows
  • Reporting and regular strategy review
  • One accountable operating path

Best when: ownership matters more than adding another tool to your team.

Explore managed SEO services
02 Search-focused publishing

Content SEO

Your content plan keeps stalling between the blank page, review, and CMS.

  • Business-driven content planning
  • Long-form drafts, images, and brand voice
  • SEO scoring and links to real published pages
  • Publishing to supported websites and CMSs

Best when: the bottleneck is getting useful articles reviewed and live.

Open the Content SEO module
03 Google presence

Local SEO

Your Business Profile, reviews, and local ranking history need a repeatable operating rhythm.

  • Google Business Profile posts
  • Google review reply drafts and publishing
  • Profile audit with specific next actions
  • Weekly keyword-level local rank history

Best when: Google Business Profile is a core customer touchpoint.

Open the Local SEO module
04 Branded social publishing

Social Media

Your team has ideas, but creating a platform-ready post every time breaks the cadence.

  • Platform-native captions
  • Images built with your brand assets
  • Approval, scheduling, and publishing controls
  • Blog-to-social repurposing

Best when: Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and X publishing workflows.

Open the Social Media module
Choose your level of control

Have the workflow run for you.
Or run it with your team.

The underlying publishing system stays connected. What changes is who operates it day to day.

Managed service

Accountability without another operating burden.

A dedicated manager owns strategy and QA across the supported work you select. Reporting and regular review keep the plan visible.

  • The team operates the agreed workflow
  • A manager owns strategy and QA
  • Reporting supports the next decision
See how managed delivery works →
Self-serve software

Direct control without rebuilding the workflow.

Choose Content SEO, Local SEO, Social Media, or a combination. Your team decides where automation stops and approval begins.

  • Use only the modules you need
  • Choose autopilot, approve-first, or manual
  • Keep the work and status in one system
Compare all software modules →

Not sure which operating model fits? Book a demo →

One connected system

Context in.
Published work out.

The service paths share a Company Brain, so your positioning, audience, services, locations, and voice do not have to be rebuilt for every channel.

  1. STEP 01

    Establish the business context

    Start with your services, audiences, locations, voice, and goals. That shared context gives each active workflow the same source of truth.

  2. STEP 02

    Choose the service and control mode

    Select managed delivery or the modules you need. In software, choose autopilot, approve-first, or manual control by workflow.

  3. STEP 03

    Plan, create, review, and publish

    The applicable module moves work from plan to draft to the supported destination, with your chosen approval path in between.

  4. STEP 04

    Monitor and adjust

    Use documented activity, rank history, Search Console, GA4, and reporting where connected to decide what the workflow should do next.

Where the work goes

Named destinations.
Clear boundaries.

Coverage is specific. Only the destinations and connections shown here are part of this page’s supported scope.

WEB

Content publishing

WordPress.com, self-hosted WordPress, Webflow, Ghost, Shopify beta, Zepio, custom webhooks or headless setups, and deploy hooks.

Review Content SEO publishing →
How to evaluate theStacc

Look at the controls.
Then look at what ships.

A strong operating system should be inspectable before anyone asks you to believe a performance claim.

01

Approval modes

Choose where work can publish automatically and where a person must approve it first.

02

Business and source grounding

Plans and drafts use your business context, with source grounding in the content workflow.

04

Voice that carries across channels

Your shared business profile and edit-derived voice rules keep active workflows working from the same context.

See brand voice controls →
FAQ

Choose with the boundaries visible.

For plan availability and current billing details, compare plans and pricing.

theStacc offers four paths: managed SEO for teams that want the workflow operated for them, Content SEO for search-focused article publishing, Local SEO for Google Business Profile activity and local tracking, and Social Media for branded post creation and publishing.

With managed services, a dedicated manager operates the supported workflow and owns strategy, QA, reporting, and regular review with you. With the software modules, your team uses the product directly and chooses autopilot, approve-first, or manual control.

Yes. Choose the job you need handled now: managed SEO, Content SEO, Local SEO, or Social Media. You can compare the available modules and plans before deciding which path fits your team.

Yes. Local SEO supports location-specific Business Profile posts, review workflows, profile context, and rank history. Managed delivery can also coordinate the supported work across locations with an agreed approval process.

Content publishing supports WordPress.com, self-hosted WordPress, Webflow, Ghost, Shopify in beta, Zepio, custom webhooks or headless setups, and deploy hooks. Google connections include Business Profile posts and review replies, Search Console, and GA4. Social publishing supports Instagram, LinkedIn profiles and Pages, Facebook profiles and Pages, and X.

No. theStacc does not guarantee rankings, traffic, leads, or revenue. It provides a documented system for planning, creating, reviewing, publishing, and monitoring supported marketing work; market response still depends on your business, competition, audience, and execution.

Two paths · one next step

Run the software.
Or have the workflow run for you.

Start with the modules directly, or discuss the managed path with the team.

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