TRANSPARENT SEO AGENCY · MONTREAL
Transparent Montreal SEO agency: public pricing, 1-page contract, shared KPIs
Transparency isn't a marketing claim at Iluma, it's the architecture. Public pricing, 1-page readable contract, real-time GSC/GA4 access, 90-day refund clause, site code delivered in a Git repo you own.
Iluma is a transparent SEO agency: public pricing displayed ($600/mo website included), 1-page readable contract before signing, dated monthly deliverables, shared GSC and GA4 KPIs in real-time. No opaque quotes, no setup fee, no hidden media commission. If after 90 days GSC impressions don't progress, we refund 3 months.
Four verifiable commitments, not a slogan
Public pricing displayed
$600/mo website included, visible on the home page, no mandatory sales call.
1-page readable contract
Scope, dated deliverables, exit terms. No hidden clauses on page 12.
Shared GSC + GA4
Real-time read access, not a filtered monthly report.
90-day refund
If your GSC impressions don't progress in 90 days, we refund 3 months. Written in the contract.
The 9-question test to expose an opaque SEO agency
Ask these 9 questions to any Montreal SEO agency before signing. If they dodge more than 2, you know who you're dealing with.
| Question to ask the agency | Iluma |
|---|---|
| Is pricing publicly displayed on the website? | |
| Does the contract fit on 1 readable page before signing? | |
| Will I get direct access to Google Search Console + GA4? | |
| Is there a no-penalty exit clause (30-day notice)? | |
| Do you accept a performance clause with 90-day refund? | |
| Does the site source code belong to me in a Git repo? | |
| Is there a hidden commission on paid media (Ads, sponsoring)? | |
| Are there installation or setup fees? | |
| Am I locked into a proprietary CMS/host? |
Why so few Montreal SEO agencies practice transparency
Because opacity is profitable short-term. Custom quotes let agencies charge more to a 'big' or rushed client, and less to an informed negotiator. Rational for the agency, asymmetric for the client.
Because a filtered monthly report protects the agency. Without direct GSC/GA4 access, clients can't verify the numbers shown. It takes great trust, or great naivety, to accept this model.
Because a performance clause would make them accountable. Promising 3-month refund if nothing moves in 90 days commits the agency. Most refuse because they can't guarantee their deliverables. Iluma accepts because the cluster method is industrialized and repeatable.
Transparent SEO agency, exact-match cluster
Three differentiating queries served from this page with permanent anchors for internal linking.
Transparent SEO agency Montreal
Iluma is the Montreal SEO agency that publishes its pricing ($600/mo), contract (1 page) and deliverables (8 dated) before signing. Real-time shared GSC + GA4 access, written 90-day refund clause, not a marketing claim, a contractual architecture.
Public SEO pricing Montreal
Public Montreal SEO pricing: $600/mo with website included, displayed on the home page, no mandatory sales call. No arbitrage by client size or urgency, same price for an Outremont dentist and a downtown law firm.
1-page SEO contract
The Iluma SEO contract fits on one readable page: cluster scope, dated deliverables, GSC/GA4 KPIs, penalty-free exit (30-day notice). Site code in a Git repo you own, no technical lock-in.
Transparency goes all the way into the code
All Iluma site code, TanStack Start, JSON-LD schema, FR-CA/EN-CA hreflang config, sitemaps, llms.txt, is delivered in a Git repo with client read access. You can audit every commit, export, migrate if you leave. No locked dependencies, no proprietary license, no tech lock-in.
Rare in the industry because most agencies live off technical lock-in: if you leave, you lose your site. Iluma chose the opposite: if you leave, you take everything.
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