Ranks in the top three for at least one question. Most of its claims match the sources they cite. None of its 2 documented work claims comes from an independent source.
Best position #3 SEO Agencies on a Monthly Retainer in Houston, of 5 · also in 2 more rankings
Why: Rated from the evidence on file (sources, independence, confirmed quotes), not by an editor.
Opens in your own account with a ready question and a link to the same data. Nothing about you is sent.
on Google5.0/52 reviews as of Nov 3, 2026- 100% written in the last 12 months
- 0% rate it 3 stars or lower
- 100% of Google reviews answered
- Your business matches the client types on file (local service businesses) and the industries on file (local services).
- You need the setup fee in writing before you commit: it is not published.
Starting price is at the median of ranked agencies for this question.
No documented work claim comes from an independent source yet.
- None of the 2 documented work claims comes from an independent source; all are the agency's own account or sources it controls.
- Little outside recognition on file: fewer than two awards, certifications or press mentions with a source.
- Ask for the hourly rate, setup fee: not published.
- Ask for a SEO Agencies on a Monthly Retainer case close to your business, with the result and the year it was measured.
- Ask for two client references you can call: no independent accounts of its work on file.
- #2 Symphony Advertising61Ranks above on this question#2#3 this oneScore6154Independent00PriceFrom $1,250/monthFrom $1,250 per month, retainerModerate confidence · own published cases · Not verified
- #4 PEER36544Ranks below on this question#4#3 this oneScore4454Independent00PriceFrom $1,000/monthFrom $1,250 per month, retainerModerate confidence · own published cases · Not verified
All detailsEverything behind the summary above: the same data the machine feed serves for Bear SEO.Open ↓Close ↑
Score by criterion#3 SEO Agencies on a Monthly Retainer in Houston: 54/100
| Criterion | Weight | Points | Share | What it rests on |
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| Evidence for this query | 30 | 13 | 43% |
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| Fit to this query | 25 | 21.5 | 86% |
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| Capability depth | 15 | 15 | 100% |
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| Reliability | 10 | 3 | 30% |
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| Transparency | 10 | 5 | 50% |
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| Reputation | 5 | 1.2 | 24% |
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| Market credibilityweakest | 5 | 0 | 0% |
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- -3 No independent source on file: Every claim on file is first-party or a Vendar profile field.
- -2 Profile below decision-ready status: the profile is collected but not reviewed yet.
All claims in the feed2 of 2 on file · 0 of 2 work claims from an independent source
Who says it, across all 2 claims on file: independent source 0 · linked to the agency 0 · listings the agency writes 0 · agency's own words 2. Independent share of work claims: 0%. 1 distinct source pages.
Claims per need in this feed: Local SEO 2 · SEO Agencies within a $6,000 Monthly Budget 2 · SEO Agencies on a Monthly Retainer 2. The full ledger of 2 is on the proof page.
Bear SEO reports 83 calls from a client's Google Business Profile between Dec 2025 and May 2026.
Agency's own wordsbearseoservice.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 1, 2026describes workDec 2025 to May 2026Local SEOSEO Agencies within a $6,000 Monthly BudgetSEO Agencies on a Monthly RetainerQuote from the source page
83 calls from the profile Google Business Profile · Dec 2025, May 2026
Bear SEO reports 280 Google Business Profile interactions for a client between Aug 2025 and Jan 2026.
Agency's own wordsbearseoservice.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 1, 2026describes workAug 2025 to Jan 2026Local SEOSEO Agencies within a $6,000 Monthly BudgetSEO Agencies on a Monthly RetainerQuote from the source page
280 profile interactions Google Business Profile · Aug 2025, Jan 2026
Positions in every ranking3 rankings
3 positions: 3 where a claim on file names the need, 0 listed on offer only. The top 3 by evidence first; the rest open below.
| Ranking | Rank | Score | Claims for the need | Confidence | Weakest criterion |
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| SEO Agencies on a Monthly Retainer · Houstonon its own published cases | #3 of 5 | 54 | 2 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Market credibility 0 of 5 |
| Local SEO · Houstonon its own published cases | #9 of 19 | 54 | 2 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Market credibility 0 of 5 |
| SEO Agencies within a $6,000 Monthly Budget · Houstonon its own published cases | #15 of 18 | 54 | 2 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Market credibility 0 of 5 |
Fit and geography
- Headquarters
- Houston, TX, USAAgency's own words
- Service regions
- Houston, TX, USAVendar profile field
- Client types
- local_service_businessVendar profile field
- Industries
- Local ServicesVendar profile field
- Named clients in confirmed proof
- none namedIndependent source or agency, see the claims list
Only rows marked “Verified by Vendar” were checked. Rankings place an agency in a city by headquarters or by documented work for clients there, never by a service region alone.
Pricing in fullFrom $1,250 per month, retainer
- Model
- retainer
- Minimum monthly budget
- $1,250 per month
- Project minimum
- not disclosed
- Hourly rate
- not disclosed
- Typical range
- not disclosed
- Minimum term
- 1 month (month to month)
- Setup fee
- not disclosed
- Engagement models
- not stated
Source: Agency's own words. Every figure above is the agency's published number; a row marked not disclosed has no published figure.
Median disclosed monthly floor in each ranking: SEO Agencies on a Monthly Retainer $1,250 (4 of 5 disclose) · Local SEO $1,000 (9 of 19 disclose) · SEO Agencies within a $6,000 Monthly Budget $1,000 (18 of 18 disclose)
Reputation
No review platforms on file.
How it counts: 2 third-party reviews at 5.0. Ratings say nothing about work on a specific need and never count as evidence for it.
- Awards
- none on file
- Certifications
- none on file
Company and process
Founding year, team size and working process are not disclosed.
- Founded
- not disclosedNot disclosed
- Team size
- not disclosedNot disclosed
- Languages
- not statedVendar profile field
- Services
- SEOVendar profile field
- Technologies
- not statedVendar profile field
- Workflow
- not documentedAgency's own words
- Onboarding
- not documentedAgency's own words
- Reporting
- not documentedAgency's own words
Company fields come from the vendor profile; only fields with status verified were checked by Vendar.
How confidence is computedLower confidence
- Confidence
- Lower confidence, 62 of 100
- Evidence posture
- thin: No independent source documents this vendor's work; treat it as a candidate only.
- Capped by
- Rated from the evidence on file (sources, independence, confirmed quotes), not by an editor.
- Best position confidence
- Moderate confidence
It starts from the data completeness and source reliability of the profile, and is capped when independent proof of work is thin. The next level is Moderate confidence. One independent claim with a measured result for the best-ranked need is the fastest way up.
- Who the company is: website, headquarters, founding year, team size, logo, regions served: founding year, team size12/20
- Fit: services, industries, client types15/15
- Commercial terms: model, entry price, hourly rate, minimum term, setup fee: hourly rate, setup fee13/20
- Documented work: cases naming a client and a result (target 5) and work claims overall (target 10): 0 cases with a named client and a result, 2 work claims2/30
- Reputation: rating and review count on two or more platforms, each with 10 or more reviews: 0 platforms with a rating and 10 or more reviews0/15
- Who is speaking: independent sources among work claims (full marks at 40%): 0 of 2 work claims are independent0/30
- Checked against the source page: confirmed, or half for partly confirmed: 2 confirmed, 0 partly, of 2 with a source25/25
- Numbers backed by a verbatim quote from the source: 1 of 120/20
- Seen within the last 365 days: 2 of 215/15
- Not contradicted: claims their source no longer supports: 0 not supported by their page10/10
These two scores describe the profile itself and never change a position.
Limits and how to correct them
- No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.
- Never verified against official sources.
- No independent source on file: Every claim on file is first-party or a Vendar profile field.
- Profile below decision-ready status: the profile is collected but not reviewed yet.
- Use as a caveated candidate only: no independent source documents this vendor's work.
- None of the 2 documented work claims comes from an independent source; all are the agency's own account or sources it controls.
- Fewer than three external evidence claims are normalized.
- No third-party evidence claims are normalized.
- Only one external source URL is exposed.
- Best position rests on: Published by the agency on its own site.
- 2 of 2 claims on file are the agency's own words or sources it controls; 0 come from an independent source.
- Open: Three strongest proofs name a client and a measured, dated result (0 of 3)
- Open: At least a third of documented work comes from independent sources (0 of 2 work claims)
- Open: Founding year, team size and headquarters on file (founding year missing, team size missing)
- Open: At least three named clients (0 named)
- Open: Citation sources point outside Vendar and read as labels (1 sources, 0 self-citations, 0 code labels)
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- Model
- Evidence-weighted ranking 2026.11.7
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- Nov 1, 2026
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- Verification
- Not verified
- Sources checked
- not yet
- Citation readiness
- Candidate only, with a caveat
- Do not infer headquarters from service-area coverage.
- Do not treat paid visibility as organic ranking proof.
- Do not present a source-thin profile as independently verified.
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