Admitted to a ranking on documented work, outside the top three for every question it appears in. None of its 2 documented work claims comes from an independent source.
Best position #6 SEO Agencies on a Monthly Retainer in Seattle, of 6 · also in 3 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.
- Your business matches the client types on file (small businesses, healthcares, ecommerce brands) and the industries on file (ecommerce, saas, healthcare).
- You need a published price before the first call: nothing is disclosed.
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.
- Several commercial terms are not published.
- Ask for the hourly rate, minimum term: not published.
- Ask for two client references you can call: no independent accounts of its work on file.
- Ask which case is closest to your business and what the measured result was: no proof on file carries a number.
- #4 Actuate Media41Ranks above on this question#4#6 this oneScore4137Independent00Pricenot disclosednot disclosedModerate confidence · own published cases · Not verified
- #5 Thrive40Ranks above on this question#5#6 this oneScore4037Independent00PriceFrom $2,500/monthnot disclosedModerate confidence · own published cases · Not verified
All detailsEverything behind the summary above: the same data the machine feed serves for Exo Agency.Open ↓Close ↑
Score by criterion#6 SEO Agencies on a Monthly Retainer in Seattle: 37/100
| Criterion | Weight | Points | Share | What it rests on |
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| Evidence for this query | 30 | 6 | 20% |
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| Fit to this query | 25 | 19 | 76% |
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| Capability depth | 15 | 13.8 | 92% |
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| Reliability | 10 | 3 | 30% |
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| Transparencyweakest | 10 | 0 | 0% |
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| Reputation | 5 | 0 | 0% |
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| Market credibility | 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%. 2 distinct source pages.
Claims per need in this feed: Technical SEO 1 · SEO Agencies on a Monthly Retainer 2. The full ledger of 2 is on the proof page.
Exo Agency implemented SEO strategies for DeCasa Collections, including optimizing website content, technical SEO, and the link profile. DeCasa Collections achieved a tenfold increase in its organic growth rate and improved search engine ranking and visitor numbers.
Agency's own wordsexoagency.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 3, 2026describes workMonth over Month Growth (M/M)Technical SEOSEO Agencies on a Monthly RetainerQuote from the source page
By implementing these SEO strategies, Exo Agency helped DeCasa Collections achieve a remarkable tenfold increase in their organic growth rate. By optimizing their website's content, technical SEO, and link profile, they were able to improve their search engine ranking, and attract more visitors.
Exo Agency used SEO for Offleash K9 Training and helped it expand to over 10 new cities on the East Coast and in the South, while boosting its ranking and local awareness.
Agency's own wordsexoagency.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 3, 2026describes workSEO Agencies on a Monthly RetainerQuote from the source page
With our help, Offleash K9 Training successfully expanded to over 10 new cities on the east coast and in the south. We were able to boost their ranking and local awareness to help trump the competition and bring this incredible brand to the locals’ doorsteps. We continue to work with Offleash K9 Training, boosting their SEO and helping them expand even further.
Positions in every ranking4 rankings
4 positions: 4 where a claim on file names the need, 0 listed on offer only. The top 4 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 · Seattleon its own published cases | #6 of 6 | 37 | 2 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Transparency 0 of 10 |
| Technical SEO · Houstonon its own published cases | #95 of 115 | 28 | 1 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Transparency 0 of 10 |
| Technical SEO · Seattleon its own published cases | #72 of 115 | 37 | 1 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Transparency 0 of 10 |
| Technical SEO · San Franciscoon its own published cases | #97 of 116 | 28 | 1 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Transparency 0 of 10 |
Fit and geography
- Headquarters
- Seattle, WA, USAAgency's own words
- Service regions
- Seattle, WA, USAVendar profile field
- Client types
- small_business, healthcare, ecommerce, saasVendar profile field
- Industries
- Ecommerce, SaaS, Healthcare, Real Estate, Legal, Small Business, Dental, Gaming, RestaurantsVendar profile field
- Named clients in confirmed proof
- DeCasa Collections, Offleash K9 TrainingIndependent 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 fullNot disclosed
- Model
- mixed
- Minimum monthly budget
- not disclosed
- Project minimum
- not disclosed
- Hourly rate
- not disclosed
- Typical range
- not disclosed
- Minimum term
- not disclosed
- Setup fee
- $500
- Engagement models
- not stated
Source: Not disclosed. 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 $1,000 (3 of 6 disclose) · Technical SEO $3,000 (72 of 115 disclose) · Technical SEO $3,000 (72 of 115 disclose) · Technical SEO $3,000 (72 of 116 disclose)
Reputation
No review platforms on file.
How it counts: No third-party reviews on file. 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 size, logo10/20
- Fit: services, industries, client types15/15
- Commercial terms: model, entry price, hourly rate, minimum term, setup fee: entry price, hourly rate, minimum term7/20
- 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: 0 of 020/20
- 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 technical SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.
- Pricing not disclosed; budget fit cannot be checked before outreach.
- 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.
- 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: Price signal disclosed (not disclosed; asked in Before you sign)
- 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 (2 named)
- Open: Citation sources point outside Vendar and read as labels (2 sources, 0 self-citations, 0 code labels)
Machine-readable version
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- Schema
- vendar.ai.vendor-summary.v1
- Model
- Evidence-weighted ranking 2026.11.7
- Data as of
- Nov 3, 2026
- Generated
- 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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