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Professional small business websites built for service companies and product retailers. We design, build, and manage 60+ websites across the US — fast, mobile-first, and SEO-optimized.
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Built for Your Business.
Digital Marketing
Not an Off-the-Shelf Package.
Sparkplug Marketing connects SEO and AI discovery, websites, paid advertising, social content, and customer follow-up around your business. Every engagement is customized after an intake call, with month-to-month services and investment starting points—not preset packages.
16+ Years in Business
60+ Active Clients
No Long-Term Contracts
16+
Years in Business
60+
Active Small Business Clients
100s
of Millions Generated
500
Starting at $500/month
Free Marketing Tools
Get a Clearer Starting Point
Use these practical tools to understand your marketing opportunity, shape a custom scope, or give us the context for a more productive conversation.
Google + Meta Planning
Paid Ads Revenue Model
Choose your industry and paid channel, then model editable leads, customers, gross revenue, and acquisition cost with transparent planning inputs.
Model My Paid AdsPlan Your Paid Lead Test
Meta Lead Forecast
Enter a website and monthly budget—or ask us to recommend one—to receive an illustrative 30-day Meta lead, appointment, and customer forecast by email.
Forecast My LeadsName Your Price
Build My Tailored Plan
Share your business, goals, service interests, and comfort range. We’ll email a non-binding tailored-plan starting point—never an off-the-shelf package.
Build My PlanKnow Your Numbers
Free ROI Calculator
Estimate customer lifetime value, acquisition cost, and what a stronger lead flow could mean for your business using your own inputs.
Calculate My ROIWhat We DoFull-Service
Full-Service
Digital Marketing
A custom service mix for your business. We shape goals, service priorities, and budget after an intake call.
Explore Custom ServicesSEO & AI Search Optimization
Traditional SEO plus AI-powered search optimization (GEO). We optimize for Google, Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and Perplexity so your business gets found everywhere people search.
Social Media Management
Content calendars, posts, stories, reels, follower engagement, and new account acquisition across all major platforms. Consistent, on-brand content that builds your audience.
Email Marketing
We manage hundreds of weekly client emails. Custom cadence and content plans that keep your audience engaged, coming back, and buying. Proven to drive repeat revenue.
Paid Advertising
Google Ads and Meta Ads management for 60+ businesses generating millions in monthly revenue. Data-driven campaigns that maximize your return on ad spend.
Online Presence Management
Third-party platform management (Yelp, Nextdoor, LinkedIn, etc.), CRM tools, reputation management, and Google My Business optimization. Own your digital footprint.
How It Works
Our Simple 3-Step Process
01
30-Min Discovery Call
We listen, learn, and ask pointed questions. Prior to the call, we do a comprehensive online presence review so we understand exactly where your digital footprint stands today.
02
The Proposal
We email you a proposal outlining all the work we'll do. Once approved, we send a customer survey to understand your goals, history, and business ethos — and gain access to your accounts.
03
We Get Started
We execute on the agreed Marketing Plan, set up a content pipeline, and schedule photo/video shoots. Each month you receive a report with real data, not vanity metrics.
The Sparkplug DifferenceWhy We're the
Learn About Us
Why We're the
Top-Rated Choice
Sparkplug Marketing is a top-rated digital marketing company built specifically for small businesses. We combine 16+ years of hands-on digital marketing expertise with cutting-edge AI agents — delivering enterprise-grade SEO, social media, and paid advertising at a price small businesses can actually afford. No long-term contracts. No vanity metrics. Just real growth.
You Work With Us
Tired of feeling trapped by your agency? We offer transparent pricing, personalized service, and direct access to our team. We'll never hold your accounts hostage.
Real Data, Not Vanity Metrics
Every month you receive a detailed report showing the actual impact we're making on your business — leads, sales, and revenue.
Your Family, Our Family
We immerse ourselves in your business and its principles. We capture the essence of your brand's voice and articulate its message through our work.
Humans + AI Agents
Our human strategists lead every account. AI agents handle content creation, SEO, reporting, and automation — so you get enterprise-level output at small business pricing.
Proven Results
Numbers That Speak for Themselves
$1M+/year
Added to one retail client's bottom line through our digital marketing work.
30%
In-store and online sales growth in the first 2 months on a fixed ad spend.
$30K/month
In new business generated monthly for a service company client.
2x
Memberships doubled in the first 2 weeks for a fitness studio client.
Booked Out
Multiple service clients are now booked 2 months out — the max they want.
7-Figure
Growth trajectory achieved for a retail client with our in-house team leadership.
Client Testimonials
What Our Clients Are Saying
Feedback from our clients
Read current customer reviews directly on our verified Google Business Profile.
Read reviews on GoogleSee Us in Action
Watch, Follow & Connect
Real marketing insights from John Rushworth — 16+ years helping small businesses grow. Follow along on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Custom Investment Starting Points
Simple, Transparent Pricing
No off-the-shelf packages. Every engagement is customized after an intake call. These monthly investment levels are starting points—not a promise that every service is included. Advertising spend is agreed separately.
Sparkplug
Foundation
From$500/month
Strong Online Presence
A discussion starting point for businesses prioritizing a focused digital foundation.
- Discuss your highest-priority needs
- Custom scope after intake
- Month-to-month services
- Ad spend agreed separately
Sparkplug
Local Growth
From$750/month
Super Strong SEO Presence
Explore an appropriate mix of local visibility and useful content for your business.
- Review local-market opportunities
- Custom scope after intake
- Month-to-month services
- Ad spend agreed separately
Sparkplug
Lead Generation
From$1,500/month
Drive Leads & Sales
Discuss acquisition, conversion, and follow-up priorities based on your economics.
- Review acquisition and follow-up
- Custom scope after intake
- Month-to-month services
- Ad spend agreed separately
Sparkplug
Expanded Support
From$3,500/month
End-to-End Marketing
Discuss broader marketing needs, multiple channels, and the appropriate team support.
- Review a broader service mix
- Custom scope after intake
- Month-to-month services
- Ad spend agreed separately
Every Engagement Is Customized to Your Business
These prices are a starting point. Reach out to discuss your goals, industry, and what's included—we'll build the right custom scope for you.
Free — Built Around Your Business
Build a Plan That Fits Your Business
Tell us your goals, the services you want to explore, and your investment comfort range. We’ll email you a non-binding tailored starting point—not a preset package.
Build My Tailored PlanAI-Powered MarketingSEO + AI Search
SEO + AI Search
Optimization (GEO)
Customers can discover businesses through Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and other AI tools, as well as traditional search results. Useful content, accurate business information, and sound technical SEO help make your business easier to understand and discover.
Sparkplug Marketing combines traditional SEO with AI Discovery Optimization (GEO): improving useful content, crawlability, business clarity, and verifiable expertise. We establish baselines and report observed results; search rankings, AI citations, and recommendations are not guaranteed.
Traditional SEO
Google rankings, local search, Google My Business, backlinks
AI Overview Optimization
Structured content that Google's AI Overviews cite and surface
ChatGPT & Perplexity Visibility
Content optimized to appear in AI chatbot responses
Entity & Authority Building
Schema markup, E-E-A-T signals, and brand authority that AI trusts
Discovery Readiness — Not Live Search Results
Google & AI-assisted search
Publish clear service pages, accurate business information, useful answers, and evidence that visitors can verify. Keep important content crawlable and understandable.
ChatGPT / Perplexity
Make your services, industry experience, and approved proof clear. Monitor actual discovery signals rather than inventing AI endorsements or promised placements.
Your Goal
Be the answer AI gives when your customers search for digital marketing help.
FAQSmall Business
Small Business
Marketing FAQs
Answers about custom marketing, investment starting points, local planning, and how the business selector works. Still have questions? Reach out anytime.
Ask Us AnythingWe work with small businesses across many industries. Choose Dentists, HVAC, Restaurants, or Fitness to tailor this homepage, or explore the full Industries directory. The selection is a preference, not a restriction on who we serve.
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No. Every engagement is customized after an intake call. Investment levels are starting points, shaped by your goals, industry, local market, service mix, existing systems, and budget. Marketing services typically start at $500 per month; final scope and any advertising spend are agreed separately.
Sparkplug works month to month, with no long-term service commitment. Scope, cancellation timing, and payment terms are confirmed in the agreement before work begins. Submitting a form or using a free tool does not authorize billing or ad spend.
No. We improve your search foundations, useful content, campaigns, and conversion process, then report observed performance. Rankings, AI citations, lead costs, customer conversion, and revenue depend on your business and market and are not guaranteed.
Planned around your local market, customer needs, and capacity. We use the market you enter, or an approximate browsing-location hint when the website's hosting provider supplies one. Browsing location can differ from your business location. We do not request precise device location, and a location hint does not imply Sparkplug has an office there.