Digital marketing agency for UK small businesses.
When they search for what you do, they find you.
Nothing to pay until the work is done
SEO, PPC, web design, social media and AI search optimisation for UK small businesses, with a fixed price and a signed date. A website you pay once it's live; SEO and ads, once they're running.
- Fixed quoteagreed before we start
- Pay on completionnothing up front
- Signed deadlineusually about 6 weeks
- Everything in your nameno strings attached
We don't guarantee Google rankings: nobody outside Google controls them. We guarantee the work.
How paying on completion works- Audit of your business and proposal
- £0
- You accept the fixed price and date
- £0
- About 6 weeks of work
- £0
- Website live and checked by you
- you pay
- Until it's done
- £0
A digital marketing agency with five ways to bring in enquiries
They message you at 23:41. You read it at 08:15.
- Someone in your area searches for what you do.
- They find you, with your reviews and a button to message you.
- They send a message asking for an appointment.
- You read it over a brew and reply before you open.
We move quickly because nobody sits in the middle
The usual way
With us
- 2
- partners doing the work, and the same two replying to you
- 6
- weeks is what a website usually takes, start to finish
- £0
- until your website is live
Òscar Bordetas
Partner · SEO and SEM (Google Ads)
Carles Encinas
Partner · SEO, design, product and technical development
We both look at your business
We're Òscar Bordetas and Carles Encinas, both SEO specialists. Òscar also runs Google Ads; Carles looks after design and the technical side.
- The people who look at your website in the audit are the ones who fix it.
- You deal with both of us directly: no account managers, no juniors.
Agency, freelancer or us: what changes for you
When you pay
Scalia: The website once it's live. Monthly services once they're running.
Typical agency: A large sum up front, or a retainer with a 12-month contract.
The price
Scalia: Published on this site and fixed in your proposal.
Typical agency: By the day or by phase; the total arrives at the end.
The deadline
Scalia: A signed date, and nothing to pay until it's done.
Typical agency: An estimate that keeps slipping.
Knowing where things stand
Scalia: A private page with the progress of every task.
Typical agency: You chase the account manager.
Who owns the website and accounts
Scalia: You do: domain, website, copy and Google accounts.
Typical agency: Sometimes the agency's name is on them.
Typical agency
When you pay
A large sum up front, or a retainer with a 12-month contract.
The price
By the day or by phase; the total arrives at the end.
The deadline
An estimate that keeps slipping.
Knowing where things stand
You chase the account manager.
Who owns the website and accounts
Sometimes the agency's name is on them.
Freelancer
When you pay
Often a large chunk before they start.
The price
Keen, but anything not discussed is extra.
The deadline
Depends on how many other jobs they've taken on.
Knowing where things stand
You email and wait.
Who owns the website and accounts
They often keep the logins.
Scalia
When you pay
The website once it's live. Monthly services once they're running.
The price
Published on this site and fixed in your proposal.
The deadline
A signed date, and nothing to pay until it's done.
Knowing where things stand
A private page with the progress of every task.
Who owns the website and accounts
You do: domain, website, copy and Google accounts.
Work out what to spend on PPC
With your industry's benchmark and your own figures: enquiries, customers, cost per customer and the highest CPC that still pays.
Questions before hiring a marketing agency in the UK
What does a small business marketing agency actually do?
It helps a business win customers online: getting found on Google and Google Maps, making the website convincing and, when it pays off, running ads on Google or social media. We do SEO, Google Ads, web design, social media and AI search optimisation (getting ChatGPT and Google's AI to name you) and coordinate them towards the same goal: more calls, messages and enquiries.
How much does a digital marketing agency cost in the UK?
It depends on what your business needs, which is why there's no price list: a five-page site and an online shop aren't the same job, and nor is SEO for one town and for the whole country. After the free audit you get a fixed quote in pounds, within a week and with no obligation. The website is paid once it's live; monthly work has no minimum term, and ad spend goes straight to Google. More on our quotes page.
Who runs Scalia, and where are you based?
Two partners, Òscar Bordetas and Carles Encinas, both SEO specialists. We're based in Barcelona, Spain, and work remotely with small businesses across the UK: you deal with both of us by email, we reply on working days and you're invoiced in pounds sterling. Everything we do for you is visible on your tracking page.
What if something isn't right when it's finished?
Before you pay, you go through the delivery line by line with your proposal in hand. If anything in it is missing or doesn't work, we fix it before you pay. If you want something different from what we agreed, we tell you first what it involves and you decide.
Should I start with SEO or PPC?
It depends on how quickly you need enquiries and the state of your website. With PPC you can appear the day the campaign goes live, but you pay for every click and it stops when you stop. SEO takes longer and keeps bringing visits without paying per click. Many local firms run both at first; the audit tells you which we'd do first.
Tomorrow someone will search for what you do. Make sure it's you they find.
Tell us about your business in 2 minutes. In under a week we'll send you what we found, the plan and a fixed quote you don't pay until it's done.
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