Helium SEO

What Helium SEO does

Helium SEO sells search engine optimization, Google Ads and PPC management, paid social on Meta, conversion rate optimization, and analytics and phone tracking. The services page adds technical SEO, link building, content writing, and web design. The agency describes itself as data-driven and rooted in engineering, and the site states that more than 200 businesses have been served with a 400 percent or higher average client ROI.

Three pieces of in-house technology are described. A proprietary multi-touch attribution dashboard is meant to stop Google Ads taking credit for leads that SEO earned. Proprietary AI content tools are said to cut content campaign costs by up to 80 percent. An AI script placed in a client's site code translates page text into machine-readable formats for Google. The agency also sells access to a database of more than 280 million US consumers for email, direct mail, and custom ad audiences.

CEO Timothy Warren founded the company in 2017 after working at a $2 billion firm that assigned 40 to 50 accounts per account manager. Helium publishes an Entity SEO ebook, states it ranks first on Google for that term, and reports being published in Search Engine Land and speaking at SMX Advanced. The about page lists locations in Cincinnati, Columbus, Chicago, Atlanta, and Indianapolis.

Pricing and engagement

Helium does not publish rates or packages, although industry pages promise transparent pricing. The directory record lists $150 per hour and a team of 50 to 249 people. The entry point is a free audit that the site describes as a written 90-day growth plan with a projected cost per lead for each channel, offered with no contract or obligation and usable with any agency.

Each client gets an account manager, a project manager, and a dedicated industry digital strategist. The agency states that the point of contact is a subject matter expert in SEO, Google Ads, and Meta Ads rather than a coordinator who relays questions. Reporting is monthly.

The process runs in five steps. The agency first audits tracking and builds a reporting source of truth, then turns on PPC to produce phone calls and form fills within 30 days. A research phase covers on-page, technical, content, competitor, and ad opportunities, followed by a marketing roadmap that sets the number of landing pages, blogs, and backlinks. Implementation then runs on a monthly cadence under a custom agreement.

Who should hire Helium SEO

The best fit is a lead-generation business that wants SEO and paid search under one team and cares about cost per lead more than rankings. The case studies skew toward healthcare, home services, e-commerce, and B2B manufacturing, and the agency runs dedicated industry pages such as construction.

• Regional service businesses that want Google Ads or Local Services Ads producing leads inside the first month, as with Cherry Hill Outdoor in Minneapolis.
• Companies with large content needs, since the agency claims its AI tooling handles anywhere from 10 to 10,000 articles.
• Buyers who have been burned by junior account managers and want a strategist who answers directly.
• Businesses that want a free written plan before spending anything, since the audit is positioned as usable in-house or with another agency.

Who should look elsewhere

Helium is a search and paid media shop. Design is limited to three design consultants on the team page, and content is a three-person editorial team supported by AI tooling. The $150 per hour listed rate sits above many regional SEO firms.

• Brands that need a full creative, PR, or brand strategy agency.
• Buyers who need fixed package pricing published before a call.
• Companies outside the United States, since the audience data, offices, and case studies are all US-based.

Track record and signals

The case studies carry dated, specific numbers. Beacon Orthopaedics hired Helium in January 2018 and saw position 1 to 10 keywords rise from 892 to 4,888 and organic traffic climb from 9,373 to 37,994 monthly visitors over 16 months. Sell Your Mac started in August 2018 and doubled organic traffic from 18,471 to 40,052 monthly visitors, with estimated traffic value rising from $44,047 to $70,239. RVnGO went from 19 to 1,111 page one keywords and from 1,035 to 13,932 monthly organic visitors. Apeks Supercritical, a CO2 extraction equipment maker, saw website leads rise from 157 to 586 per month after starting in December 2017.

Paid media results are also named. Skai saw a 27 percent lower cost per lead, a 32 percent higher conversion rate, and a 19 percent higher return on ad spend. Cherry Hill Outdoor, a Minneapolis landscaper, went from a 10-lead goal to more than 30 leads in one August with impressions rising from 1,016 to 9,730. An unnamed auto transport company reports 350 percent more traffic and a 28-point domain authority gain. From Tee to Green reports a 1,000 percent organic traffic increase and top 10 rankings for 15 keywords.

The site embeds 46 Google reviews with an excellent rating through Trustindex, and names reviewers including Jen Black, Derick Metzger, and Mariah Watkins. One reviewer reports an eight-year relationship. Recognitions listed include Inc. 5000 placement at 679, a 2022 ranking of 13th fastest growing company in Ohio, the 2019 BBB Spark Award at StartupCincy, and a 2019 ComSpark Rising Tech Star Award for CTO Paul DeMott. Helium is the official SEO provider of Xavier Athletics and states it is a Google Premier Partner. In June 2026 it appointed Shaun Ethier as President in a release that describes the company as an eight-figure agency.

How Helium SEO compares

Against other marketing agencies in this directory, Helium's $150 per hour listed rate is mid to upper range, and its 46 embedded Google reviews and Inc. 5000 listing give it more third-party signal than most regional SEO firms. Its published case studies also carry start dates and raw traffic figures rather than percentages alone, which is rare.

Its closest competitors are US search agencies that combine SEO and paid media with revenue attribution. Helium's differences are the proprietary attribution dashboard, the consumer data product, and the free 90-day plan. Its gaps are the absence of published pricing and a case study set that is mostly dated 2017 to 2019.