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CLIENT SERVICE, SEO & LONG-TERM ENGAGEMENT POLICY

Applies To: All website development, SEO, digital marketing, social media marketing, advertising, content, and ongoing marketing clients of Starcean Solutions.

1. Our Approach

At Starcean Solutions, we believe that effective digital marketing is a long-term investment, not a short-term service.

Our strategies are designed to build a sustainable online presence, improve search visibility, strengthen a brand’s digital reputation, generate qualified leads, and create consistent long-term growth.

For this reason, we do not operate our ongoing SEO and marketing services on a month-to-month basis.

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, our ongoing marketing and SEO engagements require a minimum commitment of six (6) months.

For certain projects, industries, or larger marketing campaigns, a longer commitment may be required.

By beginning services with Starcean Solutions, the client acknowledges and agrees to this policy.


2. Minimum Six-Month Commitment

All ongoing SEO and digital marketing packages are structured around a minimum six-month engagement.

This commitment exists because meaningful digital growth requires:

  • Initial research and strategy
  • Website and technical analysis
  • Competitor research
  • Keyword research
  • Content planning
  • On-page SEO
  • Technical SEO
  • Content creation and optimization
  • Google indexing and crawling
  • Authority building
  • Search ranking development
  • Data collection and analysis
  • Strategy adjustments
  • Lead-generation optimization
  • Continuous testing and improvement

These processes cannot reasonably be completed within a few weeks.

The six-month period allows sufficient time for the strategy to be implemented, monitored, optimized, and evaluated properly.

Clients should therefore not enter into an ongoing marketing agreement if they are only looking for one or two months of service.


3. Discounts & Special Pricing

Starcean Solutions maintains competitive pricing for its services.

Any special discount, reduced rate, promotional price, bundled pricing, complimentary service, or other concession offered to a client is provided based on the expectation of a long-term working relationship and the agreed engagement period.

A discounted rate should not be interpreted as our standard pricing.

If a client receives special pricing because of a six-month or longer commitment and subsequently chooses to discontinue the engagement before completing the agreed commitment, Starcean Solutions reserves the right to withdraw any special pricing or concessions and apply the applicable standard pricing or other remedies specified in the signed agreement.


4. SEO & Marketing Results Take Time

SEO and digital marketing are not instant-result services.

Search engines need time to crawl, process, index, and evaluate website content. Rankings can also be affected by competition, website history, domain authority, technical factors, search-engine algorithms, content quality, industry demand, and many other factors outside the agency’s control.

New content may take days or longer to be crawled and indexed, and ranking improvements may take several weeks or months.

Meaningful SEO results commonly develop gradually rather than appearing immediately.

Clients should generally expect:

Month 1 — Research & Foundation

The initial stage may include:

  • Website audit
  • Technical SEO review
  • Competitor research
  • Keyword research
  • Content strategy
  • On-page optimization
  • Website improvements
  • Google/search-engine setup and optimization
  • Initial content implementation

Months 2–3 — Implementation & Development

The strategy continues through:

  • Consistent content publishing
  • SEO optimization
  • Technical improvements
  • Local SEO where applicable
  • Search visibility development
  • Competitor monitoring
  • Performance analysis
  • Conversion optimization

Months 3–6 — Growth & Optimization

As sufficient data becomes available, the strategy can be refined based on:

  • Search performance
  • Keyword movement
  • Traffic
  • User behavior
  • Lead generation
  • Conversion data
  • Competitor activity

SEO is a cumulative process. The work performed during earlier months contributes to the results achieved later.


5. No Guaranteed Instant Clients or Revenue

Starcean Solutions does not promise that a client will receive a specific number of customers, bookings, phone calls, sales, or revenue within the first month.

Marketing performance depends on numerous factors, including:

  • Market demand
  • Competition
  • Pricing
  • Business reputation
  • Reviews
  • Website quality
  • Client responsiveness
  • Service quality
  • Location
  • Target audience
  • Advertising budget
  • Sales process
  • Availability of products/services
  • Client-provided content and information

Our responsibility is to implement the agreed marketing strategy professionally, consistently, and based on industry best practices.

Marketing should therefore be viewed as an investment in long-term business growth, rather than an immediate guaranteed return.


6. Client Cooperation Is Required

Successful marketing requires cooperation from both the agency and the client.

Clients may be required to provide information, photographs, videos, branding materials, service details, business information, approvals, access credentials, testimonials, offers, pricing, or other content necessary to execute the agreed strategy.

If requested materials are delayed or not provided, the implementation of the marketing strategy may also be delayed.

Starcean Solutions will not be responsible for delays or reduced performance caused by the client’s failure to provide required information, approvals, access, or content in a timely manner.


7. Website Development & Marketing Packages

Where website development is provided together with an ongoing SEO or marketing package, the website and marketing strategy may be developed as part of the same long-term growth plan.

Special website pricing, discounts, complimentary work, or reduced development fees may be offered based on the client’s commitment to the associated ongoing marketing agreement.

If the client terminates the associated long-term engagement before the agreed commitment is completed, Starcean Solutions reserves the right to suspend ongoing services and, where applicable, suspend or unpublish a website that is being hosted, maintained, managed, or provided as part of the ongoing service arrangement, subject to the terms of the applicable service agreement.


8. Early Termination

If a client requests that services be stopped before the completion of the agreed six-month commitment, the request will be treated as an early termination of the agreed engagement.

Simply choosing not to continue payment does not automatically cancel the client’s contractual commitment.

If a client stops payment, refuses to fulfill the agreed commitment, or instructs Starcean Solutions to stop services before the agreed term is completed, Starcean Solutions may:

  • Stop providing ongoing services;
  • Suspend marketing activities;
  • Suspend access to agency-managed services;
  • Withdraw special or discounted pricing;
  • Suspend or unpublish websites maintained or hosted by Starcean Solutions where permitted under the applicable agreement; and/or
  • Pursue any other remedies available under the signed client agreement and applicable law.

Any website ownership, domain ownership, hosting ownership, intellectual property, source files, or third-party accounts will be handled according to the specific terms agreed with the client.


9. Current Paid Period

If a client requests cancellation during an active billing period, services already paid for will generally continue until the end of that paid period unless otherwise agreed in writing.

All payments made to Starcean Solutions are non-refundable once payment has been received. No refunds will be issued for payments already made, including payments for services, packages, website development, marketing, SEO, or any other agreed work, subject to applicable law and the terms of the specific written agreement.

The cancellation of future services does not automatically invalidate amounts already due under the client’s agreed engagement.


10. Our Commitment to Results

Starcean Solutions takes its work seriously and is committed to delivering the strategy, work, and services agreed upon with each client.

Where a specific performance objective or result has been expressly committed to in writing, and the client has fully complied with their responsibilities under the agreement, Starcean Solutions may provide additional services at no additional professional-service fee until the agreed objective is achieved, subject to the limitations and conditions of the individual client agreement.

This does not constitute a guarantee of revenue, sales, profit, customers, rankings, or any result controlled by third parties such as Google, Meta, or other advertising/search platforms unless specifically stated in writing.


11. Search Engine & Third-Party Platforms

Starcean Solutions does not control Google, Meta, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, or any other third-party platform.

Search-engine algorithms, advertising platforms, policies, ranking systems, indexing processes, account approvals, and platform features may change at any time.

Accordingly, Starcean Solutions cannot guarantee:

  • A specific Google ranking;
  • Permanent ranking positions;
  • Immediate indexing;
  • A specific number of leads;
  • A specific number of customers;
  • A specific advertising return;
  • Continued approval by a third-party platform; or
  • Performance unaffected by algorithm or platform changes.

We can guarantee our professional work and agreed deliverables, but no responsible agency can guarantee outcomes entirely controlled by third-party platforms and market conditions.


12. Client Responsibility to Review This Policy

This policy is publicly available on the Starcean Solutions website and is intended to ensure transparency before a client begins working with us.

Clients are expected to review this policy before purchasing or commencing ongoing services.

By proceeding with an ongoing service agreement, the client acknowledges that they have had the opportunity to review the applicable service terms, including the minimum engagement period, payment obligations, SEO timeline, client responsibilities, and early-termination provisions.


13. Written Agreement Takes Priority

This policy establishes Starcean Solutions’ general service framework.

Individual proposals, contracts, invoices, statements of work, or written agreements may contain additional terms specific to a particular client or project.

Where a signed written agreement contains terms that specifically differ from this general policy, the signed agreement will govern that particular engagement.


14. Professional Working Relationship

Starcean Solutions is committed to maintaining a professional, transparent, and respectful relationship with every client.

We expect the same professionalism from our clients.

Our goal is not simply to provide a short-term service, but to build a long-term digital marketing system that continues to improve over time.

When you work with Starcean Solutions, you are investing in a long-term growth strategy — not purchasing a one-month promise of instant results.


CLIENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

By purchasing or commencing an ongoing service with Starcean Solutions, the client acknowledges that:

  1. Ongoing SEO and marketing services require a minimum six-month commitment unless otherwise agreed in writing.
  2. SEO and digital marketing results take time and are not normally immediate.
  3. Search-engine indexing and rankings are controlled by third-party platforms and cannot be guaranteed on a fixed timeline.
  4. Client cooperation and timely provision of requested materials are necessary for successful implementation.
  5. Special pricing and discounts may be offered in consideration of a long-term commitment.
  6. Early termination may result in suspension of services and other remedies described in the applicable agreement.
  7. The client has had the opportunity to review this policy before commencing services.

Starcean Solutions reserves the right to update this policy from time to time. The version applicable to a client’s engagement will be the version incorporated into or referenced by their applicable agreement.