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Bruce Clay Inc.

Bruce Clay Inc. is an SEO consultancy founded in January 1996 by Bruce Clay and headquartered in Simi Valley, California, with separately owned affiliate offices in Japan, India, Australia, Singapore and Italy. It provides SEO consulting, training courses, PPC management, content and its own analysis tools, and its founder wrote 'Search Engine Optimization All-in-One For Dummies' and the Search Engine Relationship Chart. The firm is privately held and its technical staff average more than ten years' experience. Nobody pays to be ranked.

Why it’s hereFounded in 1996, one of the first SEO firms in the United States and the source of widely used industry training and reference material. Number 6 of the SEO companies in the US.

Who leads itBruce Clay, Founder.

Work they can showNational Drug Screening. SEO strategy credited with a 166% traffic increase. Industrial equipment supplier (unnamed). SEO work credited with a 72% increase in revenue from organic search. B2B SaaS startup (unnamed). SEO program that quadrupled website traffic in 17 months.

Estimated cost

Estimated: $3,000–$10,000/mo, typical for US SEO retainers; not a quote.

Typical industry estimate, not a quote from any firm on this list.

A fit forB2B, SaaS, manufacturing and industrial companies that want SEO strategy and consulting from a firm that has specialized in search since 1996.

Based in
Simi Valley, CA
Founded
1996
Led by
Bruce Clay, Founder
Known for
SEO consulting · SEO training · PPC management · content development · SEO tools
Best for
B2B, SaaS, manufacturing and industrial companies that want SEO strategy and consulting from a firm that has specialized in search since 1996.
Selected work
  • National Drug Screening. SEO strategy credited with a 166% traffic increase. source ↗
  • Industrial equipment supplier (unnamed). SEO work credited with a 72% increase in revenue from organic search. source ↗
  • B2B SaaS startup (unnamed). SEO program that quadrupled website traffic in 17 months. source ↗
Estimated cost

Estimated: $3,000–$10,000/mo, typical for US SEO retainers; not a quote.

Typical industry estimate, not a quote from any firm on this list.

Office
2245 First St. Suite 101 · Simi Valley, CA · 93065 · 1-805-517-1900
Bruce Clay Inc. homepage, captured September 28, 2026
bruceclay.com · homepage on September 28, 2026

UpdateSEO firm founded in January 1996 by Bruce Clay; offices outside the US are independent licensees using the Bruce Clay name and methods.

Sources bruceclay.com, designrush.com · LinkedIn ↗

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