# SEO, GEO and Reddit partner comparison

Meridian · Updated 2026-09-09 · https://withmeridian.org/services

A blank planning template. Fill it with your requirements and the provider's written proposal. Examples on our website are illustrative; this document is not a quote or a customer case.

## 1. Your brief

- Product and URL:
- Buyer and purchasing decision:
- Priority market and language:
- Three priority pages or conversations:
- Current baseline and its date:
- Available writers, developers, publishers and reviewers:
- Budget currency, planning period and sustainable total:
- Existing agency scope and dependencies:

## 2. Compare proposals

| Item | Provider A | Provider B | Evidence / open question |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly fee, currency and tax treatment | | | |
| Minimum term and one-time fees | | | |
| Additional writing, development and tools | | | |
| Deliverable quantities, format and revisions | | | |
| Named delivery team and review cadence | | | |
| Client dependencies and approval deadlines | | | |
| Publishing and implementation owners | | | |
| Acceptance, replacement and cancellation terms | | | |
| Relevant sample or authorized case with dates | | | |
| Reporting definitions and access | | | |

Total budget = months × (monthly agency fee + additional monthly content + additional monthly engineering + additional monthly tools) + one-time costs. Add taxes and other costs as applicable. Do not count included work twice.

## 3. SEO page acceptance record

- Buyer task and target URL:
- Query / intent group and source:
- Existing baseline and observation period:
- Proposed brief or technical change:
- Product evidence to verify:
- Producer / reviewer / publisher / acceptance owner:
- Acceptance condition and date:
- Live URL and implementation evidence:
- Search observations after implementation:
- Confirmed enquiry / qualified lead evidence:

A brief is not a finished article. A technical recommendation is not an implemented fix. Separate shipped work from rankings and business results.

## 4. GEO observation record

- Exact question, buyer context and target market:
- Platform, collection date and conditions:
- Answer snapshot and cited URLs:
- Brand mention / citation / recommendation (mark separately):
- Competitors and any inaccurate product facts:
- Proposed evidence or content change:
- Implementation owner and completion record:
- Follow-up observation and changes in conditions:
- Observable referrals and sales-confirmed enquiries:

An observation is not proof of causation. Label independent recommendations, paid placements and owned distribution separately.

## 5. Reddit participation and acceptance record

- Community, relevant discussion and intended contribution:
- Community rules checked and date:
- Affiliation disclosure and factual review:
- Approved content and approver:
- Publishing URL and timestamp:
- Agreed status threshold and observed status:
- Moderation / replacement record, if applicable:
- Attributed visits and confirmed relevant enquiries:

Community moderators make independent decisions. Delivery counts, views and live status are different from qualified leads.

## 6. Review decision

- Accepted deliverables and evidence:
- Blocked items, owner and next action:
- Scope changes requiring agreement:
- Continue / adjust / stop, with reason:
- Next review date: