RankMeTech vs Social Spike Marketing Group
Should your agency refer the SEO work, or resell it?
Social Spike Marketing Group and RankMeTech both do SEO in Halifax, but we’re not competing for the same buyer. Social Spike sells local SEO, websites and links directly to business owners. RankMeTech sells nothing to business owners: we’re the white-label back office agencies use to deliver SEO and GEO under their own brand. So the real question is a business-model one: when a client asks for SEO, do you hand them to a local shop, or deliver it yourself with a partner behind you?
Facts about Social Spike come from socialspike.ca, checked 29 October 2026.
Not the same kind of company
One sells to business owners. One sells only to agencies.
Social Spike Marketing Group
- Halifax, Nova Scotia digital marketing company
- Local SEO, web design, local link building, citations and business consulting, sold directly to businesses
- Specializes in contractors and trades (roofing, HVAC, plumbing, junk removal, landscaping), healthcare providers such as therapists, and financial services
- Publishes case studies, including a junk removal company and a financial services firm
- We found no white-label or reseller program on its website
RankMeTech
- White-label AI-SEO and GEO partner based in Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Sells only to agencies; your logo goes on every report
- Technical audits, intent mapping, GEO, content briefs and drafts, technical fixes and schema
- AI tooling for speed, with a person reviewing every deliverable
- We never contact your clients
Three scenarios
Three ways an agency handles an SEO request.
You refer the client
- Quickest, with no delivery risk for you
- But the relationship moves to another agency, which may also sell websites and consulting
- Your revenue from that client’s SEO is a referral fee at best
You subcontract to a direct agency
- Possible, but awkward: its branding, reports and sales process are built for business owners
- Your client may see another agency’s name, or be contacted by it
- Retail pricing leaves little room for your markup
You resell with a white-label partner
- You keep the client, set the price and own the relationship
- Audits, content, fixes and reports arrive under your brand
- This is the model RankMeTech is built for
The margin math
Retail prices belong to someone else’s retainer.
Social Spike lists two monthly local SEO packages on its pricing page. Those are retail prices for business owners.
| Package | Listed price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation | $1,000 / month | For towns of 10K–250K people: on-site and off-site optimization, keyword planning, one 1,000+ word article, listing cleanup, backlinks, Google Business optimization, quarterly video reporting, basic web edits |
| Growth | $1,500 / month | For populations of 250K+: adds a second article, premium backlinks and monthly video reporting |
Its pricing page also lists one-time backlink packages ($399–$999), a $299 citation package and websites from $1,000 to $5,000 USD.
If your agency refers a client at that level, the retainer belongs to someone else. If you resell instead, you set the retail price your client pays, buy fulfillment at a flat wholesale rate, and keep the difference every month. RankMeTech scopes after a free audit, and the model is built so a typical agency retainer leaves you a healthy margin. Our pricing page calculator models it against hiring in-house.
Side by side
Social Spike vs RankMeTech
| Social Spike Marketing Group | RankMeTech | |
|---|---|---|
| Who buys | Business owners | Agencies only |
| White-label | No reseller program listed | Yes, everything under your brand |
| Core services | Local SEO, web design, links, citations, consulting | AI-SEO, GEO, technical audits, content, schema |
| Niches | Trades, healthcare, finance | Any agency client, strongest on complex sites |
| AI-search focus | Mentions visibility in LLMs such as ChatGPT | Free baseline GEO audit and AI-mention tracking |
| Pricing | Published retail: local SEO $1,000–$1,500/month | Flat wholesale rates per client after an audit |
| Reporting | Video reviews, quarterly or monthly | White-label monthly report |
| Based in | Halifax, NS | Halifax, NS |
If you’re a business owner
We’re probably not your call.
RankMeTech works only through agencies, so we’re not the right fit if you’re a roofer, therapist or financial advisor looking to hire SEO directly. Social Spike is set up to serve you. If you already work with an agency you like, ask whether it offers SEO. Many deliver it with a white-label partner like us behind them.
If you’re an agency
Stop referring away recurring revenue.
Every SEO client you refer out is a monthly retainer on someone else’s books, and often the start of a relationship that pulls in their website and consulting work too. Reselling keeps the client, the margin and the next project with you.
Client reviews
What clients say about working with Waseem
Reviews of RankMeTech founder Waseem Ansari’s work, quoted as written.
Waseem is very easy to deal with and takes the time to fully understand your business challenges and desired outcomes with your website and SEO. He knows how to assess the functionality of your marketing funnels and flow and tweak it so that you get the results you want. I highly recommend Waseem for all your website, SEO and technology issues
Karen ClarkClient review Waseem is a brilliant man who works hard to get the outcome. Love his leadership and powerful work 🙂
Edward ZiaClient review Very dedicated and an excellent team to work with. Expert in SEO achieving great organic traffic to my website.
Rhoda IrechukwuClient review I totally can recommend Waseem Ansari with all of your SEO problems or worries about security-related issues, Waseem’s management of my website was hassle free and very professional I thought Thanks Waseem once again and all the best going forward for your future
Mark EngstarFounder, Strangers Group of organizations Waseem is a brilliant man who works hard to get the outcome. Love his leadership and powerful work 🙂
Isabella SafaricClient review
FAQ
Social Spike vs RankMeTech questions
The bottom lineSocial Spike serves Halifax business owners directly. RankMeTech serves agencies only. If you’re an agency, the choice is between referring SEO away and reselling it under your own brand.
Does Social Spike Marketing Group offer white-label SEO?
We found no white-label or reseller program on socialspike.ca as of 29 October 2026. Its services are sold directly to businesses.
What’s the difference between referring and reselling SEO?
Referring hands the client to another provider. Reselling keeps the client with your agency while a white-label partner does the work under your brand.
Is RankMeTech cheaper than Social Spike?
They’re priced for different buyers. Social Spike publishes retail prices for business owners. RankMeTech charges agencies flat wholesale rates, so the agency sets the client’s price.
Can a Halifax web design agency resell SEO without hiring?
Yes. A white-label partner delivers audits, content, technical fixes and GEO under your brand, while you keep the client relationship and set the price.
Will my client know a partner is involved?
Not from us. Deliverables carry your brand only, and RankMeTech never contacts your clients.
Who should a Halifax contractor hire for SEO?
If you’re buying directly, a local direct-to-business agency such as Social Spike fits. RankMeTech works only through agencies.
Stop referring away your best retainers.
Halifax agencies: send one client site for a free GEO audit under your brand, and we’ll show you what reselling it looks like on your numbers.