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Two Cents guideSEO agenciesEvidence of results beats promises.8 compared · Melbourne
Two Cents guideGEO agenciesAsk for the prompt set, not the promise.9 compared · Melbourne
Two Cents guideSkip bin hirePublished prices and permits decide it.9 compared · Melbourne
Two Cents guideTree removalQualifications and insurance decide it.10 compared · Melbourne
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Researched shortlists · Melbourne
Big decisions.
Our two cents.
Who to hire in Melbourne, checked properly. Clear scores, every source linked, and the catches we found.
The shortlists so far.
Each guide compares the businesses we could actually check, on the same five pillars, with every fact linked to where we found it. New categories arrive once the research is done.
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Professional services · Melbourne
Evidence of results beats promises.
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Professional services · Melbourne
Ask for the prompt set, not the promise.
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Home & outdoors · Melbourne
Published prices and permits decide it.
Featured Position 1 is Jim's Skip Bins, which has a commercial relationship with our publisher.
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Home & outdoors · Melbourne
Qualifications and insurance decide it.
Featured Position 1 is Jim's Trees, which has a commercial relationship with our publisher.
Everyone says they’re the best.
So we count.
StudioHawk
No. 1 of 8 · SEO agencies, Melbourne
Biggest gap · Transparency, 10.5 of 15
ABN, Prahran address and reporting cadence published, and it states no lock-in contracts. No prices or ranges published.
Two CentsScore receipt · method v1
StudioHawk
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Expertise and capability
2525 / 25
SEO and AI search specialist since 2015 with a named founder (Harry Sanders) and 120+ staff. Independent judges named it Best Large SEO Agency at the APAC Search Awards 2026.
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Evidence of work
2525 / 25
Large library of named case studies with measurable organic outcomes, plus several campaigns that won independently judged awards in 2026.
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Customer experience
1818 / 20
Google 4.8 from 129 reviews and Clutch 4.8 from 6, about 135 reviews at 4.8 combined.
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Transparency
10.510.5 / 15
ABN, Prahran address and reporting cadence published, and it states no lock-in contracts. No prices or ranges published.
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Professional standards
1515 / 15
Multiple 2026 APAC and Global Search Awards wins verified on the organisers' sites, a stated no lock-in policy and an ethical (white hat) statement.
Points counted93.593.5
Rounded once to a whole score.
Same rules for every business.
So far we have weighed up 92 candidates, published 36 scored assessments and linked 180 sources, each one beside the fact it supports.
Read the full method
- One rubric per category. Every business in a guide is rated on the same five pillars, with the same weights.
- Unknown is not zero. If we cannot verify something, we say so. A business without enough evidence is listed as not yet scored, never marked down.
- One featured spot, always labelled. A guide may feature one business that has a commercial relationship with our publisher, in position 1, scored exactly like everyone else.
- Corrections are free. Anyone can send one with a link to evidence, and changes are dated in the guide.
