I THE INDEX CLUBApply

Membership / application only / maximum 12 active brands

Not a retainer. A membership.

A conventional retainer buys a scope. Membership buys an ongoing strategic relationship with a deliberately small search practice. We agree what matters, build the plan around the business and change priorities when the evidence says we should.

Admissions Note

Every application is reviewed personally. Capacity is intentionally capped at 12 active brands. The best engagements are commercially serious, operator-friendly and ready to move.

Founder-led every week Minimum 3-month commitment Traditional + AI search

Good company. Clear direction.

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Membership Levels & Advisory

Choose the depth, not a list of deliverables.

The right level is recommended after The Index Review. Scope follows opportunity, your implementation capacity and the commercial stakes involved.

Application only

Direction

Senior direction for internal teams with delivery capability that need sharper priorities, pressure and judgement.

• Monthly founder-led strategy

• Technical and content prioritisation

• Search opportunity mapping

• Stakeholder-ready growth note

From £1,800 / month

Apply for Direction
Application only

Leverage

An embedded senior partner for search-critical brands where growth, migration, authority or executive visibility carry real consequence.

• Everything in Growth

• Executive search board

• Expansion and migration support

• Priority founder access

From £9,000 / month

Apply for Leverage
Enterprise Bespoke

Enterprise Mandate

Tailored senior partnership for complex multi-brand, international, or high-scale enterprise search transformations.

• Multi-market & international architecture

• Custom engineering & platform integration

• Executive board & C-suite advisory

• Tailored squad deployment & governance

POA (Price on Application)

Enquire for Enterprise
Agency Practice Selective

Agency Advisory

Strategic consulting, positioning, and practice coaching for SEO agency founders and search practice directors.

• Agency model & pricing architecture

• Senior search team coaching

• Pitch & commercial strategy review

• AI-search service evolution

POA (Price on Application)

Enquire for Agency Advisory

Scope & Capabilities

What Membership Can Include

The exact mix should follow the member's commercial needs rather than forcing every brand through the same package. Possible work includes:

Strategy & Governance

• Search and organic growth strategy.

• Keyword, topic and demand analysis.

• Measurement, forecasting and commercial opportunity modelling.

• Senior stakeholder workshops.

• Team enablement and coaching.

Technical & Architecture

• Technical SEO and platform guidance.

• Site migrations and redesign support.

• Information architecture.

• Internal linking.

Content & Authority

• Content strategy and briefing.

• Content performance and decay analysis.

• Digital PR and authority strategy.

Specialised & AI Search

• E-commerce search strategy.

• Local search where relevant.

• International search where relevant.

• AI-search visibility and brand representation analysis.

• Search input into broader brand, UX, product and acquisition decisions.

Boundaries

What Membership Is Not

Membership is not:

• a fixed bundle of monthly SEO tasks;

• unlimited production resource;

• guaranteed rankings;

• a link-buying package;

• an outsourced content farm;

• an AI-search gimmick;

• a junior team hidden behind a senior salesperson.

Member Standard

The Member Experience

Direct senior access

You are close to the strategy and the person responsible for it.

A living roadmap

Priorities are visible, commercially ranked and allowed to change.

Fewer handovers

Less time translating the same context between sales, strategy, account management and delivery.

Clear decisions

Every recommendation should help answer: what should we do, why does it matter and what happens next?

Monthly member book

A selected book delivered each month, chosen to add something useful to the way we think about your business.

Capacity

The limit is part of the model.

The Index Club works with a maximum of 12 brands at a time.

The founding cohort will be smaller: 3-5 brands.

When capacity is reached, the application form should switch to a waiting-list state rather than pretending immediate availability exists.

Active Limit

12 Brands

Hard capacity cap for senior strategic focus.

Founding Cohort

3–5 Brands

Small initial intake for immediate velocity.

Capacity State

Waiting List

Application form switches automatically when full.

Next steps

Ready for a direct strategic relationship?

Apply now to discuss fit and availability for your brand.

Apply for membership