Service 01
SEO
Monthly technical audits, daily keyword-rank tracking, and a prioritized list of exactly what to fix and why — so you always know where you stand in search.
$199 / month
Systems online · 100% uptime We handle the tools. We run the campaigns. You watch it grow.
Marketing now runs on a dozen AI tools — powerful, pricey, and exhausting to run yourself. We run them for you. You get a real partner you can message any time, and a live dashboard that holds your entire marketing operation, 100% of the time.
Google Ads · SEO · Meta Ads · Websites · Live dashboards
Google Ads management — $199/mo
SEO management — $199/mo
Meta Ads — $199/mo
Live client dashboard — free with any service
50+ years combined experience
0 account managers
Setup in 1–2 weeks
Your whole account, in the dashboard — 24/7
Same-day reply from Preston
Month-to-month · no contracts
Account managers between you and the work
No relays. No handoffs.
At most agencies, an account manager relays your messages to a team you never meet — and your account lives in that one person’s inbox. Here, you talk directly to the partner doing the work, and everything they do is in your dashboard, not locked in anyone’s head.
The problem
Marketing now runs on a dozen AI tools. You have zero spare hours.
Every one of those tools is powerful. Learning, paying for, and babysitting all of them while you run a business is not. Here’s what the usual options actually look like:
01
The account-manager relay
Your agency assigns someone to pass messages to a team you never meet. Context gets lost at every handoff, and answers take days.
02
The tool pile
Analytics, Search Console, Google Ads, Meta, Tag Manager, AI writers. Each one is another login, another bill, and another learning curve.
03
The lock-in contract
Long terms, notice periods, and exit fees designed to keep you paying whether the work performs or not.
04
The mystery report
A monthly PDF of raw numbers. No idea which dollar produced which customer, and nobody to explain what happens next.
You don’t need more tools. You need partners who run them for you — and one dashboard that holds it all.
The stack
Everything you need. Nothing you don’t.
Service 02
Google Ads
From campaign architecture to daily bid adjustments, we manage every dollar of spend and review weekly — changing structure whenever the data calls for it.
$199 / month
Service 03
Meta Ads
Facebook and Instagram campaigns built, tested, and optimized alongside your search channels — tracked in the same dashboard, judged on the same leads.
$199 / month
Service 04
Customer Analysis
Which channels drive your best leads, what your highest-value customers have in common, and where the funnel leaks — fed straight into every campaign decision.
$99 / month
Service 05
Live Dashboard
Your private portal, live from day one — and it’s far more than charts. Ads, SEO, and traffic in one view, plus your full strategy, every decision we make, and a plain-English monthly summary. Your entire marketing operation in one place, available 100% of the time.
Free with any service · $19 alone
Service 06
Web Development
Custom sites built for speed and conversion — no templates, no handoffs. Optimized for Core Web Vitals and wired directly into your marketing stack.
From $199 one-time
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Direct access
New message · client portal
“Can we push the spring promo live on Friday?”
9:12 AM
Handoffs before it reaches the person doing the work
0
Preston replied
“Done — scheduled for Friday 8 AM, budget capped, tracking live in your dashboard.”
Same day
Message the person doing the work.
No email chains, no ticket systems, no account managers. When you send a message through your portal, it goes straight to the partner on your account — usually Preston — and whatever you agree on is logged in your dashboard, so it’s never lost.
Same day
Typical reply time · business days
How it works
Simple from day one. Effortless after that.
Chat with Preston
Click “Work with us” and send a message. No intake forms, no sales funnel — just a direct conversation.
Discuss your goals
A short call about your business, your current marketing, and what success looks like for you.
Accounts & setup
We create and connect Google Ads, Analytics, Search Console and more. You don’t need to touch anything.
Dashboard goes live
Your private reporting portal is built and linked. Live data starts flowing from day one.
We handle the rest
SEO, ads, optimization, and reporting keep running. Every decision lands in your dashboard, so your whole account is always one login away — not buried in someone’s inbox.
About us
Enterprise visibility. Boutique operation.
We’re a boutique operation that personally handles your SEO, paid ads, websites, and reporting — no account managers, no outsourcing. Everyone at Crux Data is a partner: an owner who does the strategy, the communication, and the execution themselves, with their name on the company. That’s why nothing gets passed down a chain, and nothing falls through the cracks.
Behind the people is a suite of AI and automation tools we’ve built, trained, and managed ourselves — so a small team of company partners delivers enterprise-level output. Human-driven marketing, enabled by AI. Never the other way around.
100%
Personally managed
50+
Years combined experience
0
Account managers
Continuity
Your marketing never goes dark.
At most agencies, your strategy, your logins, and your history live in one account manager’s inbox. When they’re on vacation — or they quit — it walks out the door with them. We built the opposite. Every campaign, every decision, every number that matters lives in your dashboard, available to you 100% of the time.
Preston runs many accounts personally — but nothing he does is locked in his head. It’s all in your portal, where any partner at Crux Data can see exactly where things stand and keep them moving. You’ll always talk to a person. Your marketing will never depend on just one.
Pricing
Priced like a stack. Not an agency retainer.
Every service is à la carte. Start with what you need, add more when you’re ready — no lock-in, cancel any time.
Your stack
$19/MO
0 services · dashboard included
+ Website build · from $199 one-time, quoted first
Month-to-month. No contract. Cancel anytime.
Build the full plan Or just talk to PrestonTop tier
Replaces everything below
Client dashboard
Always included
Live client dashboard
$19/mo$19Free
Rankings, traffic, ad spend, and leads in one private portal — free as soon as you add any service.
Marketing services
Mix & match
Website retainer
Pick one · or skip
Website development
One-time project
Tap services to build your stack · full details in the plan builder
What does Crux Data actually do?
Crux Data is a small US marketing agency that runs Google Ads, SEO, Meta Ads, and website work for small businesses. We wield a stack of leading-edge AI tools on your behalf, with a human expert reviewing every decision, so you get enterprise-level execution at small-business pricing.
How is Crux different from other agencies?
Three things: (1) an AI-first workflow that lets a two-person team deliver the output of a much larger agency, (2) direct access to the founder — no account-team handoffs, and (3) transparent pricing published on the website, with a custom-plan builder that shows live pricing before you ever talk to a person. …and because your whole account lives in the dashboard, not in one inbox, the work keeps running no matter who’s at their desk.
How much does it cost?
Individual services start at $19/mo (client dashboard) and $99/mo (customer analysis). Google Ads, SEO, and Meta Ads are $199/mo each. Retainer plans are $249, $449, or $999/mo. The Fractional Marketing Expert plan — every service included plus 24/7 support — is $2,000/mo. Use the custom plan builder to see your exact price live.
Do you require long-term contracts?
No. Every plan is month-to-month. We think if the work is good, you'll stay. If it isn't, you shouldn't be locked in.
How do I get started?
Send a message through the contact page or build a custom plan on the plan-builder page and submit it. Preston responds personally, usually the same business day.
Do I need to know anything about marketing or tech?
Not a thing. We translate everything into plain English. You'll never need to log into Google Analytics, interpret a raw data export, or decode a technical audit. Your job is to run your business — ours is to make your marketing perform and explain what's happening in language that makes sense for a business owner.
How long does it take to get started?
For most clients, we're fully set up within 1–2 weeks. That includes account access, dashboard setup, an initial audit of your current marketing, and a clear onboarding summary of where we're starting and where we're going.
What does the reporting dashboard actually look like?
It's a custom-built portal made specifically for our clients. You get a private URL with live data from every connected channel — SEO rankings, ad performance, website traffic and more — plus a direct messaging line to us inside the same screen. No monthly PDFs, no logging into five platforms. It’s your whole marketing operation in one place — strategy, campaigns, and results — available 100% of the time, not just a monthly PDF.
What if I'm not happy with the results?
We'll have a direct conversation about what's working and what isn't, and we'll tell you honestly. If something isn't performing, we fix it. No contracts designed to keep you stuck, no notice periods, no fees to leave.
What types of businesses do you work with?
Primarily small-to-medium businesses that need enterprise-level marketing without enterprise pricing: locally-owned service businesses, e-commerce brands, professional services, and boutique retailers. If customers find you online and you want one accountable team managing every layer of it, we should talk.
What AI tools are you using, and is my data safe?
We use Claude and ChatGPT for content, analysis, and reporting automation, alongside custom pipelines we've built ourselves. We never share client data with AI tools in ways that put your business at risk, and everything is kept confidential.