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From a two-desk SEO consultancy to a full-stack growth agency trusted by 500+ brands — here's how RankLab got here, one milestone at a time.
RankLab began in 2011 in a rented San Francisco co-working desk, when founder Marcus Chen started taking on freelance SEO clients between jobs. What started as spreadsheets and late-night keyword research turned into a promise: treat every client's growth like it's our own business on the line. Fifteen years later, that promise still shapes everything we build.
Fifteen years of steady, deliberate growth — built one client relationship at a time.
Marcus Chen launches RankLab as a boutique SEO consultancy out of San Francisco, serving three local clients from a shared co-working desk.
Growing client demand pushes RankLab beyond organic search — a dedicated paid media team is formed, and the company signs its first six-figure annual retainer.
RankLab crosses its 100th client and rolls out a full content marketing practice, pairing editorial strategy with technical SEO for the first time.
To serve a growing East Coast client base, RankLab opens a second office in New York and surpasses $10M in annually managed ad spend.
RankLab reaches the 500-client milestone and launches its proprietary live-reporting dashboard, replacing static monthly PDFs for every account.
Despite a turbulent global economy, RankLab delivers its 1,000th completed project and grows its senior team to more than 50 strategists.
RankLab shifts to a remote-first model, expanding its team to 60+ specialists across time zones while crossing 1,200 total projects delivered.
Client retention hits an all-time high of 98%, with clients seeing an average ROI growth of +248% across active engagements.
Today RankLab is a full-stack growth agency trusted by 500+ companies worldwide — still holding to the same standard we started with in 2011.
Whether you're a future client or a future teammate, RankLab's next milestone starts with a conversation.
