SearchMax Reviews & Agency Profile

About SearchMax

SearchMax is a digital marketing agency founded in 2013 and headquartered in Melbourne, with further offices in Brisbane and North Geelong. The team has 10 to 49 people, including technical staff in Sri Lanka, where it also has a Colombo address. The business began as a white-label service provider before building its own client base. It holds Google Premier Partner status and is also a Meta Badged Partner and a Microsoft Advertising Partner.

The agency has a dedicated dental marketing page and a broader healthcare marketing service. For dental practices it combines digital strategy, web design, local SEO, Google Ads, retargeting, post-click optimisation, content, social advertising and email. Campaigns are split between bringing in new patients and keeping existing ones, with A/B testing and frequent ad changes. It targets these practice types: general dentists, corporate chains and DSOs, orthodontists, endodontists, periodontists, and dental labs or suppliers. Ad copy, creatives and landing pages are written to fit AHPRA advertising rules, and it offers compliance audits of existing sites. It also connects ad spend to bookings through integrations with HealthEngine, Nookal, Cliniko and AutoMed.

Their healthcare work gives the most concrete evidence. National Skin Cancer Centre gained 32 percent more bookings at a 12 percent lower cost per booking. Grove Medical Cockburn saw bookings rise 23 percent and cost per booking fall 26 percent. Their dental work features Evergreen Dental Care in Melbourne's east, where Google Ads, Meta Ads and local SEO were combined with hyper-local targeting and appointment reminder ads. Lavrin and Lawrence Orthodontics has also given a testimonial.

On Clutch they hold a 4.9 rating from eight reviews, and 4.8 on Google from 18 reviews. A healthcare client saw 400 percent year-on-year SEO growth with better click-through and return on ad spend. SRC Health International's Australian online conversion rate doubled. Common themes are fast replies, regular reporting and met deadlines. One reviewer suggested more ongoing competitor research. Lilydale Doctors, a medical practice, got more new patient bookings over 12 months.

Dental packages start at A$1,900, with the final cost depending on goals, location, channels and competition. Hourly rates are US$100 to US$149, with a US$1,000 minimum project. Healthcare monthly budgets run from below A$3,000 up to A$30,000 or more. A free consultation is offered. Reporting is clear and transparent, and contract length is not published.