AGENCY COMPARISON
MICHAEL EVANS MEDIA vs STRUD MARKETING.
A one-person business in Rockhampton, or a team-based agency with a Brookwater head office? Here's a breakdown of which one fits which job, including the cases where STRUD is the better pick.
Up front
Everything about STRUD Marketing below comes from their public website (strudmarketing.com.au), which I read on 1 October 2026. I have no inside information on their pricing, contracts or team. If anything here is inaccurate, let us know and I'll fix it.
SIDE BY SIDE
THE OBSERVABLE DIFFERENCES.
| Dimension | Michael Evans Media | STRUD Marketing |
|---|---|---|
| Published pricing | $599 / $1,299 / $1,999 per month on our site. Websites from $1,500 one-off | No prices listed on their website. Free consultation, then a free quote |
| Services | Websites, social media, Meta and Google ads, SEO, drone | SEO, Google Ads, social media marketing, web design, per their site |
| Where they're based | Rockhampton, serving Central Queensland | Head office in Brookwater QLD. Serves businesses across Australia, with Rockhampton pages on their site |
| Team | One person: Michael | A team of marketers, per their site |
| Who you deal with | Michael, on every account | Their team (they don't name who runs each account) |
| Contracts | No lock-in contracts | Not stated on their website |
| Meta & Google ads management | $599/mo ads-only plan, ad spend paid direct to Meta and Google | Google Ads and social ads listed on their site |
| Google reviews | 5.0 from 23 Google reviews (checked 4 October 2026) | 5.0 from 15 reviews, as shown on their site |
| Published client results | My Place Hair & Beauty, month one: 44 bookings, $6,773 tracked (case study) | No client results found on their home page when I checked |
WHEN STRUD IS THE BETTER PICK
GO WITH STRUD IF...
- →You want a team behind your account rather than one person.
- →SEO is your main goal. It sits at the top of STRUD's service list, and they run a lot of location pages for it.
- →You're happy to start with a consultation and get a quote afterwards, and you don't need to see prices first.
WHEN I'M THE BETTER PICK
GO WITH MICHAEL EVANS MEDIA IF...
- →You want public pricing. $599, $1,299 or $1,999 per month, websites from $1,500 one-off, no GST added. Google Ads management on its own is $599 a month. No call required to find out the price.
- →You want to deal with the person doing the work. It's just me, so there's no hand-off.
- →You want your marketer to be local. I'm based in Rockhampton and I know the region.
- →You want no lock-in contract, and you want to own your website.
QUESTIONS WE GET
FAQs.
Why publish a comparison against STRUD Marketing? Is this aggressive?
It's not aggressive, it's honest. Business owners comparing options sometimes find STRUD Marketing as well as me, and telling them up front where each of us fits is more useful than pretending the other one doesn't exist. Everything about STRUD on this page comes from their public website.
When is STRUD Marketing the better choice?
If you want a bigger team behind your account, or you want SEO and Google Ads run by a team based in the Brisbane region rather than one person in Rockhampton, STRUD is set up for that and I'm not. They also list a free consultation and free quote, which is a fair way to start.
When is Michael Evans Media the better choice?
If you want to see prices before you talk to anyone, deal directly with the person doing the work, be based in the same region as your marketer, and have no lock-in contract. I'm one person, so I only take on what I can do properly.
What does STRUD Marketing actually charge?
I don't know. I couldn't find prices on their website when I checked on 1 October 2026. They offer a free consultation and then a free quote. Mine are on this site.
Could I use both?
You could, but make sure you're not paying two people to do the same job. If one of you runs the website and SEO and the other runs the ads, agree who owns what first.
Are you trying to undercut them on price?
No. I don't know their prices, so I can't say. I just publish mine so you can decide.
READY FOR A REAL CONVERSATION?
Free 30-minute call. I'll work out what your business actually needs, and tell you honestly if someone else is the better fit.