The problemYou paid for expert articles and got AI filler with made-up facts.
In shortSEO content writing from Pixel & Oak is researched articles and pages built to rank in Google and be quoted in AI answers, for businesses tired of generic AI copy. AI agents draft each article from a keyword brief and sourced research, then a person fact-checks and edits it. Articles start at $350 and take 5–7 days.
Most SEO content writing services hide one of two problems: articles sold as human-written that come back as obvious AI text, or articles with no research behind them and facts nobody checked. We say plainly how ours are made. AI drafts. A person checks every fact against its source and edits. You get the source list with the article.
Every article starts with research, not a blank page. Our search agent picks the keyword and checks what already ranks, our research agent gathers facts with sources, and our writing agent drafts from that brief. Then Haider Ali fact-checks, edits and works in what you told us in a 20-minute call, so the article carries your prices, process and experience.
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These are the complaints we hear most from people who have outsourced content before.
You pay twice: once for the article, then again in hours spent rewriting it or chasing a refund. Publishing it anyway puts your own name on it.
What we doWe say up front that AI agents draft the article. What you pay for is the keyword brief, sourced research, your experience worked in, and a person who fact-checks and edits every draft.
Errors under your name cost trust, and on money, health or legal topics they are a real risk. The fee for the article is wasted too.
What we doOur research agent collects facts with source links before drafting starts. Haider checks every claim against its source, and the source list comes with the article so you can check it too.
The copy is unusable or breaks your page layout, and days go into back-and-forth or refund disputes instead of publishing.
What we doOne written brief per article, covering keyword, angle, length, structure and what the top pages miss, approved by you before writing starts. Two rounds of changes are included.
Your hours go into editing, which is exactly what you paid to avoid, and the SEO work is left as notes for you to finish.
What we doA 20-minute call or notes per article gives us your expertise up front, and the on-page SEO is done: title, meta description, headings, internal links and structured data.
Not knowing, owners either stop publishing and let competitors take the searches, or keep pushing thin AI pages that can drag the whole site down.
What we doWe follow Google's own guidance: content is judged on quality, not on how it was made, while mass-produced pages that add nothing are treated as spam. We write fewer pages, each with a reason to exist.
Months of writing go into topics nobody searches for, or keywords your site cannot win yet, so the posts sit unread.
What we doEvery topic starts with keyword data: real search volume, who ranks, and whether a page like yours can compete. You approve the topic list before any writing starts.
We would rather tell you now than take the project and disappoint you.
| Starts from | $350 an article, up to about 1,500 words |
|---|---|
| Four a month | $1,200 |
| Typical timeline | 5–7 days per article |
| Changes | Two rounds included |
| What you get | Keyword brief, sourced research, edited article, on-page SEO and images |
| How AI is used | AI drafts; a person fact-checks and edits every draft |
| Not for | Dozens of cheap articles a month |
| What you own | The content, in full, once it is paid for |
Worth knowing: AI can draft an article in a minute, which is why the web is filling up with the same article written a thousand times. What makes a page worth ranking is the part AI cannot invent: your prices, your process, your mistakes and your customers' questions. That is why we ask for 20 minutes of your time, or your notes, for every article. Because one person edits every draft, we take a limited number of articles each month.
The target search, what currently ranks, what those pages miss, and the angle that gives yours a reason to exist.
Facts, figures and quotes collected with links, delivered as a source list so every claim can be checked.
A short call or written notes from you, turned into the examples and opinions only your business can give.
Every draft fact-checked and edited by a person before you see it. Nothing is published unread.
Title, meta description, headings, internal links, direct-answer paragraphs and FAQ markup done, not left as notes.
Diagrams and graphics made for the article, and publishing in your CMS if you want it.
A 22-second look at how we write: a keyword brief, research with sources, your experience worked in, and human editing. From $350 per article, 5–7 days.
You paid for expert articles. Got made-up facts. Errors published under your name. Your evenings spent rewriting. Dozens of posts, no traffic. There’s a better way. SEO content writing with sources and a human editor. A keyword brief first. Research with cited sources. Human-edited, your experience in. From $350/article · 5–7 days · fixed quote. Get a fixed quote. pixelandoak.com/services/seo-content-writing
Google said in February 2023 that appropriate use of AI is not against its guidelines, and that it rewards helpful, people-first content however it is produced. Its spam policies separately name scaled content abuse: using AI or anything else to churn out many pages that add nothing for visitors. The risk is not AI. It is thin pages at volume.
Should readers be told AI was involved? Google says readers should be able to see who is behind content. We recommend a byline from a real person at your business who has read and agreed with the article, and we always tell you which parts an AI drafted.
Published prices vary more than tenfold, because buyers are paying for very different things. Here is what each option usually includes.
| Option | Published prices | What is included | Trade-off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per-word content service | About $7 per 100 words | Writing to a keyword, title and meta | Research depth and AI use vary by writer |
| Specialist writer or boutique | $500 to $2,000+ per piece | Strong writing, sometimes strategy | Price is often hidden until a call |
| Content agency retainer | From about $10,000 a month | Strategy, volume and reporting | Big budgets and minimum terms |
| Our articles | $350 per article up to about 1,500 words; four for $1,200 | Brief, sourced research, AI draft, human edit, on-page SEO and images | AI drafts by design; limited monthly capacity |
Formats that earn search traffic, published wherever your site lives.
Guides, comparisons, how-to articles, service and location pages, category copy
Ahrefs, Search Console, Google results and primary sources
WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Sanity or Ghost, or a Google Doc
Diagrams and graphics made for each article, with text added separately so it is spelled correctly
Not sure whether more content is what you actually need? Send over what you are trying to fix and we will tell you straight — including if a smaller job would do it.
Ask us first →A short list of keywords you can realistically win, approved by you before any writing starts.
One brief per article, with the sources and the angle.
AI draft, human edit, your approval. Two rounds of changes included.
Published with links and markup, then tracked in Search Console.
AI agents from our Design & Film and Growth & Marketing divisions do the work, in parallel. Haider Ali, founder and CEO, agrees the plan with you and signs off everything before it reaches you.
Real work that uses the same skills. Every card links to something you can open and inspect yourself.
Our articles of up to about 1,500 words start at $350 each, including the keyword brief, research, editing, on-page SEO and images. Four articles a month cost $1,200. Long guides, original data and technical subjects cost more and are quoted first. Prices are per article, and you approve the topics before any writing starts.
Not in itself. Google judges content on whether it helps the reader, not on how it was produced. What hurts sites is thin AI content at scale: many near-identical pages that add nothing. A researched article with checked facts and real experience from your business is the opposite of that.
Google has said appropriate use of AI is not against its guidelines. Its spam policies target content produced at scale to manipulate rankings with little value to readers, whether a person or a machine wrote it. Sites that published large batches of thin AI pages have been hit; edited, useful articles have not been targeted for using AI.
The first draft is, from a brief and research our agents prepare. Every draft is then fact-checked and edited by a person and shaped around what you tell us. We do not deliver unedited AI output, and we never sell AI drafts as human-written.
SEO copywriting usually means pages that sell, such as service pages, landing pages and product copy. SEO content writing usually means articles and guides that answer questions and bring in search traffic. We do both, from the same keyword brief and research process, and price longer sales pages separately.
A good freelance writer suits you if you can brief and edit them yourself. A content mill suits high volume at a low price, with uneven research. We sit between them: a fixed price per article, AI drafts, sourced research and a person who edits every draft, with a limited number of articles each month.
Usually because the posts target topics few people search for, keywords the site cannot win yet, or searches where the top results already answer the question better. Weak internal linking and slow pages make it worse. We start every topic from keyword data and check what already ranks before writing a word.
New articles usually take weeks to months to settle in Google, depending on the competition and the strength of your site. We do not guarantee rankings or traffic, because nobody can honestly. We pick keywords with that in mind and report what each article is doing in Search Console.
You do, in full, once it is paid for. You can edit it, republish it, change the byline or take it elsewhere. We keep the brief and source list on file in case you want the article updated or extended later.
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