Portland Digital Marketing Agency

The Viable Source is a Portland-based digital marketing agency. We help businesses get found and grow through search, including traditional SEO, Google Local SEO, Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), PPC ad management, social media, content marketing, and website work. We serve clients across Oregon, Washington, California, Colorado, Arizona, and Nevada.

We are based in the Portland metro area in Hillsboro, Oregon. We work with clients in person across the Portland area and remotely across the western United States. You can reach us at (971) 599-3123 or hello@theviablesource.com.

We work with small and mid-sized businesses across many industries, including local service businesses, professional services, restaurants and hospitality, e-commerce brands, and B2B companies. Our typical client has between 1 and 100 employees and wants steady, measurable growth from search and digital channels.

SEO targets traditional ranked search results on Google and Bing. AEO targets the AI-generated answers produced by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and Microsoft Copilot. Both matter, neither replaces the other. SEO gets you on the page; AEO gets you cited in the answer. Our work covers both.

Paid channels like Google Ads can produce leads within days of launch. SEO, AEO, and content marketing are longer-build channels. Most clients see meaningful organic traffic gains in 3 to 6 months and substantial gains in 9 to 12 months. Local SEO often shows movement faster, sometimes in the first 6 to 8 weeks once Google Business Profile and citations are cleaned up.

No. We are based in Portland and have deep local expertise here, but we work with clients across the country. We have city-specific service pages for 16 markets including Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, Phoenix, and others. If your business is anywhere in the United States, we can help.

Pricing depends on the scope of work, your goals, and the channels involved. Most ongoing engagements run as monthly retainers sized to your budget and growth targets. One-time projects like website builds, brand identity, and audits are scoped individually. Every engagement starts with a free strategy call so we can recommend the right fit before you commit to anything.

Book a free 30-minute strategy call. We will review your current digital presence, talk through your goals, and recommend the highest-leverage next steps for your business. There is no obligation and you will leave the call with useful insight whether or not we end up working together.