Hibu Reviews & Digital Marketing Solutions

Hibu Inc. is a leading provider of technology-driven digital marketing solutions for local businesses across the US. We combine best-in-class technology, extensive professional expertise, and unmatched experience and data to deliver the digital marketing local businesses need - all integrated on One Platform from One Provider. Read all the Hibu reviews below to see why business owners trust Hibu for website design, SEO, omnichannel advertising, review management, and more. Our AI-enabled proprietary platform connects clients with their ideal audience, generates valuable leads, and helps turn those leads into loyal customers. Hibu is a Meta Marketing Partner, Google Partner, Amazon Ads Partner, and Microsoft Advertising Elite Partner.

Min project size
Undisclosed
Hourly rate
Undisclosed
Employees
1,000 - 9,999
Locations
Cedar Rapids, IA
Year founded
Founded 1983

Service Lines

Search Engine Optimization: 35%
Social Media Marketing: 35%
Web Design: 30%

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SEO Focus

Local search: 40%
On site optimization: 30%
Content development: 20%
Link earning & development: 10%

Social Media Focus

Facebook Advertising: 30%
Twitter Advertising: 30%
Instagram Advertising: 20%
LinkedIn Advertising: 20%

Industries

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Clients

Small Business (<$10M): 80%
Midmarket ($10M - $1B): 20%

Pricing Snapshot

Min. project size Undisclosed

Avg. hourly rate Undisclosed

Rating for cost 2.5 /5

What Clients Have Said

Hibu's pricing is deemed budget-friendly by some clients, but many express disappointment over high costs without results, with specific mentions of $7,000 and $9,000 spent for inadequate service. Overall, clients report a poor value for cost, citing miscommunication and unmet expectations.

This summary is based on verified Clutch reviews.

Most Common Project Size

< $10,000 based on 15 reviews

< $10,000 $10,000 - $49,999 $50,000 - $199,999 > $200,000

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Hibu Review Insights

Overall Review Rating

2.4

Quality 2.4
Schedule 2.8
Cost 2.5
Willing to Refer 2.3

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Review Highlights

Strength in Local SEO

For some clients, Hibu effectively improved local search rankings and Google Maps visibility, indicating a strength in local SEO services when executed appropriately.
Prompt Website Development

Some clients appreciated the promptness of Hibu's website development services, noting the ease of implementing changes. This suggests a strength in delivering web development projects efficiently when executed correctly.
Disappointing Project Management

Multiple reviews highlight issues with Hibu's project management, reporting unresponsiveness, lack of follow-up, and failure to resolve critical issues like incorrect ad targeting and website errors. These management shortcomings resulted in unmet client expectations and frustration.

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Search Engine Optimization Social Media Marketing
Local search
+1
Confidential
Jan. - Apr. 2024

5.0

Quality: 5.0

Schedule: 5.0

Cost: 5.0

Willing to Refer: 5.0

May 2, 2024

CEO, Business Services Company

Anonymous

Business services
New York City, New York
1-10 Employees
Online Review

Hibu (Formerly RevLocal) was hired by a business services company to conduct a GMB review of their website.

Hibu (Formerly RevLocal)’s work has been met with positive acclaim. The team is efficient, hardworking, and on top of the ball.

The client submitted this review online.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of a business services company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

business services company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire RevLocal to accomplish?

GMB Review

SOLUTION

How did you find RevLocal?

Online Search

Why did you select RevLocal over others?

High ratings
Good value for cost

How many teammates from RevLocal were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Their project management is very nice and fast

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Their project management is very nice and fast

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Very good parson

What was your primary form of communication with RevLocal?

Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Good company

Are there any areas for improvement or something RevLocal could have done differently?

Yes

RATINGS

5.0

Social Media Marketing Web Design
Less than $10,000
Jan. 2020 - May 2024

5.0

Quality: 5.0

Schedule: 5.0

Cost: 5.0

Willing to Refer: 5.0

Apr 24, 2024

Consultant, Beauty & Cosmetics

Anonymous

Other industries
Fort Recovery, Ohio
51-200 Employees
Online Review

Hibu (Formerly RevLocal) was hired to provide digital marketing services for a beauty and cosmetics company. The goal was to generate leads.

Hibu's (Formerly RevLocal) work has been met with positive acclaim. The team is efficient, hardworking, and on top of the ball.

Search Engine Optimization Social Media Marketing Web Development
Less than $10,000
June - Nov. 2023

0.5

Quality: 0.5

Schedule: 0.5

Cost: 0.5

Willing to Refer: 0.5

"I signed a 6-month contract, and there was a period of 2-2.5 months I didn't have a single lead."

Nov 22, 2023

Owner & Operator, GutBoyz LLC

Dillon W

Other industries
Spokane, Washington
1-10 Employees
Online Review

Hibu was hired to provide SEO & PPC services for a construction company.

According to the client, hibu’s sales representative did not deliver a single lead within the 6-month contract. The neighbor was not happy with the results of the engagement.
This review includes the vendor’s response.

The client submitted this review online.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Owner & Operator of GutBoyz LLC

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Gutter & roof cleanings

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Hibu to accomplish?

20-30 Leads
Growth in business
Profitable

SOLUTION

How did you find Hibu?

Neighbor

Why did you select Hibu over others?

Referred to me

How many teammates from Hibu were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

STAY AS FAR AWAY FROM HIBU AS POSSIBLE! Working with hibu has been the worst decisions of my life. I worked with a sales representative, named Dalin. Who works in the Spokane WA/Post Falls ID area. He is thee most slimest, fake, money hungry salesmen I have ever worked with.

And to make it worse this individual is my neighbor that lives 3 houses down. On our first initial sit down meeting before signing up for the service, he asked me what my goals were, or what I would like to expect out of hibu. I said, "If I can get 20-30 leads a month that would be amazing".

Dalin without hesitation replied "That is well within our grasp and something we are more than capable of achieving". WORD FOR WORD. So I figured, that's awesome. Given he's my neighbor, I found it hard that my neighbor would screw me over.

Well I was beyond wrong with that. I signed a 6-month contract, and there was a period of 2- 2.5 months I didn't have a single lead.... NOT A SINGLE LEAD.

And to add to it, this representative (Dalin) continued on to say "just give it sometime it'll turn around, and in the mean time lets get you signed up on extending your contract into SEO next year".

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Even thought the service as is wasn't doing anything. Mind you, I was paying $1300 a month.... I should be getting a lead a day at a minimum. And I didn't get anything for 2-2 1/2 months. Meanwhile this guy is enjoying life off the commission he's getting off my payments to hibu.

And on average I would only get 2 leads a week (not even guaranteed customers). When I was paying $10 a day for Facebook ads getting on average 40 leads a month.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Be warned! Do not work with Dalin from hibu what's so ever! They are a disgusting marketing agency, and do not have any concern about your business or your well being. If only Dalin could experience a 1/10th of the amount of stress he has caused me, maybe then he would have some sort of remorse.

You're a terrible person Dalin, and an even worse neighbor.

What was your primary form of communication with Hibu?

In-Person Meeting
Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

How fake and manipulative Dalin is.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Hibu could have done differently?

Everything. Pricing, communication, workmanship, truthfulness, respecting the customer. They did none of that.

Company Responses

The vendor responded on June 4, 2024.

We value your input and appreciate you giving us a chance to respond. Please send us an email at cs.escalations@hibu.com with "Clutch concern” in the subject line and your business name and/or account number in the body so we can talk about next steps.

RATINGS

1.0

"Worst experience of my life. And I've been to Afghanistan during a war zone 5 times....."

Digital Strategy Search Engine Optimization
Less than $10,000
Mar. 2019 - Sep. 2023

0.5

Quality: 0.5

Schedule: 0.5

Cost: 0.5

Willing to Refer: 0.5

Oct 25, 2023

owner

Anonymous

Other industries
White Plains, New York
1-10 Employees
Online Review

Hibu (Formerly RevLocal) provided lead generation services for an air care company. The team worked to increase the client's leads.

Hibu's (Formerly RevLocal) work has been met with positive acclaim. The team is efficient, hardworking, and on top of the ball.

Pay Per Click Search Engine Optimization Web Design
$200,000 to $999,999
Jan. 2022 - Sep. 2023

0.5

Quality: 1.5

Schedule: 3.5

Cost: 3.0

Willing to Refer: 0.5

"Things started well, but they've given us empty promises."

Aug 18, 2023

Owner, Great American Stone Sealers

Dan Barker

Other industries
Fort Worth, Texas
1-10 Employees
Online Review

Hibu (Formerly RevLocal) provides ongoing SEO and PPC services for a masonry contractor. The team has designed the website and worked on local search, SEO, and PPC to increase leads.

Hibu's (Formerly RevLocal) efforts had a positive impact on the client's growth in the first two months of the engagement. Since then, the client hasn't been satisfied with their work. The team has communicated through virtual meetings, but they haven't delivered the expected results to justify the cost.

The client submitted this review online.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Owner of Great American Stone Sealers

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Masonry Concractor

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire RevLocal to accomplish?

LEADS
LEADS
LEADS

SOLUTION

How did you find RevLocal?

Sales call

Why did you select RevLocal over others?

Promised results

How many teammates from RevLocal were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Web design Local search SEO PPC

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Growth for the first 2 months

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Has not produced results that justifies cost

What was your primary form of communication with RevLocal?

Virtual Meeting

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Things started well, but they've given us empty promises

Are there any areas for improvement or something RevLocal could have done differently?

Produce results

RATINGS

1.0

"They simply did not perform, there was a lot of talk and excuses and little to no results."

Search Engine Optimization
Less than $10,000
Dec. 2022 - Ongoing

0.5

Quality: 0.5

Schedule: 0.5

Cost: 0.5

Willing to Refer: 0.5

"They do not deliver."

Mar 8, 2023

Executive, Ashly Fine Rugs

Anonymous

Retail
Houston, Texas
1-10 Employees
Online Review
Verified

Hibu (Formerly RevLocal) provides SEO services for a handmade rug retailer. The goal is to attract visitors and place the company on the first page of Google search rankings.

Hibu (Formerly RevLocal) has failed to meet expectations with their services. They have created a copy of the client's home page to replace the online shopping site; however, it does not suffice the entire project's requirements. Their inability to deliver has led to a negative rating from the client

The client submitted this review online.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am an executive of Ashly Fine Rugs

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are a retail and wholesale handmade rug showroom with facilities in four countries weaving handmade rugs.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire RevLocal to accomplish?

bring more vistiors to our site
bring more phone calls to our service department
put us on 1st page of google search

SOLUTION

How did you find RevLocal?

Other

Why did you select RevLocal over others?

Referred to me

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

All they did was make a copy of my website home page and replaced my full-content online shopping website. They did this on google my business and yelp, where I have been fully active for years. that is all they did, nothing else.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

none, they faild us and many other business.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

They do not deliver. They justified charging us because we have a contract.

What was your primary form of communication with RevLocal?

Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

nothing

RATINGS

1.0

Web Design Web Development
$10,000 to $49,999
Apr. 2022 - Ongoing

0.5

Quality: 0.5

Schedule: 0.5

Cost: 0.5

Willing to Refer: 0.5

"They do not deliver at all."

Jul 12, 2022

Owner, Eastom Plastering

Armando Soto

Other industries
Bakersfield, California
1-10 Employees
Online Review
Verified

Hibu has developed a website to help a construction company generate sales and calls.

Hibu has delivered the website to the client. However, the vendor's team has included the wrong phone number on the website and refused to fix it for over two months. The client has been trying to have it changed, but the vendor has never called them back.

The client submitted this review online.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

My name is Armando Soto, and I help my father run his construction business online, since my father cannot work with technology.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Hibu, and what were your goals?

To create us a website, generate sales and calls. ect.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

my father unfortunately selected them trusting that they were legit.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

My father does stucco/ plastering.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

Mary, a local agent for Hibu here in Bakersfield CA, and Kristin, who performed her "investigation" on their huge error.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

They put the wrong number on my website and refused to change it for over 2 months.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

They do not deliver at all.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

I can't believe how shady this company is please run.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

They refused to fix the number on my website for over 2 months.

RATINGS

1.0

"please run away, take my word and look elsewhere."

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Suite 300, 221 3rd Ave SE Cedar Rapids, IA, United States 52401

401 - 500

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