THOMAS DIGITAL
Prepared for Eric Bahme & Nate Peterson · MBE Hospitality · October 8, 2026
Option 3 · Founding Partner

Pick your portfolio size. Get that discount from day one.

Eric mentioned 15 to 20 properties. Instead of earning a lower price one site at a time, MBE chooses a size now, and every property — starting with the first four — gets that discount right away. Each property is still priced to its real size.

$14,700
First four builds at Growth
Rate card $17,300.
$297/mo
Monthly plans from
Per property. SEO and AI search at $500 and $1,000.
20%
Off every build at Portfolio
20 properties within 12 months.
Three partner levels

Choose how far MBE wants to go.

Launch · 4 properties
10% off every build
From property #1. Monthly plans at the same price for all.
  • No commitment beyond the first four
  • Partner terms, one bill, one coordinator
  • Booking widget at $250 per property
Most popular
Growth · 10 properties
15% off every build
From property #1. Monthly plans at the same price for all.
  • 10 properties within 12 months
  • Booking widget included on every property
  • Quarterly portfolio review with Eric and Nate
Portfolio · 20 properties
20% off every build
From property #1. Monthly plans at the same price for all.
  • 20 properties within 12 months
  • Everything in Growth
  • Next-week launch slot for each new property
The fair-play rule: the level is a 12-month target, not a penalty. If MBE ends the year below its level, past builds are re-priced to the level actually reached, and the difference is billed once. Over the target? You keep the rate, and we talk about the next level.
The monthly plan · where results come from

The build gets you a great site. The monthly plan gets it found.

Every property has one monthly plan. Pick it property by property, and move up or down at any time. Each plan costs the same for every property, so MBE can budget with one number.

Foundation$297/moFast, safe, always current→ Ready to be foundLocal SEO$500/moGoogle Maps, reviews, local pages→ Found by local searchersLocal SEO + AI search$1,000/moNamed in ChatGPT and Google AI→ Recommended by AIEach plan includes everything in the one before it
Foundation
$297 /mo per property
Every property starts here · 12 months, then month to month
  • Hosting, daily backups, SSL and security updates
  • Unlimited content updates: rates, specials, events, photos
  • Heat maps that show what guests click, and where they drop off
  • A fresh redesign every quarter, as big or small as you want
  • Search basics kept healthy: speed, mobile, page titles, hotel data markup
  • A real person — Victor — on every request

What it does for you: the site stays fast, accurate and ready for Google. It does not chase new rankings on its own.

Pays for itself at about 6–15 room-nights a month moved from Expedia or Booking.com to direct.

Local SEO
$500 /mo per property
Replaces Foundation — not on top of it
  • Everything in Foundation
  • Google Business Profile run for you: photos, posts, offers, questions
  • Review growth: after-stay review requests, and replies to every review
  • New local pages each month, like "Cabins near Bend" or "Things to do in Granbury"
  • Listings kept the same on Google, Apple Maps, Bing, Yelp and TripAdvisor
  • Monthly report: calls, map directions, Book Now clicks, rankings

What it does for you: more guests find the property on Google and Google Maps before they reach Expedia.

Pays for itself at about 10–25 room-nights a month moved from Expedia or Booking.com to direct.

Best for busy properties
Local SEO + AI search
$1,000 /mo per property
Replaces Foundation — not on top of it
  • Everything in Local SEO
  • Answer pages written the way guests ask: "Is it pet friendly?" "How far to the lake?"
  • Rooms, rates, amenities and events marked up so AI tools can read them
  • Mentions on trusted travel and local sites that AI tools quote
  • Monthly AI check: we ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI what guests ask, and track whether your property is named

What it does for you: when a guest asks an AI tool where to stay nearby, your property is in the answer.

Pays for itself at about 20–50 room-nights a month moved from Expedia or Booking.com to direct.

Why it pays for itself: Expedia and Booking.com keep about 15–30% of every booking. A direct booking still has card and booking-engine fees, so the real saving is about 10–25%. On a $200 night, that is $20–$50 back to the owner. Independent hotels in North America got 52.7% of their bookings through those sites in 2025 (Cloudbeds), so there is room to move.

What happens month by month

  • Month 1: we measure where each property stands — rankings, Google profile, reviews, and whether AI tools name it.
  • Months 2–3: fix the Google profile, launch review requests, publish the first local pages.
  • Months 4–6: build trust signals — listings, mentions, answer pages. This is when rankings usually move.
  • Every month: one short report per property, plus one portfolio view for MBE.

What we promise, and what we don't

  • We do the work every month, and show it in the report.
  • We report real numbers: calls, directions, Book Now clicks, rankings, AI mentions.
  • No one can promise a #1 ranking or an AI mention. We never will.
  • Card details stay with your booking engine (Cloudbeds, FareHarbor, innRoad). We never touch them.
Where your properties stand today

Great reviews. Almost no one finds them by searching.

We checked each site. Most Google visits come from people who already know the property's name. The searches below happen every month, and right now other hotels win them.

PropertyGoogle ratingGoogle visits / moFound today forLocal searches / mo going elsewhere
MBE Hospitality5.0 ★ (1)~5Its own name, barelyhotel management company · 300
Elk Lake Resort4.3 ★ (1,002)~880Its own name (#1)cabins near bend oregon · 150
bend oregon rv parks · 200
elk lake oregon · 200
Flaming Goose RV ParkNo profile yet0New — starts from zeroMeasured once the location is set
Hotel GranburyNo profile yet0Nothing yet — new namehotels in granbury tx · 350
granbury hotels · 200
lake granbury hotels · 60
Coyote Bluff Estate4.9 ★ (30)~31Its own nameflathead lake lodging · 80
Hotel NoBo4.1 ★ (228)~247Its name + "hotels cascade idaho" (top 3)hotels in cascade idaho · 150

Visits and search counts are Ahrefs estimates for the US, October 2026. Ratings from Google Maps. Your Google Analytics will show the real mix of direct, Google, social and OTA traffic — we will set that up in month 1.

Starting now · shown at the Growth level

Each property priced to its real size.

We counted the pages and page layouts on each current site. Our standard price is $2,500 for up to 15 pages and 3 page templates, plus $500 for each extra template and $25 for each extra page. A template is a page with its own layout — a room page, an events page, a resort map. A big resort with eight layouts is more work than a motel with four, so it costs more.

PropertyPagesTemplatesBooking & featuresRate cardPartner build
MBE HospitalityCompany site · WordPress407None (lead form)20 portfolio pages, team, services$5,125$4,350
Elk Lake ResortLake resort · Duda (Cloudbeds builder)218Cloudbeds + FareHarborSummer and winter cabins, RV sites, marina, events, resort map$5,150$4,400
Flaming Goose RV ParkNew RV park · No site yet84To be chosenNew brand, sites and rates, area guide$3,000$2,550
Hotel GranburyHotel · leaving Wix · Wix166Reservation page (engine to confirm)4 room types, 3 offers, meetings and events, gift cards$4,025$3,400
Total$17,300$14,700

Shown at the Growth level (15% off). At Launch it is $15,550; at Portfolio $13,800. Page and template counts come from today's sites; we confirm them with each GM before we start. Partner prices are rounded to the nearest $50.

The first year, all in

What the first four cost in year one.

Our suggested monthly plan for each of the first four. MBE can choose differently for any property.

PropertySuggested planMonthly
MBE HospitalityOwners searching for a management company find MBEFoundation$297/mo
Elk Lake ResortBusiest property; 550+ local searches a month to winLocal SEO + AI search$1,000/mo
Flaming Goose RV ParkStart simple; move to Local SEO once it opensFoundation$297/mo
Hotel GranburyNew name needs a Google presence from day oneLocal SEO$500/mo
All four, per month$2,094/mo
$14,700
Four builds, one time
$25,128
12 months of suggested plans
Foundation only on all four: $14,256.
$39,828
Year one, all four
Builds plus suggested plans. With Foundation only: $28,956.
Budget guide

Future properties at each level.

Property sizeRate cardLaunchGrowthPortfolio
Smallup to 15 pages, 4 templates · e.g. B&B Motel, Zion Canyon Cabins$3,000$2,700$2,550$2,400
Mediumup to 25 pages, 6 templates · e.g. Hotel Granbury, Copper King, Coyote Bluff$4,250$3,800$3,600$3,400
Largeup to 45 pages, 9 templates · e.g. Elk Lake, Driftwood, MBE company site$6,250$5,600$5,300$5,000

A budget guide for properties we have not seen yet. Each one is priced from its real page and template count before work starts.

What every build includes

The same full build on every property.

Design and writing

  • Custom design for each property's brand, photos and story
  • All the writing done for you, ready for the GM to review
  • Content moved over from Wix, Duda or the old site
  • GMs give feedback by clicking right on the live site
  • Live in about 1–2 weeks once we have photos and logins

Built to be found and booked

  • Fast on phones, where most guests book
  • "Book Now" on every page, linked to your booking engine
  • Hotel data markup, so Google and AI tools can read rooms, location and amenities
  • Page titles, descriptions and local details set up for search
  • Google Analytics and Search Console connected from day one
Add-ons

Clear prices for anything extra.

Add-onPrice
Extra page template, added latere.g. a weddings layout or an RV site page$500, less the partner discount
Extra page, added later$25
Booking widget built into the pagedates and availability shown on the site itself$250 at Launch · included at Growth and Portfolio
Interactive RV site mappick a site from a map of the parkQuoted per park
Two-way booking or property-system connectionlive rates and rooms synced into the siteQuoted per property
WordPress version after the first 12 monthsoptional — or keep it with us$1,500

Photo and video shoots are not included. We work with the photos you have, and can point you to local photographers.

How the partnership works

Built around how MBE already runs.

One bill, one coordinator

  • Thomas Digital bills MBE. MBE bills its owners, with no markup, as Eric described.
  • MBE is the account holder for every property. Invoices are due within 15 days.
  • Nate is our single point of contact. He sends each property our way when it is ready.
  • We work directly with each GM on content and feedback, and keep Nate copied.
  • Partner rates start when MBE signs the partner agreement and the first four properties together.
  • We launch up to 4 new MBE properties a month, so every site gets full attention. Nate sets the order.
  • If an invoice is more than 30 days late, work pauses until it is paid.

Your relationships stay yours

  • MBE partner rates are only for MBE and the properties it manages.
  • Thomas Digital will not take on an MBE-introduced owner directly — during the partnership, or for 12 months after a property leaves MBE — without MBE's written OK.
  • If a property leaves MBE, MBE decides: we move the site to the owner at standard rates (with MBE's OK), or we take it down.
  • Rates are locked for 12 months from signing, then reviewed together.
  • Partner pricing is private between MBE and Thomas Digital.
Next steps

We can start the first four this week.

  1. Reply to Victor with any questions, or to lock this in.
  2. Pick a monthly plan for each of the first four.
  3. We send one simple partner agreement for MBE to sign.
  4. Nate sends logos, photos, logins and Google Analytics access.
  5. First sites go live in about 1–2 weeks. The next properties follow as Nate sends them.
Reply to Victor