SEO & Google Business Profile
Local SEO: search for your own business. What comes up?
For a local service business, getting found starts with Google Maps and your Google Business Profile, then your website. We set up the pieces Google looks at and keep them active. No tricks that can get your profile suspended. It's not a separate offer: it's part of The Local Takeover, where we fix how you show up online and set up lead replies.
Get My Free Reality CheckSigns you need this
- You search for your own service in your town and can't find yourself.
- Your Google profile is missing photos, services or hours, or isn't verified yet.
- Competitors have dozens of reviews and you have a handful.
- Your business name, address or phone is different on different sites.
What we do
- Google Business Profile: the right categories, service area, services, photos, hours and description, plus help with verification.
- Reviews: an automatic request after every job, by email, or by text if they agreed, and replies to the reviews you get.
- Local listings: consistent details on the main directories.
- Technical SEO: speed, mobile usability, indexing, titles and structure on your site.
- On-page content: service and area pages written for the way customers actually search.
- Profile activity: regular posts and photos so your profile stays current.
What we won't do
- Promise first place on Google or a guaranteed spot in the map.
- Buy, fake or write reviews, or ask only happy customers.
- Stuff keywords into your business name.
- Use a fake address. Google requires a real address or service area.
These shortcuts break Google's rules and can get a profile suspended. We'd rather build something that lasts.
What to expect
The setup takes the first couple of weeks. Visibility in Google Maps takes weeks to months, as your profile, reviews and activity grow. We don't promise rankings. Your monthly report shows Google's own numbers, like calls, direction requests and website clicks from your profile, so you can see the trend yourself.
What it costs
Profile setup, review requests and listings come with The Local Takeover, and your written scope lists exactly what's included ($1,497 one-time; monthly plans, messaging usage, domain renewals and ads are separate and stated before you buy). Ongoing profile management, reviews and reporting are The Monthly Hustle: $497/mo, 3-month minimum, then month-to-month.
SEO questions
Who owns my Google Business Profile?
You do. We're added as a manager, never the owner, so you keep full control.
Do you write blog posts too?
When it helps. For most local businesses, clear service and area pages come first. Articles come after, on questions your customers really ask.
I work from home. Can I still show up on the map?
Usually, yes. Google lets service-area businesses hide their address and list the areas they serve instead. We'll set that up correctly.
Works well with
The $200 USD No-Excuses Website
Up to 6 pages, hosting and domain included the first year.
Right-Now Ads
Google Ads for nearby people searching for what you do. You pay the ad budget directly.
Local SEO basics
Our plain-English guide to doing it yourself.
See what customers see when they search for you.
Free scored report, 3 fixes, 10 minutes. Yours to keep, even if you never hire us.
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