Local SEO that gets you into Google's Top 3.
Someone in your town searches "plumber near me". Google shows a map and three businesses. Local SEO is the work that puts you in that box.
Most people call one of those three. Nobody scrolls to number nine to find you.
FTP Services in Parksville was sitting at #9 for "auto repair Parksville". Thirty days later they were in the top 3. Jay asked every customer for a review and sent me photos every week. I rebuilt the website, the service pages and the Google profile. That's the whole recipe, and almost nobody does all of it.
You add me as a manager on your Google profile from my own account. You stay the owner. If we ever part ways, the profile and every review stay yours.
What I do for you
- A ranking heat map of your main search across your whole service area, saved as your "before" picture
- Your Google Business Profile rebuilt: the right 5 or 6 categories, 30 to 40 services with descriptions, holiday hours, a working Book online button and the new Message button
- Website fixes: titles and headings that say what you do and where, your name and phone matching your profile exactly, a map, and reviews written right on the page
- Listings on the directories Google and ChatGPT trust, starting with Bing Places, Apple Business Connect and Yelp, plus the local ones already ranking for your industry
- A Google post every week about real work you did, with your photos
- Monthly heat maps and a plain list of what I did
Four steps, no mystery.
- 1
Benchmark
I run a heat map on your main search, like "counsellor Nanaimo", and count how many points on the map have you in the top 3. That's the number we chase.
- 2
Fix the profile
I pull what the top 20 businesses for your search are doing and copy what works. Most owners list five services. The ones on top list closer to thirty.
- 3
Fix the website
Your title, H1 and first paragraph say what you do and which town. Your name, address and phone match your Google profile character for character.
- 4
Weekly routine
A post and fresh photos every week, a steady trickle of reviews, and a new heat map every month so you see the green spreading.
Is it a fit?
A good fit
- Local businesses with a Google Business Profile, from plumbers and auto shops to cabin rentals and clinics
- Owners who will ask every customer for a review before they leave
- Anyone who can snap a few phone photos of their work each week
Not a fit
- Anyone who wants fake reviews or keywords stuffed into their business name. That gets profiles suspended, and then there's nothing left to rank
- Businesses that let the phone ring out
Local SEO questions.
How long until I'm in the top 3?
Most clients see the map move within 30 to 90 days. It depends on how many competitors are in your town and how rough your profile is when we start. I count a move once it holds for two or three scans in a row, so you never get excited over a fluke.
I don't have a shop. Can I still rank on Google?
Yes. Service-area businesses rank on Google every day. Your profile shows the area you cover instead of a street address.
Should I email my whole customer list asking for reviews?
No. Google deletes reviews that show up in a sudden burst. Ask every customer right after you've helped them, and reply to every review within 48 hours. Write the reply for the next customer who reads it.
Do I need a website?
You can start without one, but Google checks your site against your profile, so a good one moves you faster. I build them too, by hand, like this one.
What do you need from me?
Manager access to your Google profile, access to your website, a handful of real photos each week and a review ask after every customer. That's it. I do the rest.
How is this different from SEO?
Local SEO is the map and searches with a town in them. SEO is your website ranking in the regular results underneath. Most local businesses need the map first.
Other ways I get you found
Google Ads
Show up at the top of Google this week, for people ready to hire.
Learn moreMeta Ads
Facebook and Instagram ads that reach locals before they ever search.
Learn moreSEO
Get your website ranking for every service you sell.
Learn moreAI SEO
Get named when people ask ChatGPT who to hire.
Learn moreWant to see where your business ranks?
I'll record a short personal video: where you show up, why competitors are ahead and what I'd fix first. Free.