Local SEO & Google Maps

We need manager access to your Google Business Profile, your business name, address and phone number exactly as they should appear everywhere, a few good photos, and the list of services and areas you want to be found for. From there we run a local audit of your existing profile, citations, reviews and local keyword rankings before we change anything.

We optimise the profile you already have, because a duplicate listing splits your ranking signals and can get flagged. We work through categories, services, photos, posts, Q&A and attributes so every field Google uses for the local 3-pack is filled in properly. The local audit tells us exactly what is missing or inconsistent before we touch the listing.

Yes — the local 3-pack is where a single-location business can compete with much larger brands, because Google ranks on relevance, distance and prominence rather than on ad budget. A properly optimised profile, consistent citations and a steady flow of reviews often count for more than the size of your company. What it costs depends on how competitive your area and services are, so we quote a fixed monthly price after the free local audit.

Never — bought or fake reviews break Google's policies and can get your profile suspended. We set up a systematic review generation process instead: asking genuinely happy customers at the right moment and making the review link effortless to use. We also reply to reviews professionally, good and bad, because those replies are a trust signal both Google and your customers read.

We track your local rankings weekly and send a monthly report covering your Google Maps rankings, profile views, calls, direction requests and keyword position changes. Those are real customer actions rather than vanity metrics, so you can see whether calls and enquiries are actually moving month on month. Each report also spells out what we did that month and what we are working on next.