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Local SEO: showing up when someone nearby needs you.
Local SEO is the work that helps you show up when people close by are searching: on the map, in the results, and in the answers AI tools give. It is not a mystery, and it should not be sold like one.
What Google says decides it
Three things, in Google's own words.
From Google's own help page on local results. Each one comes with the part we can do something about.
Relevance
“How well a Business Profile matches what someone is searching for.”
What we doA page for every service and town you cover, and a Google profile that lists the same services.
Distance
“How far each business is from the customer who's searching.”
What we doYou cannot move, so we tell Google exactly where you are and where you work, the same everywhere it is listed.
Prominence
“How well-known a business is.”
What we doReviews from real customers, listings that all say the same thing, and a site worth mentioning.
What we do, and when
The foundation first, then the steady work.
With every website build
The foundation: a page for every service and town, the setup behind the scenes, your Google Business Profile tuned up, and a fast site.
The Anchor, $100 a month
A monthly check of how you show up on Google and AI search, with easy fixes made.
The Current, $250 a month
Ongoing work to get you found on Google and AI search, and a new SEO page or article every month, written and built, with results tracked.
ALREADY HAVE A WEBSITE?
We will tell you if it is worth building on.
If your site is sound, tell us and we will set up the monthly search work on its own. It is not on the regular checkout, so it starts with a conversation. If your site is not sound, a year of monthly fees buys less than the $500 website build does, and we will tell you so. On a tight budget and happy with slower, steady progress? Say so, and we will work with that.
Recent work
Sites we have built.
Each one built from scratch for the business it belongs to. Open any of them to see what we changed and why.
Who it is for
Your trade, your towns.
By trade: Plumbers Electricians HVAC Companies Landscapers General Contractors
By town: Gig Harbor Tacoma Port Orchard Bremerton Puyallup Lakewood University Place Olympia Silverdale Auburn Shelton Belfair
Local SEO questions
Asked and answered.
What is local SEO, in one sentence?
Making sure that when someone near you searches for what you do, your business is one of the ones they find.
How long does it take to work?
There is no honest fixed answer. Google has to find the changes first and then decide what they are worth, and that takes time. We check every month and show you what moved.
Do you guarantee first-page rankings?
No, and nobody honestly can. Google makes that call. We handle what is ours to handle: a page for everything you do, clean setup behind the scenes, and a fast site.
Is Google Maps part of this?
Yes. The map results come from your Google Business Profile, which is why every website build includes a tune-up of it, and why your name, address and phone need to match everywhere they appear.
What about AI search, like ChatGPT?
The same things help: a clear page for each service and town, and your business details the same everywhere, so an AI tool has consistent details to work from about who you are and where you work. Both monthly plans include a check of how you show up on Google and AI search.
It all starts with a site built to help you get found. Here is what our web design includes →
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