Get found when local customers search for your services.
When a homeowner needs a contractor, they don't flip through the Yellow Pages. They pull out their phone and search. "Plumber near me." "Fence installer Providence." "Best electrician in Rhode Island." If your business doesn't show up in those results, you're invisible to the customers who are ready to hire right now.
Local SEO is the process of making your business visible in location-based searches — both in the organic results and in the Google Maps pack. For service businesses that depend on local customers, this is the highest-ROI marketing investment you can make. It's not a one-time project. It's a system that builds compounding visibility over time.
46% of all Google searches have local intent. When someone searches for your services in your area, will they find you — or your competitor?
The top 3 results in Google Maps get 75% of local clicks
88% of consumers trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations
78% of local mobile searches result in an offline purchase
Google uses three main factors to determine local rankings: relevance, distance, and prominence.
Your business information must match what someone is searching for. If your website doesn't clearly state that you're a licensed electrician serving Cranston, Google won't show you for "electrician Cranston." Most service business websites fail here because they describe what they do in general terms without connecting it to specific services and locations.
This is about geography — how close your business is to the person searching. You can't change your location, but you can optimize for the service areas you cover through location pages, service area settings in your Google Business Profile, and local content strategy.
This is Google's measure of how well-known and trusted your business is. It comes from reviews, citations (your business listed consistently across directories), backlinks, and overall online presence. A business with 200 five-star reviews and listings on 50 directories will outrank a business with 5 reviews and no directory presence, even if the second business does better work.
We optimize all three factors systematically. Most of our competitors focus on one piece — usually just Google Business Profile or just on-page SEO. We build the full picture because that's what actually moves rankings.
We identify every search term your potential customers use when looking for your services in your area. This goes beyond obvious terms — we find long-tail variations, "near me" modifiers, neighborhood-specific searches, and question-based queries. This research determines your site structure, content strategy, and optimization priorities.
Your GBP is the single most important asset for local search visibility. We handle complete setup or optimization — verifying your listing, selecting the right categories, writing your business description, setting accurate service areas, uploading geotagged photos, and establishing a consistent posting schedule. Learn more →
Consistent citations — your business name, address, and phone number (NAP) listed identically across the web — are a core local ranking factor. We submit your business to the directories that matter: Google, Bing, Apple Maps, Yelp, industry-specific platforms, and local directories. Then we monitor them to make sure the information stays consistent.
Local SEO isn't a one-time setup. Search results shift, competitors optimize, and Google's algorithm evolves. We provide monthly reporting on your rankings, traffic, and lead volume. We monitor your reviews and help you respond appropriately. And we continuously optimize your presence based on what the data tells us.
Paid ads (Google Ads, LSAs) give you immediate visibility. You pay, you show up. Stop paying, you disappear. For some businesses in some situations, that makes sense as a short-term play.
But here's what most business owners learn the hard way: ad costs only go up. Every year, more competitors bid on the same keywords, and your cost per lead increases. You're renting visibility on a platform that raises the rent every quarter.
Local SEO works differently. The effort you put in this month compounds. A well-optimized Google Business Profile with 150 reviews and a website ranking for 50 local keywords generates leads month after month without incremental cost. The work builds on itself.
We're not anti-advertising. We'll tell you if ads make sense for your situation. But for most service businesses we work with, local SEO delivers better long-term ROI — and you own the asset instead of renting it.
A local service business came to us after their new website launched and traffic dropped 80%. Their previous provider built a site that looked modern but was invisible to Google. Within months of implementing our local SEO strategy, they saw +1,024% traffic growth and +417% increase in leads — without spending a dollar on ads.
Local SEO optimizes your online presence to attract customers in your service area. When someone searches 'plumber near me' or 'flooring contractor in Providence,' local SEO determines whether they find you or your competitor.
Extremely important. Your Google Business Profile is often the first thing customers see and directly impacts your map pack rankings. It's one of the highest-ROI local SEO activities.
Reviews are a significant ranking factor for local search. More importantly, they directly influence whether customers call you. A strong review profile builds trust and drives conversions.
Our local SEO services start at $500/month for ongoing management. The specific scope depends on your market competition, current online presence, and goals. We'll assess your situation on a strategy call and give you transparent pricing before any commitment.
Referrals are great, but they're not scalable or predictable. What happens during a slow month? What happens when a referring partner retires or changes direction? Local SEO gives you a consistent, controllable source of leads that supplements referrals and reduces your dependence on any single channel.
We work with service businesses primarily in Rhode Island and the greater New England area, but our strategies apply to any local market. If you serve customers in a defined geographic area and depend on inbound leads, we can help regardless of your location.
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