Rank higher on Google Maps and in the local pack
For a local business, the three results in the Google Maps pack get most of the calls. Your position there depends on your Google Business Profile, your reviews, how close the searcher is, and how well your website backs up what the profile says.
Start with the checklist, then use the guides for your trade. Each one covers the profile, the website and the reviews in that order.
Start here
The basics every local business should have in place.
Rank higher on Maps
Reviews, near me searches, schema and the new AI features in Maps.
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Local SEO by trade
The same steps, applied to the searches each trade gets.
The Google Maps Rank Checker shows where your business ranks for a keyword across a grid of points around your location, so you can see where you drop out of the pack.