Guide
How much does SEO cost? Real ranges and what drives them
What SEO actually costs by business size and model, what makes the number go up or down, and how to tell whether a quote is fair before you sign anything.
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Rank in the map pack in your city
We get your business into the map pack so the phone rings.
What is local SEO?
Local SEO is the work of getting a business found by people searching in its area. It covers your Google Business Profile, consistent name, address and phone data across directories, reviews, location pages and local links. Done well, it puts you in the three-result map pack where most local clicks and calls happen.
Who this is for
If none of these sound like you, local SEO is probably not where your money should go first. Tell us what is happening and we will say so.
- Dentists, lawyers, clinics and trades who serve one city or a handful of suburbs
- Businesses ranking on page one organically but nowhere in the map pack
- Multi-location businesses whose branches compete with each other
- Anyone paying for local ads because organic never worked
Scope
What is included
Every engagement covers all of this. Nothing here is an upsell once you have started.
Google Business Profile rebuild
Categories, services, attributes, products, photos and posts, set up the way the map pack rewards.
Citation cleanup
We find every wrong address and old phone number across directories and correct them.
Review system
A simple process that asks happy customers at the right moment, plus reply templates you can reuse.
Local landing pages
One real page per location or service area, written for people, not spun from a template.
Local link building
Sponsorships, suppliers, local press and associations. Links that only a real local business can earn.
Map pack tracking
Grid-based rank tracking so you see where you show up street by street, not just one city average.
How it works
Local SEO inside the Rapid Rank Method
The same four steps we use on every engagement, applied to this service.
Audit
We audit your profile, citations and competitors, and grid-map where you rank today.
Plan
We pick the search terms that actually bring calls and plan the pages and profile work.
Build
We rebuild the profile, fix citations, publish the pages and start the review process.
Report
We report calls, direction requests and grid movement every month.
What it costs
Monthly plans, priced by number of locations.
Full pricing for every service sits on one pricing page. No sales call needed to see a number.
Proof
Needs real data before launch
Three case studies, one per ICP, with before and after numbers you can prove and screenshots you have permission to publish.
The build throws if a published case study has an empty results array. See lib/content.ts. (PRD 16.1, PRD 9)
Learn
Want to understand it first?
These guides cover the same ground in detail. Read them before you spend anything.
Guide
Local SEO: the complete guide for service businesses
How to rank in the Google map pack: categories, citations, reviews, location pages and local links, in the order that actually moves the needle.
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Local SEO: questions we get asked
How long does local SEO take to work?
Profile and citation fixes can move the map pack in four to eight weeks. Competitive city terms take four to six months. A new business with no reviews takes longer.
Do I need a physical address?
You need a real address Google can verify, but you can hide it and show a service area instead. A virtual office or a mailbox will get your profile suspended.
How many reviews do I need?
Enough to be credible next to the businesses already in your map pack. Check the top three for your main term. Match their count, then keep going at a steady pace.
Can you rank me in a city I am not based in?
In the map pack, no. Proximity is a strong factor. We can rank you organically for that city with a real service page, and that still brings calls.
What about multiple locations?
Each location gets its own profile and its own page with genuinely different content. Copy-pasted city pages get filtered out, so we do not build them.
Do you handle the review requests for me?
We set up the system and write the messages. Asking works best coming from you or your front desk, so we leave the sending with your team.
Ready to talk about local SEO?
Send us your website and we will tell you whether this is the right place to start. If it is not, we will say what is.