The build
- Custom site, designed and coded from a blank file
- Written around what your customers search
- Google Business Profile set up or cleaned up
- Domain, hosting, and launch handled
LOCAL SEO · SMALL BUSINESS WEBSITE DESIGN
Show up when they search near you.
Local SEO is how a business gets found by the people closest to it, on Google, on Maps, and in AI answers. I build the hand-coded website it all starts with, set up your Google listing, and tune both every month.
01HOW IT WORKS
Three things decide
who shows up.
Google says it ranks local results on relevance, distance, and prominence. You can’t move your address. Everything else comes down to the three parts of this result, and I handle all of them.
1Your website
The page Google reads to decide what you do and where, and the page customers check before they call. Fast, clear, and written in the words people actually search.
- Hand-coded, loads in under a second
- A clear page for every service you offer
- Your town and service area, said plainly
- Structured so Google and AI can read it
2Your Google listing
Your Google Business Profile is what shows on the map: your category, hours, directions, and the Call button. A complete, current one beats a half-filled one almost every time.
- Right categories and services
- Hours and details kept current
- Linked straight to your new site
3Your reputation
Stars, reviews, and other sites mentioning you tell Google you’re trusted. This part takes time, and it compounds: every month it’s live counts for more.
- A simple link to ask customers for reviews
- Your name and details consistent everywhere
02THE CHECKLIST
What a complete
Google profile has.
Most small businesses have a Google listing. Few have a finished one. Here’s everything I set up during the build and keep current every month after.
- The right categoriesA primary category that matches what you do, plus the secondary ones that apply.
- Every service listedNamed the way customers search for them, each with a short description.
- Service area or addressWhere you work, set exactly, so you show up for the right towns.
- Hours that are rightIncluding holidays and seasonal changes, so nobody calls a closed door.
- Phone and websiteLinked straight to your new site, with tap-to-call working on every phone.
- A plain descriptionWhat you do, who you do it for, and where, in your words, not jargon.
- Real photosYour logo, your work, your space. Real beats stock every time.
- Reviews, with repliesA simple way to ask for them, and replies that show you’re paying attention.
03AI ANSWERS
Get named when
they ask AI.
More people now ask ChatGPT, Google’s AI answers, or Siri instead of scrolling a list of links. Those tools pull from the same places: your website, your Google listing, and what others say about you. Here’s what makes them confident enough to name you.
- 01
Facts it can read
Your site says plainly what you do, where you do it, and when you’re open, with the structured data search engines and AI tools read directly.
- 02
One consistent story
Your name, address, phone, and services match everywhere: your site, your Google profile, and the directories. Mismatches make AI unsure who you are.
- 03
Questions answered
A clear FAQ in your customers’ own words, because AI tools look for direct answers they can repeat.
- 04
Proof from others
Reviews and mentions on other sites. AI tends to repeat what many sources agree on.
The honest part: nobody controls what AI says. These are the signals it draws on, and they’re part of every build and every month of tuning.
04THE WORK
Built once.
Tuned every month.
Local SEO isn’t a one-time setup. Searches shift, competitors change, and Google keeps learning. So the work keeps going, quietly, in the background.
The tuning
- A plain-English report lands in your inbox
- The site sharpened for the searches you’re closest to winning
- Your Google listing kept current
- Same-day changes. Just text me.
SEEN ON GOOGLE
214312
WEBSITE VISITS
96151
CALLS
914
RANK · “[WHAT YOU DO] NEAR ME”
#8#3
WHAT I DID THIS MONTH
- Rewrote the services page around a search you ranked #8 for
- Added new photos and updated hours on your Google listing
- Fixed a slow image on mobile
Example figures. Your report shows your real numbers.
Honest timing: the site is live in a week. Rankings build over months as Google trusts the site and reviews come in. The monthly report shows you exactly where you stand.
05THE PRICE
$2,500 to build.
$250 a month after.
Everything included: the site, hosting, your Google listing, the monthly report, and the tuning. Love it, or pay nothing: you see the finished site before you pay a cent.
06QUESTIONS
Straight
answers.
The questions people ask first about local SEO. If yours isn’t here, ask me directly.
01What is local SEO?
It’s how a business gets found by people nearby. When someone searches “[what you do] near me,” Google decides who to show on the map and in the results. Local SEO is the work that makes that you: your website, your Google Business Profile, and your reviews, all saying clearly what you do and where.
02Is a Google listing enough, or do I need a website?
The listing gets you on the map. The website is what Google reads to decide you’re relevant, and what customers check before they call. The two work together, and your profile links straight to your site.
03How long does local SEO take?
The site is live in about a week. Rankings build over months, not days, as Google trusts the site and reviews come in. Your monthly report shows exactly where you stand, so you watch it move instead of guessing.
04Do you guarantee a #1 ranking?
No. Nobody honest can, because Google decides. What I guarantee is the work: a fast, well-built site, a complete and current Google profile, and monthly tuning based on what people actually searched.
05What does the $250 a month include?
Hosting, security, and backups. Same-day changes when you text me. Your Google listing kept current. A plain-English report every month: searches, visits, and calls. And I use those numbers to sharpen the site for the searches you’re closest to winning.
06Can you do this on the website I already have?
My monthly plan runs on sites I build, so I can tune every part of them. If your current site has a domain, words, or photos worth keeping, they come with you into the new build.
07Do I own it? What if I cancel?
You own everything: the design, the words, the code, the domain. Cancel the monthly anytime. I hand you every file and the keys, and your next developer can take it anywhere.
07CONTACT
Let’s
build it.
No sales team, no runaround. You’re writing to the person who builds it. I reply within 24 hours.
- One call to start
- Live in a week
- Love it, or pay nothing