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Everywhere your local customers search — Maps, Google, Bing, and now AI.

Drive more foot traffic and phone calls with a local search strategy that puts your business front and center where it matters most.

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Local SEO explained

What is Local SEO?

Local SEO is the practice of optimizing your online presence so people in your service area find your business when they search for what you sell — on Google Maps, in the regular blue-link results, and increasingly inside AI answers like Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT.

It combines a fully tuned Google Business Profile, geo-targeted website content, local citations, review acquisition, and technical SEO — so your business wins both the map pack and organic listings on the same search.

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Google Map Pack visibility

Optimized Google Business Profile, citations, reviews, and location signals so your business shows up in the top 3 map results when nearby customers search.

Local organic rankings

City + service landing pages, schema, and on-page SEO that put you on page 1 of the regular blue links — not just the map — for high-intent local queries.

Phone calls & booked jobs

Every signal — reviews, GBP posts, content, technical health — tuned to turn local searchers into real calls, form fills, and walk-ins, not vanity impressions.

Case studies

SEO that helps local businesses grow revenue.

See how our clients grow through more website visits, calls, leads, and revenue — using real performance data.

Case studyAuto / E-commerce

Traffic recovery for a car-buying platform

+500%
increase in website visitors
+900%
rise in clicks
Case studyHome Services

Local pack dominance for an HVAC brand

+250%
qualified lead growth
$420K
booked-job revenue
Case studyProfessional Services

AI search citations for a national law firm

12×
more citations in ChatGPT & Perplexity
38
LLM mentions / month

Want results like these for your business? Get a free 30-min strategy session — custom plan within 1 business day.

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What's included

What you actually get.

No fluff scopes. Every engagement ships these deliverables — adjusted for your goals and stage.

  • Google Business Profile audit & optimization
  • Local citation building & cleanup (NAP consistency)
  • Geo-targeted keyword research for map results
  • Review generation & response strategy
  • Map pack rank tracking by ZIP & grid
  • GBP posts, photos & Q&A management
  • Services & products catalog inside GBP
  • Competitor map pack & proximity analysis
Map Pack — what you'll get

Map pack visibility + booked jobs from your service area.

+312%
avg. local lead growth

Free 30-min audit · custom action plan · no obligation

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Sound familiar?

The local search problems we solve every week.

If two or three of these sound like the conversation you've been having with your current agency, you're in the right place.

"We're invisible in local results — both the map pack and regular Google."

Map pack + local organic program

Proximity, prominence, and relevance signals rebuilt across Google Business Profile, citations, reviews, and landing pages — so you show up in the map pack and on page 1 for the queries that convert in your area.

"Our Google Business Profile feels like a ghost town."

GBP rebuild + content cadence

Categories, services, photos, products, posts, Q&A, and attributes treated as a living asset — not a one-and-done setup screen.

"Traffic and rankings look fine, but the phone barely rings."

Conversion-tuned pages + revenue tracking

We rewrite layouts, headlines, and contact blocks on your money pages, then wire up call tracking and GA4 goals with a monthly report that ties booked jobs back to the keyword and page.

"Our name, address and phone are different on every directory."

Citations & NAP cleanup

Listings on 70+ directories audited, corrected, and de-duplicated so Google trusts one source of truth.

"We have a great service, but barely any Google reviews."

Review & reputation system

Automated SMS + email request flow after every completed job, brand-voice responses to every new review, and a path to remove policy-violating reviews when possible.

"ChatGPT and AI Overviews never mention us — they mention competitors."

AI Search visibility

Content, schema, and citation structure optimized so AI assistants can identify your business correctly and recommend it for relevant local prompts.

What clients say

Outcomes our clients talk about.

+312%
local lead growth
"We went from page 4 to the top of the map pack in seven months. Booked-job calls from Google now outnumber every other channel combined."
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Mike T.
HVAC Contractor · Tampa, FL
Top 3
map pack coverage
"Our Google Business Profile was a ghost town. They rebuilt it, cleaned 50+ directories, and we hit the 3-pack across every ZIP we service."
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Sarah K.
Roofing Owner · Austin, TX
4.9★
from 287 reviews
"Reviews used to trickle in once a month. The new request flow gets us 20–30 fresh Google reviews monthly — and our star rating finally reflects the work."
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David R.
Auto Repair Owner · Denver, CO
+218%
tracked calls
"Our city pages now rank for the service + neighborhood combos that actually book. Tracked calls are up 218% and we finally stopped paying lead-gen sites."
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Jenna L.
Family Law Partner · San Diego, CA
Your bench

The specialists behind your growth.

No juniors learning on your account. Every engagement is staffed with senior, role-specific operators.

Proven Step Digital senior team collaborating in the office
4.9/5

Based on 130+ verified client reviews

Free 30-min strategy call

Map your growth path with a senior specialist.

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SEO Strategists
Senior SEO lead

Own the organic growth roadmap: keyword strategy, technical SEO, and local rankings.

AI Search Analysts
AI visibility expert

Engineer LLM, AEO, and GEO visibility so your brand gets cited in AI answers.

Content Specialists
Editorial lead

Write the buyer-intent content that ranks and gets cited.

Web Developers
Full-stack engineer

Ship fast, technically clean pages that convert and crawl.

Design & Brand Team
Product designer · Creative director

Create conversion-driven layouts, hero visuals, and on-brand assets.

Account Managers
Client success lead

Your single point of contact, translating strategy into execution.

Pricing

Transparent Local SEO pricing. No surprises.

Pricing scales with location count, competition, and content cadence. Every plan starts with a free strategy session and detailed proposal.

For single-location businesses
Local Foundation
$3,500/mo
  • 1 location
  • Google Business Profile rebuild + monthly optimization
  • Up to 25 priority keywords tracked (map pack + organic)
  • Citation cleanup across top 30 directories
  • Review generation system + monthly responses
  • 1 city / service-area landing page on your site
  • Basic on-page SEO + LocalBusiness schema
  • Monthly reporting dashboard
  • Senior strategist + account manager
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Best value
Local Growth
$5,500/mo
  • Everything in Foundation, plus:
  • Up to 75 priority keywords (map pack, organic, AI Search)
  • Citations cleaned across 70+ directories
  • 4 city / service-area landing pages (conversion-tuned)
  • Monthly local content (blog / FAQ / neighborhood guides)
  • AI Search visibility starter (AEO / GEO optimization)
  • Local link building (1–2 quality placements / mo)
  • Call tracking + GA4 conversion setup
  • Bi-weekly optimization cycle + monthly strategy call
Get a free strategy session
Multiple locations or franchise
Multi-Location
Custom
  • Multiple locations or franchise / multi-brand
  • Bulk Google Business Profile management + per-location content
  • Per-location keyword strategy & rank tracking
  • Templated city pages with strict uniqueness rules
  • Full AI Search visibility program across all locations
  • Review monitoring & response across Yelp, BBB, and industry directories
  • Custom dashboards + executive QBRs
  • Priority response SLA
Get a free strategy session

All plans include a free 30-minute strategy session. No long-term contracts.

Faster results

Get customers faster with SEO + PPC working together.

Ads create early lead flow while SEO builds long-term visibility, helping your investment start paying back sooner.

SEO alone

Long-term equity, but slow. You wait months for keyword data and your competitors are bidding on your terms today.

PPC alone

Instant traffic, but the meter never stops. The day you pause spend, leads stop.

SEO + PPC

PPC gives you which keywords actually convert in week one. SEO compounds those keywords into free, durable traffic.

The result

Lower blended cost-per-lead, higher share-of-voice, and a moat your competitors can't outspend.

How we work

A proven process, not a black box.

Same disciplined cycle every month. That's why results compound.

01

Discover & Audit

Find what's broken and the quick wins.

02

Strategy & Plan

A 180-day roadmap mapped to revenue.

03

Execute & Tune

Senior-led delivery, weekly tuning.

04

Report & Grow

Live dashboards + monthly review.

Book a Free Strategy Call30 minutes • No pitch deck • Senior strategist

Get your custom Local SEO roadmap

We'll map how to grow your local pipeline across every channel your customers use — Maps, organic search, your site, directories, reviews, and AI Search.

  • Google Business Profile + directories audit
  • Map pack & local organic competitor analysis
  • Website conversion + local-page opportunity review
  • Prioritized 180-day Local SEO action plan
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avg. local lead lift
Average tracked-lead growth of Proven Step Local SEO clients
Local SEO strategist reviewing map pack rankings and call tracking dashboard
+378%12 mo
Revenue from local search
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"We finally stopped paying Angi per lead — the phone rings straight from Google and ChatGPT now."

MDMark D. — HVAC owner
Built-in proof

A Local SEO engine you can actually see working.

Map-pack tracking, local organic rankings, AI Search mentions, directory coverage, and every booked call traced back to the keyword and page that produced it — visible in one dashboard, reviewed live with you each month.

+378%
Avg. local visibility lift in 12 months
Top 3
Map pack + local organic for priority queries
70+
Directories cleaned & synced per location
4.9/5
Verified client satisfaction rating
Based on 130+ user reviews

Ready to own your local market?

Free 30-minute strategy session with a senior Local SEO strategist. Custom 180-day plan — delivered within one business day. No contract, no pressure.

  • Senior local-search strategist, not a sales rep
  • Custom 180-day plan across maps, organic, site & AI Search
  • Transparent reporting and call tracking from day one
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