Local SEO is not an instant process and it does take time to begin seeing results. Usually, clients begin seeing higher rankings and results within 4-6 weeks after beginning a Local SEO campaign. Results may vary from client to client. 

Google My Business (GMB) is your business profile on Google. If you do not have a GMB profile, you add or claim your Google My Business listing at any time. GMB profiles feed information to Google search results and Google Maps search results. For example, when you search "best plumber near me" a recommended business will appear on the right side of the search results page. That is a GMB profile. GMB lets you display contact info, services, special offers, posts, photos, and hours of operation. For many service-based businesses, a GMB profile is more important than a website. 

Your online business listing could include any place (besides your website) where you list your business' information so customers can find you. These online listings include sites such as Google, Yahoo!, Yelp, Bing, Foursquare and other online directories.

Your website is one of the most important tools for Local SEO. The more your website is optimized for search engines like Google, the better.

Basic optimization includes:
- Updating page titles with keywords
- Updating your header tags
- Adding your targeted keywords to your website

Advanced optimization includes:
- All of the above
- Updating page descriptions with keywords
- Adding alt tags to images
- Adding the address and phone number to all pages
- Adding Schema.org markup to help search engines better read your site

If you have the Instaboost plan, we will create a website for you with all of these features included.

A Google post is similar to a social media post, but it appears only on your Google My Business profile. This post can be text, a promo code, a special offer, images, videos, product advertisements, or any combination of these. These posts are used to market your business's products or services to clients searching for them on Google. Posts helps build brand trust, let you communicate directly with clients, and offer more in-depth information about who you are and what you do. 

Harmful listing removal is a service that removes negative, false, or misleading reviews from your online profiles. When people leave a review that verbally abuses your business, describes untrue information, or is by an author who was never a client, our Google partners can remove these listings so your image is not tarnished online.