Google Maps SEO
Own the Google map pack in your area.
70% of local search clicks go to the three businesses shown on Google's map. If you're not one of them, you're invisible. We fix that — and you get a free preview of the work before your listing goes live.
What the map pack is (and why it matters)
When someone in Orange Park searches "plumber near me" or "dentist in Fleming Island," Google shows a map at the top with three businesses pinned to it. That's the map pack. It sits above every other search result. Studies consistently show 60–75% of local search clicks go to those three spots. Regular website SEO gets you page-one blue links; map pack ranking gets you the call.
What we do
- ✦Full Google Business Profile audit and cleanup
- ✦Primary and secondary category selection — often the biggest lever
- ✦Keyword-optimized business description and service list
- ✦Photo library optimization (geo-tagged, keyword-named, regularly refreshed)
- ✦Google Posts strategy and ongoing scheduling
- ✦Review response templates + review generation strategy
- ✦Local citation building on the platforms that actually count (Yelp, BBB, Apple Maps, Bing, industry directories)
- ✦Local link building — real backlinks from real Northeast Florida sites
- ✦GBP + website consistency (NAP: name, address, phone) across every listing
- ✦Monthly performance reports if you're on a retainer
Realistic timeline
Some clients see ranking movement in the first week. Google Business Profile listings may sit in a short verification period where Google confirms legitimacy. Once you're past that, ranking is a function of relevance (categories + keywords), distance (which you can't change), and prominence (reviews + citations + activity — the things we work on every week).