Get found · module 05
Local SEO
When somebody in Mandan searches for what you do, you show up in the map pack — not on page two where nobody looks.
How it works
What actually happens
Foundation
Technical cleanup, service pages that actually target what people search, and citations fixed across the directories that feed Google.
Coverage
Service-area pages for Bismarck, Mandan and Lincoln, built to be genuinely useful rather than the same paragraph with the city swapped.
Authority
Links from suppliers, associations and local sponsorships. Slow, unglamorous, and the part most agencies skip because it's work.
Compounding
Rankings move between day 45 and day 90 for most trades, then keep climbing. Anyone who tells you two weeks is selling you something.
Who this is for
- ✓ You want inbound that doesn't cost per click
- ✓ You're in a trade where people search rather than get referred
- ✓ You can wait 90 days for the curve to bend and want the long-term asset
When I’d tell you to skip it
- — You need work next week — run ads instead, or start with the AI modules
- — You're still dropping the calls you already get. Fix the leak before you pour more in.
- — Your trade is almost entirely word of mouth and referral
Questions
About local seo
How long until I see something?
Movement on at least one real keyword between day 45 and 90 for most trades. Ads are the answer if you need the phone ringing sooner, and I'll say so rather than sell you SEO as if it were fast.
Do you guarantee a ranking?
No, and nobody honest does. Anyone guaranteeing #1 is either lying or about to do something that gets your listing suspended.
Find out where you stand.
Apply for a free audit and I’ll record a walkthrough of where your leads are leaking — missed calls, your Google presence, and your top three competitors. Ten minutes, yours to keep.