Question
How do I improve my local SEO rankings?
Short answer 29 words
Complete the Business Profile, pick accurate categories, keep details consistent across listings, earn recent reviews, publish a page per location, and track rank from several points around each location.
The fuller answer
Fix the basics before anything advanced: profile, consistency, reviews.
Check yourself with the Maps rank checker. The local SEO ranking factors guide explains what moves rank and what does not.
Worth it once the basics are done.
Do first.
Do after the profile.
Quick, helpful, not decisive.
Your next steps
Today
- Run the rank checker.
This week
- Fix categories, consistency and reviews.
This month
- Add a location page and re-test.
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