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Local search: help customers find your business

Accurate details, useful service pages and realistic expectations.

Portfolio visual example; not research data.

What the documentation says

Google describes relevance, distance and prominence as the main local ranking factors. You cannot pay Google for better local ranking. [1]

How I would apply it

My recommendation: start with consistent business details and a clear service area. A city page should provide useful local information, not duplicate text with a swapped city name.

Before you start

Your working checklist — selections stay on this page only.

Sources & documentation

Primary documents support the marked paragraphs. Recommendations are professional interpretation, not academic research or a promise of results.

  1. Google · Local ranking ↗support.google.com