Your competitors show up on Google Maps. You don't. Here's why.
When someone nearby searches for what you do, Google shows three businesses. If yours isn't one of them, those calls go to your competitors — every single day. The reasons are usually fixable: wrong categories, thin photos, dead reviews, an empty profile.
I find exactly what's holding your listing back, and I show it to you in writing — free, before you spend a penny with me.
Where local visibility quietly dies
"We do better work than the guys ranking above us. Nobody finds us."
Invisible on Maps"We have 40 reviews and a 4.8 rating. Google still shows the other guys first."
Losing the map pack"Our profile has been sitting there for years. I don't even know what's on it."
Neglected listing"Customers keep calling the old number. I can't figure out how to fix it."
Wrong informationThe 10-Point Maps Visibility Audit
I audit your Google Business Profile and your top competitors against the ten checks that decide who ranks on Google Maps. You get it in writing — what's broken, what it's costing you, and what to fix first.
- Business name compliance and category selection
- Service areas vs. where you actually rank
- Photo count, quality and recency vs. competitors
- Review count, rating and response rate gaps
- Posts and updates activity (or the lack of it)
- Q&A section — answered or abandoned?
- Services list completeness
- Hours, special hours and attributes accuracy
- Website and appointment link health
- Competitor gap analysis — what they're doing that you're not
What happens next is up to you
The report stands on its own — keep it, fix things yourself, or hire me to do it. If we work together, it is one of three things:
Full profile optimization
One-time overhaul: categories, services, description, photos, hours, attributes — everything the audit flagged, fixed properly.
Review engine
A system for getting more reviews and responding to every one — the review velocity Google rewards.
Monthly monitoring
Posts, Q&A, photo updates and ranking checks each month. Your profile stays alive while competitors' gather dust.
Three steps. No friction.
You reply
Email me your business name. That is the whole intake process.
I audit
I go through your profile and your competitors against the 10 visibility checks and write it up.
You decide
The written report lands in your inbox. Fix it yourself, or hire me. No follow-up pressure.
No jargon. No lock-in. No fairy tales.
Maps is my home turfLocal SEO has been my full-time work since 2023. Google Business Profile optimization isn't a side service — it's the core of what I do.
Auditor first, seller secondThe free audit is real work, not a teaser. If your profile is already healthy, I'll tell you — even though it costs me the sale.
Plain-English reportingYou will always know what changed, why, and what it means for your calls — in sentences, not dashboards.
Honest about fitSome businesses need a website or ads before profile work moves the needle. If that's you, I'll say so.
Straight answers
Do you guarantee first-place rankings?
No honest SEO guarantees rankings, and you should distrust anyone who does. What I guarantee: a written audit of exactly what's holding your profile back, prioritized by expected impact, and honest work on every fix.
How much does optimization cost?
It depends on your profile's condition and your market's competition. The 10-point audit is free either way — the report tells you what's wrong before any money changes hands, and you decide if you want me to fix it.
How fast will I see results?
Profile fixes (categories, services, photos, hours) can shift visibility in 2 to 4 weeks. Review velocity and posting compound over 2 to 3 months. Competitive markets take longer — the audit tells you honestly where you stand.
Do you need access to my profile?
Not for the audit — I review everything publicly visible on your listing and your competitors'. If you hire me to optimize, you grant manager access. You own the profile, always.
I don't have a website. Can you still help?
Yes — many local businesses rank on Maps with just a well-optimized profile. The audit covers what's possible without a site, and I'll tell you honestly if a website would change the game for you.
Stop being invisible where it matters most.
The Maps audit is free, written, and takes you one email to request. Every day you're not in the map pack, those calls go elsewhere.