Rank Higher on Google Maps
We work on the things Google uses to rank local businesses, so you show up in more of the neighborhoods you serve.
Why It Matters
Where you rank depends on where they search.
Google ranks local businesses differently on every block. You can show up first near your shop and not at all across town.
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Relevance. Your categories tell Google what you do.
Relevance. Your categories and services tell Google which searches you're a match for.
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Distance. Your rank changes across town.
Distance. Google weighs how close you are to the person searching, so your rank changes across town.
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Prominence. Reviews and listings show you're known.
Prominence. Reviews, listings, and mentions around the web show Google you're well known.
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Open hours. Being open when they search helps.
Open hours. Google may favor businesses that are open at the moment someone searches.
- 72%
- look at 3 businesses or fewerlook at three businesses or fewer before deciding
- 46%
- often search "near me"often add "near me" to local searches
- 53%
- avoid businesses with wrong listing infosay wrong listing info would drive them away
- 27%
- check reviews on Apple Mapsnow check reviews on Apple Maps
Sources: BrightLocal (2025, 2026) · Rio SEO (2025).
What We Work On
What Google looks at, every week.
We work on every factor we can influence, every week.There's no single trick to ranking on Google Maps. We work on every factor we can influence, steadily, week after week.
The right categories and services.
Your main category is a big ranking factor. We check yours against the businesses above you.
- Main category checked against the top results
- Extra categories for the other work you do
- Every service listed with a short description
- A description that names the areas you serve
Beyond Google Maps
Found on every map, not just Google's.
Homeowners also use Apple Maps, Bing, and voice assistants. We list your business on all of them, with the same details as your Google profile.
Show Up on Apple Maps
Apple Maps comes on every iPhone and helps answer Siri. We make sure your business is there, and correct.
- Your business listed on Apple Maps
- Same name, phone, and hours as Google
- Shows up when people ask Siri
- Updated when your Google profile changes
Apple Maps comes on every iPhone and helps answer Siri. We make sure your business is there, and correct.
- Your business listed on Apple Maps
- Same name, phone, and hours as Google
- Shows up when people ask Siri
- Updated when your Google profile changes
Bing is the default search on Windows computers. We keep your business listed there with matching details.
- Your business listed on Bing
- Same details as your Google profile
- Synced when anything changes
- Plus MapQuest, Yellow Pages, and more
Some homeowners just ask out loud. We make sure Siri and Alexa have your correct details when they do.
- Siri and Alexa, kept up to date
- The right number when they say call
- Hours that match your Google profile
- Synced with the rest of your listings
Client Results
What progress looks like on the map.
Real before and after ranking maps from a client.These are real before and after ranking maps from a client we work with. Each dot is a spot in their area, and the number is where they ranked.
Before
Outside the top 20 across almost all of their area.
After
In the top 3 across most of the same area, measured the same way.
Along the Way
47% more profile interactions and 29% more calls from Google, year over year.
How We Compare
Why not hire a general SEO agency?
We focus only on home service businesses and Google Maps.Plenty of agencies do SEO. Not many focus only on home service businesses and Google Maps, or work with just one business per trade in each city.
Google Maps SEOAlready working with an agency on your website or ads? We can work alongside them and focus on Google Maps, so nothing overlaps.
Getting Started
We start by mapping where you rank today.
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Connect your Google profile.
Give us manager access. No passwords to share.
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Get your starting map.
We map where you rank today for your top services.
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We go to work.
Weekly work on categories, reviews, posts, and listings.
Our client Jan on what it's like working with us.
FAQs
Questions about ranking on Maps.
No one can honestly promise that. Google decides what shows up. We work on what Google looks at every week and show you the results on your ranking maps.
Google looks at how close you are to the person searching. That's why we track your rank across your whole service area, not just one spot.
Yes. Google lets service businesses hide their address and list the areas they serve instead. We make sure yours is set up the right way.
No. It breaks Google's rules and can get your profile suspended. We keep your real business name and work on what Google allows.
A grid of points across your area. Each point shows where you rank when someone searches from that spot, so you can see your real reach.
No. We work with one business per trade in each city, so we're never helping the company down the street.
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