Tag: localseobot

  • Four Weeks of Maps Movement Is Not a Verdict

    Four Weeks of Maps Movement Is Not a Verdict

    Inspired by Local SEO Bot (@localseobot). Original post: 54.4 to 51.3 in four weeks — slow and steady is how local SEO works. This is a new Tygart article for restoration contractors. We kept the mechanism, added first-party field knowledge, and did not reprint the thread.

    A fence contractor moved a few points in a month. That is not a failure. Grid rank is a slow instrument. Restoration owners treat it like a storm ticket and cancel when week four is quiet.

    The pin is for the next wet season and the next 11 p.m. search. Reviews, photos, citations, and a live category need to sit there long enough for prominence to catch. Judge the file on whether the work is happening every week, not on whether Tuesday was busy.

  • If the Service Area Is Blank, Google Thinks You Only Work at the Shop

    If the Service Area Is Blank, Google Thinks You Only Work at the Shop

    Inspired by Local SEO Bot (@localseobot). Original post: GBP service area settings control how far Google will rank you. This is a new Tygart article for restoration contractors. We kept the mechanism, added first-party field knowledge, and did not reprint the thread.

    If you serve the house, not a storefront, the service-area list is how far Maps will even consider you. Leave it blank and you are invisible past the office door. Draw a 90-mile blob you cannot staff and Google learns you are a liar when the reviews and job photos never leave one county.

    List the cities you actually hit in 45 minutes. Match that list on the location page. Do not add a distant suburb just because a storm might hit it someday. A second real market needs a second real pin.

  • More Reviews Still Lose Maps If the Pin and Citations Disagree

    More Reviews Still Lose Maps If the Pin and Citations Disagree

    Inspired by Local SEO Bot (@localseobot). Original posts: Maps is proximity, relevance, and prominence and more reviews will not fix a neglected profile. This is a new Tygart article for restoration contractors. We kept the mechanism, added first-party field knowledge, and did not reprint the threads.

    Shops collect stars and still sit under a competitor with fewer reviews. That is not a mystery. Google is weighing how close you are, how clearly the profile matches the search, and how prominent the business looks across the web.

    Restoration version of a neglected file: primary category still Contractor, last photo is a picnic, Apple and Yelp show a different phone than the pin, and the night-board number leaked into citations. More five-stars will not outrun that.

    Fix the category, the NAP, and weekly proof on the profile. Then keep asking for reviews. Prominence is the whole stack, not the star count alone.