Find the searches that send customers somewhere else.
Use this short list to see where your business shows up online. You only need your phone or computer and a piece of paper.
1. Write five things a customer may search
Use a service you sell and the town you serve. For example: “emergency plumber in Oakland” or “dentist near Alameda.” Pick words a person may use when they are ready to call or visit.
2. Search each one
Write down the businesses you see. Check the map and the regular results. Also write down whether your own business shows up.
3. Look at what the other businesses have
Do they have a clear page for that service? Do they show the town they serve, hours, photos, reviews, or a phone number? Only write down facts you can see.
4. Pick one useful thing to fix
Choose a search that matters to your business and one clear problem you can fix. A missing service page or wrong business detail is a better place to start than trying to change everything.
5. Check the same search again later
Use the same words and write down the new date. Say what changed and what did not. One search result cannot promise a top rank or new customers.
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