Local SEO

Local SEO for Peterborough and Kawarthas businesses

When someone nearby searches for what you do, you want to be one of the businesses they see and call. We do the monthly work that gets local businesses found on Google Search and Maps, and it comes with every website plan.

What we do

The work local rankings are built on

No tricks and no ranking guarantees. These are the things Google looks at for local searches, done properly and kept up every month.

Google Business Profile
The right primary category, your services and service area, real photos, hours that match your website, and fresh posts every month. For most local searches this is what shows up first.
Technical SEO
Fast pages, a clean sitemap, local business schema, proper titles and descriptions, and Google Search Console set up so we can see which searches find you.
Service and town pages
A page for each main service and each town you actually work in, written from your real jobs, not one page copied seven times with the town name swapped.
Canadian listings, kept consistent
Your name, address, and phone number the same everywhere: Apple Maps, Bing, Yelp.ca, YellowPages.ca, HomeStars, BBB, and the local directories that matter for your trade.
Real reviews, asked for every time
A review link and QR card for your invoices and trucks, or automatic text requests after each job. We never write or buy reviews; we make it easy for real customers to leave one.
Tracking and a plain-English report
We track where you show up for the searches that matter in each town and send a monthly report on what changed and what it brought in.

Included in every plan

What each plan covers

Prices are monthly in CAD plus HST, with $0 setup and no cancellation fee. Full pricing

What you getStarter Site$249/moGrowth + AI Voice$549/moFull Ops AutomatorFrom $1,500/mo + usage
Local SEO
Technical SEO: speed, local business schema, sitemap, Search Console
Google Business Profile setup and optimization
Canadian directory listings (Apple, Bing, Yelp.ca, YellowPages.ca, HomeStars, BBB...)10 core25+Full audit and cleanup
Google Business Profile posts2/mo4/moWeekly
Map-pack rank tracking5 keywords15 keywords + grid mapCustom
New content (job stories, seasonal pages)1/quarterMonthly
Reviews
Review widget on your site
Review requests after each jobLink + QR cardAutomatic SMS + reminderMulti-channel
Review reply drafts in your voice

Towns we work in

We're based in Peterborough and meet clients in person across the area. Each town has its own searches, competitors, and seasons, so we treat them separately.

Local SEO works best with a website built for it. See web design, or pair it with the AI receptionist so the extra calls get answered.

What’s in the free website review

Arrives by email within three business days. No obligation, no sales call required.

  • A short video walkthrough

    About five minutes, recorded by a person, going through your current site and what's costing you calls.

  • Phone screenshots

    How your site actually looks on a phone, which is where most local customers find you.

  • A Google check

    Where you show up for three searches people in your town make, like "plumber Lindsay" or "gift shop Peterborough".

  • A homepage concept

    A rough mock-up of what your new homepage could look like. Yours to keep either way.

FAQ

Local SEO questions

How much does local SEO cost?
Local SEO is included in every website plan, starting with Starter at $249/mo plus HST with $0 setup. Growth adds more listings, more Google posts, town pages, and automatic review requests. There is no separate SEO retainer and no cancellation fee.
Can you guarantee a #1 ranking on Google?
No, and be wary of anyone who does. Nobody controls Google's rankings. We promise the work that local rankings are built on, every month, and we show you where you rank and what changed.
How long does local SEO take to work?
It depends on your town, your trade, and how much competition there is. Fixing your Google Business Profile and listings can help within weeks; new pages and reviews usually build up over a few months. We report every month so you can see the trend for yourself.
I work out of my truck or home. Can I still show up on Google Maps?
Yes. Google lets service-area businesses hide their street address and show the towns they serve instead. We set your profile up that way and keep your website and listings consistent with it.
Which towns do you cover?
We're based in Peterborough and work with businesses across the Kawarthas and Ontario, including Peterborough, Lakefield, Lindsay, Cobourg, Port Hope, Bobcaygeon, Havelock.

Want to know where you show up today?

Ask for a free website review. We check three searches people in your town make and show you where you land, by email within three business days.