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Local SEO and Google Business Profile.
Getting found by people searching for what you do, nearby.
Local SEO is how you get found by people searching in your area, and for many businesses it converts better than anything else because the intent is immediate. The work covers your Google Business Profile, consistent business details across the web, location pages that are genuinely useful, and handling reviews honestly. For businesses serving Brecon, Powys and mid Wales in particular, local visibility is often the highest-return search work available, and a lot of it you can verify yourself in an afternoon.
How do I check my local visibility right now?
Search your main service plus your town, on your phone, ideally not logged in.
Are you in the map results? Is your profile complete, with correct hours, photos and services listed? Are your competitors' profiles better filled in than yours?
That two-minute check tells you more than most paid audits, and everything it reveals is fixable without spending anything.
What actually moves local rankings?
A complete, active Google Business Profile does most of the heavy lifting: correct categories, real photos, services listed, hours accurate, and posts occasionally.
After that: consistent name, address and phone details wherever you appear online, genuine reviews arriving steadily, and a website with clear local relevance.
It is unglamorous maintenance rather than clever tactics, which is precisely why so many competitors neglect it.
Do I need location pages for every town?
Only where you genuinely serve them and have something real to say.
Fifty near-identical pages with the town name swapped is a well-known tactic and search engines have been discounting it for years. It looks like effort and delivers very little.
A smaller set of genuinely useful pages for the areas you actually work in performs better and does not risk your credibility.
[ Check it yourself ]
Three checks you can run today.
No login for us, no audit fee. Each takes a few minutes in your own account.
- 01
Do you show up nearby?
Search for your main service plus your town on your phone. Note whether you appear in the map results and who appears above you.
Where: Google on your phone, signed out
- 02
Is your profile complete?
Check your categories, hours, services, photos and description. Compare them with the businesses ranking above you.
Where: Google Business Profile, from your Google account
- 03
Are your details consistent?
Search for your phone number in quotes. Every listing that comes up should show the same name and address.
Where: Google search: "your phone number"
[ What's included ]
What you get.
01
Google Business Profile
Categories, services, hours, photos and description completed properly.
02
Consistent details
Your name, address and phone number made consistent wherever you are listed.
03
Useful location pages
Pages for the areas you genuinely serve, with something real to say about each.
04
A simple review routine
A way to ask happy customers for reviews that stays within the rules.
05
Local tracking
Calls, direction requests and website visits from your profile, measured.
[ Is it a good fit? ]
Who this suits, and who it does not.
A good fit
- Your customers are mostly within a short drive.
- People search for what you do with a town or "near me".
- You can ask happy customers for reviews.
Probably not right yet
- You sell online across the UK with no local customers.
- You want to rank in towns you do not actually serve.
[ Cost ]
What it costs.
Most local work starts with a fixed-price setup: profile, listings and location pages. Ongoing help is part of monthly Grow work, from £750 to £2,500 a month depending on scope.
See all pricing→[ Examples ]
Some of the sites we've had a hand in.
- drovercycles.co.uk
Drover Cycles
Bike shop, hire and servicing, selling online and in store.
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Crafty Canary Brewery
A micro brewery in the Afan Valley, brewed for the outdoors.
(opens in a new tab) - straightlinesnooker.co.uk
Straightline Snooker
Cues, cases, chalk and accessories for snooker players.
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[ FAQs ]
Questions people ask us
- How do I get more reviews without breaking the rules?
- Ask, promptly and personally, at the moment someone is happiest with your work. A short message with a direct link removes the friction that stops most people. What you cannot do is incentivise reviews, filter out unhappy customers before asking, or write them yourself, all of which can get a profile penalised and are obvious to customers anyway. Steady genuine reviews beat a sudden burst, which tends to look exactly as suspicious as it is.
- What if I have no premises and work from home?
- You can still rank locally by setting your profile as a service-area business and hiding your address, which is a standard option and does not disadvantage you. Plenty of trades and consultants run this way, including ours. What matters is that your service area is honest and your details are consistent everywhere. Listing a fake office address to appear in a more valuable area is a common trick and a fast route to losing the profile entirely.
- Is local SEO enough on its own?
- For many local service businesses, honestly, yes, at least to start with. If your customers are within thirty miles and search with immediate intent, local visibility plus a clear site can be the whole marketing strategy. Broader search work earns its place when you sell nationally, compete on specialist terms, or want to be found before someone is ready to buy. We will tell you on the call which of those you actually are.
[ Related services ]
More ways we help you grow
Ecommerce management
We run and improve your store month to month, so you do not have to.
SEO and AEO
Rank in search and get cited by AI answer engines like ChatGPT and AI Overviews.
Content marketing
Useful pages and guides that answer the questions your customers ask.
Google and Meta ads
Google and Meta campaigns built, run and measured against revenue.
Email and lifecycle marketing
Klaviyo flows and campaigns that bring customers back.
Conversion rate optimisation
More sales and enquiries from the visitors you already have.
Analytics and tracking
GA4 and conversion tracking set up so the numbers are right.
Social media management
Organic social, delivered with specialist partners.
[ Contact ]
Search for yourself, then let's talk
Look up your service plus your town on your phone, see where you appear, and book a free call to fix what you find.
Rather just message?
Reach James directly on Telegram. No form, no account manager, no waiting for a reply that never comes.