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Google Business Profile10 Min Read

What To Put In Your Google Business Profile Description

How to write a Google Business Profile description that Google, Google Maps, and Gemini can read, with Google business description examples for roofers, plumbers, landscapers, and restaurants.

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Website Redesign10 Min Read

Do I Need A New Website?

How to tell if your small business needs a new website or a website redesign, from a site built before AI search and an outdated design to slow load times, pages that are hard to update, and a frustrating mobile experience.

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AI Search Optimization11 Min Read

How Does ChatGPT Decide Which Local Business To Recommend?

How ChatGPT recommends local businesses, why it leans on Bing instead of Google, and the AI search optimization work that gets your business recommended by ChatGPT while it keeps ranking on Google.

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Home Service SEO11 Min Read

How To Get Your Home Service Business To Rank Higher In Google

How to rank higher on Google with home service SEO that improves relevance and authority, from choosing target keywords and writing page titles, URL slugs, H1s, and meta descriptions to earning backlinks from trusted local websites.

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Landscaping SEO12 Min Read

Landscaping Website Must-Haves To Get Recommended By ChatGPT

How to set up your landscaping website so ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, and other AI search tools recommend your company to homeowners, from your homepage hero line and verified Google reviews to your USP, leadership team, and press coverage.

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Restaurant Local SEO13 Min Read

The Social Profiles Every Restaurant Business Should Link To

The social, review, map, and ordering profiles every restaurant, bar, café, and deli should claim, keep consistent, and link to its Google Business Profile and website so it shows up higher in local search and AI answers.

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Home Service Local SEO12 Min Read

Basic Local SEO Setup For Home Service Websites

Eight local SEO steps every plumber, electrician, HVAC company, roofer, and landscaper should have in place so their home service business shows up in Google Maps, earns more reviews, and gets more calls.

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Plumbing Websites11 Min Read

How To Design A High-Converting Plumbing Landing Page

Plumbing website design tips for a landing page that ranks in local search, earns trust fast, and turns more visitors into plumbing calls and booked jobs.

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Web Design9 Min Read

The Best Time To Redesign Your Website

Start in your slow season, work backward from when customers start searching, and never launch within 60 days of the rush.

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