About This Course

Local search is where service businesses win or lose in 2026. When someone searches for what you do in your area, you want to be in the top 3. This course gives you the complete playbook to get there.

By the end of this course, you will:

  • Have a fully optimized Google Business Profile set up to rank
  • Have a review collection system generating consistent 5-star reviews
  • Have your key service pages optimized for local search
  • Have a citation building plan working in the background
  • Track your rankings monthly and know what to do when they change

Course Curriculum

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Module 1: Google Business Profile Setup & Optimization

📖 7 Lessons⏱️ ~45 min

How Google ranks local businesses, claiming and optimizing your profile, category selection, photos, and Google Posts.

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Module 2: Getting Your First 20 Five-Star Reviews

📖 7 Lessons⏱️ ~35 min

Five ways to ask for reviews, timing formula, your 0-to-20 plan, handling negative reviews, and review velocity.

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Module 3: Local Keywords and On-Page SEO Basics

📖 7 Lessons⏱️ ~40 min

Keyword research, your website's critical local SEO pages, title tags, meta descriptions, schema markup, and NAP consistency.

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Module 4: Building Citations and Local Backlinks

📖 7 Lessons⏱️ ~35 min

What citations are, the core platforms to build first, data aggregators, and practical local backlink strategies.

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Module 5: Tracking Rankings and Adjusting Strategy

📖 6 Lessons⏱️ ~30 min

What to track, free tools, setting benchmarks, diagnosing ranking drops, and the monthly SEO review routine.

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Ready to dominate local search?

Start with your Google Business Profile — it's the foundation everything else builds on.

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