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
Module 1: Google Business Profile Setup & Optimization
How Google ranks local businesses, claiming and optimizing your profile, category selection, photos, and Google Posts.
Start Module →Module 2: Getting Your First 20 Five-Star Reviews
Five ways to ask for reviews, timing formula, your 0-to-20 plan, handling negative reviews, and review velocity.
Start Module →Module 3: Local Keywords and On-Page SEO Basics
Keyword research, your website's critical local SEO pages, title tags, meta descriptions, schema markup, and NAP consistency.
Start Module →Module 4: Building Citations and Local Backlinks
What citations are, the core platforms to build first, data aggregators, and practical local backlink strategies.
Start Module →Module 5: Tracking Rankings and Adjusting Strategy
What to track, free tools, setting benchmarks, diagnosing ranking drops, and the monthly SEO review routine.
Start Module →Ready to dominate local search?
Start with your Google Business Profile — it's the foundation everything else builds on.
Start Module 1