SEO and AI visibility for local service businesses
I help local service businesses get found, understood and recommended online. AI speeds up the work. Experience since 1998 decides what matters.
Free video review of your website. No cost, no obligation.
2 → 100+
Daily Google Search clicks for a contractor client
1998
Working in online marketing since. Founded First Place Positioning in 2001.
3
Specific fixes in every free video review
Why good businesses get skipped
If your website is missing these five things, search engines and AI tools have less reason to mention you. Most local sites are missing at least one.
One page for each service you want calls for, written the way customers describe the job.
Your Google Business Profile, service areas and business details, consistent everywhere.
Straight answers to the questions people ask before they hire someone like you.
Reviews, project photos and credentials that show you do the work well.
Pages organized so search engines and AI tools can read who you are, what you do and where.
My free video review shows which three of these to fix first on your site. Request yours.
Results
Google Search clicks for an out-of-state local contractor went from 2 per day to more than 100 per day.
It did not come from one trick. It came from steady work on service pages, local search signals, site structure and new content built around what their customers were searching for.
One client's result. Every market and starting point is different.
What I work on
Service pages, site structure and on-page fixes that help Google and AI tools understand what you do.
SEO servicesGoogle Business Profile, local listings, reviews and service area pages for the map results.
Local SEONew pages and answers built around what your customers are actually searching for.
Content marketingA full review of what is holding your site back, in order of what to fix first.
SEO auditAlso available: social media marketing.
Experience
AI visibility is new. Navigating change is not.
I have worked in online marketing since 1998 and founded First Place Positioning in 2001. I use AI to spot patterns, compare information and work faster. Experience decides which patterns matter, what is temporary noise, and where your time and budget will do the most.
You work directly with me, the person doing the work.
How customers find businesses, since 1998
Every shift changed the tactics. Being the clearest, most trusted answer still wins.
Free website video review
I review your site and send you a personal screencast with three clear, specific recommendations. No cost and no obligation.
Fill in the short form below. You do not need to tell me what to look for.
I look at your site the way Google, AI tools and your customers do.
A short video that shows what to fix first and why it matters.
I review your website and record a personal screencast that explains three specific ways to improve its visibility, credibility or ability to turn visitors into inquiries. There is no cost and no obligation. You do not need to tell me what to look for.
I use AI to analyze patterns, compare pages, find gaps and organize information. Then I review the findings and decide what is relevant to your business. The tool helps with the work. It does not replace experience or judgment.
If your customers search for services near them, yes. An optimized Google Business Profile, accurate local listings, reviews and service area pages help you show up in the map results and build trust before anyone calls.
Early fixes, like technical issues and page titles, can show movement within a few weeks. Steady growth in traffic and leads usually takes two to three months, depending on your competition and where your site starts.
By what reaches your business: phone calls, form submissions and leads. Supporting measures include organic traffic, rankings and engagement.
You see the same data I do, through tools like Google Analytics, Google Search Console and Microsoft Clarity.
Me. I have worked in online marketing since 1998 and founded First Place Positioning in 2001. You work directly with the person doing the work.
Send me your website. I will record a short video with three specific fixes, at no cost.
