Resources
Plain-English guides to the parts of local SEO that actually move the needle - written by people who spent twenty years promoting their own service businesses, with 2026 data and the honest limits included. No 4,000-word padding, no "ultimate guides".
A local rank grid scans your Google Maps rank at dozens of points across town and paints it green to red. What the grid shows, how to read it, what to fix.
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Fewer than the citation industry says: the 5 data aggregators plus 15-20 sources that matter. What changed in 2026, and where AI answers moved the goalposts.
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Review gating, incentives, staff quotas, private complaint forms - what Google and the FTC actually allow in 2026, and the compliant way to ask for reviews.
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What local SEO really costs in 2026: the $268/mo DIY tool stack itemized, typical agency retainer ranges, and where flat-rate platforms change the math.
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