Did you know that 46% of all Google searches have local intent? That means a big share of your future customers are looking for help right where they live. For home-service pros like landscapers, pavement contractors, and plumbers, local SEO is how you show up at the exact moment someone nearby needs you. If you are not working on it, you are leaving jobs on the table.
Local SEO puts your business in front of people searching “near me.” It helps you appear on Google Maps and in the local pack, and it pushes the right service pages up the results when someone types “asphalt repair in [city].” Below is a practical playbook you can put to work this week.
Your Google Business Profile (GBP) is the centerpiece of local visibility. Treat it like your storefront.
Your website should back up your GBP with clear, localized pages.
Add a blog to answer real questions from customers in your market. Use keywords naturally, aiming for roughly 1 to 2 percent density across a long post, and write like you talk on a jobsite.
Local SEO gets people to the site. Forms turn those visitors into work orders. With AK DASH Lead Generation Forms, you can capture name, contact info, address, and service details without breaking your layout. The forms are simple to add and easy for customers to complete.
A smart move is linking your website’s contact page from your GBP so people can jump straight to the form. That reduces friction and increases inquiries from map and local-pack views.
Local SEO is not set-and-forget. Watch the numbers and adjust.
Local SEO is how modern service businesses win steady, nearby work. Dial in your GBP, align your website to the cities you serve, add strong lead forms, and keep refining based on what the data shows. Do that consistently and local searches turn into booked jobs.