R.A.S Group
R.A.S Local

Local SEO: own the map when someone searches near me

For a service business, the map pack is the real page one - three spots above every link. We manage your Google Business Profile, reviews, citations, and local pages so those searches end with your phone ringing.

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In short

Local SEO is search optimization for the queries people run near you: "plumber near me", "accountant in Austin", "med spa downtown". Local SEO services start with Google Business Profile optimization and the map pack, continue with Google reviews and city and service pages, and end with a phone that rings. We run all of it as a monthly service.

R.A.S Local

What You Get

Everything local visibility runs on - profile, reviews, citations, and pages - managed as one system.

  • Google Business Profile

    Categories, services, photos, posts, and Q&A - maintained weekly, not set once and forgotten.

  • Review Engine

    A simple flow that asks every happy customer at the right moment - and a policy-safe response to every review.

  • Citations & Consistency

    Your name, address, and phone identical across every directory that matters - the trust signal local ranking is built on.

  • Local Pages

    A page per service and per area you serve - written for customers first, structured for Google.

  • Local Site Signals

    Local schema, embedded maps, and on-page signals that tie your site to your service area.

  • Local Rank Tracking

    Where you rank across the map, tracked point by point - with calls, directions, and clicks in one monthly report.

Our Process

How It Works

A steady monthly system - local rankings are won by consistency, not one-time fixes.

  1. 01

    Local Audit

    Your profile, reviews, citations, and site next to the three businesses currently winning your map.

  2. 02

    Foundation

    Profile rebuilt and verified, citations cleaned up, and local pages published.

  3. 03

    Reviews & Signals

    The review flow goes live, posts and photos ship weekly, and local content keeps building.

  4. 04

    Track & Grow

    Monthly: map rankings, calls, and direction requests - and the next area or service to take.

The Map Pack

Three spots above every link

Most local buyers never scroll past the map. This is the screen that decides who gets the call - and what earns a place on it.

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The Bottom Line

What Changes After We Work Together

  • 01

    A profile that shows up when neighbors search

  • 02

    A review base that keeps growing on its own

  • 03

    A monthly report of calls and directions - not vanity metrics

Questions, answered

General SEO competes for national phrases like "personal injury lawyer". Local SEO competes for queries with geographic intent: "personal injury lawyer in Phoenix" or "near me". For those, Google shows the map pack above every link, and that is where most clicks go.

Three things decide it: a complete, maintained Google Business Profile, Google reviews arriving at a steady pace, and a website that confirms your address, services and area. We handle all three, including an automatic review engine that asks for a review after every job.

Local results move relatively fast: profile and review improvements typically show within 4 to 8 weeks. Stable map pack and organic rankings typically take 3 to 6 months, depending on local competition.

Google Business Profile management (posts, photos, services, Q&A), the review engine, service and area pages on your site, local directory listings, and monthly tracking of rankings and calls that came from Google.

They complement each other. Paid ads bring leads from day one and stop when you stop paying. Organic takes time, but the asset stays yours and the cost per lead falls over time. Most of our clients run both, weighted by the stage of the business.

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