SEO & Google
How to be found on Google: local SEO, your Business Profile, reviews and search basics.
Local SEO for small business: a practical guide to getting found nearby
A step-by-step guide to the Google profile, website and listing work that helps nearby customers find your business, with no tricks and no paid shortcuts.
11 min read · 17 July 2026 Read the guideA seven-step method for answering critical reviews, adaptable replies for common complaints, and what to do about fake or abusive ones.
9 min read · 25 September 2026How to create or claim your Google Business Profile, choose the right name and category, get verified by Google and fill every field that customers rely on.
8 min read · 13 September 2026Practical, policy-safe ways to ask every customer for a Google review, with message examples, timing by business type and a routine your whole team can follow.
8 min read · 11 July 2026A free, practical method to collect the phrases customers type into Google, sort them by intent, pick the best ones and give each a home on your site.
9 min read · 12 October 2026Title tags, meta descriptions, headings, links and images explained in plain words, with a one-hour checklist you can run on every page of your site.
8 min read · 21 July 2026A calm walkthrough of Google's free Search Console: verify your site, submit a sitemap, read Performance and Page indexing, and build a short monthly habit.
8 min read · 17 October 2026What local citations are, where a small business should be listed, how to audit old listings and how to keep every detail matching after a move or rebrand.
8 min read · 14 July 2026