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SEO basics every local business should fix first

20 May 2026·4 min read

Local search rewards businesses that are easy to verify. Most of the early wins are administrative rather than technical.

The short list

Claim and complete your Google Business Profile, with correct hours, categories and photos. Make sure your name, address and phone number are identical everywhere they appear online. Give every page a unique title and description that names the service and the area. Ask happy customers for reviews, and reply to them.

Only once those are true does ongoing SEO work start compounding.

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