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Local SEO for Louisville small businesses

So your Louisville neighbors can finally find you.

I help Louisville small businesses show up when neighbors search — in the map pack, on Google Business Profile, in the reviews that actually win the click. One flat monthly number, not a black-box agency contract.

Why me, why here

Local search across the river, by someone who knows the market

I run a small studio in New Albany, a bridge away from downtown Louisville — close enough to know the market. Which neighborhoods you're really competing in, who's already ranking, what “near me” looks like from the Highlands versus Germantown.

You're not buying a national agency's playbook run from three states away. You're getting one person who answers the phone, reports in plain English, and charges one flat monthly number — no twelve-month black-box contract.

What's included · the kit

Everything you need, nothing you don't.

Every Louisville engagement comes with the same kit — no setup-fee surprises, no “that's extra” after you've signed.

01
Google Business Profile setup

Categories, services, hours, photos, posts, Q&A — every field that matters, filled in like a person did it (because I did).

02
Citations & directory cleanup

I fix the 30+ places your address, phone, or name show up wrong online. Consistency is half of local search.

03
Keyword + competitor research

I look at what your neighbors are actually winning for, where you can sneak in, and where it's not worth the fight.

04
On-page SEO

Page titles, headers, schema, image alt text. The plumbing search engines look for — already correct on your site.

05
Review strategy that doesn't feel gross

A simple system for asking happy customers — plus I monitor and respond, so you don't have to refresh your phone.

06
Monthly reporting (in English)

A one-page report you can actually read. Where you moved up, where calls came from, what I'm doing next month.

On the ground

Louisville areas I rank businesses in

Map-pack rankings are hyper-local — a #1 in St. Matthews can be invisible in Germantown. I optimize for the specific neighborhoods your customers actually search from.

  • NuLu & downtown
  • The Highlands
  • St. Matthews
  • Germantown
  • Jeffersontown
  • Middletown
The honest part

Why Louisville's map pack is harder than Southern Indiana's

Louisville is a bigger metro with more competitors and more agencies fighting over the same three map-pack spots. A profile that would rank #1 in a small Indiana town can sit on page two here.

So we do the unglamorous work that actually moves it: a Google Business Profile filled out to the last field, a steady drip of real reviews, consistent name-address-phone citations across the web, and location-specific pages that tell Google exactly where you serve. No tricks — just the signals Google rewards, done consistently.

How I price

One flat number, agreed up front.

No hourly billing, no surprise change orders. I listen first, then quote one number that covers the work. If the scope changes, I tell you what it'll cost before I do it.

Audit only

You want the diagnosis. I give you the checklist and you take it from there.

Starts at
$240
  • Full GBP review
  • Citation audit
  • Top-10 keyword report
  • Competitor scan
  • One-page action plan
Most businesses
Foundation

Most small businesses end up here. Get found, stay found.

Starts at
$240 /mo
  • Everything in Audit
  • GBP optimization + monthly posts
  • Citation cleanup
  • On-page SEO
  • Review monitoring + replies
  • Monthly report
Foundation + content

Slug it out for the harder rankings with monthly content.

Starts at
$480 /mo
  • Everything in Foundation
  • 2 SEO articles / month
  • Internal linking strategy
  • Quarterly strategy call
  • Priority support
How it goes · the timeline

From first hello to the good part.

I move at a steady working pace, with a weekly check-in you don't have to chase me for. I'm a texter, so quick questions get quick answers. Every step has a deliverable; nothing's a mystery.

Week 0
Audit

I pull the current standing — GBP, citations, on-page — and tell you what's broken and what's missing.

Week 1
Cleanup

Fix every inconsistency I find. This is the unsexy work that quietly does most of the heavy lifting.

Weeks 2–3
Build

Keyword targeting, GBP optimization, on-page work, schema. Set the foundations for the next 12 months.

Ongoing
Tend

Monthly check-ins, fresh GBP posts, review monitoring, and adjustments as the map shifts.

FAQ · the usual questions

Things folks tend to ask.

Don't see your question? Text me — I usually answer the same day.

Usually a few months for real movement — Louisville's competitive, so it's rarely overnight. A neglected Google Business Profile can jump faster; a brand-new business in a crowded category takes longer. I'll give you a straight estimate once I see your category and neighborhood.

Yes. Local SEO is done remotely anyway — it's your profile, your reviews, your citations, not mine. Being a bridge away just means I actually know the market I'm optimizing for.

That’s the heart of it. I claim and fully optimize your Google Business Profile, fix your map listing, and build the reviews and citations that get you into the map pack for the searches that matter.

One flat monthly number, no long black-box contract. Full pricing is below.

It helps, but it’s not step one — a complete Google Business Profile does a lot on its own. If you don’t have a site yet, I’ll tell you honestly whether you need one or whether your money’s better spent elsewhere first.

Ready when you are

Let's build you a
spot on the Louisville map.

Free 30-min call. I'll listen, ask a lot, and tell you straight if I'm the right fit. If not, I probably know someone who is.

Across the river

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