Hello SEOs!

Please suggest me some great budget friendly Local SEO tools to track Google maps ranking in Geo-Grid Format.

please suggest if you have used them personally. I am solo freelancer I can't afford expensive but kindly suggest tools that use Google Maps API.

Hey Hustlers! 👋

I’m Erik, founder of Site Builder Pro—an AI-powered website builder laser-focused on local SEO for service businesses (think plumbers in Chicago, dentists in Austin, salons in Miami, etc.). We’re gearing up for a closed beta and I’m looking for ~15 sharp marketers/SEOs who want to:

• ⚡ Launch a full multi-page, schema-rich site in < 5 minutes
  (AI handles copy, images, logo, on-page local SEO, local service page and much more —then hands you a drag-and-drop visual editor for tweaks that is ready to get published.)
• 🗺️ Dominate local intent keywords out-of-the-box
  – built-in service-area pages for multiple services and locations, GBP integration, FAQ schema, review widgets, and location-based internal-linking.
• 🎨 Start with 1,000+ premium sections & templates
  – all output is conversion-tested for real-world small businesses.
• 📈 Iterate blazingly fast
  – automatic image optimization, Cloudflare-backed hosting, and one-click publishing.
• 🧰 Provide feedback that shapes the roadmap
  – you’ll get direct access to me & the dev team, priority feature requests, and lifetime discounts for helping us sharpen the tool.

What’s in it for early adopters?​

1. Free access for the entire beta period (no credit card).
2. Founding-member pricing once we launch—locked in for life.
3. Shout-outs & backlinks from our public case-study gallery.
4. Influence over features (you tell us what will win clients— we build it).

🔗 Interested?
Drop a comment below or DM me with:

1. The niche(s) you serve.
2. Your biggest pain point with current site builders or local SEO workflows.

I’ll send you a private invite link and get you rolling ASAP. Let’s build websites that actually move the local rankings needle—together!

Best,
Erik.

I thought this was interesting on a service area page (which had a slug of /[service town]-painting-professionals).
Is this a valuable way to get traffic?
On one hand, it seems valuable to list the areas and zip codes you serve, but on the other, seems almost like keyword stuffing since there's nothing else on this page.

Many users are reporting the missing post/updates feature on the Google Business Profile. I can see the option to post but all our clients' GBPs don't feature the posts anymore.​

Who else is experiencing the same?

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When I tried this method 7 years ago, I was able to get my first client within 10 days to pay me $600. Then, I signed him up 3 weeks later on a retainer for $2.5k a month. Not too bad, right?

And the best part? I had no clue what I was doing on day 1. (I know many people will not like this.)

I had no experience in local SEO. I had been doing SEO for my blog for a while, but far from professionally.


So what’s the strategy…

I joined 5 Google Adwords Facebook groups and spent 14 hours a day answering people’s questions. I promised myself not to skip any question and to answer them as thoroughly as possible. I wanted my answer to be the first and the best. The only experience I had was burning some money on ads for an affiliate business I had before. So I kind of knew how the ads platform worked.

Since I had no client experience on day 1, whenever I saw a question, I googled it, made sure I understood the concept, and checked at least 2 different sources to make sure I wasn’t spreading misinformation. Most of the questions weren’t very hard to answer though. They were tiny little bits that added up.

That strategy might sound a little off to some, but let me tell you—it wasn’t copy & paste. I always tried to understand the concept and then explain it in my own words.

And because people saw me in every Adwords Facebook group, 140 hours later (basically 10 days), I received a dozen messages from people thanking me and asking me for help. The good part is that in those 140 hours, I basically went through my own crash course. There is no better way to learn than to explain it to others. And the basics are usually where the big money is made—not the advanced tactics. Nothing in online marketing is so complicated that you wouldn’t be able to learn the basics, if you really want to.

I was very determined and serious about making money online. I didn’t have a plan B. I was $16k in debt, and when the client transferred the first $600, I had $5 left in my pocket. (Wasn’t the best strategy to not have a plan B like a part-time job, I must admit )



So what’s my advice?

Use this Facebook group and answer all the questions people have. You can also use other platforms like Local SEO Hustlers. It doesn’t matter where—it just matters that you put in consistent effort and people recognize your avatar or profile picture.

Hey everyone, I’m considering opening a new Google Business Profile (GBP) branch in a city that’s 45 minutes from my current headquarters, where I already have an office. Additionally, I’m planning to expand into another city that’s about an hour away. Would it be okay to create separate GBP listings for these locations?

Hello, I run a locksmith business in Germany and want to achieve better results with Google Local SEO. I have worked with several agencies so far, but without success.


What is the best approach to improve my rankings and visibility?


Thank you!

Hey Tim
Hope you're doing great
2-3 days ago I posted that I need someone who can verify GMBs for rank and rent and that post got approved but when I get notifications of comments i was got banned!
May I know the reason if it's mistake I really pardon for it but i truly need a person for my client to verify GMBs
can you kindly make a look at the matter.

Here is my Fb profile link:

Hello everyone,
Can you please give me some advice.
How can I integrate the GBP Google Street View into wordpress free of charge?
Thanks for your support!

I wanna Build a Website so tell me Which One is Good
1_ Personal Website
2 - Agency Website

My Core service is LOCAL SEO and I wanna Do the Loom Video Outreaching with Business Mail.

So tell me Which One is Suitable 😶
Iam Confused here...

Hi @Tim Kahlert ,

I hope this message finds you well.

I am a member of your Facebook group, Local SEO Strategies & Google Business Profile Help with Tim Kahlert. I recently attempted to publish a post in the group where I shared some of my experiences, but it seems the post was not published.

I want to clarify that I did not include any content related to promoting my services or anything against the group rules. I am curious to understand why this might be happening and if there’s something I can do to resolve the issue.

Your guidance and help with this matter would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance for your time and support.

Best regards,
Rahul

I found that GBP is quite different and complicate for Hotels. How is that I want to know. Any checklist or video related would be appreciated.

The Google 2024 December Update is rolling out.

Here is what I found out:

The March Core Update in 2024 caused big problems for many websites, including mine. My website's visibility dropped by 99%!

There was no penalty or security issue—it felt like being blocked for no clear reason. Nobody seemed to talk about it. I added a screenshot from Google Search Console (GSC) to show how this update affected websites.

I looked into reports from other people on the Google support forum. They also saw similar drops—huge drop, small spike, then another drop. Now, the December 2024 Spam Update seems to have fixed this.

I even spoke with a few website owners, and some said they didn’t do anything because they didn’t know what to do. Their websites, like mine, were perfectly fine. I didn’t use AI or do anything shady with content.


I’ll probably never know what caused this, but it didn’t seem fair.


I’ve added screenshots of other websites that I researched.
All of them went back up after the December update—every single one!

I think the March update was too sensitive and flagged things as spam that weren’t.



Is anyone else seeing their visibility go up in the past few days?

I need help for writing content

Hi, i havea question for all profeasionals, who are dealing with client GBP's. That while on boarding or committing with a client how much area do you commit with them you will be working in a time span. Do you work in miles or sq miles or something else.

I am new in local seo. I need the best resources to learn about it to rank business in local research. How can i start?

How do we get the "Book Online" Button on GMB? Is Google accepting new requests to become a partner with "Reserve with Google Partner"?