Tim Kahlert
Staff member
Local SEO Quick Start Guide 2025 📈🚀
This is a quick guide on how to start a local SEO business. It covers the main topics you should consider your responsibility when starting in Local SEO.1. Customer Acquisition
- Upwork/Fiverr
- Knock doors in real life
- Provide value in forums and groups like Local SEO Hustlers (local SEO forum)
- Outreach via social media or email
2. Keyword Research
- Semrush
- Mangools’ KWFinder
3. Website
- RankMath SEO (WordPress plugin)
- SEO Minion (Keywords Everywhere Chrome extension)
- Hosting service like Siteground
4. Citations
- Google Business Profile
- Apple Business Connect
- Yelp
- Other Directories (niche and local)
5. Organization
- Slack/ClickUp for project management
- Google Drive
- Publer post scheduling
6. Outsourcing
- Philippineworkers (freelancing platform based in the Philippines)
- Knock doors in real life
- Provide value in forums and groups like Local SEO Hustlers (local SEO forum)
7. Rank Tracking
- LocalFalcon
- Whitespark
- Semrush
8. Analytics
- Google Analytics for general website analytics
- Google Search Console for Google traffic
- Lookerstudio for reporting
- Callrail for call tracking
- Pleper (GBP quick audit Chrome extension)
What's missing on the map? 👇
