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Rank checks, map scans, business profile tracking, reviews, citations and competitor reports for a local business, paid in credits and always quoted first.

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Local SEO measures where a business shows up when someone nearby searches: the map pack, the organic results, the Google Business Profile. Every measurement is a paid provider call, so every action is quoted in credits before it runs and never settles above the quote.

Plan: the local_seo capability is Pro and Enterprise. Pro includes 250 credits a month, Enterprise 1,900; Free gets a one-time grant of 100 credits. There are no credit packs to buy: the plan is where credits come from, and plans are bought in the iPhone app.

Articles

  • Local search report and autopilot - set up from your website, then one report: Google Maps, the 3-pack, search, your listing checked field by field, competitors and next steps, emailed and schedulable.
  • Credits, quotes and prices - what each action costs, the monthly allowances, the quote-first rule, and recovering a paid action after a timeout.
  • Quick start - business name, city and up to five phrases: one check of the map pack, the organic results and your listing.
  • Business profile and keyword targets - the saved profile, location verification, and up to 25 tracked phrases.
  • Rank checks - live positions for every tracked phrase on the local pack and organic surfaces, with history.
  • Map scans (geogrid) - one phrase measured from 25, 49 or 81 points across the service area on a real map.
  • Reports and the action catalog - the 33 catalogued actions: citations, reviews, competitor gap, backlinks, AI visibility and full audits.

Where

  • Web: a domain's SEO & search tab: Local & profile, Keywords, Competitors, Reports and More checks.
  • iOS: a domain's SEO & accessibility module, Local SEO; the quick start is the first row.
  • API/MCP: /api/local-seo/*; the seo scope; tools get_local_seo_catalog, run_local_seo_action, check_local_ranks, run_geogrid_scan, save_local_seo_profile, get_local_seo_credits and the rest.

The order to do things in

  1. Open the local search report and set it up from your website. The first scan (25 credits for five phrases) reads Maps, the 3-pack, search and your listing, and lists your competitors.
  2. Save the business profile properly and add up to 25 keyword targets.
  3. Run a rank check after each change to the site or the listing.
  4. Run a map scan on the one phrase that matters most to see where the pack drops off.
  5. Buy the citation consistency report once, fix what it lists, and re-run it in a quarter.

Common questions

Is Local SEO available on Starter? No. It is Pro and Enterprise. Starter has the website SEO crawl; the Local SEO suite needs the credits allowance that comes with Pro.

Can I try it on Free? The one-time 100 credits are spendable on Local SEO only once the suite is on the account (a Pro trial, an upgrade, or an admin grant); on Free they can pay for accessibility audits. The 7-day Pro trial, which a Free account can start once a year from the DomainGuard iPhone app, is the way to try it without a card.

In reading order

Articles in Local SEO

  1. Credits, quotes and pricesWhat every Local SEO action costs in credits, the monthly allowances, the quote-first rule, and how a timed-out action is recovered, not paid twice.Updated
  2. Local search report and autopilotWe read your website, find your Google listing, and report where you rank on Google Maps, in the 3-pack and in search, who ranks ahead of you and what to fix on the listing. Emailed each time, and on a weekly or monthly schedule if you want it.Updated
  3. Local SEO quick startThree fields and one button: business name, city and up to five phrases. One check shows your map pack and organic positions and what your Google listing says.Updated
  4. Business profile and keyword targetsThe saved business profile that every measurement centres on, location verification, local or national targeting, the service radius, and up to 25 tracked phrases per domain.Updated
  5. Rank checksLive positions for every tracked phrase on the local pack and organic results, two credits per phrase per surface, with history; the other search lookups are separate actions.Updated
  6. Map scans (geogrid)One phrase measured from 25, 49 or 81 points across your service area on a real map; 50, 98 or 162 credits; one free scan per account; runs in the background.Updated
  7. Reports and the action catalogThe 33 catalogued Local SEO actions: profile health, reviews, citations, rankings, keyword research, competitor gap, backlinks, AI visibility and full audits, with what each costs.Updated

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