Local SEO
Local SEO quick start
Three 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 · 2 min read
The quick start is the cheapest first measurement: it saves the same business details and phrases the nine-step setup does, so everything else in the section fills in behind it.
Where
- Web: replaced by the local search report, which does the same first measurement plus Google Maps, your listing checked against your website, and competitors.
- iOS: SEO & accessibility, Local SEO, the first row.
- API/MCP:
GET /api/local-seo/quickstart(what is saved and the exact price),POST /api/local-seo/quickstart; toolsget_local_seo_quickstart,run_local_seo_quickstart. In Claude Code the prompt/mcp__domainguard__set_up_local_seowalks through it.
The fields
| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| Business name | As it appears on your Google Business Profile |
| City | Must be covered by the ranking data. A city that is not is refused with the nearest covered places to tap instead; POST /api/local-seo/business-profile/verify-location checks a city for free |
| Phrases | Up to five, what customers actually type ("emergency plumber canton", "tool repair") |
On a blank account the fields are filled from your homepage for you to correct.
The price
Four credits a phrase (two for the local pack, two for organic) plus five for the business profile read. Five phrases is 25 credits. The button states the total and the balance it leaves before it spends.
What comes back
For each phrase: your position in the map pack and in the ordinary search results for that city. For the listing: rating, review count, categories, and whether it is verified. The results land in rank history and in the Local SEO overview, which from then on reads what you have already paid for and spends nothing.
Common questions
I ran it and the map pack says "not found". Your listing is not in the top results for that phrase in that city. That is the measurement, not an error; the rank check and a map scan show how far away you are.
Can I run it again? Yes, at the same price. Rank history keeps every run so movement is visible.
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