How to get found on Google — step one

Can customers actually find you?

Most business owners assume they're on page one. Run the check below and you'll get something more useful than an assumption — your exact ranking position, a live map of where your business shows up across your area, and which competitors are taking the searches you're missing.

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Check your visibility

Start typing your business name, pick it from the list, then choose a search term.

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Reading your results

What your result is telling you

It's a picture of your visibility, not a league table. Here's how to read what comes back.

1

Your rank and visibility score

Your rank is where you sit for that search — if it says 8, seven businesses get shown before you. The visibility percentage is how often local searchers see you at all. A high number and 0% visibility means the calls are still happening — they're just going to someone else.

2

The competitor list

The businesses Google is actually putting in front of people for that search, in order. Everyone above you on that list is taking calls that could have been yours — it's your fix-list, not just a leaderboard.

3

The question marks

Points on the map where your business didn't come up at all. Every one of those is a real search, in your area, that you simply weren't part of.

The line that matters

Ranked above 10? To your customers, you don't exist.

Google shows three businesses on the map — the map pack — and they take the overwhelming share of the calls. Positions 4 to 10 only appear after someone taps "more places", and most people never do. From position 11 onwards you're not even in that list, so no amount of scrolling finds you. The goal isn't "page one" — it's the top three. That's the gap we close.

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Why this matters

Local search is where the work is

When someone needs a plumber, a physio or a table for Saturday, they don't scroll. They tap one of the first three results on the map and they call.

46%of all Google searches are looking for something local
17.8%of clicks go to the first business in the map pack — 10.4% to the third
76%of people who search locally on a phone visit a business within 24 hours
86%of consumers use Google to read reviews before choosing

Sources: Google/GoGulf, BrightLocal Local Search Industry Study, Think with Google, BrightLocal Local Consumer Review Survey.

The bit that stings

What position four is costing you

Take a search that gets 1,000 looks a month in your area — a modest number for most trades and services.

Ranked 4th or below

~0

You're below the fold of the map pack. Most people never scroll far enough to see you, so the enquiry never happens and you never know it existed.

Ranked in the top 3

100–180

Clicks a month from that one search term. Convert a handful of those and the maths on fixing your ranking stops being a debate.

Based on published local pack click-through rates. Your actual numbers depend on your area and how competitive your trade is — happy to work them out properly with you.

The fix

We'll get you up there — and keep you there

Google ranking isn't a one-off job. It rewards businesses that show up consistently: fresh posts, new reviews, accurate details everywhere it looks. That's what we do, every month, so you don't have to think about it.

  • Profile management and weekly posts. Your Google profile kept live and optimised — posts, photos, services, hours, the lot.
  • Reviews brought in and replied to. A steady flow of new reviews, each one answered properly. It's one of the strongest signals Google has.
  • Citations and directory listings. Your name, address and number made consistent everywhere Google checks — and the wrong ones cleaned up.
  • A monthly Position Map report. Your exact rank across your area, sent over every month, so you can see precisely what's moving and what isn't.
£150 per month

One price, everything above included. No setup fee, no percentage of your ad spend, no surprises.

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Looking to get found on Google?

Seen where you rank? Getting you into the top three is what we do — from just £150 a month. Tell me your business name and where you're based, and I'll come back with what's holding you down and what fixing it looks like. No pressure, no obligation, and I'll tell you honestly if you're already in good shape.

I read every one of these myself and reply within one working day. No automated sequences, no sales team.

Prefer to talk it through? Book a free 20-minute call and we'll look at your profile together.

Before you ask

The questions I always get

How do I get found on Google?

For local searches it's your Google Business Profile that does the heavy lifting, more than your website. Complete every section of the profile, post to it regularly, bring in reviews consistently and reply to them, and make sure your name, address and number match everywhere Google looks. Do that every week and your ranking climbs. That's exactly what we do for £150 a month — or run the checker above first to see where you're starting from.

How long before I see my ranking move?

Usually somewhere between six and twelve weeks for meaningful movement, though profiles that have been badly neglected often jump faster than that because the easy wins are still sitting there. Anyone promising you the top spot in a fortnight is guessing.

Do I need a new website for this to work?

No. Your Google profile and your website are separate things, and plenty of businesses rank well on Maps with a fairly ordinary site. A good website helps you convert the clicks once they arrive — but it isn't a prerequisite for getting the clicks.

What if I've already got someone doing my marketing?

That's fine, and worth saying up front — local profile work often sits in a gap nobody's actually covering. Send the result over anyway and I'll tell you honestly whether there's a gap or whether you're already in good hands.

Isn't this something I could do myself?

Yes, in principle. It's not secret knowledge — it's posting consistently, chasing reviews, and keeping your details straight across a lot of directories. The reason people pay for it is that it's a weekly job forever, and the week you stop is the week you start sliding.

What do you need from me to get started?

Access to your Google Business Profile and about twenty minutes of your time in the first week to tell me what work you actually want more of. After that it runs in the background and you get a report each month.

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