08/27/2026
Most local businesses are invisible to the customers right in their own backyard and they don't even know it.
I see it constantly: a business is showing up in the wrong area, or barely showing up at all, while local leads quietly slip away. Usually it comes down to two things, a Google Business Profile that isn't set up to work for them, and website SEO that's too weak to help them get found.
I just wrapped a call with a new client dealing with exactly this. So here's the plan of action I walk clients through:
1️⃣ Review the full picture — Google Business Profile, service areas, business info, and website SEO
2️⃣ Pinpoint what's steering customers the wrong way
3️⃣ Build a clear, prioritized plan to get them showing up locally
4️⃣ Fix, optimize, and track the difference
Your online presence should bring the right local customers to you, not send them somewhere else.
Not sure if this is happening to you? Message Thrive Social and let's take a look.
