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Local SEO by trade

The work is the same everywhere: get the Google Business Profile right, get into the map pack for the searches that matter, keep it there. What changes is what buyers type, which categories Google expects, and what counts as proof before they call.

Our longest client relationships are with pallet rack and warehouse equipment dealers. The rest of this page is where the same method applies.

One method, applied trade by tradeOrange: a named client in it. Outlined: page live. Grey: page coming.Pallet rack dealersclient since 2019Roofingpage liveHVACpage comingPlumbingpage comingElectricalpage comingLandscapingpage comingJewelersclient, NJRestaurants and barsclient, USYour tradeask for the auditWhat changes per trade: the searches, the categories, and what counts as proof.
Trades and industrial suppliers

Where the method is already running

Two industries have their own page, written from client work. Each shows the searches, the categories and the checklist for that trade.

Roofing contractor installing asphalt shingles

Roofing

Residential and commercial · storm season

Roofers competing for "roof repair near me" and the storm-damage wave. Service-area setup, services listed, suburb pages and a review routine that runs all year.

Read the roofing page

Google map pack showing Air Temp Service Co for ac repair in Little Falls NJ

HVAC

Air Temp Service Co, Little Falls NJ · client

Heating and cooling companies competing in two seasons: the category that matches your revenue, hours that answer the 6am call, and services listed so "ac repair" and "furnace repair" both match.

Read the HVAC page

Google map pack showing Griswold Plumbing Services for plumbing repair in Old Saybrook CT

Plumbing

Griswold Plumbing Services, Connecticut shoreline · client

Emergency calls decided in minutes, and a category set most plumbers never build: drains, well pumps, water testing and treatment alongside the plumbing itself.

Read the plumbing page

Google map pack showing Texas Pest Services LLC for pest control in Texas

Pest control

Texas Pest Services, LLC, Longview TX · client

One category for the whole trade, so the pack is won on services, real photographs of the technicians, and reviews that keep arriving. Year-round work with a spring termite spike.

Read the pest control page

143 roomson paper
106you can sell
12 daysto a live booking site
17% → 33%July to August occupancy

Hotels and motels

American Inn & Suites, Jonesboro GA · client

Independent motels need the profile, the rate and the channel to work together. We walked all 143 rooms, graded them into price tiers, rebuilt the site with a booking engine and reworked the channels.

Read the hotel and motel page

ElectricalHomeowners and commercial accounts
LandscapingTight service areas, seasonal peaks

Other trades

Pages coming

The same service-area method applies to any trade that travels to the customer. Until each page is written, the audit is the industry page: it names the searches and categories for your trade and town.

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Local businesses

Storefronts, restaurants and shops

The map pack decides here too, with two differences: the address is shown and visited, and the profile competes on photos, hours and review recency more than on service areas.

  • Jewelers. Independent stores competing with mall chains and online retailers. We manage Lincroft Village Jeweler in New Jersey.
  • Restaurants and bars. Venues that live on same-day and walk-in searches. We manage The Hive Bar and Bistro, 4.7 stars on 1,244 Google reviews.
  • Wine and liquor stores. Category searches by town, decided on the map pack and the store's own site. We manage Carlo Russo's Wine & Spirit World in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, since 2024.
  • Suspended profile? A removed listing is handled first, whatever the trade: see GBP suspension and reinstatement.
  • Not listed? If your customers search by town and call the first result they trust, the method applies. The audit tells you what it looks like for your business.

What these clients say, and Google's figures

Google search for jeweler Lincroft NJ: the AI Overview names Lincroft Village Jewelers as the primary local jewelry store, its website is the first result, and its Business Profile with 4.9 stars from 49 reviews is on the right
Lincroft Village Jewelers for "jeweler Lincroft NJ", September 2026: named first by Google's AI Overview, first organic result, 4.9 stars on 49 reviews. Unedited Google screen; click to open full size.

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