We run Google Business Profile, reviews, citations, and local landing pages for Vancouver businesses that need to be the answer when someone nearby pulls out their phone and searches. A founder-led local SEO company, free audit included.
Local SEO is the work that gets your business into three places: the Google map pack (the three results with a map at the top of local searches), the "near me" results that appear when someone searches for what you sell from their phone, and the organic results below that.
It is not the same as the SEO an e-commerce store does. It leans heavily on Google Business Profile, on reviews, on citations across local directories, and on having pages that match how Vancouver customers actually search, like "Italian restaurant downtown Vancouver", not "Italian food".
Done well, it pays for itself within a few months because the leads it generates are people who were already looking for you, in your area, with intent to buy. Done poorly, it is a Google Business Profile with three photos and no reviews that nobody ever sees.
No silver bullets, no proprietary "secret sauce." Just the six areas that actually move local SEO rankings in 2026, executed consistently.
Categories, services, posts, photos, attributes, and the routine work that gets you into the map 3-pack.
Systematic review generation, response management, and reputation monitoring across Google, Yelp, and industry sites.
Pages that match how your customers actually search: neighbourhood, intent, and service-specific keywords.
The lion's share of local search happens on phones during the moment of decision. We optimise for that moment.
Consistent NAP across local directories, BC business listings, and the citation profiles that signal trust.
LocalBusiness schema, service area markup, and the technical signals Google uses to verify location relevance.
The local SEO method is the same; the way it applies to your industry isn't. These are the niche playbooks we have built for businesses across BC.
Run a real estate brokerage? See our realtor SEO playbook for BC instead.
Same four phases for every client. The work inside each phase is custom; the sequence is not.
We pull your current Google Business Profile, GSC data, citation profile, and map pack visibility. You see exactly where you sit before we touch anything.
Weeks 1–2
Google Business Profile rebuild, schema markup, NAP cleanup across citations, and the on-page work that has to happen before anything else moves.
Weeks 3–6
Neighbourhood-specific content, intent-matched landing pages, and systematic review generation that compounds month over month.
Ongoing from month 2
Monthly GSC and map pack tracking. We expand into new neighbourhoods and service categories once the foundation is delivering measurable traffic.
Months 3+
You see Google Business Profile improvements (more profile views, direction requests, calls) within 4–6 weeks. Map pack ranking changes take 8–12 weeks. Competitive search terms ("dentist downtown Vancouver", "best Italian restaurant Yaletown") take 3–6 months to move meaningfully.
Regular SEO targets organic search results that appear the same for everyone. Local SEO targets the map pack (the 3 results with the map at the top of local searches) and "near me" queries, which are personalised by location. Local SEO leans heavily on Google Business Profile, reviews, and citations rather than traditional backlinks alone.
One that works on the actual ranking factors (Google Business Profile, reviews, citations, and local content) and reports on outcomes like map pack position, calls, and direction requests rather than vanity metrics. A good local SEO agency also keeps the work in your ownership and is upfront that no one can guarantee rankings, only the inputs that drive them.
Only if you have a physical location or want to capture foot traffic. Pure e-commerce with no storefront benefits more from traditional SEO and product page optimisation. If you do both (online + in-store), local SEO is essential. We connect both sides so online discovery drives store visits.
Most Vancouver small businesses spend $1,500–$4,000 per month depending on the competitiveness of their category and the number of neighbourhoods or service areas they target. We build engagements around clear deliverables (Google Business Profile work, citations, content, reviews) so the spend maps directly to outputs.
No, and you should be cautious of any agency that does. We can guarantee the inputs that drive map pack rankings (GBP optimisation, review velocity, citation consistency, content), and we track the outputs (map pack position, profile views, calls, direction requests) monthly. The rankings follow.
Yes. Surrey, Langley, Burnaby, Richmond, North Vancouver, and the Fraser Valley. Our industry-specific pages happen to use Downtown Vancouver as the example location, but the method is the same anywhere in BC.
Good. That's the starting point. Most existing profiles we audit have several fixable issues: wrong primary category, missing services, sparse photos, inactive Q&A, no posts. We fix what's there before adding anything new.
A 30-minute call where we pull up your Google Business Profile, your map pack position, and your three closest competitors' profiles side by side. No pitch, no slides. You leave with a list of fixes whether you hire us or not.
Local SEO is one slice of what we do. If you want a quick check of your site, or you read first and decide later, these are the next stops.