Why local SEO deserves a place in your strategy
If you don’t know why SEO is so important to your local business? Here are a few statistics that may convince you to look more closely at your website and Google Business Profile.
· 97% of consumers read reviews for local businesses (Local Consumer Review Survey, 2026). – How are your reviews? We (jrowan@gbpoptimizations.com) can help you get more and better reviews.
· Customers are 70% more likely to visit and 50% more likely to consider purchasing from businesses with a complete Business Profile (Google). – Do a Free audit at https://www.gbpoptimizations.com/website-audit to see how complete your Google Business Profile is.
· 62% of consumers would avoid using a business if they found incorrect information online (Local Business Discovery and Trust Report, 2023). We (jrowan@gbpoptimizations.com) can help you add a small piece of code to your website with all your correct NAP (Name, Address, and Phone) details for consistency.
· 45% of consumers use ChatGPT or other generative AI tools for local business recommendations (Local Consumer Review Survey, 2026) – We (jrowan@gbpoptimizations.com) can help you add an FAQs page to your website (most visible content style to ChatGPT and Gemini) and a small piece of code to help it get better visibility with AI.
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