Local SEO

Local SEO that puts your business in the Google map pack.

When someone nearby searches for what you do, Google shows three businesses on a map before anything else. We get your business into that spot with a complete Google Business Profile, a steady flow of reviews, suburb pages and a website Google can read. GC Connected Homes saw 175 per cent more visits from Google after we rebuilt their website and search presence.

Work for Queensland businesses

  • GC Connected Homes
  • Solar Set
  • Evolved Solar & Electrical
  • The Boxing Shop
  • Soho Bay
  • Olga's Hair Beautique
  • Varsity Vipers
  • Butchers Pride
Why local search matters

Local customers choose from the businesses Google shows them first.

People looking for a tradie, a clinic or a shop search with a suburb or "near me" and usually call one of the first businesses they see. Google says local results are based mainly on relevance, distance and popularity. You cannot change your distance from the customer, so the work goes into the other two.

  • Local search specialists do the work, led by founder Jerrell Niu.
  • Every report uses Google Search Console figures with their dates.
  • After six months, the plan runs month to month.
What's included

What our local SEO work includes.

Local SEO audit

We start by checking your Google listing, website and directory listings against the businesses that already rank near you. The audit shows which gaps cost you the most. You get a fix list in priority order, so the first month goes on what matters.

Google Business Profile

We complete every part of your profile, including the categories, services, service area, hours, photos and description. A complete profile gives Google more reasons to show you for the right searches. It also answers a customer's questions before they pick up the phone.

Reviews

We set up a simple way to ask every happy customer for a Google review, inside the rules the ACCC enforces. Google says more reviews and positive ratings can help your local ranking. Recent reviews also help a customer choose you over the next listing.

Suburb and service pages

We build a page for each service you sell and each area where you have real jobs to show. Google needs a page that matches the search before it can rank you for it. A thin page with only the suburb name swapped does not rank, so we do not build them.

Website fixes

We fix titles, descriptions, headings, broken pages and structured data so Google can read what you do and where you do it. These fixes make your pages eligible to rank for local searches. They also make your site clearer for the person reading it.

Directory listings

We make your business name, address and phone number match everywhere they appear online. When the details match, there is no doubt that every listing is the same business. Mismatched phone numbers are common and quick to fix.

Why I Love Digital

Local SEO run by someone who works with Gold Coast trades every week.

We work with trades and service businesses across the Gold Coast and Brisbane, so we know the searches your customers type and the businesses you compete against. Search specialists run your work from the first call to the monthly report. Every figure in a report comes from Google Search Console with its dates, so you can see what changed and judge it yourself.

Evolved Solar & Electrical website

How local SEO with us works, step by step.

  1. 1

    Book a call

    Tell us what you sell, where you work and which jobs you want more of. The call takes 15 minutes, and by the end you will know whether local SEO suits your business.

  2. 2

    Get your audit

    We review your Google listing, website and nearby competitors, then send you a fix list in priority order. You see what is holding you back before you commit to anything.

  3. 3

    Fix the foundations

    Month one is the onboarding sprint, when we complete your profile, fix the website and set up review requests. Every later improvement builds on these fixes.

  4. 4

    Grow every month

    We add suburb pages, articles and review requests, then report the results from Search Console. Each month you see what moved, so you judge the work on numbers.

Client story

How GC Connected Homes got 175 per cent more visits from Google.

GC Connected Homes install smart home systems and security on the Gold Coast. Their reviews were strong, but their website did not say clearly what they did, so Google sent them few visitors. We rebuilt the site around their two services, rewrote the titles and descriptions, and added structured data Google can read.

Google Impressions
2.3 K
AI Impressions
82
Position
21.3

Google Search Console data (Sep 2026)

What local SEO gets you.

Trust before the first call

A complete profile with recent reviews tells a customer you are active and well regarded. That trust forms before they ever reach your website.

Searches from people ready to book

Local searches come from people who need the job done soon and nearby. Ranking for them brings enquiries rather than browsers.

Fewer missed enquiries

Clear service pages and a profile with your hours and phone number make you easy to contact. Fewer customers give up and call the next business on the list.

What our clients say.

Jerrell has been an amazing asset to our business to help improve actual SEO results. i love digital has provided a long term strategy that has delivered more organic leads and optimised our site setup. His approach offers a much more tailored and personalised approach than our previous experience with other providers. Highly recommend.
Holly ChartersSolar Set · Google review
A huge thank you to I Love Digital for the amazing work redesigning my GC Connected Homes website! The new design is everything we hoped for and more — it's professional, modern, and truly captures the essence of our business. It conveys the exact message we want to share with our customers, making it easier for them to understand who we are and what we offer. Not only does the website look fantastic, but it's also performing better than ever. We've already seen a noticeable increase in traffic, and it's clear that more customers are engaging with our content. Your team's expertise and attention to detail have made a world of difference. We couldn't be happier with the results and highly recommend I Love Digital to anyone looking to elevate their online presence. Thank you again for all your hard work — it's made such a positive impact on our business!
Alex Da SilvaGC Connected Homes · Google review
Working with Jerrell has been an absolute pleasure! He is incredibly knowledgeable, helpful, and always goes above and beyond to find the best solutions. Jerrell truly knows Google Business Profile inside out and is an expert in building and optimizing websites that perform and scale. His guidance on SEO, web design, and digital strategy has been invaluable for growing my business. If you're looking for a reliable, innovative, and supportive digital partner, I can't recommend Jerrell highly enough!
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Jerrell Niu, founder of I Love Digital
Who does the work

Specialists build your website and run your search.

Every project is matched with the specialists it needs, from developers who write the code behind our websites to search specialists who know how Google and AI tools rank a site. Technical problems get fixed in the code itself. We read Search Console data, site audits and speed tests to find what is holding a site back, then measure whether each fix worked.

The agency is led by founder Jerrell Niu, who spent seven years designing and building software at Coding Labs and has held senior roles in finance, recruitment and software, including a seat on the Coding Labs executive board. That experience shapes advice that fits how your business runs and holds up once it is in place.

Local SEO questions, answered.

Local SEO is the work that gets your business shown when people nearby search for what you do. It covers your Google Business Profile, reviews, suburb and service pages, website fixes and directory listings. Done together, they build the relevance and popularity Google bases local results on.

You get into the map pack by being relevant, close and popular, which are the three things Google says local results are mainly based on. Relevance comes from a complete profile and matching service pages. Popularity comes from reviews, ratings and mentions of your business across the web.

Most businesses see their visibility change within three months, and their enquiries follow after that. GC Connected Homes' visits from Google rose 175 per cent between February and July 2026. Our guide to how long SEO takes sets out a realistic timeline for each stage.

Yes. Local SEO targets searches with a place in them, so your Google Business Profile, reviews and suburb pages carry most of the weight. Regular SEO targets searches from anywhere in Australia and leans more on content and links. Most trade and service businesses need local SEO first.

Yes. We set your Google service area to the suburbs you cover, then build a page for each area where you have real jobs to show. Each suburb gets its own page to rank, without thin copies that Google ignores.

Yes. We ask you to add us as a manager, so you stay the owner of the listing. You can remove our access at any time, and the profile, its reviews and its photos remain yours.

Local SEO is part of our monthly SEO plans, quoted for each business after a short call. Plans run for six months, then month to month with 30 days' notice, and the onboarding fee is quoted separately. If you only need your Google Business Profile managed, a lower-cost option has no onboarding fee.

No. Nobody controls Google's rankings, so a promise of the top spot is one nobody can keep. We commit to the work that moves rankings and report what changed each month, so you can judge the results yourself.

You will see it in your monthly report, which shows clicks, impressions, calls and direction requests with their dates. Your Search Console figures and Google Business Profile performance sit side by side. You can see exactly what changed and where your enquiries came from.

Free website audit

Check your local SEO in about 30 seconds.

Enter your website address and the full audit appears on screen, with a copy emailed to you. It checks your homepage and up to ten more pages.

  • Technical SEO

    The audit finds the errors that stop Google reading and ranking your pages.

  • On-page SEO

    It checks your titles, descriptions and headings against what people search for.

  • Speed and AI search readiness

    It tests how fast your site loads on a phone and whether AI search tools can read it.

No price lists, just an honest quote.

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