Local SEO checklist with keyword ideas.
Enter your business, city and every service you offer to get a tailored Google Business Profile checklist, preferred local keywords for each service, and a review QR with a shareable link you can send on WhatsApp.
Keywords are generated for each service separately, plus combined phrases like “your service in your city”.
Preferred keywords to target
your service in your city
- your service in your city
- your service your city
- your service near me
- best your service in your city
- top your service your city
- affordable your service in your city
- your service in your city reviews
- your service your city contact
- your city your service services
- your service price in your city
- your service open now your city
- your service for beginners in your city
These are keyword ideas built from your services and city. Validate search volume and difficulty in Google Keyword Planner or Search Console before targeting — no volumes are guessed here.
Your local SEO checklist
Google Business Profile
- Claim and verify the listing for your business.
- Choose the single most accurate primary category, then add secondary categories.
- List every service (your service) with a short description for each.
- Set exact opening hours and today-specific hours for holidays.
- Add 15+ real photos (exterior, interior, team, work) and refresh monthly.
- Write the business description using "your service" and "your city" naturally.
- Set the service-area locations if you visit customers.
- Add a booking / WhatsApp link with UTM tags so clicks are tracked.
- Post weekly (offers, news, events) to keep the profile active.
- Seed the Q&A section with the five questions customers ask most.
Reviews
- Generate your review QR below, print it at the counter and send the same link on WhatsApp after every job.
- Ask happy customers on WhatsApp and email; never gate or incentivise reviews.
- Reply to every review within 24–48 hours, including negative ones.
- Showcase review excerpts on the your business website with the source linked.
On-site & NAP
- Put "your service in your city" in the page title, H1 and first 100 words.
- Give each service (your service) its own page instead of one combined list.
- Keep name, address and phone (NAP) identical on the site and every listing.
- Embed a Google Map on the contact page.
- Add a city / service-area page with genuinely local details.
- Mark up the page with LocalBusiness / Service schema and a real address.
- List your service area as "serving your city" if you have no walk-in office there.
Citations & links
- Submit consistent listings to Bing Places, Apple Maps and Justdial / IndiaMART.
- Get listed in your city directories, trade bodies and local chambers.
- Earn a mention from a local your city news blog, event or partner.
- Add your business to Clutch / GoodFirms where relevant to your service.
Step 2 — Reviews
Review QR & shareable link
Paste your Google Maps place ID (or a full review link you already have) to build the official Google review URL, a printable QR code and a ready-to-send WhatsApp message. Everything is generated in your browser.
Find it on your own Google Maps listing URL after place/, or open your business profile and copy the link. Leave it blank and nothing is invented — the box simply stays empty.
Printable QR
Your QR appears here once a review link is entered.
Save the page to print it, or photograph it at your counter.
Local search is where customers choose you
The map pack
Most “near me” and city searches click the three map listings before any blue link. A complete profile is how you get into those three.
Intent-rich keywords
“Best X in Y” and “X near me” carry buying intent. Targeting the right local phrases turns searches into calls.
Trust signals
Reviews, photos and an active profile are what make a searcher pick you over the competitor next door. A QR at the counter is the fastest way to earn them.
Local SEO questions
What is a Google Business Profile and why does it matter?
It is the free listing that shows your business in Google Maps and the local pack above organic results. A complete, active profile is the single biggest lever for “near me” and city searches, where local customers decide whom to call.
How do I choose local keywords?
Combine your service with your city and add modifiers people actually search — near me, best, price, reviews, open now. The tool suggests these for you; then validate real volume and difficulty in Keyword Planner or Search Console before targeting.
Do I need a website if I have a Google Business Profile?
Yes, use both. The profile earns the map-pack click, while a website you control converts that visitor, captures leads and ranks for many more pages. Relying on the profile alone leaves your biggest asset in Google’s hands.
How often should I update my profile?
Post weekly, add fresh photos monthly and reply to reviews within a day or two. Active, well-maintained profiles consistently outrank neglected ones, and regular updates give Google fresh signals about your business.
Can I target keywords for more than one service?
Yes — and you should. Add every service you want to rank for and the tool builds a keyword set for each one, plus combined phrases like “astrology and numerology in Delhi”. Give each service its own page on your site rather than one long list.
How do I find my Google place ID for the review QR?
Open your business on Google Maps, copy the link, and look for the ID after “place/” — it usually starts with ChIJ. Paste it into the tool and it builds Google’s official review URL, a printable QR and a WhatsApp message you can send straight after a job.
Last updated October 2026 · Want us to work through it with you? Book a free strategy call
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