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Local SEO in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Local SEO is how a business shows up on the map near the people who call. For a Colorado Springs business, that means people in Old North End, Old Colorado City and across El Paso County. It starts with your Google Business Profile, the listing that shows on Maps, and a call with Offer.
Colorado Springs at a glance
How people search here
Pikes Peak is the compass here, and people give directions by it. Locals say the Westside, Old Colorado City, the Broadmoor, Briargate and Rockrimmon, and they split the city along Academy and Powers boulevards. Military posts around the city mean steady turnover, so movers and locksmiths hear from newcomers who don't know a local name yet and just type 'near me'. Your Google Business Profile and your local SEO pages should name the sides of town you really cover, because a long drive across the city doesn't help anyone.
Neighborhoods to name
The ones you really work in belong on your profile, your pages and your ads.
- Downtown
- Old North End
- Old Colorado City
- Ivywild
- Patty Jewett
- Mountain Shadows
- Rockrimmon
- Briargate
- Stetson Hills
- Broadmoor
Google ranks map results on relevance, distance and popularity (its explanation). For a business that travels to customers in Colorado Springs, it asks for service areas, not an address:
If you don't serve customers at your business address, remove your address from your Business Profile.
Source: Google Business Profile Help
Trades we work with here
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Plumbers
Leaks, drains and water heaters.
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HVAC
Heating and cooling repairs.
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Electricians
Repairs, panels and installs.
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Roofers
Repairs and replacements.
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Locksmiths
Lockouts and rekeys.
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Garage doors
Springs, openers and doors.
How it starts
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Step 1: A call with Offer
Your first call is with Offer Ben Saadon, the founder. You talk about your business, your area and what you want more of. No pitch deck.
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Step 2: A look at where you stand
We check your Google Business Profile, your website and the searches your customers already use, and show you what we find.
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Step 3: A plan in plain words
You get a short list of what we'd do first and why, so you can decide with the full picture before anything starts.
Questions owners ask
Does Manitou Springs count as Colorado Springs?
To Google and to locals, no. Manitou Springs, Fountain and Monument are separate towns, and people there often search by their own name. Add them to your service area if your trucks go there, and write a page for one only once you have real jobs to show.
Do I need an office in Colorado Springs to show up on Maps there?
No. A business that goes to its customers can remove its address from its profile and list the areas it serves, such as Ivywild or Patty Jewett, instead. What Google doesn't accept is a P.O. box or a mailbox standing in for an office, as its rules for business profiles say.
How do we start if my business is in Colorado Springs?
With a call with Offer Ben Saadon, the founder. Tell him about your business, whether you cover all of El Paso County or a few places like Mountain Shadows, and the work you want more of. He'll tell you honestly what he'd do first, whether or not we work together.
Talk to Offer about Colorado Springs.
Tell him what's working and what isn't. You'll leave with a clearer picture either way.