King County · West
Local SEO in Seattle, Washington
Local SEO is how a business shows up on the map near the people who call. For a Seattle business, that means people in Ballard, Fremont and across King County. It starts with your Google Business Profile, the listing that shows on Maps, and a call with Offer.
Seattle at a glance
- area codes; the second joins once the first runs low
- 206 and 564
- Source: North American Numbering Plan Administrator, 2023
How people search here
Water and hills carve Seattle into pieces, so two neighborhoods a mile apart can mean a bridge, a long detour or a steep climb. People name themselves by those pieces: Ballard, Fremont, Capitol Hill, the other side of the Ship Canal. A lot of the housing is Craftsman and bungalow stock from the early twentieth century, with the clay side sewer, the line between the house and the street main, that Seattle owners talk about by name. Moss grows on every roof that sits in shade. Your Google Business Profile and your local SEO can use those neighborhood names, but only where you'd really send a truck.
Neighborhoods to name
The ones you really work in belong on your profile, your pages and your ads.
- Capitol Hill
- Ballard
- Fremont
- Queen Anne
- Wallingford
- University District
- Green Lake
- Madison Park
- Beacon Hill
- Columbia City
- Georgetown
- Pioneer Square
Google ranks map results on relevance, distance and popularity (its explanation). For a business that travels to customers in Seattle, 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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Roofers
Repairs and replacements.
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Plumbers
Leaks, drains and water heaters.
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Electricians
Repairs, panels and installs.
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HVAC
Heating and cooling repairs.
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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
Do customers in Bellevue and Shoreline count as Seattle searches?
Mostly not. Someone across Lake Washington usually searches Bellevue or Kirkland by name, and Shoreline people often use their own city too. List those places as areas you serve if you honestly go there, and give one its own page when you have real work to show. Google's guidelines explain how service areas are listed.
Do I need an office in Seattle 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 Queen Anne or Wallingford, 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 Seattle?
With a call with Offer Ben Saadon, the founder. Tell him about your business, whether you cover all of King County or a few places like University District, 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 Seattle.
Tell him what's working and what isn't. You'll leave with a clearer picture either way.