3 things every local business website needs before anything else

1) A tap-to-call button you can see without scrolling

2) Your hours and service area on the first screen

3) A page that loads in under 3 seconds on a phone

Most local sites miss at least one. Which one does yours miss?

"your hours and service area on the first screen" is so simple and so many local sites still miss it. are your clients mostly finding you here, or are you reaching out to them?

More and more people ask ChatGPT "who's a good plumber near me?" instead of scrolling through Google. If your business is hard to understand online, these tools can't recommend you.

5 things that help

1) A complete Google Business Profile with hours, services and photos

2) The same name, address and phone number everywhere online

3) A page for each service, written in plain words

4) An FAQ that answers the questions customers really ask

5) Recent reviews from real customers

None of this needs a big budget. Which one is missing for your business?

Number 2 is the one most local businesses miss, and it is the one the models cross-check before they recommend anyone. One more I would add: a dated last-updated line on the service pages, the engines weigh freshness hard. Have you seen a client actually show up in a ChatGPT answer after fixing these?