Rankera / Local businesses
AI SEO for local businesses
Get your local business named by AI Overviews and ChatGPT.
When someone asks AI for the best provider near them, it names two or three businesses. Rankera publishes the city guides, videos and articles that get yours named, and checks your local searches in Google every morning.
- From $250 per month
- City and "near me" searches
- Daily Google checks
Highly rated options locals recommend include:
- 1Your Businessnamed in 4 sources
- 2Local competitor A
- 3Local competitor B
Why it matters
Local customers now ask AI who to call.
Guides, lists, reviews and videos that name businesses for a service in a place.
A Google Business Profile helps, but AI answers also look at what other websites and videos say about you.
An AI Overview usually lists two or three providers. The customer often calls one of them and stops looking.
How it works
Everything we publish is built around your city and your service.
- 1ResearchFind the local searches your customers make
- 2PlanAgree a monthly list of searches and titles per city
- 3PublishPut guides, videos and articles live
- 4TrackCheck each local search in Google every morning
"Best [service] in [city]" articles on independent websites in your industry, run by Rankera, that name and recommend your business.
YouTube videos and Shorts titled the way locals search. Each video description names your business and links to your website. Every Short is also posted as an Instagram Reel.
A Medium article for each search, plus a short summary page on GitHub (a site Google and AI tools read often) that links your articles and videos together.
Rankera and your Google Business Profile. Rankera does not manage your Google Business Profile, reviews or posts. Keep your profile complete and your reviews genuine. Rankera publishes the outside coverage that AI answers quote alongside it.
Searches we target
The searches people make when they are ready to call.
Good fits include dental and medical clinics, law firms, home services such as roofing and HVAC, real estate, recovery and treatment centres, coaches and consultants, and businesses with several locations.
How do I get my business into Google AI Overviews?
Get your business named in the sources Google uses for local searches, such as city guides, lists and videos that recommend businesses by name. Rankera publishes that coverage every month around searches like "best [service] in [city]". Every new page and video is submitted to Google and Bing so they find it quickly.
How do I get my business recommended by ChatGPT?
Get named in the sources ChatGPT reads for your service and your area. Rankera publishes articles on independent industry websites it runs, plus Medium articles, YouTube videos and GitHub pages, all naming your business for the local searches your customers make. Rankera checks Google AI Overviews daily; it does not measure ChatGPT answers daily, but ChatGPT draws on the same kind of sources.
What is AI SEO for local businesses?
It is the work of getting a local business named when people ask AI for a provider in their area, such as "best [service] near me". It means having guides, lists and videos online that name your business for your service and your city. It works alongside a complete Google Business Profile and a good website.
Does Rankera manage my Google Business Profile?
No. Rankera does not manage Google Business Profiles, reviews, categories or posts, and it does not edit your website. A well-kept profile with genuine reviews still matters for Google Maps. Rankera publishes content on other sites that names your business for your city and service.
Which local searches does Rankera target?
The searches people make when they are ready to choose a local provider. Examples are "best [service] in [city]", "[service] near me", neighbourhood searches, local price questions and comparisons between local businesses. Each one is checked against the suggestions Google shows as people type.
Does it work for businesses with several locations?
Yes. Each location can have its own city searches in your monthly plan, with guides and videos for each area. Locations that do not fit this month are kept for later months, and a bigger plan covers more cities sooner.
How much does it cost for a local business?
Plans start at $250 a month for 20 target searches. For each search, Rankera publishes a mention on an industry website, a Medium article, a YouTube video, a Short, an Instagram Reel and a GitHub page. Bigger plans cover more searches, up to 350 a month for $2,000. Your business is set up within 48 hours of subscribing.
How do I see results?
You see them in your dashboard. Every morning Rankera checks your target searches in Google and shows whether an AI Overview appears, whether it names you, whether it links to you, and where your site, videos and Medium articles rank. You see how each search looked when you started and how it looks now.
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