Local SEO: Ranking an Indian Business in 90 Days
A concrete 90-day plan to take a local business from invisible to top-three in the map pack.
The three ranking levers
Local rankings come down to relevance, distance and prominence. You cannot move the business, so you work relentlessly on relevance and prominence.
- Relevance — complete profile, correct categories, service descriptions
- Prominence — reviews, citations, local links, real engagement
- Consistency — identical name, address and phone everywhere
Days 1 to 30 — foundation
Claim and fully complete the Google Business Profile, fix category selection, upload twenty real photos, and publish location-specific service pages on the website.
Days 31 to 60 — proof
Run a structured review request flow after every job. Twenty genuine reviews with keywords in them will out-perform a hundred generic ones.
Days 61 to 90 — authority
Build local citations, sponsor one community event for a real link, and publish two locality-focused articles per month. Track map-pack position weekly, not daily.
Frequently asked
How long until results?
Map-pack movement usually starts between week six and week ten.
Do posts on the profile matter?
They help engagement signals and are cheap to maintain weekly.
Related topics
Discussion
- No comments yet — start the thread.