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Be the First Name They See When They Search.

Local SEO for tradies and service businesses. We build your presence across Google Maps, local search results and industry directories so you own the suburbs you actually service.

Local SEO from $349 a week plus $990 one-time setup. Billed weekly, no lock-in, 14 days' notice. No GST is added.

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Kevin McIntosh, founder of Digital Cartel
Kevin McIntoshThe person on your account. WhatsApp 0499 969 002

Your Customers Are Searching Right Now

When someone in your area types "electrician near me" or "plumber Sunshine Coast", Google shows them three results in the local map pack. Those three get the calls. Everyone else is a scroll away.

If your business is not in that top three, you are losing jobs to competitors who might not even be better at the trade. They just show up first. Local SEO is how you take that position and hold it. Working in Brisbane? See how we run it suburb by suburb on our Local SEO Brisbane page.

We are expanding into allied health, NDIS services, wellness, hospitality and professional services. If your business depends on a steady pipeline of qualified local leads, we can help.

What Local SEO Actually Involves

Google Business Profile optimisation. Your Google Business Profile is one of the most important ranking factors in local search. We optimise every field: business categories, service descriptions, service area, attributes, photos, Q&A, and posting schedule. Most businesses fill in the basics and stop. We go further.

Keyword research and strategy. We identify the exact terms your customers use when searching for your services in your area. "Plumber Caloundra" is different from "emergency plumber Maroochydore". We build a strategy that targets the searches most likely to convert, not just the ones with the highest volume.

On-page SEO. Your website needs to tell Google exactly what you do and where you do it. We optimise title tags, meta descriptions, heading structure, content and schema markup for every location and service you want to rank for.

Local directory listings. Directory listings (citations) are mentions of your business name, address and phone number across the web. Directories like Yellow Pages, TrueLocal, Yelp, Hotfrog and industry-specific platforms. We build and clean up those listings to ensure consistency, which is a core ranking signal for Google.

Review generation strategy. Google reviews directly impact your ranking and your click-through rate. We set up systems that make it easy for happy clients to leave reviews at the right moment. No fake reviews. No incentivised reviews. Real feedback from real clients.

Competitor monitoring. We track what your top-ranking competitors are doing: their review count, their directory listings, their content strategy. We identify gaps and opportunities so you can get ahead of them on purpose rather than guessing.

How We Report

Every plan gets the Friday lead report every week. Ranking positions, showing exactly where you sit for your target keywords, are reported monthly on Foundation and weekly on Growth and Dominate. No jargon. No vanity metrics. You will see your position in Google Maps and organic search for every keyword we are targeting. If rankings go up, you see it. If they drop, we explain why and what we are doing about it.

The Friday Report

Illustrative sample with invented figures. Your report shows your jobs, your suburbs, your spend.

DIGITAL CARTEL · WEEKLY REPORT
Sample Plumbing Co. · Week ending Friday (sample)
Sample
Leads
14
↑ 3 on last week
Cost per lead
$27.40
↓ $4.10 cheaper
Booked jobs
6
↑ 2 on last week
Revenue booked
$8,940
from those 6 jobs
Every number traced from first click to booked job. Yours lands every Friday.

Local SEO Packages

Foundation
  • Google Business Profile Optimisation
  • Keyword Research and Strategy
  • On-Page SEO for Location Keywords
  • Local Directory Listings
  • Google Analytics and Search Console
  • Weekly Lead Report, Monthly Ranking Report
  • No Lock-In Contract
$349/week
+ $990 Setup
about $1,510 a month; month one about $2,500 with setup
No lock-in. Cancel with 14 days' notice.
Billed weekly. No GST is added.
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Growth
  • Everything in Foundation
  • Review Generation Strategy
  • Competitor Analysis
  • Website Speed Optimisation
  • Monthly Content Creation
  • Weekly Ranking Updates
$579/week
+ $1,490 Setup
about $2,510 a month; month one about $4,000 with setup
No lock-in. Cancel with 14 days' notice.
Billed weekly. No GST is added.
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Dominate
  • Everything in Growth
  • Advanced Technical SEO Audit
  • Multi-Location Targeting
  • Link Building Campaign
  • Conversion Rate Optimisation
  • Priority Support
$919/week
+ $1,990 Setup
about $3,980 a month; month one about $5,970 with setup
No lock-in. Cancel with 14 days' notice.
Billed weekly. No GST is added.
Get Startedor WhatsApp Kevin about Dominate (opens in a new tab)
FAQ

Local SEO Questions

We set an 8 to 12 week target for measurable ranking movement before launch. Competitive markets take longer, and we tell you on the first call if yours is one of them. We track weekly and report progress so there are no surprises.

Traditional SEO targets national or global rankings. Local SEO focuses on appearing in Google Maps, the local pack and location-specific search results. For tradies and service businesses that serve a specific area, local SEO delivers the highest quality leads.

A Google Business Profile alone can rank in Maps, but a website significantly strengthens your overall local presence. It gives Google more content to index and gives potential clients a place to learn about your services and make contact.

Google Business Profile optimisation, keyword research, on-page SEO, citation building, review strategy, competitor monitoring and regular ranking reports. The exact scope depends on your package tier.

Get Jobs While the Rankings Build

Local SEO builds long-term visibility. Pair it with Meta Ads for immediate lead flow while your rankings climb, or add a Conversion Website to maximise the traffic you earn.

Kevin McIntosh, founder of Digital Cartel
Kevin McIntoshFounder and operator. Royal Australian Navy veteran, electrical fitter by trade, Sunshine Coast.

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