Local SEO in Castle Rock: Get on the Google Map
The map pack is the three businesses Google shows above every other result, and it is decided by your Google listing, your reviews and where you are. This page is that side of the work. I report calls, not rankings. Plans start at $200 a month.
48 hours, no call required.
Real Numbers From Three Google Listings
Three numbers from three clients near Castle Rock. Every screenshot is on this site.
2.21
Average Google Maps rank across Castle Rock
We checked a Castle Rock client's map rank from 169 spots around town. First place almost everywhere. It drops only at the far edges.
Local Falcon scan, 13 by 13 grid
41
Calls from one listing in August
Flemings Tree Care, Castle Rock. 41 calls from the Google listing in August, up from 26 in July. Real calls, not views.
His own Google Business Profile
2 to 12
Calls, one month into listing work
A Centennial gym's listing: about 2 calls in April, 12 in May, after one month of work on the listing itself. 14 calls in the two months, up 16.7 percent on last year.
Their own Google Business Profile
The clients own these accounts, not me. This page is the map half. The whole picture, site and listing together, is SEO in Castle Rock, with the full Flemings screens.
How the Google Map Picks Businesses in Castle Rock
Three things decide who shows up on the map here.
Google shows whoever is closest.
The map picks businesses near the person searching. Someone in The Meadows sees different results than someone in Crystal Valley. Castle Rock is small enough that one well-set-up listing covers most of it. This client's scan shows it.
Your Google listing does most of the work.
The listing is the box on the map with your hours, reviews and phone number. Its main category decides which searches you can show up for at all. Most listings have it wrong or half filled in. I fix it and keep it current.
Reviews move you up and close the job.
Google counts how many reviews you have, how recent they are, and what they say. A simple ask while the customer is still happy, after every job. Reviews are the one ranking signal that also sells for you.
Four Promises, in Writing, Before You Pay
A promise only counts if you can check it. Here is how you check each one.
Calls go up, or the billing stops
We count your calls before the work starts and again at month three.
→What I Do to Your Listing Each Month
Posts, photos, services and answers, every month.
A listing that never changes slides down the map. Each month I add posts, the job photos you send me, the services you actually sell, and answers in the Q&A box. I also check that your name, address and phone match on the BBB, Yelp, Nextdoor and the trade directories.
What one month of listing work did for a Centennial gym.
Same work, different trade. Mile High CrossFit's listing went from about 2 calls in April to 12 in May. Nothing changed on the website that month. The listing did the work.
A page for each service and each part of town.
The map pulls from your website too. Tree removal, stump grinding and emergency work each get a page. So do the towns you drive to from Castle Rock. Written about the place, not the same page renamed.
The Same Work in Two Bigger Towns
Local SEO is the same job everywhere. The map just gets harder as the area gets bigger. Two more client scans, same grid, same method.
The bigger the area, the harder the map. Castle Rock's size is why the first number on this page is 2.21.
What It Costs
From $200 a monthPlans start at $200 a month. Most Castle Rock clients run $750 to $1,500 a month for the full plan.
No twelve month contract. You get the number in writing before anything starts, and it runs month to month.
The full breakdown is on the pricing page. The whole SEO picture is on SEO in Castle Rock.
Reviews on Google
What Clients Say
Copied word for word from Google. Two of the three are Castle Rock businesses. Two are cut off where Google cuts them.
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Chris is the best at what he does! I have never experienced such high quality service with other marketing outfits. Chris listens and doesn't push you to sign up for more than what you need.
Mclain FlemingFlemings Tree Care, Castle Rock
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We chose Your Local Site Design to rebuild our cleaning service website in Castle Rock, and it was the best move we've…
Sharon RivasCleaning service, Castle Rock
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Chris has been providing my business web design and support for over three years. He's been great to work with and has always been very responsive. I highly recommend using them for you online needs.
Tom SwaffordThree years and counting
Castle Rock local SEO questions
How long until I show up in the Castle Rock map pack?
Rankings usually start moving in one to two months. The map often moves first in the part of town closest to your address. Calls take longer. By month six you can usually feel it.
How much does local SEO cost in Castle Rock?
Plans start at $200 a month. Most clients run $750 to $1,500 a month for the full plan. Denver agencies usually charge $1,500 to $3,500 a month on a twelve month contract.
What is the difference between local SEO and regular SEO?
Regular SEO is about your website ranking for a search anywhere. Local SEO is about the map, and the map is decided partly by how close you are to the person searching. That is why nobody ranks everywhere, and why your Google listing matters as much as your site. If you want both halves handled together, that is the SEO company page.
Why is my business not showing on Google Maps?
Usually one of four things: the listing is not verified, the main category is wrong, the address is a P.O. box or a hidden home address, or your details do not match across the web. All four are fixable. The teardown finds which one it is.
Do I need a new website first?
Sometimes. If the site cannot rank, I will say so rather than take a monthly fee to polish it. Often the listing needs the work more than the site does, and that costs less.
Will this bring me calls from Parker and Highlands Ranch too?
From the parts closest to Castle Rock, yes. The map favors distance, so a Castle Rock address shows strongest in Castle Rock, Castle Pines and Franktown, then fades toward Parker and Lone Tree. Each of those towns can get its own page.
Which parts of Castle Rock do you cover?
All of it. The Meadows, Founders Village, Crystal Valley, Terrain, Plum Creek, Castlewood Ranch, Sapphire Pointe, Red Hawk and downtown along Wilcox Street. One listing covers the town. The pages cover the neighborhoods people search by name.
Who owns the Google listing?
You do, from day one. Some agencies set it up under their own account, so leaving them means losing it. Yours lives in your Google account.
More on Castle Rock
Everything else on this site about Castle Rock.
Start With the $47 Teardown
I'll show you your Castle Rock map, the three companies in your trade sitting above you, and what their listings have that yours doesn't. Ready in 48 hours. Yours to keep.
$47, free if you go ahead with any service. If you do not see an increase in calls by month three, I work for free until you do.
Your Local Site Design LLC
13984 Deertrack Ln
Parker, CO 80134
(303) 981-0908