Win the local SEO game! 🚀 Learn how to prove to Google you’re the “right answer” by optimizing your GBP name and embedding maps to boost your local rankings.

If you own a business on Bainbridge Island, you know we operate a little differently here. Whether you’re a boutique in Winslow, a contractor, or a professional service based out of a home office, your customers aren’t just “users”—they’re your neighbors. But here’s the hard truth: If your business doesn’t show up when a local […]

Creative vs. Search-Friendly: Does Your Name Help or Hide? In my ten years as a marketing consultant, I’ve noticed a strange pattern. Business owners spend thousands of dollars on fancy logos, professional headshots, and sleek websites. But when it comes to the name of the business? They often pick something creative over intentional. If you […]

Local SEO DIY or PRO?​ Search engines are the modern-day “front door” for your business. Whether you run a boutique, a dental practice, or a local repair shop, your digital visibility determines your physical foot traffic. The question most owners ask isn’t if they need SEO, but: “Can I do this myself, or should I […]

Recently, a client called me, sounding unsettled. She’d just come out of a meeting with a “skilled salesperson” who wanted her to sign an $800-a-month marketing package. To prove she “needed” him, he ran a voice search on his phone for local (HER SERVICE BUSINESS HERE). When her business didn’t pop up in the AI’s […]

I talk to business owners every day who are stuck in a marketing time warp. They’re still hunting for that “magic bullet”—the perfect ad strategy, a shiny new website redesign, or an SEO agency that promises to “hack” the system. They keep doubling down on the idea that if they just find the right marketer […]