Local Business Services
Get found on Google, and get chosen.
Google Business Profile, local SEO and search audits for small businesses. You talk to Ernie, and he does the work.
"I'm excited, Ernie, because I love the way you did the website... But obviously, the website works. I mean, that's phenomenal."
Start here
Find out why Google isn't sending you customers
Every audit ends the same way: a written fix list sorted into what to fix now, what comes next, and what is nice to have. You decide what gets done and who does it. The list is yours, so you can hand it to anyone, including me.
Google Business Profile Audit
$195 one time
For businesses that live and die by the map results.
- Your profile scored out of 100
- Categories, services and description checked against what you sell
- Photos, posts, reviews and how many you answered
- How people find you in Search and Maps, and what they do next
- A ready-to-use description, post templates and photo checklist
Google Visibility Audit
$395 one time
Your website, your listing and your own traffic data, read together.
- Everything in both audits on this row
- Your real traffic, with bot traffic separated out
- What you already rank for, and what is close to page one
- Whether your form fills and calls are being counted at all
- One combined fix list covering all of it
SEO Audit
$195 one time
For a website that isn't showing up in search the way it should.
- Whether Google can find and index your pages at all
- Page speed, mobile layout and Core Web Vitals
- Titles, descriptions, headings and images, page by page
- Where you rank today and who is outranking you
- A fix list sorted into fix now, fix next and nice to have
Not sure which one?
If you already know your Google listing is the weak spot, start with the $195 Google Business Profile Audit. If you have no idea where the problem is, the $395 Google Visibility Audit is the one that answers it, because it looks at the website, the listing and your traffic data together. Every audit is delivered within five business days.
After the audit
Fixes and ongoing help
Do the fixes yourself, or hand them to me. Either way, you see the price before any work starts.
Profile and listing fixes - $75/hour
Categories, services, your business description, photos, and business listings that disagree about your name, address or phone. Quoted from your fix list before any work starts.
Talk it through freeWebsite pages and posts
Service pages, city pages and blog posts written around what your customers search for, in your voice, on your WordPress site. Quoted up front at $75 an hour.
Ask about contentOngoing help, month to month
Want someone minding your profile, reviews and listings every month instead of once? Tell me what you need and I'll put a price on it. For WordPress sites, Rank Math Pro, the SEO plugin, is $19 a month under the Sitez license.
Book a call about itFree tools
Check what Google sees
Free, no signup. Two quick ways to see where you stand before you spend anything.
Sitemap Insights
Paste your sitemap address and see how fresh your content is, which URLs are too long, and what could be holding your pages back in search.
Check your sitemapWebsite Traffic Analysis
See where traffic comes from for sites in your line of business, and how that mix is projected to shift as more people search with AI tools.
See the traffic pictureWhat clients say
Local business owners, in their own words
Some from clients I work with every month, and some from my 124 reviews on Fiverr, where I hold a 4.9 average.
"And I mean, the website is night and day compared. I mean, I was just bush league what was up there, Ernie."
"...it's been fun and really for me um as far as the learning experience and um you know, rebuilding my enthusiasm for my entire business. So, uh that's been really a bonus."
"...thank you so much for the incredibly detailed and understandable explanation that you gave me... I can't remember what Ernie's hourly rate is, but I think I owe him about 10 grand."
"5 star Seller! I needed help on my WP site--all work done as order. Clear comm. Highly recommend if you need WP or website work done!"
"You can get a ridiculous amount of info on one hour. As someone who is 100% self taught it was nice to have a teacher or tutor for once. Ernie is great for this gig because he knows WordPress, Woo, PHP and the business side of things."
"I absolutely love working with Ernie! He really knows what he is doing with WordPress websites... I would highly recommend him to anyone needing help on their website. Your money will be spent wisely!"
Who you'll work with
Hi, I'm Ernie.
Sitez Incorporated is my company, based in Colorado Springs. When you hire Sitez to help you get found, I'm the one who reads your listing, writes your fix list and answers your email.
I'll tell you what matters and what doesn't, and I'll show you how to do the parts you want to keep doing yourself.
Talk to Ernie
Book a call, not a form
Pick a time that works for you. Every call is a Google Meet video call with me, booked straight into my calendar.
Free consult
Free / 20 minutes
Not sure what you need? Tell me about your business and I'll tell you where I'd start.
- Talk through your listing, your site and your goals
- Find out which audit fits, if any
- No cost and no obligation
Paid consult
$40 / 30 minutes
A working session on your own questions. Take the conversation anywhere you want to go.
- Work on your Google Business Profile together
- A second opinion on an SEO quote or plan
- Learn to post and answer reviews yourself
Extended consult
$75 / 60 minutes
Room for a bigger problem, a full plan, or a longer training session.
- Work through several issues in one session
- Plan your profile and website fixes together
- Longer hands-on training
Common questions
Local business FAQs
Straight answers to the questions people ask Google most about getting found locally.
How can I optimize my Google Business Profile?
Fill in every part of it, and keep it current. That means the right primary and secondary categories, your services, your hours and service areas, and a business description that uses the room Google gives you, up to 750 characters. Add real photos, post regularly, and reply to every review. Make sure your business name, address and phone number match everywhere else they appear online. Our $195 Google Business Profile Audit scores all of this and tells you what to fix first.
How much does local SEO cost for a small business?
Here, you start with a one-time audit: $195 for the Google Business Profile Audit or the SEO Audit, or $395 for the Google Visibility Audit, which covers both plus your own traffic data. Fixes run $75 an hour, and you get a written quote from your fix list before any work starts. There is no long contract to sign.
Why is a business no longer showing up on Google?
Common causes are a suspended or unverified Business Profile, an address or name change that sent the profile back through verification, a duplicate listing, or business details that disagree from one website to the next. On the website side, a stray "noindex" setting or a broken sitemap can quietly pull pages out of search. Map results also depend heavily on where the person searching is standing, so a business can show up for one customer and not for another across town.
How do you audit a Google Business Profile?
I score the profile out of 100 on what Google rewards: name, address and phone accuracy, categories, services, description, photos, posts, and reviews with how many got a reply. Then I read the profile's own performance numbers, meaning how people found you in Search and Maps and whether they called, clicked or asked for directions. I also check the other directories that list your business. You get the fix list plus a ready-to-use description, post templates and a photo checklist.
How do I increase my Google reviews?
Ask. Most happy customers will leave a review if you ask right after the job and make it easy, so send them the review link Google gives you in your Business Profile. Reply to every review, good or bad, because future customers read the replies too. Don't pay for reviews or offer discounts in exchange for them. Google's policies forbid it, and it can cost you the reviews you already have.
Can I do local SEO myself?
Yes, a lot of it. Your Google Business Profile is free, and posting, adding photos and answering reviews are all things an owner can do well. The hard part is knowing what matters most for your business. That is what the audits are for: you get a written, prioritized list, and you can work through it yourself or hand any part of it to me.
Is SEO still worth it in 2026?
For a local business, yes. People still search Google and Google Maps when they need a mover, a plumber or a dentist nearby. The groundwork hasn't changed: a complete profile, accurate listings, real reviews and a website Google can read. AI assistants that answer local questions draw on that same information, so doing it well helps in both places.
Find out what Google sees
A $195 audit gets you a written fix list in five business days. Then you decide what happens next.