Guides for Home Service Businesses

Plain-English guides on getting found on Google — no jargon, no fluff, no upsell. These are the same principles we use when we help tree service companies, roofers, HVAC companies, plumbers, and other home service businesses show up in more local searches and turn them into calls.

Start with the first one if you're not sure where to begin — it's the big-picture playbook, and the rest go deeper on specific pieces.

How To Rank Higher on Googe Maps: 10 Proven Steps

The complete playbook. Google ranks local results on three things -- relevance, distance, and prominence -- so we sort every tactic by impact and tell you what to do first (and what to skip). If you read one guide, read this.

How to Optimize Your Google Business Profile: 12 Steps

A section-by-section walkthrough of your profile - categories, services, description, service areas, photos, reviews, and more. Comes with a free downloadable checklist you can run for every location.

Why Isn't My Business Showing Up on Google Maps?

The nine most common reasons a business goes missing on maps -- from proximity to profile issues to suspensions - and exactly how to fix each one.

How Much Does Local SEO Cost (2026 Pricing Guide)

Real 2026 pricing ranges for home service businesses, the different pricing models, what drives your number up or down, and how to avoid the cheap-SEO traps that can get your Google Business Profile suspended.

The Google Business Profile Optimization Checklist

Every optimization step as a simple, printable checkbox list. Grab it, work through it, or hand it to your team for each location.

Guides are great, but sometimes you just want to know where your business is losing visibility. Request a free audit and we'll map where you show up across your service area, where you don't, and what to fix first.

Prefer to talk? Call 203-556-2263, or email Kevin@avecpeanut.com