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01LOCAL SEO · NORTH WEST ENGLAND

Local SEO
for the
North West.

I get local businesses — from Ormskirk and Southport to Manchester and Warrington — showing up on Google for the searches that actually bring enquiries.

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ORMSKIRK · LANCASHIRE
LOCAL RESULTS · ILLUSTRATIVETOP 3
1
Your business — the one down the road
4.9 ★ · Open now · Ormskirk
COVERINGMERSEYSIDE/GREATER MANCHESTER/CHESHIRE/LANCASHIRE
02WHAT I DO

Five things that
get you found.

No packages, no upsells you don't need. I work through the parts of local SEO that actually move the needle for a North West business — in the order that matters.

01

Google Business Profile

I set your profile up properly and keep it sharp — the right categories, service areas and photos — so Google trusts it enough to show it.

02

Local rankings & Maps

Getting you into the top few local results — the ones with the map — for the searches people near you actually type — "near me", your town, the streets your customers are on. And increasingly in the AI answers people get when they ask Google or ChatGPT for someone nearby — same work, wider reach.

03

Citations

Making sure your name, address and phone number line up everywhere they appear online — the quiet groundwork that stops Google second-guessing you.

04

Reviews

A simple, steady way to earn genuine reviews from happy customers — and a plan for replying to them that reads like a real person.

05

Local content

Pages written for the places you actually serve — so someone searching in Southport or Warrington lands on something that speaks to them, not a generic blurb.

03THE PROBLEM

You can be the best in town. But if you're not on the map, you don't exist to the person searching right now.

WITHOUTPAGE 2 · UNSEEN

Your customers are searching. They just scroll straight past you to whoever showed up first.

WITH PLACERANKLOCAL RESULTS · TOP 3

Now you're the one down the road — first name they see, first number they call.

04HOW IT WORKS

Three stops on
the way up.

No mystery, no monthly report you can't read. One clear route from where you are now to the top of local search — and I'll tell you which stop we're at, always.

01AUDIT

See where you stand

I dig into your rankings, your profile and what the businesses around you are doing across the North West.

02PLAN

Agree the moves

A plain-English plan: the handful of things that'll actually shift you up, in the order they matter.

03RANK

Climb & hold

I do the work and keep at it — tracking where you rank locally until the right enquiries start landing.

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RICH · ORMSKIRK
05WHO YOU'RE WORKING WITH

It's just me — and I actually know the North West.

I'm Rich. I've spent 20+ years building and ranking websites, and PlaceRank is the local-SEO arm of that — pointed at one thing: getting North West businesses found.

When you ring, you get me — not an account manager three counties away who's never heard of Burscough. I know these towns because I live and work in them.

TRACK RECORDFrom the team behind Flexiweb — 20+ years building & ranking sites.
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06PRICING

Prices up front.
No surprises.

No lock-in, no jargon-filled invoices. Here's what it costs — published, so you can weigh it up before we ever speak. Every plan is month to month.

FOUNDATIONS
from£149/mo

Get the basics right so Google trusts you.

Google Business Profile set up right
A simple system to earn reviews
Consistent details across the web
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GROWTH
from£349/mo

The full push to get you into those top local results — and keep you there.

Everything in Foundations
Ongoing local ranking work
Local content for the towns you serve
A monthly check-in, in plain English
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MULTI-SITE
from£649/mo

For businesses with more than one location to be found in.

Everything in Growth
Every location handled properly
First call on my time when you need it
Talk to me

Every plan is month to month — no contracts, cancel whenever. Not sure which fits? Drop me a line and I'll tell you straight.

07COMMON QUESTIONS

Questions, answered straight.

01

What is local SEO, in plain English?

It's making sure your business shows up on Google the moment someone nearby searches for what you do — in the map, the top results, and increasingly the AI answers. Get that right and the phone rings.

02

Do I need to be in Ormskirk to work with you?

Not at all. I'm based in Ormskirk, but I work with businesses right across the North West — Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Lancashire. Being local to the region is the point; being in one specific town isn't.

03

How long until I see results?

Local SEO isn't instant — anyone promising overnight results is guessing. You'll usually see early movement in the first couple of months, with the bigger gains building over three to six. I'll show you exactly what's changing, in plain English, the whole way.

04

Can you guarantee I'll rank number one?

No — and be wary of anyone who does. Google doesn't let anyone promise a position. What I do promise is honest work on the things that actually move you up, and straight answers about what's realistic for your trade and your town.

05

What does it cost?

Plans start at £149 a month, published up front so you can weigh it up before we ever speak. Everything's month to month — no contracts, cancel whenever.

06

Can you help me show up in AI answers like ChatGPT?

Yes. For local searches, the same work that gets you found on Google — a solid profile, consistent details, real reviews — is what gets you into the AI answers too. It's built into what I do, not a bolt-on.

08GET STARTED

Find out where you stand — free.

I'll take a proper look at how your business shows up across the North West — your profile, where you rank locally, what's holding you back — and tell you straight. No cost, no obligation.

Get a free local audit  →or give me a ring — I'm in Ormskirk.