25 YEARS IN LOCAL SEARCH - ABC SHARK TANK 2019

I am not your typical marketing guy. And that is exactly why this works

25 years in local search. ABC Shark Tank 2019. Hundreds of local businesses ranked at the top of Google. Here is my story and why I built this company.

THE STORY

I started in local search before Google Maps existed

Back then ranking a local business meant mastering Yellow Pages, building citations by hand, and figuring out what actually moved the needle versus what agencies were charging for that did absolutely nothing.

I got good at it. Really good.

Over 25 years I helped hundreds of local businesses across the US dominate their markets. Contractors, plumbers, roofers, med spas, garage door companies, moving companies. If it was a local service business I have probably ranked one just like it.

In 2019 I was on ABC Shark Tank for a completely different company. A subscription razor brand for women. We were first to market before Dollar Shave Club for women was even a concept. COVID wiped it out..

I rebuilt from scratch.

And what I rebuilt was better. Because I stopped trying to be everything to everyone and started doing one thing better than anyone else.

Getting local businesses found. On Google. And now on AI.

WHY I BUILT THIS

I built this company because I got tired of watching good business owners get ripped off.

I talk to contractors every single day who have hired 3 or 4 marketing companies. Paid thousands. Got nothing.

And here is the honest truth about why that happens.

Most of those companies were not scamming anyone. They were just doing generic work on a profile that was never set up correctly in the first place.

You cannot rank a broken foundation. You cannot maintain something that was never built right.

So I built a system that fixes the foundation first. Then maintains it correctly. Then extends it into AI search where almost nobody is operating yet.

No fluff. No fake urgency. No bullshit. Just 25 years of knowing exactly what moves the needle and doing it for people who are done messing around.

How I actually work

Five simple things:

1. I tell you the truth

If your profile needs more reviews, better photos, or was set up wrong by your last agency I will tell you exactly that. Honesty gets you ranked faster than fake promises ever will.

2. No contracts

I keep clients because of results. Not because they are locked in. Every service I offer can be cancelled anytime. That keeps me honest and keeps me working.

3. I limit my client load

I do not take on more clients than I can execute for at a high level. When I say 10 clients per month I mean it. You get real attention not a ticket number.

4. I will not work with your competitor

Once I take you on as a client I will not work with any competing business within 50 miles of your location. Your market is yours. That is a promise I make to every single client and I have never broken it.I do not take on more clients than I can execute for at a high level. When I say 10 clients per month I mean it. You get real attention not a ticket number.

5. I stay ahead of where things are going

I stay ahead of where things are going I have watched every major shift in local search for 25 years. Yellow Pages. Google. Mobile. Maps. And now AI search. The businesses that win are the ones who move before their competitors figure out what changed. That is what I do for my clients.

The human behind the work

I am 53 years old. I have two dogs named Otis and Arch who honestly deserve most of the credit.

I go live on TikTok every week to give away free Google tips to anyone who will listen. No pitch. Just real information that actually helps local business owners understand what is happening with search right now.

I am not a corporation. I am not a faceless agency. I am a guy who has spent 25 years figuring out exactly how to get local businesses found and I genuinely care whether it works for you.

If you want to work with someone who will tell you the truth, do the work correctly, and actually give a damn about your results then you are in the right place.

If you want the cheapest option you can find I am probably not your guy. And that is completely fine. We are both better off knowing that upfront.

25 Years in Local Search | ABC Shark Tank 2019 | Serving local businesses across the US and worldwide

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