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NEW and Improved GBP Monthly X Large Market Level (Population 1.5M +)CompletionStart DateNotesLinks
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Month 1 Local SEO Strategy, Local and Niche Signals, and Brand Foundation
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Local SEO Strategy
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Verify GMB Access & Create Campaign Drive Folder
5
Verify NAP Consistency (Supplied, GMB, & Website)
6
Location Page Audit
7
Manual Citation Audit
8
Perform Melissa Data Check on Address and Note Any Discrepancies
9
Audit Name for Possible Issues
10
Audit Address for Possible Issues
11
Audit Phone for Possible Issues
12
Gather GMB Links and URLs
13
Create Local SEO Strategy
14
Check for Duplicates and Possum
15
GMB Category Research
16
GMB Category Updates
17
Baseline Visibility Report
18
Add To Local Viking, Setup Tracker & Reporting (If Applicable)
19
Setup Local Keyword Rank Tracker
20
Local Audit Video
21
Content Creation
22
(10) Write GMB Posts for M2
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Write Custom GMB Description for M2
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Write GMB Site Content for M2
25
Patch/Community News Article for M2
26
Patch/Community News Event Article for M2
27
Patch/Community News Neighborhood Post for M2
28
Patch/Community News Signals
29
Patch/Community News Set-Up
30
Paid Signal Creation
31
Patch Business Listing or Alternative Paid Listing
32
Website Local Optimization
33
Location Page Optimization
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Local and Niche Signals
36
(20) Image Optimization and GeoTagging
37
Niche Citations
38
(15 Hrs) Custom Signals
39
PDF, E-Doc, and Image Sites
40
Local Article Submissions
41
Premium Local Press Release
42
(10) GMB PBN Map Embeds w NAP Mentions
43
(10) Create and Optimize Geo-Network
44
(1) DR30+ Branded Guest Post with Map Embed
45
Brand Foundation
46
Submit to Data Aggregators (45 to 60 days for reports)
47
(25) Create and Optimize Social Essentials Accounts
48
(25) Create and Optimize Social Fortress Accounts
49
(50) Create and Optimize Social Ultimate Accounts
50
Signal Boost
51
Submit Link URLs to Indexers
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Month 2 GMB Listing Optimization, Niche Signals, and Brand Boost
54
Content Creation
55
(10) Write GMB Posts for M3
56
Patch/Community News Article for M3
57
Patch/Community News Event Article for M3
58
Patch/Community News Neighborhood Post for M3
59
Patch/Community News Signals
60
Patch/Community News Post
61
Patch/Community News Event Post
62
Patch/Community News Neighborhood Post
63
Paid Signal Creation
64
Patch Business Listing or Alternative Paid Listing
65
GMB Listing Optimization
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GMB Listing Optimization
68
GMB Description Posting
69
(10) Optimize GMB Services
70
GMB Site Optimization
71
(10) Schedule and Publish GMB Photos and Posts
72
(20) GMB Photo Optimization
73
(5) GMB Q&A's
74
(5) GMB Review Responses
75
Local and Niche Signals
76
(10) Image Optimization and GeoTagging
77
(15 Hrs) Custom Signals
78
PDF, E-Doc, and Image Sites
79
Local Article Submissions
80
(10) Create and Optimize Niche Network
81
(1) DR30+ Branded Guest Post with Map Embed
82
Brand Boost
83
2X (40) Brand Authority Links
84
(66) Essential Business Citations with GPS Listings
85
(50) Secondary Citation Creation
86
Yelp Optimization (Domain Email Required to Claim)
87
Crunchbase Optimization (Domain Email Required to Claim)
88
Bing Places - Claim and Set-Up
89
Waze Business Submission
90
AngelList Company Profile Submission
91
Monster Profile - Claim and Optimize
92
Eventbrite Profile and Event Link
93
Signal Boost
94
Submit Link URLs to Indexers
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Month 3 Local Maps Boost and Custom Signals
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Content Creation
98
(10) Write GMB Posts for M4
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Entity Data Page 300 words for M4
100
Service Areas/Locations/or Neighborhood Page 750 words for M4
101
Patch/Community News Article for M4
102
Patch/Community News Event Article for M4
103
Patch/Community News Neighborhood Post for M4
104
Patch/Community News Signals
105
Patch/Community News Post
106
Patch/Community News Event Post
107
Patch/Community News Neighborhood Post
108
Paid Signal Creation
109
Patch Business Listing or Alternative Paid Listing
110
GMB Listing Optimization
111
(10) Schedule and Publish GMB Photos and Posts
112
(10) GMB Photo Optimization
113
(5) GMB Q&A's
114
(5) GMB Review Responses
115
Local and Niche Signals
116
(10) Image Optimization and GeoTagging
117
(15 Hrs) Custom Signals
118
PDF, E-Doc, and Image Sites
119
Local Article Submissions
120
Google News Link
121
Local Maps Boost
122
DR30+ Branded Guest Post with Map Embed
123
(5hrs) Custom Signals
124
(3) Top Ranking Listing Service
125
Do-Follow News Release w Map Embed
126
(20) GMB PBN Map Embeds w NAP Mentions
127
Signal Boost
128
Submit Link URLs to Indexers
129
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Month 4 Strategy Review, Local and Niche Signals, and Brand Boost
131
Local SEO Strategy
132
Quarterly Local SEO Strategy
133
Content Creation
134
(10) Write GMB Posts for M5
135
Patch/Community News Article for M5
136
Patch/Community News Event Article for M5
137
Patch/Community News Neighborhood Post for M5
138
Patch/Community News Signals
139
Patch/Community News Post
140
Patch/Community News Event Post
141
Patch/Community News Neighborhood Post
142
Paid Signal Creation
143
Patch Business Listing or Alternative Paid Listing
144
GMB Listing Optimization
145
(10) Schedule and Publish GMB Photos and Posts
146
(10) GMB Photo Optimization
147
(5) GMB Q&A's
148
(5) GMB Review Responses
149
Website Local Optimization
150
Add Entity Data Page and Internal Link Refresh
151
Add Service Areas/Locations/or Neighborhood Page and Internal Links
152
Local and Niche Signals
153
(10) Image Optimization and GeoTagging
154
(15 Hrs) Custom Signals
155
PDF, E-Doc, and Image Sites
156
Local Article Submissions
157
(10) Geo Network Posts
158
(10) Niche Network Posts
159
DR30+ Branded Guest Post with Map Embed
160
Third Party Verification Listings
161
Apple Maps
162
411
163
Express Update
164
Brand Boost
165
2X (40) Brand Authority Links
166
Signal Boost
167
(10) Private Network Links to Brand Docs
168
Submit Link URLs to Indexers
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Month 5 Local Video Optimization, Stacked Signals, and Signal Boost
171
Content Creation
172
(10) Write GMB Posts for M6
173
Patch/Community News Article for M6
174
Patch/Community News Event Article for M6
175
Patch/Community News Neighborhood Post for M6
176
Patch/Community News Signals
177
Patch/Community News Post
178
Patch/Community News Event Post
179
Patch/Community News Neighborhood Post
180
Paid Signal Creation
181
Patch Business Listing or Alternative Paid Listing
182
GMB Listing Optimization
183
(10) Schedule and Publish GMB Photos and Posts
184
(10) GMB Photo Optimization
185
(5) GMB Q&A's
186
(5) GMB Review Responses
187
Local and Niche Signals
188
(10) Image Optimization and GeoTagging
189
(15 Hrs) Custom Signals
190
PDF, E-Doc, and Image Sites
191
Local Article Submissions
192
Google News Link
193
Local Video Optimization
194
YouTube Local Optimization
195
YouTube Local Video
196
YouTube Local Post and Shares
197
Stacked Signals
198
Google Authority Stack
199
Do-Follow News Release
200
(10) GMB PBN Map Embeds w NAP Mentions
201
Signal Boost
202
(10) Social Power-Up Links
203
(10) Citation Power-Up Links
204
Submit Link URLs to Indexers
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Month 6 AP News Publication, Local News of Interest, and Custom Signals
207
Content Creation
208
(10) Write GMB Posts for M7
209
(4) Local Points of Interest for M7
210
(2) Local News of Interest for M7
211
Niche Service Silo Page 750 words for M7
212
Patch/Community News Article for M7
213
Patch/Community News Event Article for M7
214
Patch/Community News Neighborhood Post for M7
215
Patch/Community News Signals
216
Patch/Community News Post
217
Patch/Community News Event Post
218
Patch/Community News Neighborhood Post
219
Paid Signal Creation
220
Patch Business Listing or Alternative Paid Listing
221
GMB Listing Optimization
222
(10) Schedule and Publish GMB Photos and Posts
223
(10) GMB Photo Optimization
224
(5) GMB Q&A's
225
(5) GMB Review Responses
226
Local and Niche Signals
227
(10) Image Optimization and GeoTagging
228
(15 Hrs) Custom Signals
229
PDF, E-Doc, and Image Sites
230
Local Article Submissions
231
DR30+ Branded Guest Post with Map Embed
232
Brand Boost
233
AP News Brand Feature or Local Newspaper Link
234
Signal Boost
235
Submit Link URLs to Indexers
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Month 7 Strategy Review, Local and Niche Signals, and Brand Boost
238
Local SEO Strategy
239
Quarterly Local SEO Strategy
240
Content Creation
241
(10) Write GMB Posts for M8
242
Patch/Community News Article for M8
243
Patch/Community News Event Article for M8
244
Patch/Community News Neighborhood Post for M8
245
Patch/Community News Signals
246
Patch/Community News Post
247
Patch/Community News Event Post
248
Patch/Community News Neighborhood Post
249
Paid Signal Creation
250
Patch Business Listing or Alternative Paid Listing
251
GMB Listing Optimization
252
(10) Schedule and Publish GMB Photos and Posts
253
(10) GMB Photo Optimization
254
(5) GMB Q&A's
255
(5) GMB Review Responses
256
Website Local Optimization
257
Add Local Points of Interest and News of Interest
258
(5) Service Page Lite Optimization
259
Add Niche Service Silo Page and Internal Links
260
Local and Niche Signals
261
(10) Image Optimization and GeoTagging
262
(15 Hrs) Custom Signals
263
PDF, E-Doc, and Image Sites
264
Local Article Submissions
265
(10) Geo Network Posts
266
(10) Niche Network Posts
267
DR30+ Branded Guest Post with Map Embed
268
Brand Boost
269
2X (40) Brand Authority Links
270
Signal Boost
271
(10) Private Network Links to Brand Docs
272
Submit Link URLs to Indexers
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Month 8 Local Maps Boost and Custom Signals
275
Content Creation
276
(10) Write GMB Posts for M9
277
Patch/Community News Article for M9
278
Patch/Community News Event Article for M9
279
Patch/Community News Neighborhood Post for M9
280
Patch/Community News Signals
281
Patch/Community News Post
282
Patch/Community News Event Post
283
Patch/Community News Neighborhood Post
284
Paid Signal Creation
285
Patch Business Listing or Alternative Paid Listing
286
GMB Listing Optimization
287
(10) Schedule and Publish GMB Photos and Posts
288
(10) GMB Photo Optimization
289
(5) GMB Q&A's
290
(5) GMB Review Responses
291
Local and Niche Signals
292
(10) Image Optimization and GeoTagging
293
(15 Hrs) Custom Signals
294
PDF, E-Doc, and Image Sites
295
Local Article Submissions
296
Google News Link
297
Local Maps Boost
298
DR30+ Branded Guest Post with Map Embed
299
(5hrs) Custom Signals
300
(3) Top Ranking Listing Service
301
Do-Follow News Release w Map Embed
302
(20) GMB PBN Map Embeds w NAP Mentions
303
Signal Boost
304
Submit Link URLs to Indexers
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Month 9 Local Video Optimization, Stacked Signals, and Signal Boost
307
Content Creation
308
(10) Write GMB Posts for M10
309
Patch/Community News Article for M10
310
Patch/Community News Event Article for M10
311
Patch/Community News Neighborhood Post for M10
312
Patch/Community News Signals
313
Patch/Community News Post
314
Patch/Community News Event Post
315
Patch/Community News Neighborhood Post
316
Paid Signal Creation
317
Patch Business Listing or Alternative Paid Listing
318
GMB Listing Optimization
319
(10) Schedule and Publish GMB Photos and Posts
320
(10) GMB Photo Optimization
321
(5) GMB Q&A's
322
(5) GMB Review Responses
323
Local and Niche Signals
324
(10) Image Optimization and GeoTagging
325
(15 Hrs) Custom Signals
326
PDF, E-Doc, and Image Sites
327
Local Article Submissions
328
DR30+ Branded Guest Post with Map Embed
329
Local Video Optimization
330
YouTube Local Optimization
331
YouTube Local Video
332
YouTube Local Post and Shares
333
Stacked Signals
334
Google Authority Stack
335
(10) GMB PBN Map Embeds w NAP Mentions
336
Signal Boost
337
(10) Social Power-Up Links
338
(10) Citation Power-Up Links
339
Submit Link URLs to Indexers
340
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Month 10 Strategy Review, Local and Niche Signals, and Brand Boost
342
Local SEO Strategy
343
Quarterly Local SEO Strategy
344
Content Creation
345
(10) Write GMB Posts for M11
346
Patch/Community News Article for M11
347
Patch/Community News Event Article for M11
348
Patch/Community News Neighborhood Post for M11
349
Patch/Community News Signals
350
Patch/Community News Post
351
Patch/Community News Event Post
352
Patch/Community News Neighborhood Post
353
Paid Signal Creation
354
Patch Business Listing or Alternative Paid Listing
355
GMB Listing Optimization
356
(10) Schedule and Publish GMB Photos and Posts
357
(10) GMB Photo Optimization
358
(5) GMB Q&A's
359
(5) GMB Review Responses
360
Local and Niche Signals
361
(10) Image Optimization and GeoTagging
362
(15 Hrs) Custom Signals
363
PDF, E-Doc, and Image Sites
364
Local Article Submissions
365
(10) Geo Network Posts
366
(10) Niche Network Posts
367
DR30+ Branded Guest Post with Map Embed
368
Brand Boost
369
2X (40) Brand Authority Links
370
Signal Boost
371
(10) Private Network Links to Brand Docs
372
Submit Link URLs to Indexers
373
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Month 11 Local Maps Boost and Custom Signals
375
Content Creation
376
(10) Write GMB Posts for M12
377
Patch/Community News Article for M12
378
Patch/Community News Event Article for M12
379
Patch/Community News Neighborhood Post for M12
380
Patch/Community News Signals
381
Patch/Community News Post
382
Patch/Community News Event Post
383
Patch/Community News Neighborhood Post
384
Paid Signal Creation
385
Patch Business Listing or Alternative Paid Listing
386
GMB Listing Optimization
387
(10) Schedule and Publish GMB Photos and Posts
388
(10) GMB Photo Optimization
389
(5) GMB Q&A's
390
(5) GMB Review Responses
391
Local and Niche Signals
392
(10) Image Optimization and GeoTagging
393
(15 Hrs) Custom Signals
394
PDF, E-Doc, and Image Sites
395
Local Article Submissions
396
Google News Link
397
Local Maps Boost
398
DR30+ Branded Guest Post with Map Embed
399
(5hrs) Custom Signals
400
(3) Top Ranking Listing Service
401
Do-Follow News Release w Map Embed
402
(20) GMB PBN Map Embeds w NAP Mentions
403
Signal Boost
404
Submit Link URLs to Indexers
405
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Month 12 AP News Publication, Local News of Interest, and Custom Signals
407
Content Creation
408
(10) Write GMB Posts for M13
409
(4) Local Points of Interest for M13
410
(2) Local News of Interest for M13
411
Patch/Community News Article for M13
412
Patch/Community News Event Article for M13
413
Patch/Community News Neighborhood Post for M13
414
Patch/Community News Signals
415
Patch/Community News Post
416
Patch/Community News Event Post
417
Patch/Community News Neighborhood Post
418
Paid Signal Creation
419
Patch Business Listing or Alternative Paid Listing
420
GMB Listing Optimization
421
(10) Schedule and Publish GMB Photos and Posts
422
(10) GMB Photo Optimization
423
(5) GMB Q&A's
424
(5) GMB Review Responses
425
Local and Niche Signals
426
(10) Image Optimization and GeoTagging
427
(15 Hrs) Custom Signals
428
PDF, E-Doc, and Image Sites
429
Local Article Submissions
430
DR30+ Branded Guest Post with Map Embed
431
Brand Boost
432
AP News Brand Feature or Local Newspaper Link
433
Signal Boost
434
Submit Link URLs to Indexers
435
436
Month 13 Repeats Month 7/Month 14 Repeats Month 8/Month15 Repeats Month 9 etc