A beauty salon taken from ranking #30+ to page one in just over five weeks.
They were doing great work and their clients were happy. But when someone searched “beauty salon” in the area, they did not show up, which meant fewer new clients.
Here is exactly where Julia ranks against her competitors for the keyword “beauty salon, 5th Settlement,” pulled straight from her ranking report. The highlighted row is Julia; the ones above and below are the salons she competes with.
In about five weeks Julia went from #32, buried and invisible, to #8 for “beauty salon” in her area, landing her on page one where new clients actually look, no ads.
You do not need ads to get more clients. Small, correct changes to a Google profile can be enough. Julia went from invisible at #30+ to page one in about five weeks.