Best Local SEO Agencies (2026) – Ranked by Case Studies
- Reached a new local audience through top local rankings
- Rose above local search rankings for pizza in the area
- More calls and service requests from targeted neighborhoods
- +151% Increase in Conversions
- +20% Increase in Organic Traffic
- 100+ new keywords ranking on page 1
- +74% Organic clicks in Boerne
- Average search position: 16 to 10
- +22% Increase in Organic Traffic
- +14% Increase in Phone Call Leads
- Page 1 keywords: 928 to 1599
- Average Google position: 39 to 16.8
- AI Overview citations: 23 to 121
- +335% Increase in Conversions
- +36% Increase in Organic Traffic
- Page 1 keywords: 9 to 107
- Top 3 keywords: 4 to 64
- +89% Search impressions
- 242% INCREASE IN ORGANIC SESSIONS
- 249% INCREASE IN ORGANIC USERS
- 257% INCREASE IN ORGANIC NEW USERS
- 30% Increase in Organic Goal Completions YoY
- 40% Increase in Organic Traffic YoY
- 3872% INCREASE IN SESSIONS FROM SEO
- 540% INCREASE IN LEADS FROM ORGANIC SEARCH
- #1 for Southlake window replacement searches
- 180+ five-star Google reviews
- 10 geo area pages and 8 service pages ranking
- #1 Crockett roofing contractor in local maps
- 10 area pages ranking across East Texas communities
- 5 Google reviews published, all 5-star
- #1 local pack rankings in multiple DFW cities across 5 offices and 4 counties
- All 5 Google Business Profiles built out, optimized and generating reviews
- Dedicated location pages for Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, McKinney and Denton
- +674% Google Search clicks (79 to 611) after local SEO and content expansion
- 4x growth in Google Business Profile visibility
- +302% search impressions (18,000 to 72,500)
- 32 Pages new SEO-optimized website, up from 5
- #1 Organic among direct gutter company websites in Lithia
- 862 Keywords ranked in local dental search results
- +226% organic website traffic year over year
- Patient Demand so many new patients that marketing was paused temporarily
- Map Pack dominant presence for Grandville family dentistry terms
- Profile Restored suspended Google Business Profile reinstated and verified
- 0 → 27 organic search terms ranking in measurable positions
- Redesigned Site built to turn more visitors into bookings
- Local Visibility regained presence in maps and the local pack
- +48% overall website traffic (Sept 2018 vs. Sept 2017)
- +12% organic traffic
- +58% new users (about 10,000)
- 6.7x ROI on SEO (Aug 2025 to Jan 2026)
- One December organic lead covered about 6x annual ROI
- Shifted budget from Angi to the agency
- Organic leads valued at up to $98K
- 4x ROI on SEO for the period (through August 2025)
- Repositioned from residential-first to municipal, industrial and commercial
- Domain Rating grew from ~23 to ~31 (Ahrefs, 2020 to 2022)
- Referring domains grew from ~150 to ~400
- Organic leads grew from ~90 to ~590 per month (2020 to 2022)
- Domain Rating grew from ~0 to ~25 (Ahrefs, 2018 to 2022)
- Referring domains grew from ~0 to ~420
- Organic new users grew from ~1,200 to ~4,000 per month (2020 to 2022)
- Referring domains grew from ~280 to ~470 (Ahrefs, Dec 2016 to 2022)
- Google Business Profile calls up from ~50 to ~90 per month at peak (2020 to 2022)
- 322% increase in top-3 keyword rankings
- 66% increase in top-10 keyword rankings
- 151% increase in referring domains
- 34% increase in organic clicks
- 680.8% year-over-year increase in organic clicks
- 402 keywords ranking in Google's top 10
- 930% year-over-year increase in top-10 keyword rankings
- 281% increase in top-10 keyword rankings (12 months)
- 25% year-over-year increase in organic clicks
- 9,500% growth in AI Overview visibility
- 264% increase in organic users YoY
- 277% increase in organic sessions YoY
- 241% increase in total keywords ranking YoY
- 260% increase in keywords ranking on page one YoY
- 633% increase in Page One rankings
- 58% increase in total keywords ranking
- 57.83% increase in organic traffic
- 280% increase in organic traffic
- 116% increase in top 3 keyword rankings
- 138% increase in page one keyword rankings
- 60 additional MQLs per month
- $4,445 return per $100 spent on SEO
- Organic impressions up 31.66% in 30 days, from 120K to 158K
- Clicks up 18.71%, from 545 to 647
- Ahrefs site health score raised from 76 to 100
- Average position improved from 28.3 to 22.1
- Page load speed improved 45%, from 3.2s to 1.8s
- 102% growth in total impressions, from 8.87M to 17.8M
- 10.9% increase in total clicks, from 101K to 112K
- Average position improved 29%, from 17.4 to 12.3
- 933 Google AI Overview citations
- 3,500+ total form submissions
- Leads up from 5 to 150+ a month, 100% from organic SEO
- Client began selling surplus leads to other contractors
- Google Business Profile views up 75% in the first year
- Search engine visibility up 21%
- 1,400 keywords driving organic traffic
- Active users up 24.7% from 2023 to 2024
- Organic search sessions up 10.5% from 2023 to 2024
- 15 years of ongoing local SEO
- Instagram reach up 97.1% within a few months
- Facebook page reach up 92.6%
- 161% Increase in Unbranded Keywords
- 43 Top-10 Industry Keywords Ranked
- Map Pack Featured in Local Search Results
- 861% Increase in Organic Traffic
- 300% Increase in Organic Conversions
- 843% Increase in Page-One Keywords
- +211% organic sessions
- +182% organic conversions
- +3,282 ranking improvements across tracked keywords
- +133% organic sessions
- +63% organic website conversions
- +3,478 ranking improvements across tracked keywords
- Became #1 Ford dealership in Maine since working with LocaliQ
- 75% higher Search Ads CTR than industry average
- 70% lower Search Ads CPC than industry average
- 75K impressions on display ads in 1 month
- +2K views of job postings on job boards in less than 1 month
- 4,600%+ increase in monthly organic traffic
- 671%+ increase in new organic keywords ranked
- 474% increase in AI Overview citations
- 100%+ increase in organic traffic
- 1,000+ followers gained on Instagram in under a year
- 3x client inquiries from the website and Google Business Profile
- #1 ranking in AI overviews for local services
- 85% page speed score on desktop and mobile
- Ranking for relevant search terms within weeks
- Influx of viable leads for mobile forklift tire replacement
- Built from no website and virtually no online presence
- +380% organic traffic in the first three months
- 173,880 Digital Leads in 9 Months
- 88,806 Paid Leads
- 85,704 Organic Leads
- $3.94 Blended Cost Per Lead
- 41% Increase in Quality Leads
- 466% Increase in Total Keyword Rankings
- 327% Increase in Total Organic Impressions
- 25% Decrease in Cost Per Lead
- Local SEO campaign for in-home ABA therapy in Columbia, MO
- Dedicated Columbia, MO service page
- Columbia Google Business Profile created and managed
- Keyword research, technical SEO and Core Web Vitals optimization
- New website with messaging overhaul
- About page featuring the care team
- Appointment request form
- Local SEO
- 132% average increase in web actions
- 163% increase in keywords ranked (580+ total)
- #1 among competitors
- Referring domains grew from 76 to 195
- 90x increase in organic traffic in 2 years
- 296% increase in top-3 keywords
- 22 keywords ranking in 1st position
- 500% increase in organic traffic
- 900% increase in daily clicks
- 90% of pages indexed (2,447 of 2,700)
- 1,300% growth in qualified leads
- 645% organic traffic growth
- 940% increase in top-10 keyword rankings
- New website, Squarespace to Webflow migration with no loss of content or function
- HIPAA-compliant online appointment forms
- Local SEO, blog content, PPC, social media and CRM program
- +153.98% overall keyword growth (2021 to 2024)
- +152.38% top-10 keywords
- 1,196 new SERP features
- Moved e-commerce from WooCommerce to Shopify
- 2.3x increase in leads in one year
- 3x increase in sitewide traffic in 2 years
- 99% of target keywords ranking #1 in Google
- Ranked #1 in Google for every target keyword within 12 months for a new clinic
- 300% increase in keywords ranking 1st on SERPs
- First-page rankings for every location page (33 locations)
- 600+ stores correctly listed across search engines and GPS providers
- 168% increase in organic sessions across Sydney suburb pages
- 73% increase in phone enquiries from Google Maps listings
- 52% reduction in Google Ads cost per acquisition
- Page-1 rankings for "driving lessons" in 17 of 19 target suburbs
- Blog traffic up 210%, with blog booking conversions up 89%
- 32K+ organic clicks in 8 months, up 72% YoY
- 2.38M impressions in 8 months, up 171% YoY
- 3,250 high-intent organic conversions, up 114% YoY
- 3,238 keyword ranking improvements, including 105 local gains
- "lasik scottsdale az" now ranks #1; "eye care center near me" went from #6 to #1
- Conversions up 405.88% in 30 days
- Conversion rate up 9.14% and click-through rate up 38.57%
- Average cost per click down $10.28
- Local organic rankings up 400%+
- Organic traffic +30%
- Conversion rate +30%
- SEO e-commerce sales +61% year over year
- $25M in revenue driven by organic search
- 1,200+ store locations cleaned up and managed
- 12X increase in Domain Rating
- 30 quality backlinks in one month
- 3 hours of manual work saved weekly through automation
- 800% increase in target keywords in positions 1-5
- 34% increase in organic traffic
- 94% increase in AI search citations
- 29% increase in GMB direction requests
- 62% increase in keyword rankings
- 33% increase in YoY organic traffic
- 900% increase in booking requests
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