Manta Media

Local SEO for trades & service businesses · US & Australia

When someone nearby searches for what you do, they should find you — and call.

Most local businesses lose calls to small, fixable things: a phone number Google can't read, a Business Profile with the wrong hours, service pages that don't name the suburbs you work in. We find those, fix them with your OK, and tell you every month what changed.

  • By emailNo sales calls, ever
  • No contractMonth-to-month, cancel anytime
  • You approveEvery change, before it goes live
A plumber fitting a water pipe low on a concrete wall
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01 — Sample audit

This is what lands in your inbox.

A short written PDF. Three to six fixes, each with why it matters and who can do it. Yours to keep whether you hire us or not.

Example below uses a made-up business so you can see the format.

SAMPLE · FICTIONAL BUSINESS

Northside Plumbing Co. — mini-audit

Homepage + Google Business Profile · 3 priority fixes

  1. Fix first

    Phone number is an image in the header

    Google can't read it and mobile visitors can't tap it. Replace with a text tel: link that matches your Business Profile exactly.

  2. Fix first

    No page names the suburbs you serve

    "We service all areas" doesn't match anyone's search. Add one page per core service area, written for people who live there.

  3. Next

    Business Profile category is too broad

    Primary category is "Contractor". Change to "Plumber" and add "Water heater installation" as a secondary.

Written by a person. Average length: 2 pages.

02 — Process

Four steps. No meetings.

  1. Week 0

    Free mini-audit

    Send your website and the areas you serve. We reply with the written mini-audit.

  2. Weeks 1–3

    Setup

    We fix the basics: titles, contact details, schema, Business Profile, core listings. We add call and enquiry tracking so there's something real to report.

  3. Every month

    The work

    Service and area pages, Profile posts, review requests, citation cleanup. Each change is emailed to you for approval first.

  4. Every month

    One plain report

    What we did, the calls and enquiries we tracked, what's next. One email you can read in five minutes.

03 — Pricing

Prices on the page. No contract.

One-off setup, then monthly. US clients billed in USD, Australian clients in AUD.

Local Starter

US$1,000/mo

+ US$500 setup · A$1,430/mo + A$720 setup

1 location / service area.

  • Setup: fix critical website issues (titles, headings, schema, contact details) and make your number tap-to-call
  • Setup: Google Business Profile optimisation and core citations
  • Call and enquiry tracking setup
  • Up to 2 pages/mo incl. refreshes
  • Weekly Business Profile posts
  • Review request link and templates
  • Monthly calls & enquiries report
Start with a mini-audit

For 2–3 service areas

Local Growth

US$1,750/mo

+ US$1,000 setup · A$2,500/mo + A$1,430 setup

  • Everything in Local Starter
  • Up to 3 service areas
  • Setup: a full page map, with one page for each core service and area
  • Up to 4 pages/mo incl. refreshes
  • Review-request workflow run for you after each job
  • Search Console review every 2 weeks, fed back into your pages
  • Citation building & cleanup
Start with a mini-audit

Multi-Location

US$2,500/mo

+ US$1,500 setup · A$3,580/mo + A$2,150 setup

  • Everything in Local Growth
  • Up to 3 locations / Business Profiles
  • Up to 6 pages/mo incl. refreshes
  • Local link building & mentions (effort-based, no paid link schemes)
  • Quarterly competitor review
  • Priority email support (same business day)
Start with a mini-audit

After the Tune-Up

GBP Care

US$99/mo

We keep your Google Business Profile current, every month. One location.

  • 4 Google posts a month, written from your own photos and job notes
  • A reply to every new Google review within 2 business days
  • Reviews of 3 stars or lower: we draft the reply and you approve it before it goes up
  • A monthly check of hours, services, categories and links, with fixes made
  • A one-page report by email: new reviews, posts, and the calls, website clicks and direction requests Google shows you

Month-to-month, cancel anytime by email. Getting new reviews and website work aren't included, and we don't promise rankings. We never write or buy reviews.

Start GBP Care

Optional deep-dive audit: US$300 / A$430 one-off. Want a detailed written audit before you commit to a plan, or one to hand to your own web person? It covers a technical & on-page review, a Business Profile review, citations and reviews, a competitor & keyword snapshot and a prioritised 30-day action plan.

04 · GBP Tune-Up

Google Business Profile Tune-Up

A fixed-price first step: we fix your Google Business Profile for you, by email, in 7 days. No contract, no calls.

US$297 one-off

A$449 one-off (Australia)

10 deliverables, done through Manager access you grant to [email protected] (we never need your password):

  1. Primary and secondary categories reviewed and fixed
  2. A business description written for real customers (up to 750 characters)
  3. Services list and service areas
  4. Attributes, hours, holiday hours and booking/website links
  5. A photo plan with captions. You send the photos and we upload them (no stock photos)
  6. 4 ready-to-post updates, scheduled one a week
  7. A Q&A starter list
  8. A review-request kit that follows Google's rules (no incentives, no fake reviews)
  9. Name, address and phone check across your website and 5 major directories, with a fix list
  10. A before/after summary PDF

Delivered in 7 days, counted from when we receive Manager access and your answers to 6 quick questions. If anything on this list isn't delivered, you get a full refund. Start a Local SEO plan (Starter, Growth or Multi-Location) within 30 days and the full Tune-Up fee (US$297 / A$449) is credited against your first month.

We don't promise or guarantee rankings, calls or reviews. Google decides what it shows. One location per Tune-Up. Creating, verifying or reinstating profiles isn't included.

Start a Tune-Up Tune-Up details →

05 · FAQ

Straight answers.

What's in the free mini-audit?

A short written PDF that lists the main issues we found on your homepage and how to fix them. It's free, there's no obligation, and you can pass it to whoever runs your website.

How does the GBP Tune-Up work?

Once you pay the US$297 (A$449) invoice, add [email protected] as a Manager on your Google Business Profile (Business Profile settings, People and access, Add) and answer 6 short questions by email. We send the drafts for one approval, make the changes, and email a before/after summary within 7 days. You keep ownership of your profile the whole time.

Will this get me more calls?

That's what the work is for. We won't promise a number of calls or a ranking, because Google decides what it shows and anyone who promises otherwise is guessing. We fix what's in our control, track what we can, and report honestly.

What happens after the Tune-Up?

You can run the profile yourself from there; everything we set up is yours. If you'd rather we kept it current, GBP Care is US$99/mo: four posts a month, a reply to every new review (you approve anything 3 stars or lower), a monthly profile check and a one-page report. Cancel anytime by email.

Do I really never need a call?

Yes. If something is easier to show, we send a written walkthrough with screenshots.

What access do you need?

Manager access to your Google Business Profile and editor access to your website. Or we send changes to your web person.

How do you track calls and booked jobs?

We add tracking to your site and Profile where possible. We can only report booked jobs if you tell us which enquiries turned into work, and that part is optional.

Is there a contract?

Month-to-month, cancel anytime, no contract. The setup fee and the deep-dive audit are one-off.

Do you buy reviews or links?

No. We help you ask real customers. We never pay or reward anyone for reviews and don't use paid link schemes.

Do you use AI?

For research and first drafts. A person reviews every change before it goes live.

06 · Start

Get a free mini-audit or start a Tune-Up.

Tell us about your business and we'll reply by email within two business days. Or write to [email protected].

We use your details only to reply to this request. No list, no follow-up sequence.