How to Rank in the Google Local Pack (UK, 2026)
What actually moves a business into the Google 3-pack: relevance, distance and prominence explained with the work we do for UK clients.
Updated 18 September 2026
Blog
Local SEO, written from the work
Fewer articles than most agency blogs, each one based on what we actually do for clients. For the full picture start with the local SEO guide.
Rankings
Google Business Profile
Google Business Profile Optimisation Checklist
A field-tested checklist covering categories, services, photos, posts, Q&A, attributes and the mistakes that get UK profiles suspended.
Updated 18 September 2026
Google Business Profile Suspended? How to Appeal
Why UK profiles get suspended in 2026, the evidence Google expects, and how to write an appeal that gets reinstated first time.
Updated 18 September 2026
Reviews
How to Get More Google Reviews in the UK, Legally
Review generation that complies with Google policy and the UK DMCC Act: asking, timing, links, QR codes and what you must never do.
Updated 18 September 2026
How to Respond to Google Reviews (With Templates)
Response frameworks for 5-star, mixed and 1-star reviews, with wording that helps rankings and conversion rather than hurting them.
Updated 18 September 2026
How to Remove Negative or Fake Google Reviews
Which reviews Google will actually remove, how to flag them, how to escalate, and what to do when they will not budge.
Updated 18 September 2026
Citations
UK Local Citations: Directories That Still Matter
The UK citation sources worth your time, the ones to skip, and how to keep NAP consistent across all of them.
Updated 18 September 2026
Strategy
Multi-Location Local SEO: A Structure That Scales
How chains, franchises and service-area businesses organise profiles, location pages and reporting without duplicate content.
Updated 18 September 2026
Local SEO Audit Checklist (40 Points)
The audit we run for every new client: profile, website, citations, reviews, links and tracking, in the order that finds problems fastest.
Updated 18 September 2026
Local SEO KPIs: What to Track and What to Ignore
Grid rankings, Business Profile insights, calls, direction requests and revenue: the metrics that show local SEO is working.
Updated 18 September 2026
Local Competitor Analysis for Google Maps
How to reverse-engineer the businesses above you in the local pack: categories, reviews, citations, links and content.
Updated 18 September 2026
Paid
Google Maps Ads and Local Services Ads in the UK
When paid placement on Maps makes sense, how Local Services Ads work in the UK, and how to combine them with organic local SEO.
Updated 18 September 2026