An Agency Client Started Using This Local SEO Audit Template And You’ll Never Guess What Happened Next

Their clients’ local and organic search rankings and traffic started going up 🙂

Seriously though, earlier this week I presented this talk at the fantastic State of Search conference in Dallas. One of the things I tried to stress is the importance of a diversified SEO strategy for local clients. Here at Local SEO Guide, that always begins with an audit.

It’s the guiding document for the earlier part of our engagements and almost always surfaces quick wins for both us and the client. That generally means happier clients and longer engagements. Now that audit is available for all of you right here. I wanted this more to be a checklist, so I channeled my inner Annie Cushing and also included how to perform the check as well as suggestions to follow if there is a problem.

Local SEO Audit Template

Don’t ask for editing rights for the document, as I won’t be providing them. However, feel free to make a copy that you can edit to your heart’s content. I plan on regularly updating the document as I have time, so please send any additions you want to share to (marketing [at] localseoguide [dot] com) and I will add those to the doc and credit you in an update.