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title: "What is Local SEO? Definition · Ingenious Hub"
description: "Local SEO is the work of appearing in search results for people near a business, including the map results. Plain-language glossary from a Jaipur studio."
canonical: https://www.ingenioushub.com/glossary/local-seo
publisher: Ingenious Hub (https://www.ingenioushub.com)
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Marketing

# Local SEO

Local SEO is the work of appearing in search results for people near a business, including the map results. It depends on a complete Google Business Profile, consistent details across the web, genuine reviews and a website that matches what people search for.

## In practice

What it means when you are the one making the decision.

Searchers use words like near me, the name of an area, or the service plus the city. Pages and profiles that mention the right areas naturally, and that are accurate, tend to be shown to them.

It is slow and cumulative. Reviews, accurate listings and a useful website each add a little, and there are no shortcuts that last.

### Example

A coaching centre completes its profile, gathers reviews from parents, and writes an admissions page that names the neighbourhoods it serves.

## Keep going

Related terms

- [Google Business Profile](https://www.ingenioushub.com/glossary/google-business-profile)
- [NAP consistency](https://www.ingenioushub.com/glossary/nap-consistency)
- [Technical SEO](https://www.ingenioushub.com/glossary/technical-seo)
- [All terms](https://www.ingenioushub.com/glossary)

Where we use it

- [Performance marketing](https://www.ingenioushub.com/services/performance)
- [Google listing check](https://www.ingenioushub.com/tools/google-listing-check)

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Source: https://www.ingenioushub.com/glossary/local-seo