Buyer guide

Local SEO software or a managed service?

The useful distinction is who does the work after a tool finds a problem. Choose based on your team's time, website access, and need for review—not a promised ranking.

Start with the free auditSee the report preview

Three practical starting points

Use SEO software yourself

Best when your team can assess recommendations, make website changes, and check what actually went live. Software may help find and track issues; your team still owns prioritization and implementation.

Buy a one-time action report

RankingLocal's report offers three preview pages free. The $1.99 complete report adds public-page evidence, affected URLs, fix steps and a 30/60/90-day plan within stated crawl limits. It diagnoses work; it does not change your website or include a subscription.

Hire ongoing SEO help

Automated SEO is $79 USD per month for one authorized WordPress website within monthly work limits. Managed Growth starts at $800 USD per month for human-managed SEO under a written quote. Both require the appropriate access before any website changes.

What to compare before choosing

A simple way to decide

Start with the free verified-email SEO audit if you need a foundation check. Use the three-page report preview when you want to see how a fuller action plan is organized. If you have a capable team, the report can guide your own fixes. If you need continuing execution, compare the $79 automated limits with a written Managed Growth scope.

An audit, report or service can describe work and measured signals. None guarantees a particular position, traffic level, lead count or revenue result. The report's paid checkout and generation depend on the product being enabled in the current environment.