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Local SEO Simulator

Audit a fictional plumbing company's local presence: NAP consistency, service gaps, targeting, reviews and content.

Educational simulationNo live search data: scenarios are fictional and measurements are approximate.

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Instructions

Review the business profile, citations, website and local search data for Riverbend Plumbing & Heating (fictional).
In each section, select every statement that is a real problem or a good recommendation. Some options are traps.
Select "Grade my local audit" for your score and an explanation of every option.

Scenario and your answers

Riverbend Plumbing & Heating (Fictional business created for practice.)

Business profile

Name: Riverbend Plumbing & Heating
Address: 418 Mill St, Springfield, IL 62701
Phone: (217) 555-0142
Primary category: Plumber
Other categories: —
Hours: Mon–Fri 8am–5pm
Services listed: Drain cleaning, Water heater repair
Service area: —
Reviews: 38 reviews, 4.4 average, 9 without a reply (3 negative)

Website

Pages: Home, Drain Cleaning, Water Heater Repair, About, Contact

About page: "Family-owned since 1998. We handle drain cleaning, water heater repair and installation, sump pumps, furnace repair, and 24/7 emergency calls across Springfield, Chatham, Sherman and Rochester."

Monthly searches (fictional)

Search	Volume
emergency plumber springfield il	480
furnace repair springfield il	590
plumber chatham il	170
plumber rochester il	110
plumber sherman il	40

Citations

Source	Name	Address	Phone
Website footer	Riverbend Plumbing	418 Mill Street Suite B, Springfield, IL 62701	(217) 555-0199
Yelp	Riverbend Plumbing	418 Mill St Ste B, Springfield, IL 62701	(217) 555-0199
Yellow Pages	Riverbend Plumbing & Heating LLC	412 Mill St, Springfield, IL 62701	(217) 555-0142
BBB	Riverbend Plumbing & Heating	418 Mill St, Springfield, IL 62701	(217) 555-0142

Your local audit

NAP problems

The website footer shows an old phone number

The Yelp listing shows the old phone number

Yellow Pages has the wrong street number

The business name varies between listings

Suite B appears on some listings but not on Google

The ZIP code on the Google profile is wrong

The BBB listing has a different phone number

Service gaps

Furnace repair has no page and isn't listed as a service

24/7 emergency service isn't promoted anywhere

Sump pump service has no page

Add "Heating contractor" as a secondary profile category

Drain cleaning has no page

Add roofing services to attract more leads

Location targeting

Create pages for Chatham and Rochester, which have real search demand

Add the service-area towns to the business profile

Target "emergency plumber springfield il" on an emergency service page

Create a page for every city in Illinois

Change the business address to Chatham to rank there

Review opportunities

Reply to the 9 unanswered reviews, starting with the negative ones

Ask every happy customer for a review with a follow-up text after the job

Mention the service and town naturally when replying

Offer a discount in exchange for 5-star reviews

Ask the platform to delete all negative reviews

Local content opportunities

A seasonal guide to protecting pipes during Springfield winters

Short project stories from jobs in nearby towns

An FAQ on water heater replacement costs in Springfield

A weekly roundup of national plumbing industry news

Other ideas for this business (optional, not graded)

Results

Complete the questions, then check your answers to see your results here.

Learn more: Local SEO Simulator

NAP means name, address and phone. Inconsistent NAP across the web confuses customers and weakens local trust signals.
Services you offer should appear on the website (ideally one page each) and in the business profile.
Never offer incentives for positive reviews or try to remove honest negative ones. Reply professionally and ask every happy customer instead.

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