Show up where neighbors are looking
The map and the results under it for the searches that bring work: your service plus your town, or “near me.”
5.0 on Google from 30 reviews · Since 2012
A Michigan SEO company that does the work itself
Local SEO for Michigan service businesses, done by me from Harrison Township in Macomb County. The goal is more calls from Google Search and Google Maps, and you see what moved every month.
- A fixed quote before any work starts
- Month to month, no contract
- You deal with me, not an account manager
5.0 Google, 30 reviews5.0 Clutch, 5 verified reviews
14 yearsBuilding sites since 2012
$200K+Earned on Upwork, 154 jobsWhat you get
What local SEO should do for your business
You’re hiring someone who has done this for other businesses, not read about it. Thirteen SEO contracts on Upwork since 2016, from audits and setups for Eric W. and Nadia C. to ongoing work for Just Digital, Digital Concierge and Kenedy T., plus the local SEO I run for Captain Hook’s in the Florida Keys. The contracts are on my Upwork profile.
See what moved, every month
Rankings, Maps visibility, calls and form leads in one report, next to what I worked on and what is next.
Stop if it stops paying
Month to month, no lock-in. If the work is not paying for itself, you can end it.
Local SEO
From $2,000 per month
The price depends on how many locations and services you have, how much content you need, and how crowded your market is. You get a written, fixed quote after a free consultation. No contract lock-in.
What local SEO does for a Michigan business
Most of my clients sell to people within a short drive. Picture a roofer in Sterling Heights or a family law firm in Saginaw. Their customers type a service and a town into Google, or just “near me,” and pick from the three businesses in the map and the first few results under it.
Local SEO is the work of getting into that short list and staying there. It has three parts, and they have to agree with each other:
- Your Google Business Profile. Categories, services, hours, photos, posts and reviews. This is what decides most Maps rankings.
- Your website. A page for each service, pages for the towns you serve, fast load times on a phone, and schema markup that tells Google your name, address and phone number.
- The rest of the web. Directory listings, local links and mentions that confirm you’re a real business at a real address.
When those three tell the same story, Google trusts it. When your website says one phone number, Yelp says another and your profile lists the wrong category, you lose ground to competitors who cleaned theirs up. My job is to make all three agree, then keep adding the pages, reviews and links that move you up.
Questions to settle before you hire an SEO company
Most owners who call me have paid for SEO once already and can’t say what they got. Open whichever of these you’ve been wondering about.
How does Google decide who shows up in the map?
Google says it ranks local results on three things: relevance, distance and prominence. Relevance is whether your profile and site say you do what was searched. Distance is how close you are to the searcher, which you can’t change. Prominence is how well known you are, which comes from reviews, links, mentions and the strength of your site. The work I do targets the two you can move. Nobody can move the third, and anyone who promises a map position in a town you’re not in is guessing.
What's in the monthly SEO report?
Rankings for the searches we agreed matter, Maps visibility, calls from the profile and the site, and form leads, all with the previous month beside them. Under that, what I worked on and why, and what’s next. If something went down, it’s in the report with my read on why. You never have to ask what you’re paying for.
Do I need a new website for SEO to work?
Usually not. Most sites can be fixed: titles, page structure, speed, schema and a page for each service and town. Sometimes a site is so slow or so locked into a page builder that patching it costs more than a rebuild, and I’ll tell you if that’s the case before you spend a month on fixes. I won’t sell you a new site to make the SEO easier for me.
What will I be asked to do?
A few things only you can do. Add me as a manager on your Google Business Profile. Send photos of real work, real vehicles and real people. Ask happy customers for a review, with a link I give you that makes it one tap. Answer a short list of questions when I write a page, because the details customers care about come from you. That’s most of it.
Why is there no contract?
SEO is month to month because the report should make the case for next month on its own. If it doesn’t, you shouldn’t be locked in while I figure it out. And if you do leave, you keep every page, every listing and every login, since it was all in your name to begin with.
SEO for law firms, electricians, restaurants and other local businesses
If your customers search a service and a town, this is for you. The work is the same across trades; what changes is which searches matter and how crowded the map is. A few industries where I’ve written up what works:
Local SEO services across Michigan, city by city
I’m in Harrison Township, and I work with businesses across Michigan by phone, video and email. Each of these pages covers what’s different about ranking in that market:
When a new website or a profile cleanup is the better buy
Tell me what your business does and where, and you get a written, fixed quote. No contract lock-in.
Get my quoteOr call 586-221-0792If your website is slow or thin, SEO work on top of it is expensive patching. Sometimes the better money is a new website first. If your profile is the main problem and your site is fine, a one-time Google Business Profile optimization may be all you need. And if you only want more pages written, I sell content by the article. If what you want is to show up when customers ask ChatGPT or Google’s AI who to hire, the one-time answer engine optimization job covers the audit and the fixes, and this plan carries the ongoing work. I’ll tell you which one fits, even when it’s the cheaper option. Send me your website address and the main search you want to win, and I’ll tell you where you stand before you spend anything.
By industry
Local SEO for contractors, trades and professional practices
How it works
What a month of local SEO work looks like
- 01
Audit
Your site, your profile and the businesses above you, written up in the order I will fix things.
- 02
Fix the foundation
Titles, page structure, speed, schema, redirects, duplicate listings and citation errors.
- 03
Build and earn
Service and town pages, articles for what customers search, profile posts, local links and a simple way to ask for reviews.
- 04
Report
Rankings, Maps visibility, calls and leads, plus what I did and why.
Why me
What most SEO companies deliver, and what I deliver
Elsewhere, often
- A number-one ranking “guarantee”
- A 12-month contract
- Reports full of numbers that never mention calls
- Work done by whoever is free that week
- Articles about nothing your customers search
With me
- A plan, the work, and a report of what moved
- Month to month
- Calls and form leads in the report, next to rankings
- Every change made by me
- Pages written for the searches that bring work
Who you'd work with
The web designer and local SEO consultant you'll actually talk to
I'm Ryan York, and WebPossible is a one-person web design and SEO company in Harrison Township, Macomb County. I learned the work as a scuba diver in the Florida Keys, tired of waiting on the person who ran our website, which is why I think about the phone ringing first and the design second. There's no team to hand you off to. The person who answers your first call is the person who designs your website, builds it and checks your rankings.
- 14
- years building sites, since 2012
- 154
- jobs completed on Upwork
- 5.0
- stars on Google from 30 reviews
Reviews
Reviews from SEO and web design clients on Google, Clutch and Upwork
5.0 stars from 30 Google reviews, 5.0 from 5 verified Clutch reviews, and 83 client reviews on Upwork since 2016. The ones below are quoted in full, with the source linked.
Kara D.
I hired Ryan to help improve the SEO of my business website and he has been so easy to work with from the time I submitted my inquiry through the finishing touches. He is extremely responsive, organized in his approach, and thoughtful in his execution. I had many questions that I threw at Ryan, and he was able to answer them all, which made me feel really good about the entire process. Since the initial work started, I have added on more page updates because I am already seeing positive results. I look forward to continuing to work with Ryan and wouldn't hesitate to recommend him to other business owners that I know!
Arlene S. Pedersen
I have used Ryan for many years and on many client websites, he has always been responsive, efficient and been great to work with. With his expertise, he has been able to facilitate creating websites I am proud of, and I have always been able to count on him. I trust him completely and have recommended him to my past clients for ongoing work.
Syed Sajjad
Recently, I gave two of my business website development projects to Ryan. He is superb in his work. Ryan is a very honest guy and advises best to his clients. I am very happy with the final outcome of what Ryan did for both of my projects.
Michelle Krol
Ryan helped me make my current WordPress site mobile friendly. He is intuitive, easy to work with, and knowledgeable.
Dorothy Wells
Working with Ryan York at WebPossible made redesigning our website a great experience. Our acupuncture practice recently needed to update our website, and I wanted to find someone we could communicate with and who would be able to produce quick, professional results within our small budget. And just as importantly, I wanted that person to be able to understand the what we are about so that the website could project that to potential patients. We found the right web designer! Ryan is clear, precise and professional. It amazes me how quickly he was able to create a new website for us and respond to any changes we wanted. And all this without having any face-to-face meetings, and for a great price! We are really happy, and I recommend this company wholeheartedly.
Operations Manager, Friendly Logistics
Communication is key, and that's his strong suit.
General Manager, Cash Buyers Macomb
Ryan was a perfect fit. He's my first call if I ever need any help establishing or increasing my online footprint.
Owner, Captain Hook's Marina & Dive Center
We have a minimal understanding of WordPress, but they made the process easy for us.
Founder, Align Your Story
I'm very satisfied with them. They do a good job of working within my small budget.
President, Misfit Angels Rescue
Their personal attention and timely delivery are impressive in the workflow.
Website HQ
Ryan was phenomenal to work with! He asked great questions, understood our project, and delivered without issue and right on schedule. I definitely will re-hire and recommend him.
NewtonX
Ryan had excellent attention to detail and delivered with quality and speed when necessary.
CPA on Fire
Super responsive. Thanks Ryan.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about local SEO services and pricing
How much does local SEO cost?
My local SEO starts at $2,000 a month. The price depends on how many locations and services you have, how much content you need, and how crowded your market is. You get a fixed written quote before anything starts.
What's the difference between SEO and a Google Business Profile?
Your Google Business Profile is the listing that shows in Google Maps. SEO covers the profile plus your website, your reviews and the other sites that mention you. Maps rankings depend on all of it. If you only need the profile cleaned up, that's a one-time $400 job.
Do I have to sign a long contract?
No. SEO is month to month, with no lock-in. If it stops paying for itself, you can stop.
Will you guarantee a number one ranking?
No, and be careful with anyone who does. Google decides rankings. What I can promise is the work, a clear plan, and a monthly report that shows what moved and what didn't.
Do you work with businesses outside Macomb County?
Yes. I work with businesses across Michigan and in other states. Everything runs by phone, video call and email, so distance doesn't change how the work gets done.
Service area
Local SEO for businesses across Michigan, from Harrison Township
I'm in Harrison Township, Macomb County, on the Lake St. Clair side of metro Detroit. Most clients are in southeast Michigan, and I work with businesses across the state and beyond by phone, video call and email.
WebPossible41253 Clairpointe
Harrison Township, MI 48045
586-221-0792
info@webpossible.net
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SEO pages by area
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