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The Local SEO Checklist for Minnesota Small Businesses

48 checks across 8 areas, ordered by impact, to help you get found when customers search “[service] near me.” No agency jargon, no fluff, just the things that actually move you up the map.

  • The Google Business Profile setup that decides the map pack
  • A review system that actually gets you reviews, not hoping
  • Website, content, and technical fixes that move you up
  • How to show up in AI search, and how to know it is working

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What's Inside

48 Checks Across 8 Areas

1

Your Google Business Profile

The single biggest lever. The map pack is decided here.

2

Reviews

Volume, recency, and replies, the closest thing to word of mouth.

3

Website foundations

Title tags, service pages, city pages, and schema.

4

Name, address, phone consistency

Matching details everywhere so Google trusts you.

5

Content that answers local search

Turn the questions customers ask into pages that rank.

6

Technical basics

Speed, mobile, HTTPS, indexing, and no dead links.

7

Showing up in AI search

The new front door: ChatGPT and AI Overviews.

8

Knowing whether it is working

The three metrics that map to actual revenue.

Score Yourself, Then Fix the Gaps

The checklist ends with a simple scorecard. Count your checks out of 48 and see whether you are Invisible, Findable, Competitive, or Dominant, then use the ranked list to close the gaps that are costing you calls.

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