I help local service businesses show up in Google Search, Google Maps, and the new wave of AI-assisted search — so the right customers find you instead of the competitor who's just easier to see.
Google now answers questions directly with AI Overviews, and more customers describe what they need instead of typing keywords. The tools keep changing — but the need underneath them doesn't. People still need to find a business they can trust, and pick one.
If your business is hard to find — or hard for search engines and AI to understand — that work quietly goes to whoever shows up first. Usually not the best business. Just the most visible one.
That's the whole job — for customers, for search engines, and now for AI systems too. Get those three right and visibility follows in both Google and answer-style search.
Your services, locations, and answers structured so a search engine — or an AI — can tell exactly what you do, where, and for whom.
Reviews, consistent listings, and local signals that tell both customers and algorithms you're the real, reputable choice.
Content built to answer the real questions customers ask — so you're the business that gets named when they search or ask.
AI Overviews and answer-style search don't replace getting found — they raise the bar for it. They pull from businesses that are clearly described, well-reviewed, and consistent everywhere they appear.
BM Pro Photography, a local photographer/videographer, was buried around page 8 for the searches that actually bring in work. After implementing local search fundamentals — Google Business Profile improvements, keyword and question targeting, local relevance cleanup, and website optimization — they moved near the top of the results in about a month and a half.
His own clients started asking how he pulled it off. He sent them to me.
Results vary by market, competition, website history, and implementation. No specific ranking or outcome is guaranteed.
Start with a clear picture of where you stand, build a solid foundation, then grow with ongoing work. Pick the entry point that fits.
Most serious local businesses should expect to invest $3,000–$6,000 over the first 90 days, depending on competition and scope. This is built for businesses where one new customer easily justifies the work.
Check fit & availability →Deep focus on one thing tends to beat shallow help with everything.
We confirm it's a good match, then I map exactly where you stand today across Google, Maps, your profile, and AI-assisted search — and where the real opportunities are.
You get a prioritized, plain-English plan: what to fix first, what it should unlock, and how we'll measure it. No 80-page report you'll never read.
We implement the fundamentals — profile, pages, content, citations, reviews — so your business is clearly understood and genuinely trusted.
With the foundation in place, ongoing work compounds. We watch the searches that matter, keep improving, and report what's actually moving.
DeVore Search Company is intentionally small and hands-on. When you hire me, you get me doing the work and explaining the why, not a junior team running a checklist behind a slick dashboard.
I take on a limited number of local businesses at a time so the work stays focused. I'd rather do excellent work for a few businesses than mediocre work for many — and I only take on clients I genuinely believe I can help.
No — and anyone who does is selling you something. Rankings depend on your market, competition, website history, and how fully we implement. What I do guarantee is honest, fundamentals-first work and clear reporting on what's actually moving.
It varies. Some changes — like a well-optimized Google Business Profile — can move things in weeks. Others compound over a few months. The case study moved near the top in about 45 days, but that's a result, not a promise.
More than ever. AI Overviews and answer-style search pull from businesses that are clearly described, well-reviewed, and consistent everywhere. The same fundamentals that win in Google are what these systems rely on. Search is changing — being findable still matters.
Not as a default. I'm focused on search visibility so I can do it exceptionally well. If something outside that scope is essential to your results, we can discuss scoping it separately or I can point you to someone good.
Access to your Google Business Profile and website, timely approvals, and follow-through on review requests. The best results come from businesses that already have real reputation and are willing to be a partner in the work.
Fill out the short fit form below. It helps me understand your business and whether I'm the right person to help before we ever talk. If it's a fit, we'll set up a call.
Tell me a bit about your business and what you want to be found for. The short form below qualifies fit before we talk — no pressure, no spam.
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