# rank-local

The skill walks an agent through a local SEO plan: Google Business Profile audit, NAP consistency, citations and reviews. Useful when a business targets "service near me" searches.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2500 installs · ★ 21
- Author: calm-north
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/calm-north/seojuice-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/rank-local/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-02-27
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/rank-local

## What it does

Six steps, in order. First an audit of Google Business Profile: real-world business name with no keyword stuffing, the most specific primary category, up to 9 secondary ones, hours, photos and video, Google Posts, the Q&A section. Then NAP consistency — name, address and phone must match on the website, in the profile, in directories and on social. Typical mismatches: "St" against "Street", "Suite 200" against "#200", an old address.

Steps three and four cover citations and reviews. Directories are split into foundation (Google Business Profile, Apple Business Connect, Bing Places, Yelp, Facebook, BBB), industry-specific and local ones like a chamber of commerce. For reviews the skill supplies response templates for positive, negative and fake cases, and suggests a steady 2-5 new reviews a month rather than bursts. Incentivising reviews breaks Google's guidelines, so the skill rules it out.

Last come local content and `LocalBusiness` schema.org markup with address, phone, coordinates and opening hours. Pages built for every neighbourhood or zip code are treated as doorway pages and flagged as something to avoid. The output is a report: audit results, NAP inconsistencies found, a citation table with priorities, and review targets.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add calm-north/seojuice-skills --skill rank-local -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/rank-local/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/rank-local/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add calm-north/seojuice-skills --skill rank-local -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/rank-local/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add calm-north/seojuice-skills --skill rank-local -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/rank-local/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install calm-north/seojuice-skills rank-local
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/rank-local/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add calm-north/seojuice-skills --skill rank-local -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/calm-north/seojuice-skills --path skills/rank-local
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/rank-local/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add calm-north/seojuice-skills --skill rank-local -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/calm-north/seojuice-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/rank-local/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- check that a Google Business Profile is fully filled in
- find name, address and phone mismatches across directories
- build a citation list for a specific industry
- write a reply to a negative review without arguing
- add LocalBusiness markup to a site

## Example prompts
- Audit the Google Business Profile for my dental clinic in Austin
- Find NAP inconsistencies across directories and give me a fix list
- Draft a review strategy: monthly volume and how to answer negative reviews

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: rank-local
description: >
  Build a local SEO strategy covering Google Business Profile, local citations,
  reviews, and NAP consistency. Use when the user asks about local SEO, Google
  Business Profile, Google Maps ranking, local pack, NAP consistency, local
  citations, review strategy, or ranking for "[service] near me" searches.
metadata:
  version: 1.0.0
---

# Rank Local

Build a local SEO foundation covering Google Business Profile optimization,
NAP consistency, citation strategy, and review velocity.

## Local SEO Ranking Factors

Local search results are determined by three primary factors:

1. **Relevance** — How well your business matches the search query
2. **Distance** — How close you are to the searcher's location
3. **Prominence** — How well-known and trusted your business is online

You can't control distance, but you can maximize relevance and prominence.

## Step 1: Google Business Profile Audit

GBP is the single most important local SEO asset. Audit:

### Profile Completeness
- [ ] Business name matches real-world name exactly (no keyword stuffing)
- [ ] Primary category is the most specific match for your business
- [ ] Secondary categories cover all relevant services (up to 9)
- [ ] Address is accurate and matches what's on your website
- [ ] Phone number is a local number (not toll-free) that matches website
- [ ] Website URL points to the correct page
- [ ] Business hours are accurate (including special hours for holidays)
- [ ] Business description uses keywords naturally (750 chars max)

### Visual Content
- [ ] Logo and cover photo uploaded
- [ ] At least 10 photos (exterior, interior, team, products/services)
- [ ] Photos updated regularly (monthly is ideal)
- [ ] Videos if applicable (60 seconds max)

### Active Features
- [ ] Google Posts published regularly (weekly or biweekly)
- [ ] Products or services listed with descriptions and prices
- [ ] Q&A section monitored (seed common questions yourself)
- [ ] Messaging enabled if team can respond promptly
- [ ] Booking link configured if applicable

## Step 2: NAP Consistency

NAP = Name, Address, Phone. It must be identical everywhere:

- Website (footer, contact page, schema markup)
- Google Business Profile
- All citation directories
- Social media profiles

**Common inconsistencies to fix:**
- "St" vs "Street" vs "St."
- "Suite 200" vs "#200" vs "Ste 200"
- Different phone numbers (main line vs direct)
- Old addresses from a previous location
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