Question 1

What is local SEO in one sentence?

Accepted Answer

Local SEO is the work that helps a nearby shop show up — and look trustworthy — when someone searches close by on Google Maps, Search, or other tools that read those same signals.

Question 2

Is local SEO the same as Google Business Profile?

Accepted Answer

Google Business Profile is the listing. Local SEO is the weekly work on that listing plus your site: reviews, posts, hours, categories, and a page people can trust. GMB Planet is software for the listing work.

Question 3

How is local SEO different from regular SEO?

Accepted Answer

Regular SEO tries to rank a website for people anywhere. Local SEO tries to win the nearby search: Maps, the local pack, and customers who can visit or call. You compete with shops on your street, not every publisher on the web.

Question 4

Does GMB Planet do citations or a rank grid?

Accepted Answer

No. We do not build directory citations or draw a geo-grid. We show weekly searches and calls on a connected shop, then you reply, post, and fix the listing in the same inbox.

Question 5

Does AI search change local SEO?

Accepted Answer

People still ask for a nearby shop. AI answers still read your listing, reviews, and website. The same weekly work feeds those answers. We do not sell a separate AI-rank product.

Question 6

What should I do each week?

Accepted Answer

Reply to new Google reviews, publish or schedule a post, fix hours or missing fields, then check searches, calls, and direction taps. That is the loop GMB Planet is built for.

Question 7

How much does GMB Planet cost?

Accepted Answer

Shop is $15 a month for one shop. Freelancer is $30 for three. Studio is $50 for seven. Same reviews, posts, hours, and insights on every plan. 7-day trial, no card in the first step.