Local SEO & AI OPtimization
LOCAL SEO IN CENTRAL OREGON
Local SEO in Central Oregon is about more than showing up on Google; it’s about reaching the right customers at the exact moment they’re searching. Our AI-driven strategies and proven local SEO methods help small businesses stand out in maps, boost visibility across the region, and turn searches into measurable growth.
Our Services
Explore a wide range of services tailored to your needs.
Google Business Profile Optimization
We optimize your Google Business Profile with accurate details, photos, services, and updates to drive local visibility, calls, directions, and website visits.
Local Business Citation Building
We create consistent business citations across directories, maps, and review sites, strengthening trust with search engines and customers while improving your local rankings.
On-Page Local SEO Optimization
We optimize titles, metadata, content, and schema markup with location keywords, ensuring your website is highly relevant to local searches and customers.
Reviews and Reputation Management Services
We help strategize and implement team workflows to capture positive reviews, proactively drowning out negatives with SOPs targeting customers when most satisfied.
Schema Markup & Technical SEO
We implement schema to define entities, assign attributes, and connect relationships, building knowledge graphs that improve contextual understanding and search engine visibility.
Localized Content Strategy
We publish locally relevant content such as city guides and community highlights, signaling local authority while engaging audiences searching in your area.
Empower Your Journey
Ready to Outrank Competitors in Central Oregon?
Ready to dominate local search in Central Oregon? Our team specializes in helping businesses like yours appear at the top of maps and search results. Get in touch today to schedule your free Local SEO strategy session and start turning searches into new customers.
Experts in Local SEO: About SMB Rank
About Our Agency
SMB Rank is a Prineville-based local SEO agency helping businesses grow with tailored strategies in local SEO, AI optimization, SEO content optimization, technical SEO, and schema. We also offer coaching and specialize in home services SEO, delivering measurable results for service providers and local businesses alike.
Our Service Areas in Central Oregon
Frequently Asked Questions
How much do your SEO services cost?
Our pricing is tiered to match your goals and growth stage:
Launch: Starting at $1,250 per month for a six‑month retainer ($1,100 per month with a twelve‑month commitment). This includes core on-page optimization for your main service and location pages, Google Business Profile optimization, foundational backlinks, NAP (Name/Address/Phone) consistency checks across listings, local keyword targeting, monthly technical SEO cleanup, internal linking, and a starter content package with three fully optimized articles per month.
Momentum: $1,500 per month on a six‑month retainer ($1,350 per month with a twelve‑month commitment). It includes everything in Launch, plus nested schema markup and knowledge-graph construction, programmatic SEO for scalable location/service pages, enhanced backlink strategies (such as guest posts and niche edits), semantic internal linking, biweekly technical SEO cleanup, competitive keyword gap analysis, and five fully optimized articles per month.
Scale: $2,200+ per month on a six‑month retainer ($2,050 per month with a twelve‑month commitment). Scale offers all Momentum services, plus location-specific service pages at scale, a full knowledge graph (automated where possible), weekly technical SEO cleanup, ten articles per month, content expansion and clustering, content pruning and updating, a custom SEO dashboard, and a fully customized strategy.
Each package builds on the previous one; once essential tasks are completed, we continue to improve, even if you’re on the entry-level plan. We also offer a 20 percent discount on the Launch package for veterans, active and retired law enforcement officers, and firefighters.
Do I need to pay extra for backlink building, or is that included in your SEO agency services?
You don’t pay extra for backlinks—each plan already includes them. Backlinks are one of the strongest ranking signals, and many local businesses across Central Oregon and beyond struggle to earn high-quality links on their own. As an SEO agency Central Oregon companies rely on, we handle the heavy lifting so you don’t have to.
Our SEO services are structured to support small and medium-sized businesses in Bend, Redmond, and Sisters. Whether you’re looking for Bend SEO, SEO Redmond, or SEO Sisters solutions, every package we offer is designed to provide consistent link growth as part of a full SEO agency approach.
We design the strategy, select placements, and manage the process for you. A portion of your monthly retainer is earmarked for this work: about $200 per month in Launch, $300 per month in Momentum, and $400–$500 per month in Scale. This is why we’re seen as both a trusted SEO company and a results-driven SEO agency for Oregon SEO clients.
Our team of SEO experts works with vetted partners to secure safe, relevant links that align with your industry. This backlink strategy complements our search optimization, local SEO, and digital marketing efforts so your site performs well across both Google Maps and traditional search engines.
Backlink building also amplifies the on-page and AI optimization work we do for your site. As a Bend Oregon-based agency, we ensure our clients benefit from holistic strategies that integrate technical SEO, SEO marketing, and content enhancements. That’s the advantage of working with a full-service SEO company — every detail is covered to keep your rankings moving upward.
Why do you emphasize being a Central Oregon SEO agency if you offer SEO services across Oregon?
We highlight our roots in Central Oregon because it reflects where we’re based and the hands‑on support we can offer local clients. Being nearby means we can visit your location to help verify your Google Business Profile—a step that improves trust and local rankings. For businesses outside Central Oregon we ask owners to perform the verification themselves, but we still handle everything else. Our knowledge of Oregon’s digital landscape—from community directory sites to regional business associations—and our relationships with local webmasters mean we can adapt our practices to any city in the state. The “Central Oregon” label simply underscores our expertise and ability to meet clients face‑to‑face when needed.
What is SEO marketing, and how can it benefit my business?
SEO marketing is the practice of improving your visibility in search results so potential customers can find you more easily. It combines on‑page optimisation, technical improvements, citation building, backlink acquisition and content creation. Local citations—mentions of your business’s name, address and phone number on trusted sites—validate that your business is real and operating where it claims. Backlinks, on the other hand, are clickable references from other websites that pass authority to yours. Together, these efforts help search engines understand your relevance and credibility. Effective SEO marketing brings more qualified leads to your website, increases calls and foot traffic from local searches and ultimately drives growth.
Will AI change how SEO works, and should I be concerned about its impact on my local search rankings?
Generative‑AI tools like ChatGPT and Google’s AI Overviews are changing how people access information, but local SEO fundamentals remain the same. AI systems pull data from search engine indexes and rely on the same trust signals—consistent citations, robust reviews and quality backlinks—to decide which businesses to mention. Zero‑click AI answers mostly affect broad informational queries. Local searches with commercial intent still produce map packs and business profiles, and citations continue to influence those results. As long as you maintain accurate listings, invest in quality content and build authority, you don’t need to fear AI undermining your local visibility. AI may eventually augment local search by summarizing options, but it will still depend on the trust cues that solid SEO provides.
Do you offer a veteran discount?
Yes. Albert Brown, the SEO Strategist and owner‑operator of SMB Rank, served as a cannon crew member (13B) in the Army. To honor his fellow service members, SMB Rank offers a 20 percent discount on the Launch package to veterans, as well as active and retired law‑enforcement officers and firefighters. The discounted package still includes the full suite of core on‑page optimization, citation building, Google Business Profile tuning and content creation provided to other clients.
What types of businesses do you specialize in, and do you serve clients nationwide?
SMB Rank specializes in home service companies and works with clients across the United States. Home services include businesses that maintain, repair or improve homes — such as plumbers, electricians, HVAC technicians, roofers, landscapers, general contractors, painters and similar trades. The agency knows the local listing sources and niche directories these businesses depend on and integrates them into its standard operating procedures. This deep understanding of the common challenges facing home service providers allows SMB Rank to tailor campaigns effectively for both local and nationwide clients.