Your first 30 days of SEO can either set your website up for explosive growth—or waste months of time and money chasing rankings that never come.

In this episode of The Marketing Podcast for Local Businesses, Adam and Josh walk you through the exact SEO launch plan they’ve used to help over 400 local businesses generate more than £200 million in sales—and win the UK Search Awards.

Whether you're a local bakery, garden designer, dentist, or any service-based business, this episode gives you the clear, actionable steps to take in Month 1 to lay the perfect foundation for long-term SEO success.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

✅ How to find and map the best keywords based on intent (with links to earlier episodes for deeper dives)
✅ Which tools to install on Day 1—Google Analytics, Search Console, Bing Places, and more
✅ How to track keywords using platforms like Semrush, Ahrefs, and Moz
✅ Manual and automated competitor research techniques that reveal what’s working in your space
✅ A step-by-step SEO audit checklist—from technical fixes to internal links and schema markup
✅ Why EEAT and conversion-focused design matter just as much as your content
✅ How to measure early progress and pivot your strategy based on real data

You’ll also learn how to structure your site for maximum crawlability, avoid common SEO traps, and start creating pages that not only rank—but convert visitors into customers.

If you’re serious about getting to the top of Google, this episode is your roadmap.

🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with fellow business owners!

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