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Muhammad A.

Local SEO Expert | GMB/GBP Optimization | Technical SEO | AEO & AI SEO

I help local & service-based businesses rank in the Google Local 3-Pack and turn visibility into calls, leads, and sales with 5+ years of experience and Top Rated Plus status. Are you facing these problems? ❌ Business not showing in Google Maps ❌ Competitors ranking above you in the Local Pack ❌ Website not getting calls/leads from organic traffic ❌ Google Business Profile suspended or underperforming ❌ Inconsistent NAP across directories ❌ Technical SEO issues (indexing, speed, crawl errors) If yes — you’re in the right place ✅ 🚀 What I Do (Local SEO That Brings Customers) I specialize in Local SEO, Google Business Profile (GMB/GBP) Optimization, Citation Building, White-Hat Link Building, Technical SEO, and SEO Audits to drive real business results. ✅ My Goal: 📍 Improve local visibility → 📞 Increase calls/leads → 💰 Grow revenue 🧠 My Proven Local SEO Strategy 🔎 Step 1: Local SEO Audit + Competitor Research I analyze rankings, local pack factors, GMB health, citations, backlinks, and technical issues to find the gaps holding you back. 🛠 Step 2: Fix the Foundation (Technical + On-Page SEO) Resolve blockers stopping Google from trusting your site: ⚡ Site Speed / Core Web Vitals 🧭 Indexing & Crawlability (GSC, robots.txt, sitemap) 🔁 Redirects / Canonicals / URL structure 🏷 Meta titles/descriptions + Headings (H1/H2/H3) 🧩 Schema Markup (LocalBusiness, Service, FAQ, Review) 🔗 Internal linking + content optimization 📍 Step 3: Google Business Profile (GMB/GBP) Optimization The #1 asset for local rankings 🔥 ✅ Setup / Audit / Fixes ✅ Categories, services, keywords & locations ✅ Business description + products/services optimization ✅ Posts strategy, Q&A, photos, tracking ✅ Local 3-Pack ranking improvements 🧾 Step 4: Citation Building + NAP Consistency ✅ Manual citations on trusted directories ✅ NAP cleanup (Name/Address/Phone consistency) ✅ Duplicate listing guidance ✅ Authority signals to boost maps rankings 🔗 Step 5: White-Hat Link Building ✅ Niche + local backlinks ✅ Geo-relevant links for local pack growth ✅ Outreach-based link building ✅ Backlink strategy to increase Domain Authority ✅ Core Services 📌 Local SEO Optimization 📌 Google Business Profile (GMB/GBP) Optimization 📌 Local SEO Audit + Technical SEO Audit 📌 Citation Building + Cleanup (NAP) 📌 Keyword Research (Local + Service Keywords) 📌 On-Page SEO (Titles, Meta, Headings, Content) 📌 Technical SEO (Speed, Indexing, Crawl, GSC Fixes) 📌 Link Building (White Hat Backlinks) 📌 Content Optimization for Local Pages 📌 WordPress SEO + Shopify SEO 🏆 Best For Industries: 🏠 Home Services (HVAC, Plumbing, Roofing, Electricians) ⚖️ Professional (Lawyers, Accountants, Real Estate) 🏥 Health (Dentists, Chiropractors, Clinics) 🍔 Food (Restaurants, Cafes, Bakeries) 🛍 Retail (Local shops, showrooms) 🚗 Automotive (Repair, Detailing, Towing) 🛠 Tools I Use: Ahrefs • SEMrush • Moz • Screaming Frog • SurferSEO • GSC • GA4 • GBP Insights 🌟 What You Get: ✅ Keyword-focused Local SEO plan ✅ Manual work (no automation spam) ✅ Strong local signals + authority improvements ✅ Clear action steps + transparent reporting ✅ Focus on real leads & sales, not “empty rankings” 📍 Experience: Worked with businesses in USA, UK, Canada & Australia to improve visibility in Google’s Local Pack / Maps results. 🤝 Ready to dominate local search? Message me now. Send your website + location + main services, and I’ll share a quick view of what’s missing + what we should fix first 🔥

🇵🇰Multan, Pakistan$20/hr100% JSS4.80 (273)Since Dec 2020

Earnings and projects

MRR
$15k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#502 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#41 / 52.9k
Revenue, last 30 days
$13k

Last 6 months: $87k

Total earnings
$136k

Billed in all: $137k

World#26,944 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#2,030 / 52.9k
Per project
$211

$716 in the last 6 months

World#260,552 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#32,931 / 52.9k
Projects, last 6 months
122

Across 132 contracts

86% fixed14% hourly
World#112 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#38 / 52.9k
Projects in all
644

Across 688 contracts

97% fixed3% hourly
World#992 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#132 / 52.9k

Earnings, last 30 days

$137k+$13.4k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$120k$130k$140kNo dataOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Read once a week before Oct 31, 2026, daily since. Dotted: longer than usual between two readings. Hatched: over two weeks without one.

Skill rankings: #1 in 1 skill of 19

Rarest: top 0.10% in SEO Keyword Research, of 10,852. Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. 1Google Review366 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #1Top 0.27%
  2. 2Keyword Research1,930 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #1Top 0.10%
  3. 2Google Maps949 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #1Top 0.21%
  4. 2Reputation Management842 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #1Top 0.24%
  5. 2Local Citation560 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #1Top 0.36%
  6. 2aeo128 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #1Top 2%
  7. 3Link Building1,268 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #1Top 0.24%
  8. 3Google My Business Optimization913 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #1Top 0.33%