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local-seo-audit

Use when auditing local SEO — NAP consistency, location page uniqueness, LocalBusiness schema, review signals, Google Business Profile alignment, citation audit, AI citation monitoring, or review management cross-reference. Also use when a business serves specific geographic areas and needs to rank in local search results and AI-generated answers.

ModelSource
sonnetpack: seo
Full Reference

Comprehensive local SEO audit based on current local ranking factors. Local SEO targets the local pack (map results), localized organic results, and AI-generated answers (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude). The primary signals are proximity (uncontrollable), relevance (your content), and prominence (your authority/reviews).

FactorWeightWhat It Affects
Google Business ProfileHighLocal pack ranking
NAP consistencyHighTrust signals across web
Reviews (volume + recency)HighLocal pack + click-through
Local content uniquenessHighOrganic local rankings
AI citationsHighLLM referral traffic — new frontier
On-page optimizationMediumOrganic + local
Schema markupMediumRich results + trust
CitationsMediumAuthority signals
BacklinksLowerDomain authority
I want to…File
Audit NAP consistency across all sourcesreference/nap-consistency.md
Audit location page uniqueness, URLs, H1s, internal linksreference/location-pages.md
Audit LocalBusiness schema markup and validatereference/local-schema.md
Audit Google Business Profile alignment and citation healthreference/gbp-and-citations.md
Audit review signals and AI citation statusreference/reviews-and-ai-citations.md
Format and deliver the audit reportreference/audit-report-format.md

Usage: Read the reference file matching your current task from the index above. Each file is self-contained with code examples and inline gotchas.


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