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Local SEO case study: 2,009 calls in two months for a 40+ location law firm

At a glance

Client
Monge & Associates, U.S. personal injury law firm
Scope
40+ locations
Role
Local SEO Consultant, project-based
Dashboard period
Aug 1 to Sep 30, 2024
Scan report
64 Google Business Profiles
Service
Local SEO

Results(4)

Aug 1 to Sep 30, 2024, compared with the dashboard’s previous period
Phone callsup 1.2%
2,009
Direction requestsup 16.3%
2,976
Website clicksdown 7.3%
2,076
Profile impressionsup 27.1%
57,341

Profile impressions(Aug 1 to Sep 30, 2024)

57,341 total impressions, up 27.1%

Fig. 1.Desktop maps impressions are not shown, so these bars do not add up to the total.
Google Business Profile dashboard for Monge & Associates, Aug 1 to Sep 30, 2024.
Fig. 2.Google Business Profile dashboard, Aug 1 to Sep 30, 2024.

NoteTwo-month totals against the previous period, not a before and after. Website clicks fell.

Local rankings: before and after

64 Google Business Profiles
Call leads
540
Website clicks
1,031
Maps created
64
Backlinks generated
64

Average map rank, before and after

One column per profile with both scans. Lower is better.

All 47 profiles, before and after
MarketBeforeAfterAfter scan area
Norfolk and Virginia Beach19.84.2Smaller
Memphis17.92.6Smaller
Louisville18.43.6Smaller
Richmond, VA20.87.1Smaller
Washington, DC18.44.8Smaller
Little Rock17.75.7Smaller
Dallas20.49.5Smaller
Denver16.76.3Smaller
Atlanta airport area11.41.1Smaller
Oklahoma City12.82.5Smaller
Nashville13.53.4Smaller
Atlanta16.46.4Smaller
Minneapolis13.53.5Smaller
Fargo and Moorhead11.82.1Smaller
Boise19.19.7Smaller
Albany, NY17.78.6Smaller
Sandy Springs and Roswell13.44.5Smaller
Baltimore18.19.3Smaller
Phoenix10.32Smaller
Albuquerque11.63.4Smaller
Indianapolis15.27.9Smaller
Birmingham103.1Same
Des Moines10.63.7Smaller
Decatur, GA8.83.1Smaller
Cleveland11.45.9Smaller
Grand Rapids8.43.6Smaller
Macon5.71Smaller
Lexington7.63Smaller
Kansas City11.57.1Same
Wichita7.43.5Smaller
Montgomery5.41.8Smaller
Omaha4.81.3Smaller
Columbus, GA6.53.1Smaller
Tampa7.44.2Smaller
Jackson, MS6.23.2Smaller
Madison6.93.9Smaller
Pittsburgh6.33.4Same
Arlington, VA6.34Same
Athens, GA4.72.8Smaller
Greenville, SC4.93.3Smaller
Salt Lake City6.24.6Same
Charleston, WV16.815.6Smaller
Seattle10.79.8Smaller
Roanoke21.3Wider
Chattanooga4.53.9Smaller
Rapid City4.33.9Smaller
Sioux Falls5.45.3Smaller
Fig. 3.All 47 improved. Mean 11.2 before, 4.6 after.
Local grid scan before, Birmingham, Alabama: 49 points around the Monge & Associates office, average map rank 10, most points ranking 10th or worse.
Local grid scan after, same 49 points over the same area of Birmingham: average map rank 3.1, every point in the top 5.
Fig. 4.Birmingham, Alabama. Same scan area. Average map rank 10 before, 3.1 after.
Kansas City local grid scan, Oct 7, 2024: average map rank 11.5
Kansas City local grid scan, Jul 2, 2025: average map rank 7.1
Fig. 5.Kansas City, “slip and fall lawyer”. Same scan area. Average map rank 11.5 on Oct 7, 2024, 7.1 on Jul 2, 2025.
Atlanta airport area local grid scan before: average map rank 11.4
Atlanta airport area local grid scan after, over a smaller area: average map rank 1.1
Fig. 6.Atlanta airport area. Different scan area: the after scan covers less ground. Average map rank 11.4 before, 1.1 after.

Note41 of 47 after scans cover a smaller area; only 5 cover the same area. Each Change badge compares with the scan just before.

Problem

Every location had to stay accurate and compete for Map Pack visibility against other firms in its own market.

What I did(6)

  • Optimized 64 Google Business Profiles
  • Kept listings accurate and consistent
  • Targeted local keywords for each market
  • Published local content and profile posts
  • Ran review requests and review management
  • Countered Map Pack competitors with local tactics

Managing many locations?

From the blog(2)