r/localsearch is a subreddit with 3k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses google, local seo, seo, google business profile, and local.
A friendly subreddit to discuss anything related to local search (local SEO), Google Business Profiles (Google My Business), Google reviews, AI SEO (GEO), LLM SEO, Google Maps, and ranking small businesses on Google.
Post your problems, questions, issues, and observations to get help from experts who have decades of experience in this industry.
This community is brought to you by the owners of the Local Search Forum.
Popular Themes in r/localsearch
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Google Reviews Not Showing Up? Here's Why 🤔❗"
12 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "How to Interpret Google Business Profile Performance Metrics"
10 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Google’s New “Diversity Update”: How to Fix Your Ruined Rankings"
7 posts
#4
News
: "Is Google's Diversity Update Impacting Your Business?"
6 posts
#5
Money Talk
: "Is Semrush Worth the Cost?"
2 posts
#6
Self-Promotion
: "📸 Get Noticed Using An Image Next To Google Search Result In Local Mobile Search!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/localsearch
#1
: "Google’s Fake Review Badge for Businesses That Buy Google Reviews Is Now Live in the USA"
59 posts
#2
Local Seo
: "AMA with Darren Shaw, founder of Whitespark (https://whitespark.ca/) - Ask Me Anything about Local Seo, Google Business Profiles, Reviews, and Citations"
48 posts
#3
Seo
: "AMA: AI Is Changing Local Seo Forever - David Hunter, CEO of Local Falcon"
47 posts
#4
Google Business Profile
: "Google Business Profile Suspended? AMA with Google Business Profile Product Expert Elizabeth Rule"
25 posts
#5
Local
: "AMA: AI Is Changing Local SEO Forever - David Hunter, CEO of Local Falcon"
22 posts
#6
Reviews
: "AMA with Darren Shaw, founder of Whitespark (https://whitespark.ca/) - Ask Me Anything about Local SEO, Google Business Profiles, Reviews, and Citations"
21 posts
#7
Maps
: "New Google Maps Spamming Technique?"
18 posts
#8
Ranking
: "Google’s New “Diversity Update”: How to Fix Your Ruined Rankings"
13 posts
#9
Google Reviews
: "The power of Google Reviews!!"
13 posts
#10
Ai
: "AMA: Ai Is Changing Local SEO Forever - David Hunter, CEO of Local Falcon"
12 posts
Flair Used in r/localsearch
#1
AMA
: "AMA with Darren Shaw, founder of Whitespark (https://whitespark.ca/) - Ask Me Anything about Local SEO, Google Business Profiles, Reviews, and Citations"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/localsearch
Yearly
+2k members(300.8%)
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Last updated: May 30, 2026