Miami / Local SEO

Best Local SEO Agencies in Miami (2026)

24 of 46 agencies are ranked on documented local SEO work; 2 confirmed by an independent source; payment does not affect the order.

Data as of November 3, 2026 · Evidence-weighted ranking 2026.11.7 · How this ranking works ↓

Vendar ranks 24 of 46 SEO agencies serving Miami for local SEO: the ones with documented local SEO work on file, verified through September 2026. The top three by evidence-weighted score are HQDM (72/100), Keever SEO (70) and On The Map Marketing (68). 4 of them have documented local SEO work for clients in Miami itself. No paid placements; every position below cites its sources. 22 Miami SEO agencies have no local SEO claim on file and are listed unranked.

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Compare top 3
  1. 1HQDM 72 · price not disclosed · clients 4.7/5 (75)7 local SEO claims on file: 1 third-party, 6 first-party, 0 profile signals; outside claims from 2 distinct sites
  2. 2Keever SEO 70 · From $1,000/month3 local SEO claims on file: 1 third-party, 2 first-party, 0 profile signals; outside claims from 2 distinct sites
  3. 3On The Map Marketing 68 · From $3,000/month · clients 4.4/5 (169)5 local SEO claims on file: 0 third-party, 3 first-party, 2 profile signals; outside claims from 1 distinct site

Budget in Miami: disclosed monthly floors run from $439 to $5,000, median $2,000; 11 of 24 disclose a price.

24 ranked agencies

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HQDM logo

HQDM

Miami, FL, USA · team 04 · since 2019

HQ in Miami · pricing not disclosed · clients 4.7/5 (75) 1 documented

HQDM's published case study for Wirks Moving in Marietta, Georgia, reports a 54% increase in Google Business Profile calls compared with the previous year and a 58% increase in website clicks… (Independent source, markets.financialcontent.com)

Pricing not disclosed; budget fit cannot be checked before outreach.

72/100
Confidence not rated yet
Not verified
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Keever SEO logo

Keever SEO

Miami, FL, USA · team 2-10 · since 2015

HQ in Miami · From $1,000/month Agency's own published cases

Keever SEO was established in 2015 and specializes in SEO, Local SEO, and online reputation management. (Independent source, patch.com)

Never verified against official sources.

70/100
Confidence not rated yet
Not verified
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3
On The Map Marketing logo

On The Map Marketing

Miami, FL, USA · team 10-49 · since 2009

HQ in Miami · From $3,000/month · clients 4.4/5 (169) Agency's own published cases

On The Map Marketing provided website design, organic SEO, and local SEO for Miami Top Cleaning. (Agency's own words, onthemap.com)

No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

68/100
Moderate confidence
Not verified · Sources checked Jun 2026
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4
WEBRIS logo

WEBRIS

Miami, FL, USA · team 10-49

HQ in Miami · From $5,000/month · clients 4.9/5 (81) Agency's own published cases

WEBRIS reports a +794% organic traffic result for law firm client Keith & Lorfing from its local SEO work. (Agency's own words, webris.org)

No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

65/100
Moderate confidence
Verified · Sources checked Sep 2026
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5
White Shark Media logo

White Shark Media

Miami, FL, USA · team 10-49 · since 2011

HQ in Miami · From $3,500/month · clients 4.3/5 (232) Agency's own published cases

…the engagement combined Google Ads, social media, and local SEO, so the result is not attributable to one service. (Agency's own words, whitesharkmedia.com)

No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

64/100
Moderate confidence
Verified · Sources checked Sep 2026
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6
Hey Day Marketing logo

Hey Day Marketing

Miami, FL, USA · team 10-49 · since 2015

HQ in Miami · From $3,500/month · clients 4.9/5 (99) Agency's own published cases

Heyday Marketing has case studies documenting work for El Floridita Natural & Organic Kitchen and a multi-location dental practice, including 500+… (Agency's own words, featuredcustomers.com)

No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

64/100
Moderate confidence
Not verified · Sources checked Jun 2026
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7
Netrocket logo

Netrocket

Miami, FL, USA · team 10-49

HQ in Miami · From $500/month · clients 3.0/5 (2) Agency's own published cases

A published case study on local SEO for HVAC contractors reports +453% organic traffic in 12 months. (Agency's own words, netrocket.pro)

No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

63/100
Moderate confidence
Verified · Sources checked Sep 2026
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8N

Netrocket

Miami, FL, USA

HQ in Miami · From $500/month · clients 5.0/5 (23) Agency's own published cases

Netrocket reports that its local SEO work for an unnamed HVAC company in San Jose increased organic traffic by 453% within a year, ranked the company… (Agency's own words, netrocketagency.com)

No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

63/100
Moderate confidence
Not verified
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9
Loona Agency logo

Loona Agency

Miami, FL, USA · team 21

HQ in Miami · From $2,000/month · clients 4.6/5 (12) Agency's own published cases

Loona Agency ran a local SEO case study for Plum ProExteriors, an exterior remodeling and construction firm, documenting a 13x increase in organic clicks and an average search position improved from 51 to 11.2… (Agency's own words, loona.agency)

No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

62/100
Moderate confidence
Verified · Sources checked Sep 2026
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10
OptFirst Internet Marketing logo

OptFirst Internet Marketing

North Miami, FL, USA · team 10-49 · since 2001

HQ in Miami · From $2,500/month Agency's own published cases

OptFirst’s local SEO campaign for Medi-Station Urgent Care in Miami Shores improved its average Google position across tracked keywords from about 6 to about 4 over 12 months… (Agency's own words, optfirst.com)

No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

61/100
Moderate confidence
Verified · Sources checked Jun 2026
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22 more agencies serve Miami, but without externally confirmed local SEO work
Frequently asked questions (7)
How many Miami SEO agencies have documented local SEO work?
24 of the 46 SEO agencies Vendar tracks in Miami have at least one local SEO claim on file under the published rubric; 2 of the 24 ranked have an outside source naming it, and 2 have one that describes the work rather than listing the service. The other 22 Miami agencies are listed unranked until evidence is added.
Which of them have worked for clients in Miami?
4 of the 24 ranked agencies have documented local SEO work for a client in Miami: Hey Day Marketing (#6, Coral Gables), OptFirst Internet Marketing (#10, Miami), VICE SEO (#15, Miami), AMM Firm (#22, Miami). The others are ranked on work for clients elsewhere.
Which Miami local SEO agency fits my type of business?
By the clients named in their documented local SEO work: Law firms: On The Map Marketing (#3), WEBRIS (#4) and Organic Marketing Pros (#19); Dental, medical and wellness: White Shark Media (#5), Hey Day Marketing (#6) and OptFirst Internet Marketing (#10); Multi-location businesses: White Shark Media (#5), Hey Day Marketing (#6) and Mission Morph (#11); Home and trade services: HQDM (#1), Netrocket (#7), Netrocket (#8) and Loona Agency (#9); Shops, restaurants and retail: Mission Morph (#11), VICE SEO (#15) and AMM Firm (#22). This comes from client reviews and case studies on file, not from the agencies' own positioning; the number after each name is its place in the ranking.
What does local SEO cost in Miami?
Among the ranked agencies that disclose a monthly floor, retainers start at $439/month and the median floor is $2,000/month. 11 of 24 ranked agencies disclose some pricing signal.
Which of them are verified?
5 of 24 ranked agencies are verified. Verified means Vendar confirmed the company, its service and its market on official sources and stamped the profile with the date. A participation status or a partner relationship does not make a profile verified. The lowest disclosed floor among verified agencies is Netrocket at $500/month.
How is this list different from the Miami SEO page?
The Miami SEO page ranks every SEO agency serving the city. This page keeps only the agencies with local SEO evidence on file, scores them on the local SEO query with the published model, and cites the claims behind every position. The model, its weights and the rubric are on the How we rank page.
When was this list updated?
The newest profile verification among ranked agencies is September 13, 2026; the newest evidence claim was checked on November 3, 2026. Scores are recomputed from the profiles whenever a profile changes; the ranking model is version 2026.11.7.
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D1Full ranking table24 ranked · click a column to sort
#AgencyScoreEvid./30Fit/25Capab./15Reliab./10Transp./10Reput./5Cred./5Pen.Conf.ClaimsVerified
1HQDM72301912.25.42.54.40-2n/a7/1Not verified
2Keever SEO7025.521.58.87.27.501.3-2n/a3/1Not verified
3On The Map Marketing6819.5250.77.2104.41.30.85/0Not verified
4WEBRIS652323.50.73104.700.87/0Sep 13, 2026
5White Shark Media6418.523.50.37.2104.300.84/0Sep 13, 2026
6Hey Day Marketing6417.623.50.67.2104.900.87/0Not verified
7Netrocket6323.4251.33100.700.87/0Sep 13, 2026
8Netrocket631821.513.8353.50-20.89/0Not verified
9Loona Agency6220.2250.73102.600.87/0Sep 13, 2026
10OptFirst Internet Marketing6116.5250.97.21001.30.84/0Jun 2, 2026
11Mission Morph56181915302.70-20.819/0Not verified
12Trustex Branding561621.5153500-50.831/0Not verified
13Unified Marketing5115.915.910.97.203.10-20.87/0Not verified
14DollySEO518258.5351.71.3-20.81/0Not verified
15VICE SEO491615.512.25.401.60-20.812/0Not verified
16Dharma Digital Marketing Agency4415.115.9153000-50.85/0Not verified
17Jives Media43915.98.37.2050-20.81/0Not verified
18Sky SEO Digital438198.8304.81.3-20.81/0Not verified
19Organic Marketing Pros4215.815.59.732.500-50.83/0Not verified
20Raging Agency39815.58.54.2050-20.81/0Not verified
21X Miami SEO Company39815.510.2301.92.5-20.81/0Not verified
22AMM Firm38915.910.67.2000-50.81/0Not verified
23Miami SEO Company37815.511.37.2000-50.81/0Not verified
24Iwiin Digital Marketing34615.58303.50-20.81/0Not verified

Pool 46 · ranked 24 · unranked 22 (0 with profile tags only) · verified 5 · pricing disclosed 11 · case studies on file 60 · an outside source names the work 2 · an outside document describes it 2 · lowest verified floor Netrocket $500/month

Claims: claims for this need in the feed / of them from a third party. Confidence is the number behind the High, Moderate and Lower labels; it never changes the order.

D1Breakdown per agencyPoints, facts, claims with weights and reviews behind every position
#1 HQDM72/100 · Confidence not rated yet

Confirmed by an independent source · headquarters in the city · price not disclosed · 28 claims on file

Evidence for this query30/3017 local SEO claims on file: 1 third-party, 6 first-party, 0 profile signals; outside claims from 2 distinct sites; HQDM's published case study for Wirks Moving in Marietta, Georgia, reports a 54% increase in Google Business Profile calls compared with… (markets.financialcontent.com, verified); HQDM rebuilt New Wave Auto Brokers and Sales' local SEO, including its homepage, service and area pages, technical issues, schema, and… (hqdm.io, claimed)
Fit to this query19/250.76Headquartered in Miami (Miami, FL, USA); Pricing not disclosed; Profile names local business clients
Capability depth12.2/150.8131 of 1 listed services are SEO services; 7 of 28 claims on file concern local SEO
Reliability5.4/100.54In business since 2019; Retention not documented
Transparency2.5/100.25Pricing not disclosed; Team size 04; Process not documented
Reputation4.4/50.88475 third-party reviews at 4.7
Market credibility0/50No awards, certifications or media mentions with a source on file

Penalties: Profile below decision-ready status -2 (Profile status is ready_for_render_audit.)

Limits: Pricing not disclosed; budget fit cannot be checked before outreach.; Never verified against official sources.; Profile below decision-ready status: Profile status is ready_for_render_audit.

  • HQDM's published case study for Wirks Moving in Marietta, Georgia, reports a 54% increase in Google Business Profile calls compared with the previous year and a 58% increase in website clicks.

    Independent source · markets.financialcontent.com · verified: Checked against the source page by Vendar. · weight 1.3 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • HQDM rebuilt New Wave Auto Brokers and Sales' local SEO, including its homepage, service and area pages, technical issues, schema, and internal linking. Within 30 days, impressions increased 26% and clicks increased 19%; its technical health score rose from 63% to 91%.

    Agency's own words · hqdm.io · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • HQDM ran a local SEO campaign for Logunova Beauty Salon that expanded content and improved internal linking and structured data. In 30 days, average rank improved from 11.42 to 3.09, top-3 grid coverage rose from 15% to 75%+, and the quoted keyword rankings improved.

    Agency's own words · hqdm.io · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • HQDM implemented a local SEO strategy for GoDetail Car Detailing that included broken-link cleanup, Local Business schema, expanded service pages, and location-specific landing pages. Impressions increased from 2.2M to 3.19M, a 45% increase, and the page reports near full top-3 map coverage in Portland.

    Agency's own words · hqdm.io · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • HQDM developed a local SEO strategy for Wirks Moving, optimizing their Marietta page, internal linking, Google Business Profile, and securing over 50 new citations. Within 30 days, average map rankings for 'movers Marietta GA' improved from 3.56 to 1.71, calls from Google Business Profile rose 54%, clicks rose 58%, and organic rankings for 'moving company' hit the top 3.

    Agency's own words · hqdm.io · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • HQDM implemented a local SEO strategy for United Water Restoration Group of Tampa, refining area pages, on-page SEO, and internal linking. After 6 months, total clicks rose from 85 to 221 and impressions doubled from 147K to 286K.

    Agency's own words · hqdm.io · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • HQDM developed a local SEO strategy for United Water Restoration Group of Tampa, refining area pages, service relevance, on-page SEO, and internal linking. After 6 months, clicks rose from 85 to 221 and impressions from 147K to 286K; average position adjusted from 38.6 to 42.7.

    Agency's own words · hqdm.io · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

Reviews: Google 4.9 from 67 reviews; Trustpilot 3.3 from 8 reviews. Ratings never count as evidence for this question.

#2 Keever SEO70/100 · Confidence not rated yet

Published by the agency on its own site · headquarters in the city · From $1,000/month · 42 claims on file

Evidence for this query25.5/300.853 local SEO claims on file: 1 third-party, 2 first-party, 0 profile signals; outside claims from 2 distinct sites; Keever SEO was established in 2015 and specializes in SEO, Local SEO, and online reputation management. (patch.com, verified); Keever SEO reports providing local SEO to Miller Tree Care for 8 months, with calls increasing 312%, traffic increasing 531%, conversions… (keeverseo.com, claimed)
Fit to this query21.5/250.86Headquartered in Miami (Miami, FL, USA); Retainers from $1,000/month, inside the local SEO band (up to $6,000/month)
Capability depth8.8/150.5891 of 1 listed services are SEO services; 3 of 42 claims on file concern local SEO
Reliability7.2/100.72In business since 2015; Retention not documented
Transparency7.5/100.75Pricing disclosed (From $1,000/month); Team size 2-10; Process not documented
Reputation0/50No third-party reviews on file
Market credibility1.3/50.251 recognition with a source on file: National Excellence Award; Sources: martechseries.com, checked Nov 2026

Penalties: Profile below decision-ready status -2 (Profile status is ready_for_render_audit.)

Limits: Never verified against official sources.; Profile below decision-ready status: Profile status is ready_for_render_audit.

  • Keever SEO was established in 2015 and specializes in SEO, Local SEO, and online reputation management.

    Independent source · patch.com · verified: Checked against the source page by Vendar. · weight 1.2 · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • Keever SEO reports providing local SEO to Miller Tree Care for 8 months, with calls increasing 312%, traffic increasing 531%, conversions increasing 44%, and page 1 rankings in all 4 targeted cities.

    Agency's own words · keeverseo.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • Keever SEO reports providing local SEO to 3CRE for 8 months, with calls increasing 132%, traffic increasing 413%, 609 new keywords, a domain rating raised to 34, and conversions increasing 24%.

    Agency's own words · keeverseo.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

#3 On The Map Marketing68/100 · Moderate confidence 0.8

Published by the agency on its own site · headquarters in the city · From $3,000/month · hourly $100 - $149 · projects from $3,500 · 279 claims on file

Evidence for this query19.5/300.655 local SEO claims on file: 0 third-party, 3 first-party, 2 profile signals; outside claims from 1 distinct site; On The Map Marketing provided website design, organic SEO, and local SEO for Miami Top Cleaning. (onthemap.com, claimed); On The Map Marketing created local SEO content targeting office and janitorial cleaning searches for Miami Top Cleaning. (onthemap.com, claimed)
Fit to this query25/251Headquartered in Miami (Miami, FL, USA); Retainers from $3,000/month, inside the local SEO band (up to $6,000/month); Profile names small business clients
Capability depth0.7/150.0443 of 71 listed services are SEO services; 5 of 279 claims on file concern local SEO
Reliability7.2/100.72In business since 2009; Retention not documented
Transparency10/101Pricing disclosed (From $3,000/month); Team size 10-49; Workflow or reporting cadence documented
Reputation4.4/50.88169 third-party reviews at 4.4
Market credibility1.3/50.251 recognition with a source on file: a press mention per savvylawfirmmarketing.com; Sources: savvylawfirmmarketing.com, checked Nov 2026

Limits: No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.; Last verified June 2026; details may have changed since.

  • On The Map Marketing provided website design, organic SEO, and local SEO for Miami Top Cleaning.

    Agency's own words · onthemap.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • On The Map Marketing created local SEO content targeting office and janitorial cleaning searches for Miami Top Cleaning.

    Agency's own words · onthemap.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • On The Map Marketing's own case study for a Wyoming personal-injury law firm describes on-site optimisation, page-speed work, consistent NAP data across local citations, backlink cleanup and a restructured content hub. Within about three months the firm ranked first on page one for "Wyoming wrongful death attorney" and fourth for "Wyoming personal injury lawyer".

    Agency's own words · onthemap.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.6 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Profile best-fit tag: Local SEO.

    Vendar profile field · Vendar profile · internal_signal: status on file · weight 0.4 · checked Jun 2, 2026

  • Editorial use case: Miami local SEO for competitive service categories where calls and form fills matter more than vanity traffic..

    Vendar profile field · Vendar profile · internal_signal: status on file · weight 0.4 · checked Jun 2, 2026

Reviews: Google 4.4 from 169 reviews. Ratings never count as evidence for this question.

Best for (profile): SERM, ORM, Community Marketing, Link Building

#4 WEBRIS65/100 · Moderate confidence 0.8

Published by the agency on its own site · headquarters in the city · From $5,000/month · projects from $5,000 · 285 claims on file

Evidence for this query23/300.7677 local SEO claims on file: 0 third-party, 5 first-party, 2 profile signals; outside claims from 1 distinct site; WEBRIS reports a +794% organic traffic result for law firm client Keith & Lorfing from its local SEO work. (webris.org, claimed); A West Texas law firm achieved 10x growth in cases and calls through comprehensive digital marketing, including website redesign, local… (webris.org, claimed)
Fit to this query23.5/250.94Headquartered in Miami (Miami, FL, USA); Retainers from $5,000/month, inside the local SEO band (up to $6,000/month); Best-fit note mentions Local SEO
Capability depth0.7/150.0442 of 76 listed services are SEO services; 7 of 285 claims on file concern local SEO
Reliability3/100.3Founding year not disclosed; Retention not documented
Transparency10/101Pricing disclosed (From $5,000/month); Team size 10-49; Workflow or reporting cadence documented
Reputation4.7/50.93881 third-party reviews at 4.9
Market credibility0/50No awards, certifications or media mentions with a source on file

Limits: No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

  • WEBRIS reports a +794% organic traffic result for law firm client Keith & Lorfing from its local SEO work.

    Agency's own words · webris.org · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • A West Texas law firm achieved 10x growth in cases and calls through comprehensive digital marketing, including website redesign, local SEO, and targeted advertising, requiring five new attorney hires.

    Agency's own words · webris.org · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • Local SEO playbook documents WEBRIS' legal SEO framework, authorship, link-building philosophy, and measurement approach for law firms.

    Agency's own words · webris.org · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • WEBRIS published The Local SEO Playbook For Law Firms, a book on ranking law firms in the Google Maps Pack.

    Agency's own words · webris.org · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • WEBRIS executed a full-scale SEO overhaul for client Hawk Law Group, covering technical fixes, local SEO across all office locations, content expansion, and link building. The page states the result was stronger rankings, more traffic, and a significant increase in inbound personal injury leads across all office locations, though it gives no specific numbers or time period.

    Agency's own words · webris.org · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Profile best-fit tag: Local SEO.

    Vendar profile field · Vendar profile · internal_signal: status on file · weight 0.4 · checked Sep 13, 2026

  • Editorial use case: High-ticket Miami SEO where local pack visibility, organic search, and bottom-funnel lead quality all matter..

    Vendar profile field · Vendar profile · internal_signal: status on file · weight 0.4 · checked Sep 13, 2026

Reviews: Google 4.9 from 81 reviews. Ratings never count as evidence for this question.

Best for (profile): SERM, ORM, Community Marketing, Link Building

#5 White Shark Media64/100 · Moderate confidence 0.8

Published by the agency on its own site · headquarters in the city · From $3,500/month · projects from $3,500 · 370 claims on file

Evidence for this query18.5/300.6174 local SEO claims on file: 0 third-party, 2 first-party, 2 profile signals; outside claims from 1 distinct site; The case study reports Glow Med Spa's revenue grew from $72,000 in 90 days to $210,000 in 6 months, with ROAS improving from 9.5x to… (whitesharkmedia.com, claimed); White-label PPC case study reports a 3200% conversion increase, lower CPA, more clicks, and campaign segmentation improvements for a… (whitesharkmedia.com, claimed)
Fit to this query23.5/250.94Headquartered in Miami (Miami, FL, USA); Retainers from $3,500/month, inside the local SEO band (up to $6,000/month); Best-fit note mentions Local SEO
Capability depth0.3/150.0181 of 117 listed services are SEO services; 4 of 370 claims on file concern local SEO
Reliability7.2/100.72In business since 2011; Retention not documented
Transparency10/101Pricing disclosed (From $3,500/month); Team size 10-49; Workflow or reporting cadence documented
Reputation4.3/50.86232 third-party reviews at 4.3
Market credibility0/50No awards, certifications or media mentions with a source on file

Limits: No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

  • The case study reports Glow Med Spa's revenue grew from $72,000 in 90 days to $210,000 in 6 months, with ROAS improving from 9.5x to 16.1x; the engagement combined Google Ads, social media, and local SEO, so the result is not attributable to one service.

    Agency's own words · whitesharkmedia.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • White-label PPC case study reports a 3200% conversion increase, lower CPA, more clicks, and campaign segmentation improvements for a multi-location weight-loss client.

    Agency's own words · whitesharkmedia.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Profile best-fit tag: Local SEO.

    Vendar profile field · Vendar profile · internal_signal: status on file · weight 0.4 · checked Sep 13, 2026

  • Editorial use case: Search programs where local visibility, ecommerce performance, and Spanish-speaking audience fit all matter..

    Vendar profile field · Vendar profile · internal_signal: status on file · weight 0.3 · checked Sep 13, 2026

Reviews: Google 4.2 from 184 reviews; Trustpilot 4.8 from 48 reviews. Ratings never count as evidence for this question.

Best for (profile): SERM, ORM, Community Marketing, Link Building

#6 Hey Day Marketing64/100 · Moderate confidence 0.8

Published by the agency on its own site · headquarters in the city · From $3,500/month · hourly $100 - $149 · projects from $3,500 · 273 claims on file

Evidence for this query17.6/300.58700000000000017 local SEO claims on file: 0 third-party, 6 first-party, 1 profile signal; outside claims from 2 distinct sites; Heyday Marketing has case studies documenting work for El Floridita Natural & Organic Kitchen and a multi-location dental practice… (featuredcustomers.com, claimed); Heyday Marketing ran a full-stack digital marketing strategy for Dental America, a multi-location dental practice in South Florida, and… (heydaymarketing.com, claimed)
Fit to this query23.5/250.94Headquartered in Miami (Miami, FL, USA); Retainers from $3,500/month, inside the local SEO band (up to $6,000/month); Best-fit note mentions Local SEO
Capability depth0.6/150.0391 of 70 listed services are SEO services; 7 of 273 claims on file concern local SEO
Reliability7.2/100.72In business since 2015; Retention not documented
Transparency10/101Pricing disclosed (From $3,500/month); Team size 10-49; Workflow or reporting cadence documented
Reputation4.9/50.9899 third-party reviews at 4.9
Market credibility0/50No awards, certifications or media mentions with a source on file

Limits: No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.; Last verified June 2026; details may have changed since.

  • Heyday Marketing has case studies documenting work for El Floridita Natural & Organic Kitchen and a multi-location dental practice, including 500+ birthday parties and improvements in lead generation, conversion, and revenue.

    Agency's own words · featuredcustomers.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Heyday Marketing ran a full-stack digital marketing strategy for Dental America, a multi-location dental practice in South Florida, and the page reports that lead conversion rates increased and cost-per-lead dropped.

    Agency's own words · heydaymarketing.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.6 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • For The Plaza Coral Gables, Heyday Marketing launched a content-focused SEO campaign targeting high-volume, intent-rich local queries and monitoring local competitor keywords, which the case study says drove sustained organic traffic growth and local search dominance.

    Agency's own words · heydaymarketing.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.6 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • For a multi-location dental practice, Heyday Marketing ran email drip campaigns alongside search, retargeting, calls and reputation management across three locations. The result spans multiple channels and no numeric outcome is given.

    Agency's own words · heydaymarketing.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.6 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Heyday Marketing has case studies documenting work for El Floridita Natural & Organic Kitchen and a multi-location dental practice. The El Floridita case study says it drove 500+ birthday parties.

    Agency's own words · featuredcustomers.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.4 · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Heyday Marketing’s case studies include work for El Floridita Natural & Organic Kitchen, which drives 500+ birthday parties with Heyday Marketing, and a multi-location dental practice whose lead generation, conversion, and revenue were boosted by Heyday Marketing.

    Agency's own words · featuredcustomers.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.4 · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Profile best-fit tag: Local SEO.

    Vendar profile field · Vendar profile · internal_signal: status on file · weight 0.4 · checked Jun 2, 2026

Reviews: Google 4.9 from 99 reviews. Ratings never count as evidence for this question.

Best for (profile): SERM, ORM, Community Marketing, Link Building

#7 Netrocket63/100 · Moderate confidence 0.8

Published by the agency on its own site · headquarters in the city · From $500/month · projects from $3,000 · 264 claims on file

Evidence for this query23.4/300.78099999999999997 local SEO claims on file: 0 third-party, 5 first-party, 2 profile signals; outside claims from 2 distinct sites; A published case study on local SEO for HVAC contractors reports +453% organic traffic in 12 months. (netrocket.pro, claimed); Netrocket published a case study on local SEO for HVAC contractors, reporting +453% organic traffic in 12 months and +418% targeted… (netrocketagency.com, claimed)
Fit to this query25/251Headquartered in Miami (Miami, FL, USA); Retainers from $500/month, inside the local SEO band (up to $6,000/month); Profile names small business clients
Capability depth1.3/150.08510 of 96 listed services are SEO services; 7 of 264 claims on file concern local SEO
Reliability3/100.3Founding year not disclosed; Retention not documented
Transparency10/101Pricing disclosed (From $500/month); Team size 10-49; Workflow or reporting cadence documented
Reputation0.7/50.1432 third-party reviews at 3.0
Market credibility0/50No awards, certifications or media mentions with a source on file

Limits: No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

  • A published case study on local SEO for HVAC contractors reports +453% organic traffic in 12 months.

    Agency's own words · netrocket.pro · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Netrocket published a case study on local SEO for HVAC contractors, reporting +453% organic traffic in 12 months and +418% targeted keywords in Google's top 10.

    Agency's own words · netrocketagency.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Netrocket performed Google My Business optimization for a New York City HVAC company, including competitive analysis, semantic core development, adding categories and a Services section, and updating the profile with images, videos, and targeted keywords. Over two months the work produced +88% in profile views, +86% in user actions, and +80% in local search visibility for key service-related keywords.

    Agency's own words · netrocketagency.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • The local SEO engagement led to a 45% increase in service bookings through the website and a 60% increase in direct phone inquiries.

    Agency's own words · netrocketagency.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • A case study reports local SEO for HVAC contractors with Google My Business optimization for a New York City HVAC business, producing 453% organic traffic growth in 12 months.

    Agency's own words · netrocketagency.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • Profile best-fit tag: Local SEO.

    Vendar profile field · Vendar profile · internal_signal: status on file · weight 0.4 · checked Sep 13, 2026

  • Editorial use case: HVAC, SaaS, ecommerce, and service-provider businesses needing technical SEO, local SEO, and paid acquisition support..

    Vendar profile field · Vendar profile · internal_signal: status on file · weight 0.4 · checked Sep 13, 2026

Reviews: Trustpilot 3 from 2 reviews. Ratings never count as evidence for this question.

Best for (profile): SERM, ORM, Community Marketing, Link Building

#8 Netrocket63/100 · Moderate confidence 0.8

Published by the agency on its own site · headquarters in the city · From $500/month · 27 claims on file

Evidence for this query18/300.5999 local SEO claims on file: 0 third-party, 9 first-party, 0 profile signals; outside claims from 1 distinct site; Netrocket reports that its local SEO work for an unnamed HVAC company in San Jose increased organic traffic by 453% within a year, ranked… (netrocketagency.com, claimed); A case study title describes local SEO for HVAC contractors and reports +453% organic traffic in 12 months. (netrocketagency.com, claimed)
Fit to this query21.5/250.86Headquartered in Miami (Miami, FL, USA); Retainers from $500/month, inside the local SEO band (up to $6,000/month)
Capability depth13.8/150.9171 of 1 listed services are SEO services; 9 of 27 claims on file concern local SEO
Reliability3/100.3Founding year not disclosed; Retention not documented
Transparency5/100.5Pricing disclosed (From $500/month); Team size not disclosed; Process not documented
Reputation3.5/50.6923 third-party reviews at 5.0
Market credibility0/50No awards, certifications or media mentions with a source on file

Penalties: Profile below decision-ready status -2 (Profile status is ready_for_render_audit.)

Limits: No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.; Never verified against official sources.; Profile below decision-ready status: Profile status is ready_for_render_audit.

  • Netrocket reports that its local SEO work for an unnamed HVAC company in San Jose increased organic traffic by 453% within a year, ranked the company first for “HVAC San Jose,” and increased targeted keywords in Google’s top 10 by 418%.

    Agency's own words · netrocketagency.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 3, 2026

  • A case study title describes local SEO for HVAC contractors and reports +453% organic traffic in 12 months.

    Agency's own words · netrocketagency.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 3, 2026

  • Netrocket optimized Google My Business for an unnamed NYC HVAC business. After 2 months of ongoing SEO, user actions increased 86%, local search visibility for key service-related keywords increased 80%, and profile views increased 88%.

    Agency's own words · netrocketagency.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 3, 2026

  • A case study for an unnamed HVAC company reported a 453% increase in organic traffic over 12 months through local SEO work.

    Agency's own words · netrocketagency.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 3, 2026

  • Netrocket's local SEO case study for a California HVAC company reports 754% organic traffic in 3 months and 200+ targeted keywords in the top 10 in 1 month.

    Agency's own words · netrocketagency.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 3, 2026

  • Netrocket's local SEO case study for HVAC contractors reports a 453% increase in organic traffic in 12 months and a 418% increase in targeted keywords in Google's top 10.

    Agency's own words · netrocketagency.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 3, 2026

  • Netrocket reports a local SEO project for an HVAC company that increased organic traffic by 453% in 12 months.

    Agency's own words · netrocketagency.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 3, 2026

  • Netrocket reports local SEO work for an unnamed HVAC company in New York City. In two months, profile views increased by 88%, user actions increased by 86%, and local search visibility improved for key service-related keywords.

    Agency's own words · netrocketagency.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 3, 2026

  • Netrocket optimized the Chicago-based HVAC company's Google Business Profile as part of its SEO work.

    Agency's own words · netrocketagency.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 3, 2026

Reviews: Google 5 from 23 reviews. Ratings never count as evidence for this question.

#9 Loona Agency62/100 · Moderate confidence 0.8

Published by the agency on its own site · headquarters in the city · From $2,000/month · projects from $2,000 · 325 claims on file

Evidence for this query20.2/300.6757 local SEO claims on file: 0 third-party, 6 first-party, 1 profile signal; outside claims from 1 distinct site; Loona Agency ran a local SEO case study for Plum ProExteriors, an exterior remodeling and construction firm, documenting a 13x increase in… (loona.agency, claimed); Loona Agency provided Plum ProExteriors with local SEO and redesigned its website. The case study reports a 13x increase in organic clicks… (loona.agency, claimed)
Fit to this query25/251Headquartered in Miami (Miami, FL, USA); Retainers from $2,000/month, inside the local SEO band (up to $6,000/month); Profile names small business clients
Capability depth0.7/150.0453 of 82 listed services are SEO services; 7 of 325 claims on file concern local SEO
Reliability3/100.3Founding year not disclosed; Retention not documented
Transparency10/101Pricing disclosed (From $2,000/month); Team size 21; Workflow or reporting cadence documented
Reputation2.6/50.51212 third-party reviews at 4.6
Market credibility0/50No awards, certifications or media mentions with a source on file

Limits: No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

  • Loona Agency ran a local SEO case study for Plum ProExteriors, an exterior remodeling and construction firm, documenting a 13x increase in organic clicks and an average search position improved from 51 to 11.2.

    Agency's own words · loona.agency · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Loona Agency provided Plum ProExteriors with local SEO and redesigned its website. The case study reports a 13x increase in organic clicks and an improvement in average search position from 51 to 11.2.

    Agency's own words · loona.agency · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • Nina, founder of ZIND Academy, a dance studio, says Loona optimized the site for local searches and revamped the Google Business Profile; within 4 months the studio ranked in the local map pack for the first time and class sign-ups from Google nearly doubled.

    Agency's own words · loona.agency · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Loona Agency optimized the Google Business Profile of LowCountry Coastal Excursions, refining listing details, categories, and visibility as part of local SEO work.

    Agency's own words · loona.agency · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Barnaby, Co-Founder and CEO of Avva Experience, says Loona built a content marketing strategy around high-intent keywords and optimized service pages for local search in the UK and US; within 6 months organic search became the company's second-largest lead source and inbound demo requests increased by 150%.

    Agency's own words · loona.agency · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Mila, real estate broker at Khodorovsky Akunina Real Estate, says Loona did a website redesign focused on conversion, local SEO optimization for target neighborhoods, and a content strategy; Google Business Profile impressions tripled in 3 months with an uptick in listing inquiries from organic search.

    Agency's own words · loona.agency · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Editorial use case: Construction and home-service SEO where local visibility, reviews, and demand capture all matter to booked revenue..

    Vendar profile field · Vendar profile · internal_signal: status on file · weight 0.3 · checked Sep 13, 2026

Reviews: Google 5 from 7 reviews; Trustpilot 4.1 from 5 reviews. Ratings never count as evidence for this question.

Best for (profile): SERM, ORM, Community Marketing, Link Building

#10 OptFirst Internet Marketing61/100 · Moderate confidence 0.8

Published by the agency on its own site · headquarters in the city · From $2,500/month · hourly $100 - $149 · projects from $2,500 · 233 claims on file

Evidence for this query16.5/300.554 local SEO claims on file: 0 third-party, 2 first-party, 2 profile signals; outside claims from 1 distinct site; OptFirst’s local SEO campaign for Medi-Station Urgent Care in Miami Shores improved its average Google position across tracked keywords… (optfirst.com, claimed); OptFirst’s SEO campaign for a Miami med spa gained 348 ranking positions and lost 87, for a net gain of 261, across Google and Bing over… (optfirst.com, claimed)
Fit to this query25/251Headquartered in Miami (North Miami, FL, USA); Retainers from $2,500/month, inside the local SEO band (up to $6,000/month); Profile names small business clients
Capability depth0.9/150.0585 of 68 listed services are SEO services; 4 of 233 claims on file concern local SEO
Reliability7.2/100.72In business since 2001; Retention not documented
Transparency10/101Pricing disclosed (From $2,500/month); Team size 10-49; Workflow or reporting cadence documented
Reputation0/50No third-party reviews on file
Market credibility1.3/50.251 recognition with a source on file: Google Certified Partner; Sources: optfirst.com, checked Nov 2026

Limits: No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.; Last verified June 2026; details may have changed since.

  • OptFirst’s local SEO campaign for Medi-Station Urgent Care in Miami Shores improved its average Google position across tracked keywords from about 6 to about 4 over 12 months. By October 2023, it ranked first for “urgent care near me” on desktop, mobile and the map pack, and held the #1 map-pack spot for nine of its ten tracked keywords.

    Agency's own words · optfirst.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • OptFirst’s SEO campaign for a Miami med spa gained 348 ranking positions and lost 87, for a net gain of 261, across Google and Bing over 12 months to November 2023. Its average Google position across tracked terms moved from about 33 to about 25, and the clinic ranked for “botox near me” in organic results and the map.

    Agency's own words · optfirst.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.6 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • Profile best-fit tag: Local SEO.

    Vendar profile field · Vendar profile · internal_signal: status on file · weight 0.4 · checked Jun 2, 2026

  • Editorial use case: Local visibility and conversion-focused SEO for smaller brands that need a practical South Florida operator..

    Vendar profile field · Vendar profile · internal_signal: status on file · weight 0.3 · checked Jun 2, 2026

Best for (profile): SERM, ORM, Community Marketing, Link Building

Positions 11 to 24: the same breakdown is on each agency's profile, linked from the table above, and in the machine-readable version below.

D2What counts as evidence for this questionRubric 2026.09

A claim counts as local-SEO evidence when a source on file names local search work: Google Business Profile or map-pack results, service-area or local landing pages, local citations, multi-location programs, or reviews that describe local rankings. Official case studies and third-party reviews carry the most weight. A Vendar service listing or profile tag is our own label, not a document: it adds a weak signal to a vendor already carrying outside evidence, and on its own it does not earn a rank. A service share an agency sets on its own directory profile, such as a review-platform focus percentage, is the agency's claim about itself and weighs as little as a service listing. Agencies with no outside claim on file are listed below the ranking, not in it.

Terms that count:
local seo, local search, local pack, map pack, google business profile, google my business, gmb, gbp, google maps, service-area page, service area page, service-area pages, service area pages, local landing page, local landing pages, local citations, near me, multi-location, multi location, local rankings, local visibility, local lead generation
Minimum to be ranked:
1 claim on file under this rubric, of which 1 from a source outside Vendar.
Budget band:
up to $6,000 per month

In plain words: a case counts when it names local SEO work and where it was published can be checked.

D3Eligibility and orderWho is admitted, how ties break, what payment does

Ranked vendors have at least 1 claim on file that supports local SEO under the published rubric, of which at least 1 comes from a source outside Vendar; the rest are listed unranked.

  • The vendor lists the page's service on its profile.
  • The vendor serves the page's market: headquarters or a listed service region in the city. When a need page has fewer than ten ranked vendors from the city, agencies from other cities join it only if they are headquartered in the same state or have published work (a case study, a project, a client review) that names the city or its state. A line saying a company serves the whole country is not enough. They are ranked by the same score, geography counts 0.3 for them, and each position says where the agency works from. Mobile development is bought remotely, so its city pages take agencies from anywhere in the United States under the same condition: documented work for the need. The same holds for SEO needs bought remotely: international, enterprise, consulting, recovery, marketplaces, startups, B2B SaaS, ecommerce, AI search visibility, audits, technical and content-led SEO. Local SEO, small business, lead generation and high-ticket services stay with agencies from the city and its state.
  • A need page that still has fewer than ten ranked agencies after that is filled from the city's own agencies whose sources say they offer the need but document no project for it yet. They always stand below every agency with documented work, are labelled "Offers this service; no documented project on file yet", carry lower confidence, and do not count toward the threshold that opens a page to search engines.
  • For an intent page, at least one claim on file supports the intent under the page's rubric, and at least one of those claims comes from a source outside Vendar. Our own service listings and profile tags describe the intent but document nothing, so they add weight to a vendor that already has outside evidence and never earn a rank on their own. Vendors without outside evidence appear below the ranking, unranked, never padded into it.
  • For an intent page, at least one of those claims documents work the vendor has done: a case study, a project or portfolio entry, or a client review. Service pages, price lists, positioning statements and directory listings say what a vendor offers, not what it did; they add weight to a vendor that already has documented work and never earn a documented position. They can only fill a page that is short of ten, below every documented position and labelled as such (see below).
  • A position may rest on case studies the agency published on its own site. It is admitted and labelled "Published by the agency on its own site" until an independent source documents the same kind of work.
  • Filtered views (an entry price, a pricing model, a team size) are not rankings of their own: they show agencies ranked for at least one need in the city, each with the score of its best need, and keep only those that meet the condition. An agency that does not publish the fact is listed below with the reason.
  • Draft and needs-data profiles are never listed.
  • Rank order is the score, highest first. Ties break on evidence points, then on the number of third-party claims, then alphabetically.
  • There is no hidden ordering: no hand-curated slug lists and no paid boost in the sort on any listing.
  • If an editor overrides a position, the position is labelled as an editorial placement with a written reason and ordering_basis set to editorial. No such placements exist on evidence-ranked pages today.
  • Every ranked position explains itself from its score components and cites the claims behind them, with their sources.
  • Sort: score_out_of_100, highest first; ties break on evidence points, then third-party claim count, then name.
  • Payment: Paid visibility never changes the order of a listing.
  • Top-list threshold: An intent page is offered to search engines when its ranked list has at least five evidence-backed vendors (three when the city has fewer than twenty vendors for the service). Only agencies from the city itself (headquarters or a listed service region) with documented work count toward it: agencies filled in from other cities and agencies that only offer the need do not. A page whose list rests mostly on agencies from other cities is titled “agencies serving” the city instead of “best agencies in” it, says how many are local, stays on the city page and in its feed, and is kept out of search engines until enough local agencies document the work; otherwise the same national list would stand behind six city pages. Below the threshold even with outside agencies the page stays published with noindex, keeps its URL, links and feed, and is left out of the city page's list of rankings. A page whose top ten repeats 70% or more of another need's top ten in the same city, or has the same top three, also stays noindex while the stronger of the two is offered; it opens when the lists differ. The same holds across cities: of the pages for one need whose top tens share 70% or more, only the one with the most local agencies is offered to search engines.

Weights: Evidence for this query 30 · Fit to this query 25 · Capability depth 15 · Reliability 10 · Transparency 10 · Reputation 5 · Market credibility 5. Penalties: Profile flagged for review -5 · Evidence not re-checked in 18 months -5 · No independent source on file -3 · Profile below decision-ready status -2.

D4How claims are counted
  • Paid agency directories that sell placement are not a source. Their reviews are not cited, never support a position and do not count toward reputation; a profile may show how many reviews such directories hold as one unnamed figure, for context only. Ratings come from open review platforms: Google, Trustpilot and BBB.
  • Provenance is recorded per claim: third_party, first_party, internal (a Vendar profile field) or unknown.
  • Verification status is recorded per claim: verified, claimed, internal_signal or unverified.
  • Every record on file has a role: a claim states a fact; a source reference is a link without a statement (an official site, a directory profile); a research note is Vendar's own remark. Only claims count as evidence. A source reference never earns weight, however its title reads, and a research note never reaches a page or a feed.
  • Every claim with a source URL is checked against that page by an AI reader and the result is recorded: confirmed, partly confirmed, not supported, or page unreachable. A claim the page does not support stops counting toward any position until a later check confirms it; a claim whose page cannot be read still counts and says so.
  • Third-party claims outweigh first-party claims; profile fields are the weakest signal and are labelled as such.
  • A position may rest on case studies the agency published on its own site; such a position is admitted and labelled "Published by the agency on its own site" on the listing, the profile and the feed (evidence_basis: own_published) until an independent source documents the same kind of work. Its confidence is at most moderate.
  • In the ranking, who is speaking is decided by the source address: the vendor's own site and platforms where the vendor publishes about itself (platform partner directories and portals, case-study hosting sites, paid release wires) are the vendor's own word, not an independent source, whatever domain they sit on. Client reviews on a partner directory stay third-party.
  • On the profile and in its feed the rule is stricter: who is speaking is decided by who wrote the text. Every claim falls into one of four classes: independent (a client, the press, a rating written by a third party); linked to the agency (a person who worked at or through it, writing in the first person); a listing the agency writes (the platforms above, or another page retelling what the agency says); and the agency itself. Only the first class counts as independent there (section 18).
  • A claim counts for an intent only when the rubric's terms appear in the claim or its source. The rubric is published on the page.
  • Claims that only describe the company's location or history are not intent evidence.
  • Each claim is marked by whether it documents work (describes_work in the machine feed): case studies, projects, portfolio entries and client reviews do; service pages, pricing, positioning statements, review-platform profiles and employer reviews do not.
  • Claims from the same source count with diminishing weight: each further claim adds half as much as the one before it. Everything an agency says about itself, on any page, is one source; outside documents are told apart by the site that published them. The number of reviews on one platform, or of pages on an agency's own site, cannot carry a position.
  • Evidence documented on two or more different independent sites earns a small bonus over the same amount of evidence from one site.
  • Review platforms that compete with Vendar stay in the machine feed with their source URL, because a claim must be checkable, but pages do not name or link them; where other sources exist, they are listed first.

Verified means Vendar confirmed the company, its service and its market on official sources and stamped the profile with the date. A participation status or a partner relationship does not make a profile verified.

D5Dates and versions
Data as of
Nov 3, 2026
Newest evidence check
Nov 3, 2026
Feed generated
Nov 4, 2026
Ranking model
Evidence-weighted ranking 2026.11.7
Rubric
Local SEO 2026.09
Update cadence
Fast signals, monthly: licence status, site alive, review rating and count, pricing pages, team page. Evidence, each base cycle: case studies, portfolio, services, client types, press and awards. Full re-verification, yearly: registry, address, ownership, every claim a rank rests on. Event-driven, within days: a vendor update, a buyer report, a dead link, a regulator record, a dispute.
Next evidence pass due by
Feb 1, 2027

Every date shown is a data date. A listing's updated date is the newest verification date among its ranked vendors and the evidence claims their ranks rest on; the same value appears in the page text, the structured data and the machine feed.

D6Known limits of the method

A position reflects documented work for the page's question, not the quality of an agency as such. Without a public case or a visible campaign the result of an agency's work cannot be known from outside. An agency with no public evidence is not worse: there is nothing to confirm it with, so it is listed below the ranking instead of being ranked low.

  • About 20 of 100 points rest on what the vendor says about itself without an outside check: years in business, team size, retention, prices.
  • The weights favour older, larger and local vendors: full marks at ten years and around 100 reviews, awards count toward market credibility, a vendor that works remotely gets 0.3 on geography, an undisclosed price gets 0.2.
  • The weights 30/25/15/10/10/5/5 are set by judgment and are not yet calibrated on client outcomes.
  • Reviews on directories are often collected by the agency itself.
  • The ranking decides who is speaking by the source address only: a person who worked at or through the agency writing on their own site, or a third-party page retelling what the agency says, still counts as third-party in a position. The profile and its feed already count them as the agency's word, so a position can show more third-party claims than the profile shows independent ones.
  • Market credibility counts recognition with a source on file, including recognition the vendor reports about itself.
  • Claims are checked by AI models, not by people. Code confirms that the quoted words are on the page; it cannot confirm that the page itself tells the truth. A case study on an agency's own site stays the agency's word even when the check confirms it.
  • Confidence is shown next to the score and does not change the order.
D7Machine-readable version

This section carries the same data that AI assistants receive.

/ai/listings/marketing/seo/miami/local-seo

Schema vendar.ai.decision.v1 · Evidence-weighted ranking 2026.11.7 · generated Nov 4, 2026 · methodology /scoring

Miami buyer context

How to judge local SEO fit in Miami

Local results turn on the profile, the service-area pages and the reviews behind them. An agency that treats those as three separate projects will move rankings slowly and calls not at all.

Fit
  • Works on the Google Business Profile, local pages and review flow as one system.
  • Knows how demand splits across Miami neighbourhoods and service areas.
  • Reports calls and form fills, not only map-pack positions.
Proof
  • Show map-pack movement with dates for a business like mine.
  • How do you keep service-area pages from becoming near-duplicates?
  • Who holds the profile and the review platform logins when we part ways?
Budget
  • Ranked here and disclosing a monthly minimum: 11, from $439 to $5K.
  • Middle of that range: about $2K a month.
  • 13 of the 24 ranked agencies do not publish a minimum; ask on the first call.