Local SEO — Anywhere in the Country

Top 3 on Google. Guaranteed.

We get local service businesses into the Top 3 on Google in 90 days. Doesn't matter if you're across town or across the country. One guarantee, one standard, and one person you can actually call when you have a question.

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90 Day Ranking Guarantee
#3 Or We Work for Free*
0 Long-Term Contracts
1 Competitor Per Market
The Process

Methodical. Measurable.
No Guesswork.

01

Free Audit First

Before anything else, we take a hard look at where your business stands on Google and why your competitors are outranking you. You get a real video walkthrough — no generic reports, no sales pitch.

02

Foundation & Optimization

Week one is about getting the fundamentals locked in. Google Business Profile, website structure, keywords, citations — every signal Google looks for, dialed in correctly from the ground up.

03

Authority Building

Rankings are earned. We build the backlinks, directory presence, and ongoing content signals that tell Google your business is the authority in your market. This is where competitors get left behind.

04

Ranking & Reporting

You'll know exactly where you stand. Monthly ranking reports, competitor monitoring, and a direct line to us — no waiting on a ticket system or account manager who doesn't know your business.

05

Top 3 or We Keep Going

If you're not in the Top 3 within 90 days, we don't stop. We keep working, no additional charge, until the guarantee is fulfilled. We don't walk away from an unfinished job.

06

Locked In — For Good

Once you're ranked, we keep you there. Monthly maintenance, weekly activity on your profile, and constant monitoring means the position we earned for you doesn't slip to a competitor.

01

Discovery Call

We start by understanding your business, your customers, and what a winning website actually looks like for your market. No templates get touched until we know the goal. This is where strategy gets set, not guessed at.

02

Sitemap & Content Plan

Every page gets mapped out before design starts — what exists, what's needed, and what each page is supposed to make the visitor do next. Structure drives conversions. We get this right before anything is built.

03

Design Mockup

You see exactly what the site will look like before a single line of code gets written. Colors, fonts, layout, imagery — all approved by you first. No surprises at the finish line.

04

Development

The approved design gets built into a real, fast, mobile-ready website. Copy gets refined here too. Every page is structured the way Google expects to see it — not retrofitted after the fact.

05

SEO Foundation Baked In

This is where we differ from every web designer you've talked to. The site launches already optimized — headings, schema, page speed, Google Business integration. Ranking starts on day one, not six months later.

06

Launch & Handoff

The site goes live and you get full access along with a complete walkthrough of everything. No dependency on us to make basic updates unless you want it. You own it outright from day one.

The Guarantee 90 Days to Top 3 Or We Work for Free*
No Fine Print. Just Accountability.

The Standard Others
Won't Touch

Most agencies take your money for six months, send you a dashboard full of numbers that don't mean anything, and move on when it doesn't work out. If your business isn't in the Top 3 within 90 days, we keep working for free until it is. That's not a slogan — it's how we get paid.

  • 90-day timeline for standard markets
  • Highly competitive markets may require up to 4 months — we'll tell you this upfront before we take a dollar from you
  • Once you reach the Top 3, our ongoing service is focused entirely on keeping you there permanently
  • No long-term contracts — you stay because the results justify it, not because you're locked in

*"Work for free" means we continue providing full service at no additional monthly cost until Top 3 is achieved. Upon reaching the guarantee, we'll have a conversation about the right path forward for maintaining and growing your position.

Our Exclusivity Commitment

When we partner with your business, we commit to you entirely in your market. We will not take on any direct competitor offering the same service in the same area you're trying to rank in — even if it costs us the business. Your success in that market is ours to protect, and we back that with our wallet.

Proven Results

One Case Study.
Real Numbers.

Case Study

Local Jewelry Store
— California Market

A family-owned jewelry store came to us invisible on Google — buried below national chains and larger competitors. Using our exact process, we took them from unranked to a Top 3 position on Google Maps in their local market.

#3 Final Ranking
90 Days or Less
↑ Map Pack Visibility
CA Market
What We Did
  1. Full Google Business Profile audit and optimization — categories, descriptions, photos, service areas
  2. Website keyword restructuring and heading hierarchy corrections
  3. Google Maps embed and NAP consistency across all platforms
  4. Citation submissions to high-authority local directories
  5. Weekly GBP posts and ongoing profile activity to maintain visibility signals
  6. Competitor monitoring to stay ahead of ranking changes
Ian Stoughton Mendoza, Founder of Stoughton Media
Who's Behind This

This Isn't a
Faceless Agency

Stoughton Media exists because local business owners kept getting burned by agencies that charged a lot, explained very little, and disappeared when results didn't come. That pattern gets old fast.

When you work with us, you're talking to the same person who built your strategy, ran your audit, and will pick up the phone when you call. No account manager handoffs. No overseas team. If something's not working, you hear it from me directly — not a support ticket.

I come from sales and finance, which means I think about this the way you do: what does one new customer actually put in your pocket? That number drives every decision we make. If the math doesn't work for you, it doesn't work for us either.

Local SEO works the same way whether your business is in Texas or Tennessee. If your customers use Google to find what you do, we can put you in front of them. That's it.

Focus Local Service Businesses
Reach Nationwide, Remote
Clients Personally Managed
Competitors Zero. Per Market.
Who We Work With

Built for Local Service
Businesses Everywhere

01 / Roofing

Roofing

High-ticket jobs start with Google. Rank where homeowners search when they need it most.

02 / HVAC

HVAC

Seasonal demand spikes mean competition is fierce. Be the business that shows up first, every time.

03 / Dental

Dental

New patient acquisition through organic search. The most cost-effective channel a practice has.

04 / Plumbing

Plumbing

Emergency searches happen fast. The Top 3 is where those calls go. Everywhere else gets ignored.

05 / Chiropractic

Chiropractic

Local trust is everything in healthcare. A Top 3 ranking builds credibility before the first call.

06 / Jewelry

Jewelry

Our first ranked result. Proven process for an industry where local visibility directly drives foot traffic.

07 / Auto Repair

Auto Repair

Repeat customers start as Google searches. Rank for the searches that bring them through the door.

08 / Law Firms

Law Firms

High-value clients search locally. A single case can make the investment worthwhile many times over.

The Difference

How We Stack Up

What Matters Stoughton Media Typical Agency
Results guarantee ✓Top 3 in 90 days or free —Best efforts, no guarantees
Dedicated point of contact ✓Direct access, one person —Rotates through account managers
Competitor exclusivity ✓Never works with your competitors —Often serves multiple in same niche
Long-term contracts ✓Cancel anytime —Typically 6–12 month minimums
Transparent reporting ✓Monthly ranking reports, plain English —Vanity metrics, confusing dashboards
Honest upfront assessment ✓Free audit before any payment —Sign first, questions later
Get in Touch

Let's See What
It Would Take

Fill out the form and Ian will personally review your Google presence and get back to you within 24 hours. No pitch, no pressure — just a straight answer on where you stand.

Phone (661) 888-0187
Email founder@stoughtonmedia.com
Response Time Within 24 hours — from Ian directly

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