How a Portland Restaurant Went from Invisible to #1 on Google in 83 Days

How a Portland Restaurant Went from Invisible to #1 on Google

Maria's Italian Kitchen had a problem. Great food. 4.5 stars on Yelp. But when people Googled 'best Italian restaurant Portland,' Maria's was on page 3.

What they fixed

1. Claimed and optimized their Google Business Profile (was unclaimed)
2. Added 15 photos of food, interior, and happy customers
3. Fixed missing meta descriptions on all 6 pages
4. Added proper H1 headings (they had none)
5. Got 12 new Google reviews in 30 days
6. Started posting weekly updates to their GBP

The results

• Day 30: Moved from page 3 to page 1 for 'Italian restaurant Portland'
• Day 60: Entered the local 3-pack on Google Maps
• Day 83: #1 for 'best Italian restaurant Portland'
• Phone calls from Google: 2/week → 15/week

Total cost: $0 (used Goodly's free plan). Total time: about 4 hours of work spread over 3 months.

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