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When should SEO start for your season?

Pick a typical South Carolina season or tick your own busy months, choose the months you allow for rankings to build, and get a twelve-month plan.

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Start from a typical season
Your busy months
Months you allow for rankings to build

Profile and listing fixes can show within weeks; city-level rankings in Charleston, Greenville or Columbia often take four to six months or more. Pick the cautious end if your competitors are strong.

Your plan4 busy months

Start by January

That leaves 4 months before your season begins in May.

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  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec
  • Build
  • Ramp up
  • Busy
  • Steady

What to do, month by month

  • January: Build

    Fix the profile and listings, then build or improve the pages for your seasonal services and towns; links go to those pages.

  • February: Build

    Fix the profile and listings, then build or improve the pages for your seasonal services and towns; links go to those pages.

  • March: Build

    Fix the profile and listings, then build or improve the pages for your seasonal services and towns; links go to those pages.

  • April: Ramp up

    Update hours, photos and offers on your Business Profile, post about the season, and check every booking or contact path on a phone.

  • May: Busy season

    Answer reviews within a day or two, keep hours current (special hours for storms and holidays), and note what people ask.

  • June: Busy season

    Answer reviews within a day or two, keep hours current (special hours for storms and holidays), and note what people ask.

  • July: Busy season

    Answer reviews within a day or two, keep hours current (special hours for storms and holidays), and note what people ask.

  • August: Busy season

    Answer reviews within a day or two, keep hours current (special hours for storms and holidays), and note what people ask.

  • November: Steady work

    Ask recent customers for reviews, write up the questions you heard, and keep links and pages growing at a steady pace.

A planning aid built on the lead time you choose, not a forecast. No one can promise when a ranking moves; competitors, reviews and where your site starts all change it.

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Why start SEO months before the busy season?

Search interest for seasonal services climbs before the season itself, and new pages and links take time to be found and trusted. If the work starts the month the phones should ring, the pages are still settling in when the season is half over. Starting during the quiet months gives the profile, pages and links time to settle.

Which lead time should I pick?

Three months suits a business that already ranks somewhere and needs a push. Four is a middle path. Six fits a new site, a crowded market such as the Charleston or Myrtle Beach area, or a business with few reviews. If you are unsure, choose the longer option: arriving early costs little, arriving late costs a season.

Does the planner predict my rankings?

No. It lays out a calendar from the lead time you choose. Real timing depends on your competitors, your reviews, your site and how much work goes in each month, and no one can promise when a ranking moves.

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Get your current search position, the reasons competitors lead the map results and three fixes to start with. Your written evaluation arrives within one business day.

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