# Home > Local Howl is a local SEO agency in Kirkwood, MO, for small and home-service businesses. Get found in Google Search and Google Maps. See dated case studies. Canonical: https://www.localhowl.com/ # Local SEO agency in Kirkwood, MO LOCAL HOWL We help local businesses get found in Google Search and Google Maps, and we publish every result with a date, misses included. [PUT MY BUSINESS ON THE MAP](/contact?service=home) [See the case studies](/case-studies) - [5.0 on Google](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9171390678750910385) - [27 published case studies](/case-studies) - [Map scans in every consultation](/local-seo-services#heat-map) Awards to our CTO, John Rippy - [2025 Zappy Awards winner, Automation Hero of the Year](https://zapier.com/blog/drive-social-media-scaling-sales-and-marketing/) - Voted Best Boss in St. Louis by *St. Louis Small Business Monthly* ## NATIONAL CITATIONS WE WORK WITH ![AI-generated image of a woman and a white wolf in a wooded setting, from the Local Howl brand film](/wp-content/uploads/lh/site/assets/about-white-wolf.webp) OUR FOUNDER’S WIFE, AS AI SEES HER NOT A REAL PHOTO AI is getting wild. ![Local Howl lettering on a white shirt in the brand film](/wp-content/uploads/lh/site/assets/about-brand-portrait.jpg) Who we are ## PUTTING YOUR BUSINESS on the map. We’re Local Howl, a local SEO and marketing agency in Kirkwood, MO, for small businesses, with a focus on [home-service companies](/industries). We review your Google Business Profile, website, listings, and local competitors, then prioritize the work that fits your business and its market. We work with businesses [around Kirkwood](/kirkwood-seo) from our office there, and with businesses in [other markets](/markets) remotely. Our [case studies](/case-studies) show the work, with dates. [LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS](/contact) ## WORD OF MOUTH. WEIRD FLEX. ![Gerald Moore, Local Howl client and lawyer in Marietta, Georgia](/wp-content/uploads/lh/site/assets/gerald-moore.webp) This is Gerald Moore. Our client. Lawyer in Marietta, GA. Former judge. **Now his site says so.** Let’s face it. You say “we survive on word of mouth” like it’s a badge of honor. But when customers can’t find you on Google, even in your own neighborhood, word of mouth can only carry you so far. WHO GETS THE CALL? Referrals are great. But strangers need to find you, too. A referral searches your name. A new customer searches “HVAC near me.” If your competitor shows up and you don’t, who do you think gets the call? Our local SEO services help your business get found in Google Search and Google Maps by nearby customers looking for what you do. You’ve built the business. Let’s help more people find it. [EXPLORE OUR LOCAL SEO SERVICES](/local-seo-services) Meanwhile, somewhere in your neighborhood… ## YOUR NEXT CUSTOMER doesn’t know your name. Their AC just quit. Their kitchen flooded. Their water heater gave up. They need someone nearby who can handle it. Give them a reason to call you. terrible timing. [![Fictional HVAC search example with humorous businesses appearing instead of your business](/wp-content/uploads/lh/site/assets/hvac-search-example.webp)](/wp-content/uploads/lh/site/assets/hvac-search-example.png) 01 / ### SHOW UP. When someone searches “HVAC repair near me,” your business should be in the running. ![the duck is not a plumber.](/wp-content/uploads/lh/site/assets/duck-note-supplied.webp) 02 / ### LOOK LIKE THE RIGHT CALL. Are your reviews talking about the work people search for, or just saying “great guy”? And are you responding, or leaving everyone on read? Fresh photos every week. Google Business Profile posts that show you’re still in business. A website that tells people what you do without making them work for it. People are deciding who gets the call. Give them something better to go on than a truck photo from 2017. ![Illustrative water heater detail](/wp-content/uploads/lh/site/assets/emergency-detective.webp) THE WORK. ![Illustrative AC equipment detail](/wp-content/uploads/lh/site/assets/emergency-ac.webp) THE DETAILS. ![proof you’ve done this before.](/wp-content/uploads/lh/site/assets/proof-note-supplied.webp) 03 / ### LESS “WE DO IT ALL.” MORE “WE DID THIS.” That AC replacement down the street. The water heater you installed last week. The leak that took some detective work to find. Turn recent jobs into project pages. Show the problem, the work, the crew, and the area you served. Add the experience and credentials behind the fix. You’ve done the work. Your website should have more to say about it than “quality service.” NO DETECTIVE REQUIRED. [PUT MY BUSINESS ON THE MAP](/contact) case closed. LOCAL SEO CASE STUDY ## LESS TALK. More proof. Meet John. One of the nicest guys we’ve met. His shop has plenty of villains. He’s not one of them. HEAR IT FROM THEM. press play. ### ![Altered State Comics](/wp-content/uploads/lh/site/assets/altered-state-logo-sticker.webp) ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI LOCAL SEARCH SNAPSHOT [![Original Local Howl local search report for Altered State Comics](/wp-content/uploads/lh/site/assets/altered-state-report.webp)](/wp-content/uploads/lh/site/assets/altered-state-report.gif) See the search report. Hear their story. [VIEW THE CASE STUDY](/case-studies/altered-state-comics) LOCAL SEO. REAL-WORLD BUSINESS. ## YOU DO THE WORK. We’ll help them find you. You’ve built a business worth finding. Our local SEO services help nearby customers discover you on Google Search and Maps. [PUT MY BUSINESS ON THE MAP](/contact) ![AI-generated HVAC technician servicing a residential condenser](/wp-content/uploads/lh/site/assets/finale-work-hvac.webp) KEEPING HOMES COOL. ![AI-generated plumber repairing pipes beneath a kitchen sink](/wp-content/uploads/lh/site/assets/finale-work-plumbing.webp) GETTING THINGS FLOWING. ![AI-generated electrician checking a residential breaker panel](/wp-content/uploads/lh/site/assets/finale-work-electrical.webp) KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON. ![AI-generated roofer installing shingles on a home](/wp-content/uploads/lh/site/assets/finale-work-roofing.webp) GOOD WORK. OVERHEAD. ![AI-generated landscaper planting a shrub in a home garden](/wp-content/uploads/lh/site/assets/finale-work-landscaping.webp) MAKING YARDS LOOK GOOD. ![Imagined bar owner laughing behind two cocktail glasses](/wp-content/uploads/lh/site/assets/finale-bar.webp) GOOD DRINKS. REAL BUSINESS. ![Imagined carpenter surrounded by flying wood shavings](/wp-content/uploads/lh/site/assets/finale-carpenter.webp) GOOD WORK. REAL BUSINESS. ![Imagined HVAC technician wearing a silver duct like a boa](/wp-content/uploads/lh/site/assets/finale-hvac.webp) COOL PEOPLE. REAL BUSINESS. ![Imagined plumber with copper pipe and a rubber duck](/wp-content/uploads/lh/site/assets/finale-plumber.webp) LESS DRAMA. REAL BUSINESS. ![Imagined florist behind a giant pink bouquet](/wp-content/uploads/lh/site/assets/finale-florist.webp) BIG BLOOMS. REAL BUSINESS. ![Cheers to getting found.](/wp-content/uploads/lh/site/assets/cheers-found-supplied.webp) 01 / 10