Guardian Solutions offers Chicago businesses a free website and SEO audit, followed by a 30-minute consultation. Use the discussion to decide which findings matter, who should act on them and whether ongoing local SEO or a separate website project fits the work.
We are based in Colorado Springs and meet with national clients over Zoom. Request your free audit and consultation with no obligation to purchase. The offer covers review and recommendations; paid implementation has its own scope.
What the audit helps you decide
We review public-page search signals, service explanations, mobile usability, contact paths and common technical issues. Tell us which services you want to promote and what you already know about inquiries so we can discuss the website against your business priorities.
The useful outcome is a decision about the next work, not just a score. A missing explanation of an important service points toward content work. Inconsistent business details can call for profile and listing attention. A form problem needs investigation of that contact route. Some causes require further checks or account-level information before a repair can be proposed.
You can take the recommendations to your existing website team or ask Guardian to quote implementation. If different people will handle the profile and the website, identify each responsibility when deciding what to commission.
What Guardian handles in the local plan
Our local SEO service is $495 per month for one location, with no long-term commitment. The included responsibilities are:
- Research 10 local keywords and optimize the Google Business Profile.
- Provide a review link and QR code, monitor reviews and write responses.
- Make weekly Google posts and implement a Q&A strategy.
- Syndicate business information to directories and provide monthly heatmap ranking reports.
Review support is included in this plan. It gives you a way to request honest customer feedback and have responses managed; it does not buy a particular number of reviews or a positive rating. Requests should welcome genuine feedback without incentives or screening customers by satisfaction.
Technical website repairs, new or expanded service-area content and more locations need an agreed scope. For broader research, service content, technical improvements, internal links and reporting, discuss custom ongoing SEO.
Separate completed work from performance
After starting, there are two useful questions: was the agreed work completed, and what changed for the business? A record of profile updates or published posts answers the first. Visibility and inquiry information help answer the second.
For local visibility, review monthly heatmaps using the agreed searches and comparable locations. A single search from your own phone does not show the whole area. Heatmaps describe ranking visibility, while available call and form records describe customer response. Neither a posting count nor a better map position alone establishes new revenue.
For a custom SEO engagement, agree the reporting sources and responsibilities alongside the work. Bring any reports you already use to the consultation so the discussion can start with the evidence available rather than an assumed baseline.
Questions before an audit or monthly plan
Will the free audit fix the problems it finds?
No. It provides a review, recommendations and a 30-minute consultation, without a purchase obligation. You can discuss the findings with your current team or ask Guardian for a separate implementation proposal.
When does the $495 local plan fit?
It is a defined option for one location needing Google Business Profile, review, directory and recurring local-visibility work. Website repairs, additional locations and expanded service-area content require separate scope. The audit can help identify which work is needed.
Are review responses included?
Yes. The local plan includes review tools, monitoring and written responses. It supports honest customer feedback without filtering by rating. A service agreement does not guarantee how many customers will leave reviews or what they will say.
How should we judge progress after starting?
Check completed work against the agreed scope, then consider relevant visibility alongside available inquiry data. The local plan includes monthly heatmap ranking reports. Custom SEO reporting sources and responsibilities should be agreed in the proposal.