Donna Lou Marketing — Local SEO Strategy, Visibility & Leads
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Local SEO services built for med-spas and aesthetic clinics

Med-spas compete on treatment-specific local searches. Each service below targets a different layer of how Google decides who shows up when someone searches "Botox near me" or "medical spa [city]."

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Google Business Profile Optimization

Most impactful starting point
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Your GBP is the fastest path to the Map Pack for "medical spa near me" and treatment searches. Most med-spas use the wrong primary category or leave key attributes blank. I audit every field, set the correct "Medical Spa" category with relevant secondaries (Medical Aesthetics, Skin Care Clinic), optimize for treatment keyword queries, build a before/after photo strategy, and set up a post and Q&A cadence that keeps your profile active.

  • Full profile audit and optimization
  • Primary and secondary category selection (Medical Spa, Medical Aesthetics, Skin Care Clinic)
  • Weekly Google Posts targeting treatment keywords
  • Before/after photo strategy and clinic environment uploads
  • Q&A management for common treatment questions
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Local Citation Building

Foundational trust signal
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Citations are mentions of your business name, address, and phone number (NAP) across directories. For med-spas, that means general directories like Yelp and Apple Maps AND aesthetic-specific platforms like RealSelf, Healthgrades, Zocdoc, RateMDs, and Vitals. When these are inconsistent — different phone numbers, old addresses, wrong business name — Google treats your listing as unreliable. I audit, clean up, and build the citations that move rankings for aesthetic clinics.

  • Citation audit across 60+ general and aesthetic-specific directories
  • NAP inconsistency cleanup
  • New listings on RealSelf, Healthgrades, Zocdoc, RateMDs, Vitals
  • Aesthetic-industry directory submissions
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Local SEO Audit

Best first step if you're unsure what's wrong
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A full diagnostic of your med-spa's local search presence. I look at your GBP category and completeness, citation consistency across aesthetic directories, missing treatment-level landing pages, on-page signals, technical issues, schema markup, and your top 3 competitor profiles in the Map Pack. You get a written report with every gap identified and ranked by impact.

  • GBP category, completeness, and attribute review
  • Citation consistency across general and aesthetic directories
  • Treatment-level landing page gap analysis
  • Top 3 med-spa competitor comparison
  • Prioritized fix list with timelines
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Content Strategy

Long-term organic growth
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Treatment-specific landing pages and blog content targeting the searches your patients actually type into Google. One page, one treatment, one city — "lip filler Chicago," "Botox Austin TX," "laser hair removal Dallas." Not content for content's sake — every piece targets a specific keyword, includes proper schema markup, and is built to rank for the treatments you offer.

  • Treatment and location keyword research
  • Treatment-specific landing pages (Botox, fillers, laser, etc.)
  • Blog posts with schema markup
  • Internal link structure
  • Monthly content calendar
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Reputation Management

Reviews are a ranking factor
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Google uses review quantity, recency, and rating as Map Pack ranking signals. Med-spa patients research carefully before spending $800–$3,000 on a treatment, so your review presence matters twice — once for ranking, once for conversion. I build a systematic review request process that generates Google reviews post-visit and set up a RealSelf strategy alongside it, plus response templates for both positive and negative feedback.

  • Post-treatment Google review request system
  • Response templates (positive & negative)
  • Google + RealSelf dual-platform strategy
  • Monthly review velocity tracking report
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Competitor Analysis

Know exactly what to beat
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I reverse-engineer the top 3 med-spas ranking in your city's Map Pack — what GBP categories they use, how many reviews they have and how fresh, which aesthetic directories they're listed in, what treatment content they rank for, and where their gaps are. You get a clear picture of what it takes to outrank them and a prioritized list of the easiest gaps to close first.

  • Top 3 competitor deep-dive
  • Category and keyword gap analysis
  • Citation and link gap report
  • Prioritized action plan to close gaps
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Process

How it works

Three stages. Clear milestones. You'll know exactly where things stand at every point.

1

Audit

I review your full local search presence — GBP, citations, on-page signals, competitor profiles — and deliver a written report with every gap ranked by impact.

2

Strategy

You get a prioritized action plan with specific tasks, timelines, and expected outcomes at each milestone. No vague promises, no mystery about what's happening when.

3

Execute & Report

I implement the changes, track Map Pack position and GBP metrics weekly, and send a plain-English report. You see exactly what moved and why.

FAQ

Common questions

Most med-spa clients see meaningful movement in Google Business Profile visibility within 60–90 days. Map Pack rankings typically stabilize between 90 and 120 days. Organic rankings for treatment keywords like "Botox near me" can take 4–6 months depending on competition in your city. Anyone who promises faster results without running ads is not being honest with you.

The correct primary category is "Medical Spa." Relevant secondary categories include "Medical Aesthetics," "Skin Care Clinic," and "Laser Hair Removal Service" depending on your service mix. Using the wrong primary category is one of the most common reasons med-spas don't rank for "medical spa near me" — Google uses it as a key signal for which searches to show you in.

RealSelf is a citation signal, not a direct Google ranking factor. A complete RealSelf profile helps Google trust that your business is legitimate, which supports Map Pack rankings indirectly. Google reviews are what directly move your Map Pack position — review quantity, recency, and response rate all matter. Both platforms are worth maintaining, but for different reasons.

"Medical spa near me" is a broad category search — someone looking for a med-spa in general. "Botox near me" is treatment-level intent — someone ready to book a specific service. Your Google Business Profile primarily drives category search visibility. Treatment-specific landing pages on your website drive treatment keyword rankings. Most med-spas invest in only one of these and miss the other.

You'll receive a weekly report showing Map Pack ranking position, Google Business Profile views, website clicks from GBP, direction requests, and call clicks. These are the metrics that connect directly to whether patients are finding your med-spa. I don't report vanity metrics that look impressive but don't translate to booked consultations.

Med-spas, aesthetic clinics, cosmetic injectors, laser clinics, and skin care clinics. This is the only niche I work in. I don't take on general service businesses — not because I couldn't, but because niche expertise is what actually moves the needle in a competitive category like aesthetics. See who I'm not a fit for →

Not sure where to start?

Book a free 30-minute call. I'll review your med-spa's local search presence and tell you exactly which service will move the needle most right now.

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