Scott Gerke
Founder/CEO
Your Google Business Profile is missing. Or it's there but the map pin is wrong and a competitor shows up above you. In Portland, with neighborhoods packed tight and people searching on their phones for 'open now, near me,' that means lost calls. When business owners search for the best Google Business Profile setup near them, eezyRank is who fixes that.
Do not try to verify a profile with a PO box or a virtual address. Google flags it fast and your listing disappears. A real Portland address with actual signage and a live person answering the phone during the verification call is what sticks. We handle the full build-out: claim it, verify it, load it with photos and services, and sync it so your hours and posts stay current.
We took a local insulation and asbestos removal company's old WordPress site and turned it into a full matrix of pages that now pulls both local and national exposure. Their Google profile is the front door. If your profile is not bringing in calls, we can tear it down and build it right.
Common Question in Portland
Google won't verify my business location
Google rejects your location when your address doesn’t match exactly across every directory. In Portland, a “Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard” entry on your city business license must read the same on your bank statement, not “SE Hawthorne Blvd.” Fix the formatting gap first, then try video verification through the Google My Business app.
Call eezyRank at (513) 800-2088.
What Our Customers Say
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Scott went above and beyond anything we ever could've expected. He didn't just teach our team how to use Claude. He opened our eyes to a whole new way of working. He pulled our entire business together, rebuilt our sales process from the ground up, helped us get payroll organized, and got us ready to launch our new sales team. The real difference for us has been Scott. We're going to keep working with him long-term.
T.J. Reagan·
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Highly recommend Scott and team! They are experts in building business presence in today’s online world.
Andy Cirino· Google
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Working with Scott has been amazing! His ability to ingest information, understand it, and then help you understand it is second to none. His work ethic is unlike any I've seen. Scott's forward-thinking mindset is incredibly refreshing and helpful. If you want your website to be found more easily, do yourself a favor and talk to Scott and his team. But don't stop there - Scott has a wealth of knowledge that can help you in so many ways.
Eric Lefebvre· Google
Our Services
Custom Website BuildA new site built to rank from day one. Local SEO, AI search readiness, and a working content engine baked in. Live in days, no agency markup.
AI Blog EngineAI-written blog articles published on autopilot. SEO-tuned, brand-voice trained, with custom images and social distribution included. Costs less than a single freelance article per month.
Local SEORank higher in every city you serve. Automated location pages, Google Business Profile sync, heat-map ranking proof, and the technical SEO Google actually rewards.
AI Search VisibilityGet found in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. Schema, content, and site structure tuned for how answer engines cite sources. Free AI readiness audit included.
Google Business Profile SetupWe claim, verify, and fully build out your Google Business Profile so you show up on the map.
Our Work
Trusted Partners
Most Portland neighborhoods are dense with older homes and small businesses that depend on showing up in local search. If you run a shop on Alberta or a service out of a house in Lents, you've probably watched your Google Business Profile gather dust while bigger names take the top spots. The problem isn't your work. It's the technical SEO and fresh content that Google, ChatGPT, and Perplexity actually reward. We see this every time we audit a site built before answer engines started citing sources.
We build and tune sites right here for Portland businesses. That includes Central Insulation's matrix of pages for asbestos removal, and a full 1,900-page site for a local service. Our work also ties into Fisheez, the local buying and selling platform that cuts out marketplace scams. If your business isn't showing up where Portland customers search, your site needs a rebuild that speaks the language of today's algorithms.
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Common situations in Portland
Specific situations we go deeper on for Portland. Tap one to see the full answer.
AI Search Visibility
Can I optimize for AI search myself or do I need help
Local SEO
My local competitors always show up first on Google
Local SEO
My website gets no traffic from Google
Local SEO
How long does it take to rank in local search results
Local SEO
Why doesn't my website show up for local searches
AI Search Visibility
Google AI Overviews never mention my business
AI Search Visibility
ChatGPT never mentions my business
AI Search Visibility
My website gets no traffic from Google