BrightLocal Quick Start Guides

Get the most out of BrightLocal

Our short quick start videos will guide you through each BrightLocal product and the most important tools.

These videos are perfect if you’re:

Currently on a 14-day free trial
An existing customer who wants a refresher on our products
Agencies looking for new services to offer clients

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Local Rank Tracker
Local Search Grid
Citation Tracker
Local Search Audit
Google My Business Audit
Reputation Manager
Citation Builder

Local Rank Tracker

Monitor local and organic rankings for each location.

Understand your overall search visibility
Track rankings over time and benchmark against competitors
Spot keyword optimization opportunities
Set up keyword groups

Start tracking your local rankings

Local Search Grid

See the real-world picture of local search.

Get a bird’s-eye view of what searchers see
Discover which competitors are dominating
Uncover ways to outrank your rivals
Wow clients with intuitive, visual reports

Put rankings on the map

Citation Tracker

Audit all citation data across the top directories.

Monitor existing citations
Identify new citation opportunities
Spot inaccuracies and duplicates on existing listings

Track your local citations

Local Search Audit

Quickly assess local SEO performance for a business.

Generate an audit across six key areas including rankings, citations, reviews, and links
Create a sales-friendly report
Customize the report to match your brand

Audit local search performance

Google My Business Audit

Create a highly optimized Google My Business listing.

Audit a GMB listing against local ranking factors
Benchmark your listing against your competitors
Discover the GMB categories used by top-ranking businesses
See how customers find you

Audit your GMB listing

Reputation Manager

Monitor, respond to, and grow reviews at scale.

Monitor reviews across dozens of sites in a single dashboard
Respond directly to Google and Facebook reviews
Generate new reviews via email and with customized links
Measure the success of review generation campaigns

Manage your reviews

Citation Builder

Boost your local rankings by building citations.

Identify citation opportunities
Build new citations accurately and cost-effectively
Fix and enhance existing citations
Push your business data to hundreds of sites and apps via local data aggregators

Start your first Citation Builder campaign