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