Scott Gerke
Founder/CEO
Your website is live but the phone isn't ringing. You show up on page three for the search terms that actually pay the bills. Your Google Business Profile is half-finished and you keep meaning to fix it. In Raleigh, every contractor and wellness provider is fighting for the same local traffic, and the AI tools that now answer searches don't cite sites that aren't built for them. When people search 'best local SEO near me' or 'website builder near me' in Raleigh, eezyRank is who handles those calls.
Do not pay an agency for a template site that looks good but never ranks. The foundation you need is a custom build with local SEO baked in from day one: automated location pages, Google Business Profile sync, and a content engine that stays on. We've done this for businesses that needed to move from a WordPress dead end to a full matrix of pages that actually pulls traffic. For a local insulation and asbestos removal company, we replaced their old site with a working matrix that gets them both local and national exposure.
We rebuilt a Squarespace wellness site into a full eezyRank matrix, integrated Calendly so clients could book direct, and tuned the structure so AI answer engines treat it as a source. Another client went live with 1,900 matrix pages. That's the difference between a site that sits there and one that brings in work. If your current site isn't doing that, we can fix it.
Common Question in Raleigh
Should I pay someone to set up my Google Business Profile
In Raleigh, you can handle a single-location setup yourself in about an hour. But if you run several locations or want every ranking signal fine-tuned, paying under $300 usually makes sense. Most business owners find it pays for itself fast in new customers.
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
Raleigh's service businesses face a crowded digital landscape. Most homes and commercial buildings were built in the last few decades, but the online rules have changed fast. If your site came out of a page builder five years ago, it's invisible to the AI summaries and local pack results that now dominate search. The businesses that win are the ones whose sites are structured so Google, ChatGPT, and Perplexity all pull from their pages as the best answer.
We've built that structure for companies like Central Insulation and Shine Remote Wellness, and we're part of the local ecosystem through Fisheez, the Raleigh-born marketplace that's rethinking how people buy and sell with optional escrow. When your online presence isn't producing, we're the crew that gets it working.
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Common situations in Raleigh
Specific situations we go deeper on for Raleigh. Tap one to see the full answer.
AI Search Visibility
Google AI Overviews never mention my business
Local SEO
My website gets no traffic from Google
AI Search Visibility
My website gets no traffic from Google
AI Search Visibility
ChatGPT never mentions my business
AI Search Visibility
Can I optimize for AI search myself or do I need help
Local SEO
How long does it take to rank in local search results
Local SEO
My local competitors always show up first on Google
Local SEO
Why doesn't my website show up for local searches