Amit Gupta
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Amit Gupta

Local SEO, Local Rank Checker · 12+ years experience

Amit Gupta works on local search at Local Rank Checker, the platform behind the 42 tools on this site. He writes the comparisons and the how to guides here. Pricing quoted about other products is checked against each vendor's own published pages before it goes out, and the date it was checked is printed at the top of every comparison. If a figure here is wrong, email support@localrankchecker.co and it gets corrected.

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Agency and Reporting

Real Time Reporting Across All Your Locations

Here is the direct answer. You can get near live reporting on events, such as a new review arriving or a profile…

September 7, 2026
Tool Comparisons

11 Best Local SEO Tools For 2026

The local SEO tools worth paying for in 2026, ranked on what is actually included in the plan rather than on how…

September 2, 2026
Agency and Reporting

Agency Local Rank Tracking: The Real Cost at 30 Clients

An agency running 30 home services clients can pay anywhere from about $25 a month to nearly $9,000 a month to track…

September 2, 2026
Tool Comparisons

Places Scout Alternative: What to Require Before You Switch

If you are hunting for a Places Scout alternative, you are not really shopping for a brand. You are shopping for a…

September 2, 2026
Tool Comparisons

Affordable Local Rank Tracker: What Cheap Actually Costs

An affordable local rank tracker is one whose bill still makes sense in month six, at the number of locations you will…

September 2, 2026
Tool Comparisons

BrightLocal vs Local Falcon vs Whitespark vs Localo

These four tools barely compete on features. They compete on the shape of the bill. BrightLocal charges by location and puts different…

September 2, 2026
Local SEO Strategy

Local Keyword Research That Moves the Map Pack

Local keyword research means finding the phrases nearby buyers actually type, then deciding whether each phrase belongs in a Google Business Profile…

September 2, 2026
Agency and Reporting

White Label SEO Reports: What Agencies Actually Need

A white label SEO report is a client facing report that carries your agency name, your logo and your colors instead of…

September 2, 2026
Local SEO Strategy

Local SEO Strategy: A Monthly Calendar You Can Repeat

A local SEO strategy is a calendar, not a list of tactics. The tactics are public and mostly free. Keep the profile…

September 2, 2026
Local SEO Strategy

AI and Local SEO: What Actually Changed, and What to Do

AI changed three things in local search that you can actually verify, and left most of the job exactly where it was.…

September 2, 2026