Local SEO · Google Business Profile
Own the map pack when patients search near me
Most patients find a clinic through Google Maps and the local map pack, the box of three that sits above everything else. That box is powered entirely by your Google Business Profile. We optimize every part of it so you climb into the top three and turn local searches into calls and bookings, all within Google’s rules so you never risk suspension. Month-to-month, no contracts.
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Another Clinic
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Ranked #1 locally
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🩺 Healthcare only
🧠 Built for the map pack
🪑 Within Google's guidelines
🔒 Suspension-safe
Where we work
We optimize profiles for practices in all 50 states.
Local ranking is won city by city and managed remotely. We help practices everywhere climb the map pack in their own market, from California, Texas and Florida to New York, Arizona, the Carolinas and the Midwest, single location or multi-location group. The teal tiles are the busy markets we see most. Hover any state to confirm we cover it.
50states + DC covered, remotely
We optimize and manage your profile from one place, wherever you are. For groups, we rank and report on each location separately.
Busy market Covered nationwide
High-volume: CATXFLNYAZNCGAILPAOHNJWACOTN
In short
Your Google Business Profile is the listing that shows on Google Maps and in the local map pack for near-me searches. We complete and optimize every part of it, the categories, services, photos, posts, reviews and booking links, so you rank higher and patients are more likely to call or book. We are your marketing team, not a clinic, and your providers deliver all care. Everything is done within Google’s guidelines, so you get the ranking without the suspension risk. Month-to-month, no contracts.
Key facts
Who it is forUS medical & dental practices
What it doesRanks you in the local map pack
Part ofLocal SEO & Google Maps
Pricing$300 – $1,500+/mo · per location for groups
ContractMonth-to-month, no lock-in
Does this sound familiar?
Patients are searching for your services. They are just not finding you.
The four problems we hear most about Google Maps, and where local patients slip away.
📍 "We are nowhere in the Google map pack."
- Full optimization built to climb into the top three for your local searches.
📝 "Our profile is incomplete, or we never claimed it."
- We claim, verify and complete every field Google uses to rank you.
😤 "Competitors with worse care outrank us locally."
- The right categories, reviews and activity that move you past them.
📵 "We do not get calls or directions from Google."
- A profile built to drive calls, directions and bookings, not just views.
Basic vs optimized
A claimed profile is the floor. An optimized one is how you rank.
Simply having a profile is not enough, most practices have one and still sit on page two of the map. See what real optimization changes.
A claimed but basic profile sits in the background. The information is thin, the categories are wrong or missing, and Google has little reason to rank you, so you stay below the top three where almost nobody looks.
How Google ranks the map pack
Three things decide the top three. We shape two of them.
Google ranks local results on relevance, distance and prominence. Distance is fixed, but the other two are exactly what optimization improves.
Your map-pack rankingWhere you land in the local top three
We shape this
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RelevanceRight categories, services and complete infoFixed
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DistanceHow close you are to the searcherWe shape this
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ProminenceReviews, activity, photos and consistencyThe local pack shows only 3 businesses. Ranking there is the whole game.
We cannot move your practice closer to every searcher, but we can make you the most relevant and prominent option, which is how you climb into that top three.
What the map pack is worth
See the patients hiding in local search.
Move the sliders to your market and see the profile clicks and new patients a top-ranked profile can bring in every month.
New patients per month23
Profile clicks / month150
Patients / year276
New patients in a year from Maps
276
from local search alone
1,500 local searches/mo
Illustrative, and we never promise a ranking or a number. The point holds: when you rank in the local pack, a meaningful share of nearby searches turns into real calls and bookings.
What we optimize
Every part of your profile, tuned to rank and convert.
A profile is dozens of small signals. We get them all right, then keep it active, because Google rewards profiles that stay alive.
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Categories & services
The right primary and secondary categories and full service list, the core of relevance.
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Complete profile info
Hours, attributes, description and accurate name, address and phone, everywhere.
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Photos & posts
Fresh photos and regular posts that keep your profile active and appealing.
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Reviews & Q&A
Review strategy and managed Q&A, with HIPAA-safe responses.
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Booking & messaging
Booking links and messaging set up so a searcher can act in one tap.
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Insights & tracking
We track calls, directions and searches, and tune what drives patients.
Start where you are
Where is your profile right now?
Most practices that reach out are in one of these three situations. We are honest about which fits you.
Situation 1
You are not ranking at all.
You are invisible in the map pack, or your profile is unclaimed or barely set up. We build it properly from the ground up so you can start to climb.
Fill the schedule
Situation 2
You rank, but you have plateaued.
You show up sometimes but cannot crack the top three. We will give you a free, no-pressure audit of what is holding you back.
A second opinion, free
Situation 3
You run multiple locations.
You need every location ranking and consistent, not just the flagship. That is exactly how we are set up.
Scales with you
Honest claims, real compliance
Higher rankings, the safe way, the only way worth doing.
Local search is full of risky shortcuts, and we use none of them. We never stuff keywords into your business name or use a fake or virtual address to fake proximity, because those break Google’s guidelines and are the fastest way to get your profile suspended, which can take your listing offline entirely. We optimize strictly within Google’s Business Profile guidelines, keep your name, address and phone accurate and consistent, and write any review responses HIPAA-safe, never confirming a person is a patient or including health details. We never guarantee a ranking, because no honest agency can. This is general information, not legal advice.
Google guidelinessuspension-safe
HIPAAsafe responses, no PHI
FTCno fake reviews
E-E-A-Treal trust signals
Why us
How we are set up differently.
A practice comparing options should know what actually changes. This reflects how Clinverge is built, not a knock on any competitor.
| How it works | Clinverge | General agency | DIY in-house |
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| Focus | Healthcare only | Every industry | Whoever has time |
| Method | Within Google's guidelines | Sometimes risky shortcuts | Guesswork |
| Suspension risk | Avoided by design | Name-stuffing is common | Unaware of rules |
| Reviews & Q&A | Managed, HIPAA-safe | Often ignored | Ad hoc |
| Reporting | Calls, directions, actions | Vanity metrics | None |
This table describes Clinverge's standard approach. Practices vary between providers; ask any agency to confirm in writing.
How we work
Four steps, then we keep you climbing.
A simple, honest process. You see value before you ever commit to anything.
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Audit
We review your profile, categories and local competitors, and find what is holding you back. The audit is free and yours to keep.
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Optimize
We claim, complete and tune every part of your profile, within Google’s guidelines, and fix your name, address and phone everywhere.
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Activate
Photos, posts, Q&A and booking go live, and your profile starts working for patients.
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Grow & report
We keep the profile active, build reviews and prominence, and report on calls, directions and actions.
What you get
What working with us actually includes.
No mystery, no filler. Here is what is in every engagement.
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A dedicated healthcare strategist
You work directly with the founder, not a call centre.
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A fully optimized profile
Every field Google uses to rank you, done right.
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Guideline-safe methods
No name-stuffing, no fake addresses, no suspension risk.
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HIPAA-safe review & Q&A handling
Responses that never confirm a patient or share PHI.
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Insights & reporting
Calls, directions and actions, not vanity views.
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Month-to-month, transparent
Cancel anytime. Clear spend, no hidden markup.
Who you will work with
You will work directly with the founder.
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[FOUNDER NAME]
[FOUNDER TITLE], Clinverge
[Add a real credential line: e.g. years in healthcare marketing]
I started Clinverge because so many excellent practices are simply invisible on Google Maps, while a competitor with a thinner practice but a better-optimized profile takes the calls. That gap is fixable, and it does not require any tricks.
I will be clear about one thing: we are your marketing team, not your clinic. Your providers deliver all care. I work only in healthcare, I optimize strictly within Google’s guidelines so your profile is never at risk, I keep review responses HIPAA-safe, and I report on real calls and directions, not vanity views.
- You talk to me directly, on WhatsApp, not a call centre.
- Guideline-safe always, no shortcuts that risk your listing.
- Month-to-month, cancel anytime. I earn your business every month.
— [FOUNDER NAME]
Trying us should cost you almost nothing.
A free profile audit and a written plan, yours to keep. No call required, no contract, no pressure. If we are not the right fit, you still walk away with something useful.
Free audit and a written plan. No obligation, no pressure, yours to keep.
Healthcare only
We optimize profiles for medical and dental practices, nothing else.
Guideline-safe
Within Google’s rules, so your listing is never at risk.
No lock-in
Month-to-month. The work keeps your practice, not a contract.
Our honest deal: we earn trust, we never fake it.
We are a new studio, so we will not show you a wall of logos or anonymous testimonials you cannot verify. We will never guarantee a ranking, stuff your business name, or fake an address to game proximity, because those are exactly the shortcuts that get profiles suspended. Instead we hand you a real audit of your profile and local competitors, and a written plan you can judge on the spot.
We will only ever name a practice with their permission. Our one verified Google Business Profile is public for you to check. The first practice named on this page could be yours.
Our guarantee
Low risk, by design.
We are a new studio, so we earn trust the hard way: by lowering your risk to almost nothing and being honest at every step.
What we promise
- No long contracts. Month-to-month, cancel anytime.
- Keep the audit. It is yours even if we never work together.
- Talk to the founder. Not a call centre, not an account chain.
- Guideline-safe, no suspension risk. No name-stuffing, no fake addresses, ever.
- No guaranteed rankings. Honest optimization, honest reporting.
Founding partners
Founding local partners
We are taking on a small number of founding practices at a founder-friendly rate. In return we ask for honest feedback and, only with your written permission, a future case study. Real optimization, real results, no fabrication. Once our first results are public, this rate goes away.
Related services
Where this fits in your marketing.
Google Business Profile is part of our Local SEO and Google Maps service, and works best alongside these.
Works with
Popular with
AI in the feed
AI assistants answer near me questions from your profile.
When someone asks an AI assistant or Google’s AI to find a clinic nearby, it leans on the same local data your Google Business Profile feeds: categories, location, hours, reviews and accuracy. A complete, consistent profile is one of the clearest signals for AI to recommend you.
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Accurate local data
Correct categories, location and hours help AI place and recommend you.
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Reviews & prominence
Strong, recent reviews signal a trusted local choice to AI and patients alike.
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Consistency everywhere
Matching details across the web give AI the confidence to surface you.
No spin
Honest answers to common questions.
What is Google Business Profile optimization?
Your Google Business Profile is the listing that shows on Google Maps and in the local map pack, the box of three businesses that appears for searches like dentist near me. Optimization means completing and tuning every part of it, the categories, services, photos, posts, reviews and booking links, so Google ranks you higher and patients are more likely to call or book. It is where most local patient discovery starts.
How do you get a clinic into the map pack, the top three?
Google ranks the local pack on relevance, distance and prominence. We cannot change your distance from a searcher, but we can strongly improve relevance, with the right categories, services and complete information, and prominence, through reviews, activity, photos and consistency. We will not promise a specific position, because no honest agency can, but optimization is what makes ranking in the top three possible.
Is this safe, or could our profile get suspended?
Safety is the point. Google suspends profiles for guideline violations, like stuffing keywords into your business name or using a fake address, and many cheap optimizers do exactly that. We optimize strictly within Google’s guidelines, so you get the ranking benefit without risking the suspension that can take your listing offline.
How is this different from SEO?
Website SEO helps you rank in the regular blue-link results. Google Business Profile optimization helps you rank in the map pack and on Maps, which sit above those results for local searches and drive most of the calls and direction requests. They work best together, and we can do both.
Do you handle reviews and Q&A too?
Yes. Reviews are one of the strongest local ranking and trust signals, so we manage Q&A, keep your profile active, and can pair this with our review generation service. Any review responses are written HIPAA-safe, never confirming someone is a patient or including any health details.
How much does it cost, and is there a contract?
Most single-location practices range from about $300 to $1,000 per month, and multi-location groups are priced per location. We price after a free profile audit, and we work month-to-month with no long-term lock-in.
Two ways to start, both free
Two ways to begin, both free.
No contract either way. Pick whatever feels easier, and keep whatever we send you.
No call needed
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Get your free audit
We send a written audit of your best-fit services, your audience and the social opportunity, with a sample creative direction. Read it on your own time.
Prefer to talk
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Book a free discovery call
Want to walk through it together? Book a short, no-pressure strategy call and we will talk through your services, goals and budget.
Free for US practices
See why you are not in the map pack, free.
Two things, no strings: a plain-language checklist of what a top-ranked profile needs, and a free audit of your current profile and local competitors. Keep both even if we never speak again.
- The map-pack ranking checklist (PDF)
- A free audit of your profile and categories
- A comparison against your top local competitors
- A written plan, with a flat monthly price, if you want one
No call required. No long-term contract. No pressure, keep the checklist either way.