Start a local SEO service business while you keep your day job

You do not run the day-to-day of this business. Actionist does. Here is how it works on any business idea, applied to local SEO: you pick the idea, the agent plans every task, then works through them and brings you the few that need a human.

1. 01

   You pick the business and your limits

   You choose the niche (restaurants, trades, retail), the towns you want to cover, your monthly price per client and how many clients you can take on. That is the only heavy thinking you do. Everything after this, Actionist plans and works around your schedule.

   →A clear brief Actionist can plan against.
2. 02

   Actionist maps every task and subtask

   Actionist breaks the whole business into a plan: the stages to launch, the tasks under each stage and the subtasks under each task. You see the full scope in one place, from signing the first client to sending the monthly report.

   →A complete task plan for the business.
3. 03

   It schedules the work and works through it

   Actionist schedules the tasks and works through them one by one, around the clock, so audits, citation checks and report drafts progress while you are at your job. It picks up the next task as soon as the one before it is done.

   
   →Steady progress without you driving it.
4. 04

   It assigns you the human-only tasks

   Some tasks only a person can do, like taking the first client call or opening a business bank account. Actionist assigns those to you with everything you need, then carries on with the rest of the plan once they are done.

   →A short, clear list of what is actually yours.
5. 05

   It asks before anything that matters

   Before Actionist posts a review reply, sends a monthly report or makes a change to a client's listings, it stops and asks you to approve. You choose how hands-on to be per task.

   →You stay in control of every client-facing move.
6. 06

   You keep your day job and check in

   You run this around your job. Check the board when it suits you, approve what is waiting and message Actionist over Telegram or Slack to nudge or change anything. The business moves forward between your check-ins.

   →A business that grows around your schedule.

This is the plan Actionist builds to launch and run the business: every stage, task and subtask. The work is split across your agent team, from signing the first client to sending the monthly report. Only a few tasks and approvals stay with you.

TaskStatusAssignee

›Set up the business5 tasks · 15 subtasksIn progress

EAOA🙂

›Decide your service packages and pricing

Done

EAExecutive Agent

Pick two or three service tiers

Done

Set a monthly price for each tier

Done

Write a one-line description of each package

Done

›Register the business

Done

OAOperations Agent

Check the business name is free

Done

File the registration

Done

Save the certificate to your client tracker

Done

›Open a business bank account

To do

🙂You

›Set up your client tracker and tools

In progress

OAOperations Agent

›Draft a client service agreement

Scheduled

EAExecutive Agent

›Sign up your first clients5 tasks · 15 subtasksIn progress

SATARA🙂

›Audit and baseline4 tasks · 12 subtasksScheduled

TA🙂

›Optimize their presence5 tasks · 15 subtasksScheduled

DATA🙂

›Manage reviews and citations5 tasks · 15 subtasksScheduled

OACASADA+1

›Report and retain5 tasks · 15 subtasksScheduled

TAEACA🙂

An example plan Actionist builds for this business. Yours adapts to your service tiers, your client count and your pace.

Here is what a week actually looks like once your local SEO service is running. Your agents work through the audits, rankings and reports every day. You step in for a handful of moments, the ones worth your judgment, and the rest of your week stays yours.

These are real clients whose Google presence you are managing. Actionist asks before it posts any public reply, sends any report or makes any change to a client's listing, and it keeps a record of every action so you know exactly what happened.