If you run a clinic, a trades company or an office in Edmonton, you have probably seen it: you show up fine near your own door, and not much anywhere else. We measure where you appear across the city, fix what keeps you out of view, and show you the evidence at every step.
Page updated 5 November 2026
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We searched Google Maps for “dentist” from three points across Edmonton on 5 November 2026. The three top-20 lists did not share a single business. Whatever you sell, the same pattern decides who finds you.
Searched from near Sir Winston Churchill Square
| Map position | Google reviews |
|---|---|
| 1. Amore Dental | 48 |
| 2. Canada Place Dental | 309 |
| 3. Dr. Scott Taskey Dental Care | 161 |
Jasper Avenue Dental had 1,436 reviews, the most on this list, and sat at position eight.
Searched from near Mill Woods Town Centre
| Map position | Google reviews |
|---|---|
| 1. Mill Woods Town Centre Dental Clinic | 660 |
| 2. Agape Dental Clinic Millwoods | 874 |
| 3. D&D Dental Clinic | 560 |
A different neighbourhood, a completely different top three.
Searched from near West Edmonton Mall
| Map position | Google reviews |
|---|---|
| 1. Crown Dental Clinic | 163 |
| 2. WEM Dental | 590 |
| 3. dentalFX | 368 |
Review counts here run from 163 to 590 in the top three.
A clinic leading downtown was invisible in Mill Woods. If you serve the whole city, measuring from one address hides most of the picture.
It sat above a clinic with 1,436. Reviews matter, but distance and relevance decided this list.
No pattern in the review counts explains who ranked first. That is why we look at the whole profile, not one number.
How we checked: Google Maps results for the keyword “dentist”, top 20 per point, mobile, map zoom 14, pulled through a rank-data provider on 5 November 2026 from three points: downtown (53.544, -113.491), Mill Woods (53.456, -113.428), and West Edmonton (53.523, -113.624). Limits: one keyword, one category, one day. Results shift by hour and device, so treat this as a snapshot of the pattern, not a ranking report. We named businesses only as they appeared in public results. None of them is a client.
None of this means you did something wrong. Most of it comes from how local search works, not from a bad decision.
Customers across the river or on the far side of the Henday never see you, even though you serve them.
Fix: measure from many points, then build relevance where you are missing.Someone asks ChatGPT for a recommendation in Edmonton and a competitor is named. You are not.
Fix: track those questions and restructure pages so they can be quoted.Reports arrive full of charts, but nobody can say what changed or what happens next.
Fix: every figure dated and sourced, judged against a week-one baseline.Different hours, names or categories across your profile, site and directories confuse Google and AI tools alike.
Fix: one consistent business identity everywhere we control.Six pieces of work, each with something you can see and check. You own everything we produce.
Rank checks across your service area, so you can see where you show up and where you do not.
You see: dated grid maps, before and after.
Categories, services, photos, posts and reviews, handled carefully so the profile is never put at risk.
You see: a change log with every edit.
We ask ChatGPT and Google’s AI answers the questions your customers ask, and record who gets named.
You see: the actual AI answers, saved monthly.
Crawl errors, page speed, structured data and AI crawler access, fixed in priority order.
You see: each fix, with how we confirmed it worked.
Service pages and articles written around the questions your customers actually search.
You see: published pages, each with one clear search target.
Consistent listings on Canadian directories, and a review routine that follows Google’s rules.
You see: a listings tracker and a review report.
We look before we act. Nothing changes on your site until we can show you why.
Rank checks from points across the area, a technical crawl, and a baseline of what AI tools say about you.
Fixes ranked by business impact and effort, so the first job is the one that moves calls.
One target page per search, and a 90-day plan you sign off before we start.
Profile, site, content and directory work shipped on a set rhythm.
We measure, report plainly, and move effort to what is working.
We would rather show you a finding than promise a ranking. Every finding we deliver follows this format.
No guaranteed rankings, no bought links, no promised AI citations. If we find the problem is not search at all, we will say so on the first call.
We would rather say it now than after you have paid for it.
A small team, each person owning one part. You deal with the same people each month.
We work with Edmonton businesses remotely. That means the work happens on your website, your Google profile and the sites that mention you, not in a downtown office. We do not pretend to have one. We do plan around how Edmonton actually searches: by neighbourhood, by side of the river, and by who is open when it matters.
Also see Calgary, or all our Canadian city pages.
Google Maps results depend heavily on where the searcher is standing. In our 5 November 2026 check, a search for dentist from downtown, Mill Woods and West Edmonton returned three completely different top-20 lists. Ranking across the city means measuring from many points.
Not on its own. A downtown listing with 48 reviews ranked first in our check, above a clinic with 1,436. Reviews help, but distance, categories and the strength of your website decide a lot.
No. Local SEO happens on your site, your Google profile and the sites that mention you. We work with Edmonton businesses remotely.
Map results typically start to move in 60 to 120 days, depending on how contested your category is. Organic traffic usually takes four to eight months to move in a way that matters. We review progress against a dated baseline at month three.
Yes. We track the questions your customers ask in tools such as ChatGPT and Google’s AI answers, show who is named instead of you, and restructure pages so they can be quoted. We do not promise specific AI citations, because nobody honestly can.
It depends on how many areas you serve, how contested your category is and how much needs fixing first. We do not publish a fixed fee, because it would be a guess. On the free 30-minute call we look at your situation and tell you what the work would involve.
Yes. People still search Google and Maps when they need a local service, and AI answers draw on the same signals: a clear site, a complete Google profile and consistent mentions elsewhere. We work on both and report on both.
A free 30-minute strategy call. We look at your Google profile and website with you, explain what we see, and tell you whether we are the right fit. If we are not, we will say so.
Book a call and we will look at how you appear in Mill Woods, downtown and everywhere else you work.
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