Build local directories → cities. Accumulate. Put your competitors info in there too. Highlight your brands.

The smartest local SEO move in 2025:

Create your own niche directory.

(this sounds crazy until you see it work)

I built a "[City] Home Services Directory" for a client.

20 pages.
$100 in hosting.
3 hours of work.

Within 2 weeks, ChatGPT was citing it as a source.

Here's why… pic.twitter.com/oLxigbV1za

— Boring Local SEO (@boringlocalseo) February 14, 2026