Our Team

The Practitioners Behind the Strategy

Local search visibility requires ground-level execution. You can’t fake proximity signals. You can’t trick the map pack with thin content. We built this site to cut through the noise of generic marketing advice. We document exactly what works for businesses fighting for local dominance.

We test the methods. We measure the ranking shifts. We publish the raw data.

You need practitioners who actively manage Google Business Profiles and audit NAP consistency. Theory fails when Google updates the map pack algorithm. Our team brings years of operational experience to every guide, audit, and strategy we publish.

Raymond Gunawan

Role: Content Planning, Production, and SEO

Raymond bridges the gap between editorial content and technical SEO performance. He spent years in the trenches at Codeless developing data-driven strategies based on actual search intent. He drove a 450 percent increase in organic clicks for a major SaaS client by fixing structural content issues. He audits content lifecycles. He optimizes for production excellence.

We do not guess.

At Richmond SEO Services, Raymond directs our editorial strategy. He maps out the exact friction points local business owners face. He knows why your plumbing company ranks in Midlothian but disappears entirely in Short Pump. He brings high-resolution clarity to local search visibility.

Operating out of Denver, Colorado, Raymond tracks algorithm shifts daily. He refines our methodologies to ensure every piece of content serves a strict strategic purpose. You can view his professional background on LinkedIn.

Elias Thorne

Role: Local Citation Specialist

Elias handles the granular details of NAP consistency. He brings four years of hands-on experience cleaning up toxic directory listings for multi-location clinics. He knows exactly which aggregators move the needle and which ones waste your budget.

Maya Rostova

Role: GBP Optimization Researcher

Maya tracks review velocity and tests Q&A seeding strategies across dozens of local profiles. She finds the blind spots in competitor map pack rankings. She turns those gaps into actionable tactics you can apply directly to your own Google Business Profile.

Our Editorial Standards

We reject theoretical marketing fluff. Every guide on this site goes through a brutal verification process. If a tactic fails in the real world, we expose it.

• Live testing. We run citation audits using tools like BrightLocal and Whitespark before we recommend a specific workflow.
• Verified claims. We track map pack movement over 90-day periods to confirm our strategies actually work.
• Zero filler. We strip out the empty words and give you the exact steps to fix your local presence.
• Direct receipts. Contributors must show actual data from real campaigns.

Local search changes fast. We revise our guides the moment Google alters proximity weights or review filters.

Get In Touch

We talk to Virginia business owners every single week. You deal with frustrating ranking drops and invisible map listings. We want to hear the specifics of your situation.

Reach out through our contact page. We read every message. We reply within two business days.