Finding A Pro · NPCLocal
Small towns can compete when someone searches for a plumber.
We're testing whether a real local site can show up in search results instead of the big national ones.
New here? NPCLocal is our local-services site that connects Coastal Bend folks with local pros, plus a jobs board.
By The Shop · Dispatch from Alice · 1 min read
When someone searches 'plumber near me' in a small town, the big national sites usually show up first. We're testing whether a real local site can show up instead.
To do that, we built a system that checks each service category in each town. It looks at how many pros are listed and how active they are. Towns with more activity score higher.
High scores mean that town is ready to compete in search results. Low scores mean we need more pros first. It's an experiment. We don't know if it'll work yet.
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