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Maryland Estate Planning Firm

Local Pack #1 for "estate planning attorney baltimore" in 14 months

Custom WordPress build with Attorney + LegalService schema, 8 practice-area pages, GBP optimization, and citation cleanup. Ranked #1 Local Pack within 14 months.

Results

Measured outcome after launch.

Lighthouse mobile 96
from 42
+54
Local Pack position #1
from Not ranking
Top 3
Organic monthly visits 1,840
from 110
+1,572%
Form submissions / mo 34
from 2
+1,600%

Challenge

Where the project started.

The firm had a 7-year-old WordPress site with a generic theme, no schema, and a Google Business Profile that had not been updated since launch. They were ranking page 4-5 organically and not appearing in the Local Pack at all for any commercial keyword. Two newer competitors had taken the top three Pack positions.

Approach

How we shipped it.

  1. 01 Audited the existing site, GBP, and citations across 47 directories. NAP was inconsistent on 12 of them.
  2. 02 Designed a new WordPress site with custom Attorney + LegalService schema, 8 dedicated practice-area pages, and intake forms.
  3. 03 Cleaned NAP across all 47 citations via Whitespark. Submitted 23 new industry-specific citations.
  4. 04 Optimized GBP categories, services, posts, photos, and Q&A. Set up review acquisition flow.
  5. 05 Built city-specific pages for Baltimore, Towson, and Columbia practice areas.
  6. 06 Monthly Local Pack rank tracking with ongoing optimization based on competitor moves.

Deliverables

What was delivered.

  • 8-page custom WordPress site
  • LegalService + Attorney schema
  • Citation cleanup across 47 directories
  • GBP optimization + posts strategy
  • Review acquisition workflow
  • Monthly Local Pack tracking dashboard

Tech stack

What it runs on.

WordPressCustom Gutenberg blocksRankMath ProCloudflareWhitespark
We went from invisible to the first call most prospective clients make. The investment paid back inside 6 months.
— Managing Partner, Estate planning law firm

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