Scaling Local SEO: A Franchise Strategy for 25+ HVAC Locations
Client: A regional HVAC franchise with 25 locations across three states.
Challenges We Faced
The client’s franchise model was creating massive, systemic SEO problems:
Duplicate Content
All 25 location “microsites” used the same “canned” service descriptions and blog posts, causing them to compete and be filtered by Google.
No Local Rankings
The main brand ranked, but individual locations were invisible in their own “Map Packs” for “AC repair [city].”
Chaotic GMB Management
Individual franchisees were managing their own GMBs, leading to conflicting hours, different business names, and a poor brand image.
No Localized Service Pages
The site had no pages for “furnace repair in [City B]” or “AC installation in [City C].”
No Centralized Reporting
The brand had no way to know which locations were performing well or which were failing.
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Our Approach – How We Solved These Challenges
Multi-Location HVAC SEO
We rebuilt their website on a “parent/child” structure, allowing for a strong central brand and unique, localized content (e.g., “Meet the [City] Team”) for each location.
Local Citation Tools (at Scale)
We used a Local Citation Tool (like Yext) to claim, clean, and lock all 25 GMB profiles and 50+ citations per location from a central dashboard.
Service Page Optimization (at Scale)
We created unique, locally-optimized “parent” service pages (e.g., “AC Repair,” “Furnace Installation”) that dynamically inserted local information for each office.
Review Management (at Scale)
Deployed a Review Management Platform (like Broadly) across all locations, allowing for centralized oversight but localized review generation.
Results
| Metric | Before | After | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Service Calls (All Locations) | 80/mo | 750/mo | +837.5% |
| Locations in “Map Pack” Top 3 | 2 / 25 | 21 / 25 | +850% |
| Organic Traffic (to Local Pages) | 3,000/mo | 40,000/mo | +1233% |
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Advice for Marketers & Brand Owners
- You must have unique content for every location. For Multi-Location HVAC SEO, you cannot use “canned” content. Create unique “About” and “Service” pages for each city.
- Centralize your GMB management. Use a Local Citation Tool to manage all locations from one dashboard. This is the only way to ensure NAP (Name, Address, Phone) consistency.
- Your review strategy must be local. Use a platform that directs customers to the specific GMB profile of the location they visited.
- Track each location’s KPIs individually. This is the only way to prove ROI and identify underperforming branches.
Extra Factors That Made It Work
- Centralizing GMB and citation management was the biggest win, stopping franchisees from changing their own data.
- Creating unique “Meet the [City] Team” and “Our [City] Service Area” pages added a vital, unique local signal.
- The new hvac search engine optimization multisite structure allowed us to scale content creation efficiently.
