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title: "Map Winners | Local SEO, Google Maps & GEO Agency | Rank Higher, Get Picked by AI"
url: https://www.mapwinners.com/
description: "Map Winners helps local businesses dominate Google Maps, rank in local search, and get recommended by AI platforms like ChatGPT and Gemini, building predictable lead generation that doesn't depend on paid ads. Founded by Buddy Rathmell."
---

Local SEO · GEO · AI Websites

# Rank higher  
on Google.  
Get picked by AI.

Map Winners gets business brokers, home-service companies, real-estate teams and multi-location brands found first on Google Maps and recommended by AI search, then turns that visibility into calls, booked jobs and revenue.

[Get your strategy call →](https://www.mapwinners.com/contact) [Or get a free Maps + AI audit →](https://www.mapwinners.com/free-seo-audit/)

[5.0 rating, 47 Google reviews](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=11124748551555363357) · Trusted by 75+ local businesses · $112M+ generated

![Real Google Maps geo-grid for a dentist client, keyword smile makeover: Feb 5, 2025 average rank 18.84 with 2.96% of points in the top 3, versus Sep 2, 2026 average rank 2.01 with 97.63% in the top 3](https://www.mapwinners.com/assets/dentist-smile-makeover-grid.jpg)

Real client result: dentist, “smile makeover” — average Maps rank 18.84 → 2.01 in 19 months (top-3 coverage 2.96% → 97.63%, Feb 5, 2025 to Sep 2, 2026).

**$112M+** Revenue generated for clients

**200%** ROI guaranteed, or we work free until you rank

**75+** Local businesses managed

**50-250%** More calls, quotes and requests

Meet the founder

## Meet Buddy

A quick hello from Buddy Rathmell, founder of Map Winners.

Case studies

## Real businesses. Real growth.

Real local businesses, real local search results, from a solar company that 5x’d sales to a crypto ATM network across 540 locations.

Solar

$350K *→* $1.7M

Annual sales, in 12 months

### Eyekandi Solar

A solar company with no Google presence grew from $350K to $1.7M in annual sales.

[Read case study →](https://www.mapwinners.com/eyekandi-solar)

Dental

20th *→* Top 3

Local ranking, in ~60 days

### 1 Dentist, 100 Smiles

Went from 20th to the top 3 and fully booked in about 60 days, without ads.

[Read case study →](https://www.mapwinners.com/dentist-smiles)

Multi-Location

540

Google Business Profiles managed

### Nationwide Crypto ATM

Consistent, optimized visibility across 540 crypto ATM locations nationwide.

[Read case study →](https://www.mapwinners.com/crypto-atm)

Home Services

85%+

Of local yard-lighting searches · $0 on ads

### Illuminating Washington

A lighting company now dominates 85%+ of local yard-lighting searches.

[Read case study →](https://www.mapwinners.com/lighting-company)

Real Estate

20+ *→* Top 3

Local market ranking · 6 months · $0 on ads

### Transforming Real Estate

An agent climbed from 20+ to the top 3 with steady leads, and no ads.

[Read case study →](https://www.mapwinners.com/transforming-real-estate)

Contractor

90 days

To explosive call growth · 1+ year partnership

### Roanoke’s Contractor

A contractor’s inbound calls exploded in 90 days and kept climbing for a year.

[Read case study →](https://www.mapwinners.com/roanoke-contractor)

[View all case studies →](https://www.mapwinners.com/insights/case-studies)

How we work

## One system, run for you.

01

### Strategy call

We show you exactly where you stand on the map, where AI mentions you (or doesn’t), and the fastest path to more calls.

02

### Own the map

Your Google Business Profile, location pages, and citations, tuned so Google trusts you in every neighborhood you serve.

03

### Get picked by AI

Structured signals and AI-friendly content so ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity name your business.

04

### Track & compound

Real geo-grid data and plain-language reporting showing exactly where you rank and why, month after month.

**200%** ROI guarantee

Our guarantee

## 200% ROI, guaranteed.  
Or we work free until you rank.

We only win when you win. If our work doesn’t deliver the rankings and the return we promised, we keep going at no charge until it does. You never pay us to keep missing.

[Claim your strategy call →](https://www.mapwinners.com/contact)

Services

## The complete local growth system

Everything a local business needs to rank, get found by AI, and turn searches into booked customers, run for you, month after month.

Where search is going

### AI Search Visibility

Get recommended by ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google’s AI answers when customers ask who to call.

[Read more](https://www.mapwinners.com/services/ai-search-visibility)

### Google Business Profile Optimization

We tune your listing, categories, posts, and photos so you climb into the Local 3-Pack, and stay there.

[Read more](https://www.mapwinners.com/services/google-business-profile-optimization)

### Local SEO

Location pages, citations, and content that make Google trust you in every neighborhood you serve.

[Read more](https://www.mapwinners.com/services/local-seo)

### Google Maps for Multi-Location

Every location’s profile, page, reviews, and rankings kept consistent, for franchises and multi-location brands.

[Read more](https://www.mapwinners.com/services/multi-location-google-maps)

### Technical SEO

Fast, clean, crawlable sites. We fix the quiet technical problems that cost you rankings.

[Read more](https://www.mapwinners.com/services/technical-seo)

### AI Website Development

Conversion-built websites, launched fast and wired to capture and route every lead.

[Read more](https://www.mapwinners.com/services/ai-website-development)

### Review & Reputation Management

More 5-star reviews on autopilot, plus a system that responds to every one for you.

[Read more](https://www.mapwinners.com/services/review-management)

### AI Automations & CRM Systems

Missed-call text-back, instant follow-up, and a CRM that never lets a lead go cold.

[Read more](https://www.mapwinners.com/services/ai-automations)

Optional add-on

### Meta Ads

Paid campaigns that pour fuel on a system already built to convert, not a crutch to prop it up.

[Read more](https://www.mapwinners.com/services/meta-ads)

[All services →](https://www.mapwinners.com/services)

In their own words

## Straight from our clients

Short, unscripted videos from business owners we work with.

**Joshua** Client testimonial

**Wellspring** Client testimonial

[Read verified client reviews →](https://www.mapwinners.com/insights/testimonials)

Ready to win your local market?

## Get a Local SEO & GEO strategy call.

We’ll show you exactly where you stand on the map, where AI mentions you (or doesn’t), and the fastest path to more calls.

[Book my strategy call →](https://www.mapwinners.com/contact) [See client results →](https://www.mapwinners.com/insights/case-studies)

No pressure, no obligation, just a clear look at your local visibility.

![Buddy Rathmell, Founder of Map Winners](https://www.mapwinners.com/assets/buddy-rathmell.jpg)

**Buddy Rathmell** Founder, Map Winners