AI SEO for local businesses. Google Maps, ChatGPT, the "near me" search at 11pm. HotPepper makes sure your business is the name that comes up, then turns that attention into calls.
Within the first three months, our website went from zero search visits to over 1,000. A little over a year later, we now have 350 website viewers per day.Amy Thrasher · Director of Marketing & Ops
AI SEO for local businesses
One is the Google Map Pack. The other is an AI assistant answering "who's the best near me?" Type in your business and see what winning looks like on both. Then check the real thing in one click. How AI SEO gets you on both screens →
Preview of the goal, built from what you type. The buttons below run the same search on the real platforms.
Same search, live, on the platforms your customers use. Opens in a new tab. Look for Your Business.
Order one dish or the full spread. Every service is built around one thing: more calls, bookings and walk-ins from your own zip codes.
Tick what's true for your business today. We'll rate you on the Scoville scale, from bell pepper (invisible) to Carolina Reaper (you own the town).
Example answers pre-filled. Change them to match your business.
No black box. You see every ingredient, every step, and every result.
We audit your site, Google Business Profile, reviews, citations and competitors, plus how AI assistants describe you today.
Week 1
A written growth plan with target keywords, cities, pages, channels and the KPIs we'll be judged on.
Week 2
Our team executes: pages, profile, links, content, ads and social, all delivered on a shared calendar.
Ongoing
Monthly report in plain English: rankings, map views, calls, leads and what we're changing next.
MonthlyThree ways to work with us. Three monthly plans with clear price ranges. Your free Heat Check sets the exact number, because a plumber in one suburb and a law firm in downtown Tampa need different spice.
For single-location businesses getting on the map.
For businesses ready to own their city in search and AI answers.
For multi-location brands and anyone who wants to dominate.
Agencies and resellers: we cook white label too. Ask about the Kitchen Partner program.
Chris
I've been ranking businesses on Google for over a decade. First as CEO of Full Scale SEO, now as the founder of HotPepper, right here in St. Petersburg.
Every account gets my eyes on it. I'll tell you what's working, what isn't, and what I'd do if it were my money. Past clients describe me as a technical SEO nerd with a sense of humor. I'll take it.
Real words from real clients and colleagues. Printed, torn off and handed over.
"I am extremely satisfied that we chose to work with Chris Romero on our company's SEO. He produced amazing results in a short period of time and is a pleasure to work with. I'm also impressed that Chris knows how to reach our target market in addition to improving the number of visits."
"When pressed with a new high-level SEO issue, Chris was my go-to guy. One of his top skills in our industry is his ability to train the layman in the intricacies of the SEO realm. He is a proud freak of the industry!"
"Chris is a brilliant and enthusiastic online marketer. He has given me valuable insights into various technical SEO issues over the years. Resulting in traffic growth and also acquisition. One of the best to be found."
"Chris Romero is a beast of Marketing in the New Age."
"We use Chris' expertise in SEO, PPC and Media Buying to help enrich our clients' digital marketing strategies."
Still chewing on something? Book 15 minutes with Chris and ask him directly.
Answer Engine Optimization makes your business the one AI assistants recommend. More people now ask ChatGPT or read Google's AI Overview before they ever click a link. If you're not in that answer, you're not in the running. It builds on good local SEO, so we do both together.
Local service businesses, multi-location brands, law firms, home services, medical practices and ecommerce brands with a local footprint. We also cook white label for agencies.
Google Business Profile and ads move in weeks. Organic and AI visibility build over three to six months and keep compounding. Your Heat Check gives you a realistic timeline for your market.
Nope. That's our job. You get a plain-English report every month and a team that answers your questions.
The Jalapeño plan is month to month. Scorpion and Reaper have three and six month terms because that's how long real SEO takes to show its full flavor.
You work with Chris, not a sales rep. We cover search, AI answers, ads and social under one roof, and we show you every ingredient we use.
