For remodelers, builders & contractors

Get Meaningful Google Maps Top 3 Visibility in 90 Days. Or We Work for Free.

If your business qualifies, we’ll choose three high-value searches tied to the work you want more of and put our fee behind the result.

Hit the agreed Top 3 benchmark on at least one within 90 days. If we don’t, your monthly fee drops to $0 until we do.

See If I Qualify

We don’t accept every business. We first analyze your rankings, location and competition to see whether the opportunity is realistic.

THE TOP 3 CHALLENGEONECITY DIGITAL
Top 3 positions13 × 13 geographic grid

Illustrative grid, not a client ranking report.
Your market and benchmark are agreed before we start.

3 searches. 90 days.
Our fee behind the result.
03 Agreed high-value searches
90 Days to hit the benchmark
$0 Monthly fee if we miss it*

The proof / AG-CM

What “Top 3 Visibility” Actually Looks Like

Same keyword.
Same market.
Same map.

Before · July 11General Contractor
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10.95%
Top 3
coverage
After · September 9General Contractor
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31.39%
Top 3
coverage
2.87×

Nearly 3X the Top 3 footprint in about 60 days.

This is why we measure actual Google Maps coverage, not vague “SEO progress.”

AG-CM figures supplied by OneCity. The image slots above are placeholders, not reproductions of the original scans. Results vary by business and market.

The opportunity

Why Top 3 Matters to Your Business

Google’s Map Pack gets the attention.

Research has found that 42% of people making a local search click a business in the Map Pack.Source ↗

100
searches
42
Map Pack clicks
8
inquiries
1–2
new jobs
~$84k
in potential
project value

Assumptions: 100 monthly searches · 42% Map Pack click rate · 20% click-to-inquiry rate · 20% close rate · $50,000 average project value

If you’re sitting at #7, #12 or #18 across most of your market, you may technically “rank,” but you’re missing the part of Google where the attention is concentrated.

Illustrative example. Search volume, click-through rates, lead conversion, close rate and project value vary by business and market. The 42% applies to the Map Pack as a whole, not one business. The $84,000 example assumes those clicks reach your business and uses unrounded estimates of 8.4 inquiries and 1.68 jobs; it is not a revenue forecast.

The problem

Ranking #6 Isn’t Much Better Than Ranking #16.

When a homeowner searches for a remodeler, general contractor or custom builder, Google gives three businesses the prime local real estate.

If you’re below those three, you’re asking the customer to keep looking.

You may already have:

A good reputationYears of experienceA decent websiteSolid reviews

But if Google keeps putting three competitors above you, they get the first shot at the business.

That’s the problem the Top 3 Challenge is designed to solve.

The first shot at the business

1
A competitor
★★★★★ Local remodeler
2
Another competitor
★★★★★ Local remodeler
3
And another competitor
★★★★★ Local remodeler
6
Your business?
Asking the homeowner to keep looking.

Illustrative search layout. Not a live Google result.

A clear target. A shared stake.

Here’s the Challenge

We identify three high-intent searches tied to the work you actually want more of.

General ContractorHome RemodelerKitchen RemodelerBathroom RemodelerCustom Home BuilderHome Addition Contractor

Then we establish your baseline visibility across your market.

3
Agreed keywords tied to your services
1
Must reach the agreed Top 3 benchmark
90
Days to create meaningful visibility

If we hit the benchmark, we keep building. If we don’t:

You Stop Paying Us.
We Keep Working.

Your monthly fee drops to $0 until we hit the agreed benchmark.

See If I Qualify

Why we think we can move it

Most Local SEO Problems Are Structural.

A lot of contractors do not have a “Google problem.” They have a clarity problem.

Their Google Business Profile says one thing. Their website says another.

Important services are buried or missing. The site does not reinforce the services Google is being asked to rank.

OneCity fixes that structure.

How we measure it

No Vague “Your SEO Is Improving” Reports.

We measure your visibility across a geographic Google Maps grid.

A 13×13 grid checks your ranking at 169 points across your market.

If you currently rank in Google’s Top 3 in only 2 of those 169 spots, we can see it.

If that grows to 26, 40 or 60 spots, we can see that too.

Same keyword. Same grid. Same benchmark.

Before we start, we agree on exactly what success looks like.

40 / 169

points in the Top 3 · green circles = positions 1–3

Select a number to see the difference. Illustrative grid only; these are examples, not promised outcomes or the AG-CM case study.

The OneCity system

What We Do in the First 90 Days

Align the foundation. Build the service ecosystem. Track the footprint.

01

Google Business Profile Alignment

Categories, services and website structure aligned around the work you want.

02

Core 30 Buildout

We build roughly 50–75% of the priority service ecosystem during the first 90 days.

03

Technical + On-Page SEO

Titles, headings, internal linking and technical issues fixed.

04

Weekly Google Business Profile Posts

05

Authority Building

Relevant, authoritative backlinks with roughly $500/month devoted to link acquisition.

06

Local PR

One press release launched during the initial 90 days.

07

Review Strategy

A simple system for continuing to build legitimate customer reviews.

08

Map Tracking

Recurring LeadSnap scans so we know whether your footprint is actually moving.

Why not every business qualifies

We Don’t Guarantee Markets We Don’t Believe We Can Win.

Before making the guarantee, we look at:

  • Your current ranking position
  • The strength of the businesses already in the Top 3
  • Competitor reviews
  • Competitor websites
  • Organic rankings
  • Geographic relevance
  • Your Google review profile
  • Website and Core 30 gaps
  • Authority and backlink gaps

If we see a realistic path to the Top 3, we’ll tell you. If we don’t, we’ll tell you that too.

Who this is for

The Top 3 Challenge Is a Fit If...

  • You’re an established remodeler, builder or contractor
  • You already have at least 20 legitimate Google reviews
  • You have a real operating location in or near the target market
  • You want more high-value local jobs
  • You’re already showing up somewhere in Google Maps, even if you’re not winning yet
  • You’re willing to follow the strategy for 90 days

You do not need to be ranking #4 already. We’ve seen meaningful movement from businesses starting much farther back when the competition is beatable.

The investment

The Top 3 Challenge

$2,500/Month

The Top 3 Challenge starts with a 90-day paid engagement.

  • GBP optimization
  • Core 30 buildout
  • Technical SEO
  • Weekly GBP posts
  • Backlinks
  • PR
  • Review strategy
  • Map tracking
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The guarantee changes the risk

If we miss the agreed benchmark after 90 days:

$0 / month

Your monthly fee drops to $0 until we hit it.

Once the benchmark is achieved, normal billing resumes the following month.

The agreement remains month-to-month.

*For qualifying businesses that meet the client commitments. The guarantee covers the agreed visibility benchmark, not leads or revenue.

What happens after 90 days

Getting Into the Top 3 Is the Beginning.

Once the initial footprint moves, we keep expanding. That can include:

  • Completing the Core 30
  • Adding additional services
  • Building location pages
  • Expanding into nearby cities
  • Widening the grid from 1-mile to 2-, 3- or 4-mile spacing where appropriate
  • Adding authority content
  • Continuing backlinks
  • Continuing PR
  • Strengthening reviews

The goal is not one green dot.

It is a steadily expanding area where Google sees your company as one of the obvious local choices.

Straight answers

Before You Take the Challenge.

The benchmark. The commitment. What happens next.

What does “meaningful Top 3 visibility” mean?

We establish an agreed geographic grid and benchmark before the Challenge begins. Success means increasing Top 3 visibility to the agreed threshold for at least one of the three selected high-value keywords.

What if I’m already ranking well for one service?

We choose a different high-value keyword where there is more room to grow.

Do you guarantee leads or revenue?

No. We guarantee the agreed visibility benchmark. Rankings create opportunity, but call handling, sales process, pricing and market demand also affect revenue.

What happens if you miss the 90-day benchmark?

Your monthly fee drops to $0 until the benchmark is achieved. Once we hit it, billing resumes the following month.

Can either side cancel?

Yes. The engagement remains month-to-month.

What if my market is extremely competitive?

That is exactly what we evaluate before accepting you into the Challenge.

How do you decide which keywords to target?

We choose three high-intent, bottom-of-funnel searches tied closely to your GBP categories and the services you want more of.

Your next move

Want to Know If You’re Close Enough to Google’s Top 3?

We’ll review your current Google Maps visibility, the businesses beating you and the services you want more of.

If we believe the opportunity is strong enough to put our own fee at risk, we’ll show you why.

See If I Qualify

  1. Tell us about your business
  2. Book your Google Maps Opportunity Review
  3. We research your market before the call
See If I Qualify

Continue to OneCity’s booking page. No cost for the review. If we’re not the right fit, we’ll tell you.

The Top 3 Challenge3 searches · 90 daysSee If I Qualify