MrSal, What did you type in to google when you came up on the 1st page?
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wedding photographers in [area]
wedding photographers near me ... (this using a foreign computer a few miles from my house and i still showed up first) - This is Google Local though (the list that shows up before organic results and have an embedded map along with reviews and phone number etc...) I also set up the Knowledge Graph from Google, but so far I havent been able to link it with those keywords
I have a good SEO grasp and in my area not many people know how to work with digital... My GMB is at 100% and fully optimized with keywords and pictures.
Also I created profiles in about 20 directories being consistent on spelling etc to create authority towards my domain.
Now I just need to work on my own website a build it and start creating the keywords and as you say, see what works and what my competitors are doing - not much - unless i go to bigger competitors such as directories.
Which i can actually see everything they do:
I got this application for 29 dollars lifetime.
I got it through Appsumo which is great for enterpreneurs
If anyone is interested in appsumo here's the link:
https://appsumo.com/?r=LZRv(its a referral link btw)
Even if you guys dont use my link... some of their apps are totally worth it - this one being one in the past which is great. I also have Billy app (accounting which got a lifetime deal for 20$) ...