Built for local businesses
Be the one they find first.
The no-jargon local SEO platform for trades and local service businesses. VU1 shows you why nearby customers are missing your business — then helps turn the visitors who do arrive into useful enquiries.
No signup · plain English · under 15 seconds
Start with the right question
Get your free local SEO audit report.
Send your website and the town or service area you want to be found in. We’ll check 15 practical signals and send back the fixes in plain English.
No confusing jargon and no made-up score. You’ll get an honest improvement plan based on the site you already have.
What we check
15 signals, explained clearly.
03 groups / 15 checks
Local
Google Business Profile completeness
Whether your profile is complete and useful to local searchers.
Name/address/phone consistency
Whether these details match across your website and listings.
Local directory citations
Whether trusted local directories list your business accurately.
On-page
Title tags
Whether each important page clearly says what it offers and where.
Meta descriptions
Whether the short preview in search gives people a reason to click.
Headings
Whether the page structure makes its main service clear.
Content depth
Whether the page answers the questions a ready-to-buy visitor has.
Internal links
Whether useful pages lead visitors and search engines to the next step.
Image alt text
Whether images have helpful text for people who cannot see them.
Technical
Page speed
Whether pages load quickly enough to keep people from leaving.
Mobile-friendliness
Whether the site is easy to use on a phone.
Crawlability
Whether search engines can reach and understand the important pages.
Sitemap
Whether there is a clear map of the pages you want found.
SSL/security
Whether the site protects visitors and loads over a secure connection.
Structured data
Whether extra page details help search engines understand the business.
The useful bit
How local SEO turns nearby searches into started jobs.
01 / See the real problem
A 15-signal audit checks local, on-page, and technical visibility in plain English.
02 / Fix what matters
Get practical next steps you can use yourself, without an SEO glossary.
03 / Catch the enquiry
Let visitors choose a service, see an estimate, and leave their details before they click away.
04 / Track the change
Weekly re-audits show whether your visibility is moving in the right direction.
Businesses we help
Local SEO for the work people search for nearby.
Pick your business type for a plain-English look at local visibility, the free audit, and the instant quote widget.
See what VU1 doesWhere we work
Local search has a place attached to it.
Choose your country for a local introduction and the complete list of businesses VU1 helps there.
Explore all locationsThe route from read to result
How VU1 works in 3 steps.
Start with a useful answer, fix the bits that are costing you attention, then give good visitors a clearer way to ask for the work.
The cost of being missed
Wondering what invisibility costs you?
A few rough numbers can show what being hard to find may be taking away from your year. Use the calculator for the full picture.
£6,000 lost per year without local visibility.
Straight answers
A few useful things to know.
No small print dressed up as strategy. Just the answers most business owners want before they start, including where the free read ends and membership begins.
Is the audit really free?
Yes. The VU1 audit is free and there is no payment or card detail needed. We check 15 local, on-page, and technical signals and explain the useful fixes in plain English.
Do I need to sign up for the first audit?
No. Enter your website and town or service area to get the first read. There is no signup wall before you can see what needs attention.
What's included in the £99/month membership?
Membership includes local SEO services, the 15-signal audit tool with weekly re-audits and change tracking, an instant quote widget, a custom domain, and hosting for your VU1 site.
How is this different from a generic SEO report?
It is built around a local service business and the town it wants to be found in. The findings cover local details, useful page content, and technical basics without hiding the action behind jargon.
For the people doing the work
Make your local business easier to find and easier to enquire with.
Whether you clean homes, repair cars, care for pets, or build extensions, VU1 turns the online side of the job into something you can actually use.