Our Team

The People Behind the Rankings

Local SEO is not a guessing game. It is a brutal, zero-sum fight for three spots on a map. We built this site because most local search advice is outdated garbage written by people who have never actually managed a live campaign. They write about the Google 3-Pack. They do not rank in it.

We do. We track proximity shifts across five-mile radiuses. We recover suspended Google Business Profiles. We untangle messy citation networks that confuse search engines and tank rankings. The team behind 3 Pack Ranking Pro operates in the trenches of local search every single day.

We test it. We verify it. We publish it.

Shahid Shahmiri, Lead SEO Consultant

Shahid Shahmiri is a seasoned SEO Consultant and digital marketing leader dedicated to driving measurable organic growth. He does not deal in theory. He deals in rankings. After years of watching local businesses bleed money because they trusted bad advice, he built his career moving clients from invisible to the top of the map pack.

Shahid knows the exact friction of fixing a mismatched NAP across forty different directories. He understands the heavy weight of a sudden algorithm shift that drops a legitimate plumber out of the top three overnight. He oversees every strategy published on this site. If a tactic has not survived his rigorous testing on live client accounts, it does not make it to publication.

You can verify his background and connect with him directly on LinkedIn.

Our Core Contributors

We do not use ghostwriters. We rely on specialists who handle specific elements of the local search ecosystem.

Elena Rostova, Local Citations Specialist

Elena spends her days untangling messy NAP data across hundreds of aggregators. She knows exactly where bad data hides and how to force stubborn corrections through platforms like BrightLocal and Yext.

Tariq Al-Fayed, Algorithm Tracker

Tariq monitors the noise of local search updates. He runs the grid trackers, maps the proximity shifts, and tells us exactly when Google changes the rules for local relevance.

Marcus Thorne, Review Strategy Lead

Marcus builds review generation systems that actually work. He understands the strict boundaries of Google spam filters and helps businesses earn legitimate, ranking-boosting authority without triggering penalties.

Our Editorial Standards

We hate fluff. We reject generic advice. Every guide on this site goes through a strict operational filter before you ever see it.

• No theoretical tactics. If we have not used a specific strategy on a live Google Business Profile, we do not write about it. We refuse to publish untested theories.
• Mandatory tool testing. We name the exact software we use. When we talk about grid tracking, we reference real tools like Local Falcon or Whitespark. We show you the actual interface.
• Constant updates. Local SEO rots fast. What worked in 2022 will get your profile suspended today. We audit our core guides quarterly to ensure they match current Google guidelines.

We highlight the blind spots. If a popular tactic carries a high risk of profile suspension, we tell you immediately.

Talk to the Team

We read our emails. We actually want to hear from you. If you found a flaw in our proximity guide, tell us. If your GBP got suspended and our recovery checklist helped you get it back, we want to know the details.

Reach out through our contact page. You will not get an automated ticket number. You will get a real response from Shahid or one of the core team members within 48 hours.