jamesranks.com

James Ranks ranks local search assets and builds the software behind them.

James Ranks is an independent SEO operator and SaaS founder. Founder of Expired GMB Domains.

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What James Ranks does

Identity
James Ranks is an independent SEO operator and SaaS founder who builds and ranks local service websites.
Founder
James Ranks is the founder of Expired GMB Domains, a tool that finds expired domains attached to Google Business Profiles.
Practice
James Ranks practises local SEO, ranking service websites he owns and leasing the leads they produce.
Markets
James Ranks operates local search assets in Canada, New Zealand and the United States.
Specialism
James Ranks specialises in local SEO, expired domain acquisition and the software that supports both.
Software
James Ranks builds SaaS products for search operators, and the rank tracking, call routing and publishing systems his own portfolio runs on.
Software

Expired GMB Domains

Expired GMB Domains is a software product founded by James Ranks. It finds registerable expired domains that are attached to Google Business Profiles, so an operator can acquire a domain that already carries local history.

  • Evidence. Confirmed Google Business Profile history, not a guess from the domain name.
  • Daily feed. New drops and live auctions surfaced each day rather than searched on demand.
  • Reveal. The case for a domain is shown before the domain itself, so the shortlist is judged on history.
  • Access. One founding price with clear lifetime boundaries.
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Expired GMB Domains brand card reading: find expired domains with real local history. Confirmed Google Business Profile evidence, daily drops and live auctions.
Method

How local SEO becomes an owned asset

Local SEO is the practice of ranking a business in the results people use to find services nearby. James Ranks applies it to websites he owns, then leases the leads to one local business.

  1. 01

    Build

    A service website is built for one trade in one city, structured around the services and locations that market actually searches for.

  2. 02

    Rank

    The site earns local visibility through page structure, service area coverage and the authority signals that local results reward.

  3. 03

    Measure

    Positions, calls and form submissions are tracked, so the value of the asset is a measured number rather than an estimate.

  4. 04

    Lease

    Leads are routed to a single contractor who pays for the leads. James Ranks keeps the domain, the rankings and the tracking.

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Areas of work

Search

  • Local SEORanking service businesses in map and organic results for the terms that produce calls.
  • Expired domain acquisitionFinding and registering dropped domains that already carry relevant local history.
  • Service area architecturePage and internal link structures that cover a trade across every suburb it serves.
  • Local intent contentPages written for the way people search for a trade in a specific place.

Software

  • SaaS for search operatorsProducts built for the people doing this work, starting with Expired GMB Domains.
  • Rank trackingPosition monitoring across a portfolio, recorded rather than spot checked.
  • Call tracking and routingTracked numbers, call routing and spam filtering in front of every lead.
  • Lead capture and deliveryForm handling and lead delivery wired into the site rather than bolted on.
  • Publishing automationTooling that builds and deploys a portfolio of sites on a schedule.

Common questions about James Ranks

Who is James Ranks?

James Ranks is an independent SEO operator and SaaS founder. James Ranks builds and ranks local service websites, and builds SaaS products for search operators.

James Ranks is the founder of Expired GMB Domains.

What is Expired GMB Domains?

Expired GMB Domains is a software product founded by James Ranks. It finds registerable expired domains that are attached to Google Business Profiles.

What is local SEO?

Local SEO is the practice of making a business visible in the search results people use to find services in a specific place, including map results and local organic listings.

James Ranks applies local SEO to service websites he owns, then leases the enquiries to one local business in that market.

Where does James Ranks operate?

James Ranks operates local search assets in Canada, New Zealand and the United States.

What does James Ranks specialise in?

James Ranks specialises in local SEO, expired domain acquisition, and building the SaaS and lead generation systems that sit behind a portfolio of ranked websites.

Work with James Ranks

Enquiries about Expired GMB Domains, local SEO partnerships, or lead generation in a market you serve.

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