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Appear on the map when a workshop owner searches for scrap buyers nearby.

Local SEO for a scrap yard means being the result that appears on the map and in the local pack when someone near an industrial area searches for a scrap dealer. GullySales works on your Google Business Profile, JustDial listing and the local pages that say which metals you take.

Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

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What local SEO means

Local SEO is the work of making your business show up for searches that name your town or locality, such as a service plus an area name. GullySales sets up locality pages, local citations and map listings so nearby customers find you before a competitor across town.

Last updated 18 Oct 2026.

For scrap recycling companies

Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.

  • “A map pin with one photograph loses the call”

    A garage owner clearing old radiators looks at the map, sees three yards and calls the one that shows the metals, the yard and a phone that connects. A bare pin gives no reason to choose it.

  • “The same yard appears under different names”

    One listing says Sri Metals, another Sri Metal Traders, a third has an old address. Search engines and sellers both lose trust when details do not match across Google, JustDial and your site.

  • “Reviews from sellers are different from reviews of shops”

    A good review for a yard speaks of honest weight, on-time payment and a truck that arrived. Asking sellers for a review is a conversation to have at the weighbridge, not by blast message.

What we do

What we deliver for scrap recycling companies.

Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.

  1. Google Business Profile set right

    Correct categories, every metal listed, real photographs of the yard and weighbridge, hours and a WhatsApp number that someone answers.

    Result: A profile listing every metal you take, with photographs of the yard.

  2. JustDial and directory clean-up

    One name, address and phone written the same way across the listings sellers use.

    Result: A list of listings checked and made consistent.

  3. Pages for each area you cover

    Local pages naming the estates and towns where you lift, with the metals and pickup arrangement for each.

    Result: A page for each area, linked from the profile.

  4. A review request routine

    A simple way for your weighbridge or accounts staff to ask a satisfied seller for a review after a clean lift.

    Result: Review requests tied to lifts that went well.

  5. Call and direction tracking

    A count of calls, messages and direction requests that reach the yard from the profile.

    Result: A record of which profile actions reached the yard.

How the result is measured

  • Map pack ranking
  • Local search visibility
  • Enquiries by locality

Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.

Searches your buyers type

These local searches decide whether a workshop owner calls your yard.

scrap dealer near me
Your profile must show metals bought, real yard photographs and a number that connects, so the pin earns the call over a bare competitor.
kabadi near me
Household and shop sellers use this word. A profile line and service page in the language they use bring in small lots worth sorting.
iron scrap buyer in a named area
An area page naming the estate and the lot sizes you lift, linked from the profile, so a plant nearby sees you cover its gate.
old car scrap buyer
A short page for end-of-life vehicles saying what papers a seller should keep ready. Check current rules for vehicle scrapping before you publish.
copper scrap buyers open now
Hours on the profile must match the yard. A seller who arrives at a closed gate leaves a review that outlasts any post.
scrap yard with weighbridge
Photographs of the weighbridge and a line on how the slip is handed over answer the seller's main worry about short weight.

Who it is for

This is written for these scrap recycling companies.

  • Ferrous scrap yards supplying re-rolling mills and induction furnaces
  • Non-ferrous metal recyclers handling copper, brass, aluminium and zinc
  • Factory scrap contractors who clear offcuts, turnings and rejects from industrial estates
  • Demolition and dismantling contractors selling structural steel
  • Auto scrap and end-of-life vehicle dismantlers
  • Cable and wire stripping and copper recovery units
  • Aluminium and brass melters who convert scrap into ingots
  • Organised kabadiwala networks collecting household and shop scrap for onward sale

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • Your yard is not open to walk-in sellers, so a map pin would invite people you must turn away.
  • Your name and address differ across listings and nobody can say which is correct, so fix that before promoting any of them.
  • You have no one to read and reply to reviews, and an unanswered complaint on the map is read by every seller who looks.

How it works

How the local SEO work runs

The work itself, in order. How an engagement starts, from your brief to a written scope, is set out on our method page.

  1. 1

    Write down what is true

    Each branch's real address, signboard name, phone, hours and owning Google account go into one record you sign off. Every later listing is copied from it.

  2. 2

    Search as your buyer does

    We search each branch on a phone from points around it, in your buyers' words, and note who appears with what reviews and photos.

  3. 3

    Fix the profile first

    Ownership first, then name, address, pin, phone, hours and business type. Google can suspend a profile with extra words in its name or an address that is not a real premises.

  4. 4

    Build the branch pages and match the listings

    Each real branch gets its own page, and the other listings are changed to agree with it. We write none for towns without a branch, because Google treats near-identical pages as doorway pages.

  5. 5

    Ask, reply and measure

    We agree with each branch who asks for reviews, when and how. Results are set against the baseline recorded before work began, and the branch that is behind gets the next round.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales process design, at stage 1, prospecting and lead generation. The audit comes before it, and sales management keeps it running.

  1. Step 1

    Sales audit

    Find where deals are being lost and what to fix first.

    Start here if you cannot say where orders are lost.

  2. Step 2 · you are here

    Sales process design

    One written way to sell, from first enquiry to repeat order.

    Start here if every salesperson sells differently.

  3. Step 3

    Sales management

    A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

    Start here if the team has targets and no routine.

Tell us what you need Your brief is read before we call. Scope, fee and term in writing.

FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

Not here? More answers, or ask on WhatsApp.

Do we need a shop-front address to show on the map?
The yard is your address. Use the real location, and mark service areas if you lift beyond it. Check Google's current rules for listing a business that travels to customers or has no walk-in counter.
What if a competitor posts false reviews?
Report them through the platform and keep your own record of real lifts. We help you reply politely and keep asking genuine sellers for reviews. Check the platform's current rules on removal.
Does local SEO help us reach mills?
Less so. Mills find suppliers through contacts and outreach. Local SEO serves the factory, workshop and contractor who search for a yard close to them.
Can the profile show the yard if it is in an industrial zone with no signboard?
Yes, but pin the location exactly and add a photograph of the gate. Sellers arriving with a loaded vehicle cannot hunt for an unmarked entry, and a wrong pin costs a lift. Check the platform's current rules on address verification.
How much does it cost?
There is no price list, because the work differs by business. The fee is scoped after we have read your brief and spoken to you, and put in writing before anything starts, split into our time, your media spend and production.
How long is the contract?
The term is agreed in writing after we have spoken, along with the fee and the reporting. It is never a default twelve months, and renewal is decided on the numbers against the baseline recorded at the start.
How soon will we see results?
It depends on the trade, the channel and what is already in place. After we have read your brief and spoken to you, we say what we would expect to move first and how it will be measured against the baseline. Nothing here is guaranteed.
Who will actually do the work?
The person you speak to before anything starts. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.
What do you need from us?
Your brief, and a conversation. After that, access to whatever this work touches, such as your website, your accounts or your enquiry record, and time with the people who handle your enquiries.
What if we are not happy with the work?
Tell us and the plan changes. Everything is reported against the baseline, so a number that is not moving is visible to both sides. The term is in your written scope, and the refund and cancellation policy sets out the rest.

Your next practical step

Tell us what you are trying to grow, and we will read it before we call.

Eight short steps, mostly taps. Skip anything you would rather answer on the call.