Guides
SEO, short for search engine optimization, is the work of getting a place to show up when people search for it. Each guide covers one part of that work for a church, with search figures we read from Google’s data on October 13, 2026.
“Church near me” searches and the map Google shows
What a person sees when they search “church near me,” with Google’s search figures for each kind of church and for Christmas and Easter.
A church’s Google Business Profile, step by step
How to claim your church’s profile and set the category, address, service times, photos and details.
Map rankings for churches
Why a church comes up first on one street and not at all a mile and a half away, with a 25-point scan of Topeka, Kansas.
Church website SEO basics
Service times and an address as text, a name and phone that match your profile, Church structured data and a page that loads fast on a phone.
Free search check
Send us your church’s name, town and website, and we will email you where your church shows on the map across your town and what to fix first.
Church SEO Experts is a service of Church Posting, a family company owned by a father and son, Scott and Will Hamilton, that makes software and free tools for churches.