Local SEO Certification

The Local SEO Certification is a free 10-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests local SEO — Google Business Profile, relevance, distance and prominence, reviews, NAP consistency, local pages and citations, and local reporting. Score 70% or more on its 10 questions to earn a verifiable Local SEO certificate (SOA-LSEO). Every question is based on published standards and research — including Tips to improve your local ranking on Google (Google Business Profile Help), Disclosures 101 for Social Media Influencers (US Federal Trade Commission), What is SEO? (Moz) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Read the two skill areas on this page, then take the 10-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a Local SEO certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: Tips to improve your local ranking on Google (Google Business Profile Help); Disclosures 101 for Social Media Influencers (US Federal Trade Commission); What is SEO? (Moz); SEO Starter Guide (Google Search Central); Spam policies for Google web search (Google Search Central); Introduction to structured data (Google Search Central). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Two skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Google Business Profile (Complete and accurate profiles, Categories and attributes, Posts and photos and Q&A); Local ranking (Relevance, distance, prominence, Reviews and NAP consistency and local pages). Every question is an original scenario based on a published standard, official documentation or research, named under the question.

Local business owner, SEO specialist, Agency marketer, Franchise marketer and Multi-location manager. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show Local SEO skills, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

10 questions — 5 from each of 2 skill areas — with a 10-minute limit. You need 70% (7 of 10) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Beginner: no experience needed: fundamentals and clear reasoning. It has 10 scenario questions — 5 from each of 2 skill areas — and a 10-minute limit. You need 70% (7 of 10) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Employers in 2027 want local SEO skills from agency marketers, franchise teams and small-business owners: a complete, accurate Google Business Profile, a steady flow of genuine reviews with good responses, useful local landing pages, consistent business details across directories, and measurement of calls, directions and bookings. Nearly every consumer reads online reviews before choosing a local business. Improve one real business's local presence and verify the skill with a free test. Our full career guide covers the hiring process, interview loop, pay and a prep plan: scienceofapps.com/blog/local-seo-career-guide/

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.