If I Owned an HVAC Company, Here's How I'd Rank #1 on Google in 2026

📅 Apply to work with us: https://go.sustain-media.com/f0295fde 📝 My daily newsletter (new local SEO trick in under 60-seconds): https://go.sustain-media.com/b2e7258c 🔒 I share SEO secrets on these platforms: Daily tips on Twitter: https://go.sustain-media.com/257c18c9 LinkedIn: https://go.sustain-media.com/cc44e2e0 Instagram: https://go.sustain-media.com/bdd4a679 Less than a year ago, this HVAC company didn’t show up anywhere on Google. Today, they rank #1 I their city and pull 300+ calls a month, while spending a fraction of what PE-backed competitors dump into ads. This is the exact 5-step playbook we used to get them there. In this video I break down: The 5 money keywords every HVAC company needs to own How to pick your GBP primary category by climate (get this wrong and nothing else matters) The exact match name strategy that beats competitors with 4x your reviews Website structure, service pages, and location pages that actually convert The manufacturer backlink most HVAC companies never claim How to show up in ChatGPT and Google AI mode before anyone else in your market We only partner with one HVAC company per major metro, apply in the first link above to see if yours is still open. More from the channel: ▶️ I Made a Home Service Business $1.27M in 90 Days (Hormozi's Playbook):    • The Exact SEO Process We Use to Rank Contr...   ▶️ How This Landscaper Tripled His Calls in 6 Months (Full SEO Breakdown):    • How This Landscaper Tripled His Calls in 6...   Timestamps: 02:31 Why HVAC SEO is different from every other trade 04:07 The 5 money keywords for HVAC (and what they’re worth) 08:17 Why organic beats Google Ads for HVAC 09:26 Google Business Profile setup 09:35 Primary category by climate (this choice matters most) 10:43 The exact match business name strategy 13:16 The review velocity engine (get 45+ reviews/month) 15:14 What doesn’t work on GBP (stop wasting time on this) 18:00 Website, service pages & location pages 18:41 Service page breakdown (Stan’s AC example) 21:12 Internal linking vs. 1,000 city pages 23:25 Conversion rate optimization (hero section breakdown) 25:38 Schema & page speed 27:31 Backlinks, citations & the sneaky manufacturer link 29:33 How to get listed on Carrier, Trane, Lennox (and why it matters) 32:55 AI search & how to show up in ChatGPT 33:40 What triggers an AI citation 36:11 The 90-day AI search sprint 37:21 The honest 12-month ranking timeline 38:19 Multi-location expansion strategy