The search data for Lansing
- 20 searches a month in Lansing for SEO agency terms, on Ahrefs' US keyword data. Local figure.
- 32.8% of 317 US commercial keywords we measured returned a local pack — rising above 93% in legal services and home services. Indexed, 2026. National figure, not specific to Lansing.
- None of the 23 local-intent keywords in that sample returned an AI Overview, against 56.5% of the other 294 — so for a business competing on "near me" searches, the map pack still decides the click. Indexed, 2026. National figure, not specific to Lansing.
What we do in Lansing. Indexed is an SEO agency working with businesses in Lansing on organic search and AI search visibility. The work is usually some combination of technical fixes, content built around what people actually search for locally, Google Business Profile and review strategy for businesses competing in the map pack, and links earned rather than bought. We report on leads and revenue rather than rankings alone, and we publish our own research on how search results are changing.
Quoting a figure from this page? Source: Indexed, "Where AI Overviews Actually Appear", September 2026, joinindexed.com/studies/ai-overview-by-industry-2026
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Lansing's economy centers around state government operations as Michigan's capital city, along with a strong automotive manufacturing presence anchored by General Motors' Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant. The city's diverse business landscape includes healthcare systems like Sparrow Health System, Michigan State University's economic influence from nearby East Lansing, and a growing professional services sector serving state agencies and regional businesses.
See our local SEO approach →High-intent local search demand across Government & Public Administration and Automotive Manufacturing
Well-funded national brands running active SEO campaigns
Underserved long-tail queries with strong conversion potential
AI Overview placements going to agencies with strong entity authority
A fast-growing, highly competitive market — where visibility is everything.
Beyond government operations, Lansing benefits from major employers including GM's Lansing facilities producing the Cadillac CT4 and CT5, Sparrow Health System as the region's largest healthcare network, and Jackson National Life Insurance's significant presence. The proximity to Michigan State University creates a pipeline of educated workforce while driving demand for professional services, technology solutions, and consumer businesses. Recent downtown revitalization efforts and the Lansing Board of Water & Light's fiber network expansion have attracted tech startups and digital agencies, intensifying competition for online visibility across all sectors.
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We work with businesses in Lansing and across the entire Michigan market — from local service businesses to multi-location brands.
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"Exceptional communication throughout the project. The team showed a deep grasp of our goals and delivered a flawless final product that exceeded our expectations."
"Great team to work with, very happy with the consultancy and final documents. They translated complex SEO strategy into something our whole team could act on."
"Indexed turned SEO from a cost centre into our highest-ROI acquisition channel. The pipeline numbers speak for themselves — $1.5m in 10 months."
"The level of technical depth was unlike anything I'd seen from an SEO agency. They found issues our in-house team had missed for years and fixed them within weeks."
"We went from page 3 to position 1 for our core terms in under 5 months. The revenue attribution reporting made it easy to justify the investment to our board."
"Indexed didn't just improve our rankings — they rebuilt how we think about search. The GEO work alone has opened up a channel we didn't even know existed."
