Your Community

Your Story

Your Business

Become the go-to guide for events, eats, shops, stories, and trusted local services — curated by locals, for locals.

We Don’t Just Promote Local — We Power It.

Small businesses deserve more than ad space. They deserve a seat at the community table. That’s why we’ve reimagined local marketing as a full-circle platform built around people, not algorithms.

  • Social Media Management
    Our team runs engaging campaigns across Facebook, Instagram, and more- so your business shows up consistently and professionally.

  • Website & SEO Services
    From Google Business Profiles to full website builds, we help local brands show up where people search and trust.

  • Insider Campaigns (UGC)
    Our secret sauce. We activate local creators to share authentic stories, photos, and videos — creating real buzz that paid ads can’t buy.

The Local’s Guide Creative Team

Once the local insights come in, we do the rest—social media management, blog writing, video content, SEO, UGC campaigns, and beautiful print.

We Keep It Local.

You Stay Top of Mind.

All-In-One Platform

Our system promotes your business across web, social, email, and print. One partnership. Maximum local exposure.

Community Directors

Your neighborhood guide and marketing concierge. They connect with the people, the businesses, and the stories that make your community special.

Insider Campaigns

We activate real local voices. Our Insider program turns your customers into content creators—giving your brand that trusted, community-driven lift.

This Isn’t Just Advertising. It’s Belonging.

The Local's Guide for

Whether you're just getting started or ready for a full marketing makeover, we have a plan that fits.

We don’t just run ads. We build trust.

  • User-generated content (UGC) from real locals

  • Search-optimized business profiles

  • Social media done-for-you

  • Print ads in the guide that lives on coffee tables

  • Stories that get shared and remembered

Why it matters:

Over 90% of people trust recommendations from peers over traditional ads. Our model leverages this by turning every customer touchpoint into a word-of-mouth opportunity.

  • Hi Holly! Thanks so much. Saw the post and love! Appreciate you. Since your initial post, I’ve had over 300 website views and 6 contacts. Very thankful for these connections!

    Chloe Trawick, Lakeside Liaison

    Lake Oconee Life Client

  • My name is Jennifer Ishee and my husband and I just moved here about 1.5 years ago from Atlanta. You have no idea how happy I was to find your guide in the first few months feeling lost from everything right outside our doorstep! You and your family have done an amazing service for the community!

    Local Resident

  • I received three new cleaning clients on the first day you distributed the [2024] Local's Guide Books!

    Kelly Nelson, Oconee Customized Cleaning

    Lake Oconee Life Client

  • I have followed you for a while and enjoy your site! We are finally moving there full-time next month and feel like all of your publications and event updates were cheering me along the way during this adventure of trying to find the perfect forever home! Congratulations on your successful business! You rock!

    Kim Rollen, Lake Oconee Resident

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