Whether you’re running campaigns, optimizing landing pages, or tracking local search performance, you shouldn’t have to switch between tools to understand your SEO. That’s why the new SEO Tab inside Go High Level brings powerful, enterprise-grade SEO capabilities directly into your workflow.
From technical audits and AI-powered fixes to content tools and local heatmaps, this integration gives you complete visibility—and control—over how your site performs in search. No exports, no guesswork. Just data, insights, and fixes, all in one place.
🧭 What’s Inside the SEO Tab?
🧭 What’s Inside the SEO Tab?
Go High Level (GHL) users now have a built-in SEO tab—giving you access to audits, AI recommendations, content tools, and local heatmaps without leaving your dashboard.
The SEO Tab contains three main sections:
Site Projects
Local SEO
Settings
🛠️ Site Projects
🛠️ Site Projects
🔍 Overview Tab
Get a complete SEO snapshot of your domain, including:
Domain Power, Backlinks, Keywords
Organic Traffic, Paid Traffic
Site Audit Health (including number of crawled pages and total issues)
Backlinks Data: Historical totals, types, and attributes
Keyword Analytics:
Includes graphs and tables with:Search Intent
Traffic
Monthly Volume
CPC
Difficulty
Ranking URL
🤖 AI Recommendations
🤖 AI Recommendations
AI Recommendations
This tab is where we will address the technical issues identified in your Site Audit. Technical Fixes are broken down into the following categories:
● Title Tags
● Meta Descriptions
● Missing Image Alt Text
● Meta Keywords
● Headings Length
● Canonical Link
● Open Graph
● Twitter Card
● Miscellaneous
Each category will have two view tabs. Issues and Fixed issues for easier viewing. The tab will have four columns:
● URL: Where the issue is detached.
● Current Value: The current value for that issue. Not optimized based on SEO best practices.
● Recommended Fix: AI-recommended fix for the technical issue based on SEO best practices.
● Action: Button to deploy or roll back the fix.
To deploy a change based on our AI recommendations, you click on the button in the Action column.
📍 Local SEO
📍 Local SEO
Use local Heatmaps to track Google Business Profile (GBP) rankings by keyword on a map view.
Dashboard Columns:
Business Name
Average Rank
Keywords Tracked
Rating
➕ Add / Remove Keywords buttons
🔧 Step-by-Step Instructions
1. Access Local Heatmaps
🟣 Step 1. In the left sidebar, click Local.
🟣 Step 2. Under LOCAL SEO TOOLS, click Local SEO Heatmap.
2. First screen (business list + import options)
🟡 Step 3. When the Local SEO Heatmap page opens, the user sees the “Manage your local business” screen with the list of businesses.
If the user already has a GBP connected, the business appears in the list.
🟡 Step 4. If the user does not have a GBP connected, they must use the controls visible at the top of the page:
Select Search area
Choose Business Name / Place ID / Place URL
Type in the field Find a local business by business name…
Click Save
They may also select:Import from Google Business Profile
Import Heatmaps
3. Managing an added business
🗂️ Step 5. In the business list, each row displays a View button and a three-dot menu ( … ).
To delete a business:
Click …
Click Delete
🗂️ Step 6. To open a heatmap for a business, click View.
4. Heatmap setup screen (after clicking View)
🔍 Step 7. The user is now on the Local SEO Heatmap setup view, where the business name appears at the top (e.g., “Windy City Tax Relief”).
Here, the user can add keywords in the Enter a keyword(s) field.
🔍 Step 8. The user can click Smart Suggest for keyword suggestions.
🔍 Step 9. The user can use the dropdown filters located directly below the keyword bar:
Heatmap shape (Circle / Rectangular)
Layers (1–7 layers)
Distance (e.g., 2 miles, 3 miles)
Refresh cadence (Run Once, Refresh Daily, Refresh Weekly, Refresh Bi-weekly, Refresh Monthly, Refresh Monthly with date selector)
Time (e.g., 9 AM)
5. Editing an existing heatmap
📝 Step 10. When a business already has heatmap data, the list shows two actions in the … menu:
Edit heatmap
Delete
Or the user may click View to open the map.
6. Heatmap view (full map)
🗺️ Step 11. In the full heatmap view, the left side shows the score panel (with the donut chart and pin breakdown), and the right side displays the map.
🗺️ Step 12. The user can click Edit heatmap at the top to adjust settings.
🗺️ Step 13. Hovering over the date at the top of the heatmap expands additional details and scan info.
⭐ Additional Interaction
Clicking on a star (ranking pin) on the map
🌟 Step 14. When the user clicks a star on the map, a pop-up opens showing the competitor list and ranking information for that specific pin.
🌟 Step 15. In that pop-up, clicking Compare opens the two-column Local SEO Showdown view, which displays the user’s business on the left and the selected competitor on the right.
🗑️ To Delete a Heatmap
🗑️ Step 16. In the business list, click ….
🗑️ Step 17. Click Delete.
📊 View & Compare Results:
Click the GBP name to see the heatmap
Use the dropdown to switch between keywords
Click any pin to see the top competitors at that location
Use “Local SEO Showdown” for side-by-side competitor map comparison
Click “Get PDF” to download
🕒 View previous versions by clicking the date above the report
(if refresh cadence was set).
🗑️ To delete a Heatmap:
Click ... next to the report
Select Remove
⚙️ SEO quotas and usage
⚙️ SEO quotas and usage
📊 View your SEO quotas and usage
When hovering over the Quota indicator at the top of the interface, the user can view their SEO quotas and usage, including:
Site Audit
AI Suggestions
Site Explorer
Heatmap Quota
Keyword Rank Tracker
Content Genius
Articles & Target Keywords
Content Planner
Onpage Audit
GSC & GBP Projects
The quota panel shows:
Used
Remaining
Total
Top-up option
Depending on the screen, the panel may also display:
Current quota consumption
Projected next month's usage
A note that each location pin on the heatmap costs one quota
A breakdown for Circle and Grid heatmap shapes (e.g., 1 layer – 7 quota, 3 layers – 39 quota, 7×7 grid – 49 quota, 15×15 grid – 225 quota)
GSC & GBP Projects
💡 Advanced SEO Dashboard (via “Launch Advanced SEO”)
💡 Advanced SEO Dashboard (via “Launch Advanced SEO”)
Access the full suite of SEO features, including Site Audit, Content Genius, Keyword Tools, GBP Management, and Reporting—directly from your dedicated dashboard.
🔬 Site Audit Tools
🔬 Site Audit Tools
Overview
Page Explorer
Content Velocity
Domain-Level View
Technical Issues
Page Pruning
Site Visualization
Email Alerts
Live Monitoring
✍️ Content Tools
✍️ Content Tools
Create or manage web content with Content Genius.
Export finished work as HTML for direct upload to your site.
Tools include:
Content Genius
Onpage Audit
Topical Maps
Content Planner
Meta Generator
AI Templates
Content Rewriting
📈 Site Metrics
📈 Site Metrics
Get SEO performance reports with data on:
Topical Dominance
Keywords
Pages & Subdomains
Ranking Changes
Backlinks & Competitors
Google & Facebook Ads
🔑 Keyword Tools
🔑 Keyword Tools
Keyword Research
Keyword Magic Tool
Rank Tracker
Keyword Gap Analysis
🏢 GBP Galactic
🏢 GBP Galactic
Manage your Google Business Profile:
Auto Posting
Task Management
Reviews & Q&A
Local SEO Heatmaps
Local SERPs
📋 Reports Builder
📋 Reports Builder
Create automated reports for SEO projects from your dashboard.
With GHL’s built-in SEO dashboard, your team gets more than just reports—you get an actionable strategy hub. Audit your pages, deploy AI fixes, plan content, and track local rankings without leaving the platform.
This isn't just a new tab—it’s your SEO command center. Start using it today to turn insights into impact and make smarter, faster SEO decisions where it matters most: right inside your client workflows.