Local marketing · Colorado Springs
Google Maps, local SEO, and websites for Colorado Springs businesses. I'm Donovan Gates. I help local businesses improve how they show up online and make it easier for customers to call, book, or visit.
Work directly with me. Month-to-month service. A clear plan and monthly reporting.
Results from Elevations Dispensary
Figures from Elevations Dispensary's Google Business Profile, as of November 2026. Donovan is the general manager and a part owner of Elevations. These are the store's results, driven by the work described below — not DG Marketing's own ratings.
Your Google profile, website, and reviews should work together. When important details are missing or the next step is unclear, potential customers move on. All three are fixable.
Outdated hours, missing services, and unclear categories make it harder for customers to understand your business — and harder to show up in the map pack. Start with accurate information and a profile that reflects what you actually offer.
Visitors should quickly understand what you do, where you work, and how to reach you. Unclear services, broken forms, and hard-to-find contact details add friction — and people just leave.
You should know what work is being done and whether it's generating useful inquiries. Reporting should connect marketing activity to your business goals — not hand you invoices without answers.
Most clients start with the first three — they're what turn Google searches into phone calls. The rest support them as you grow.
Help nearby customers discover you through a complete Google Business Profile, accurate listings, and useful local website content.
Profile optimization · local keywords · citations · map-pack tracking
A consistent process for requesting honest customer feedback, responding to reviews, and keeping your business information accurate.
Review requests · response management · monitoring · on-site showcase
Give customers a clear picture of your business and an easy way to call, request a quote, book, or visit.
Fast, mobile-first build · clear calls to action · forms wired to your inbox
No cookie-cutter packages. After your free audit I scope the work to exactly what your business needs, with a clear monthly price before you commit — nothing hidden, nothing you don't need.
Case study · Elevations Dispensary
Colorado Springs · work ongoing since 2024 · figures as of November 2026, from the store's Google Business Profile. Donovan is GM and part owner.
Not a one-off campaign — a repeatable system for reviews, listings, and local search. Starting from under 200 reviews, Elevations grew to 2,209 reviews at a 4.9 rating and consistent top map-pack placement for its category within a 5-mile radius.
Also working with local businesses across industries
Springs Spa & Salon · Austin Bluffs
A booth and suite rental business running on an older site that renters weren't finding. I rebuilt it around the searches people type when they're looking for a chair or a room, and launched it in October 2026.
Jamie's BBQ · Colorado Springs
A catering business with no Google presence and an unverified profile. The new website started ranking on its own, and a catering inquiry came through the quote form within two weeks — marked “heard about us: Google” — then booked and paid.
You'll always know what I'm doing, why, and what it's bringing in.
I review your Google profile, reviews, website, and listings, then send a short, plain-English list of recommended priorities — within one business day.
What we fix first, what it should move, and exactly what it costs. No jargon, no long contract.
We do the work, then every month you see the numbers that matter: calls, reviews, and where you rank on Maps.
About
I'm Donovan Gates, founder of DG Marketing and the general manager and a part owner of Elevations Dispensary in Colorado Springs.
Running a local business taught me to connect marketing decisions to practical outcomes: helping customers find us, earning their trust, and making it easy to take the next step. When something moves the needle, it's because I've watched it move mine — and when something won't, I'll tell you that too.
That experience shapes how I work with other businesses. I start with your current situation, explain what I recommend, and focus on work we can measure. You deal with me directly — not an account manager, not a junior, not a ticket queue.
Donovan Gates — Founder, DG Marketing · Colorado Springs
There's no fixed package or price list. After your free audit I scope the work to what your business actually needs and give you a clear monthly number before you commit. Most local businesses invest somewhere from a few hundred to a couple thousand dollars a month depending on scope. Any setup or one-time work is quoted up front.
No. Month-to-month. I'd rather earn your business with results than trap you with paperwork. If it isn't working, you can walk.
Listing and profile fixes can move things in a few weeks. Reviews and map rankings are a few months of consistent work, not a switch. Anyone promising page one in 30 days is selling you something.
Yes. Your website, domain, Google Business Profile, and ad accounts stay in your name. If we ever part ways, you keep everything.
The agreed work, plus a short monthly report with the numbers that matter: calls, reviews, and where you rank on Maps. No vanity metrics.
No. Dispensaries are where I proved the system, but the work is the same for restaurants, salons, caterers, trades, and retail across Colorado Springs, Fountain, Monument, Falcon, and Manitou. Happy to meet in person.
I run a business that lives or dies on local search, so you're getting what actually worked rather than what sounds good in a pitch — and you get the numbers every month, including the months they don't look great.
Still have one? Call or text 719-661-6524, or grab a free audit below.
Tell me about your business. I'll review your Google profile, reviews, website, and listings, then send you a short list of recommended priorities within one business day.
Or just call: 719-661-6524
donovan@dgmarketing.info
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