Copy, paste, start ranking.
This keyword list is built for movers who want quality leads without the SEO headache.
Get ready to turn Google searches into booked jobs.
Before you burn hours on keyword research...
There are only 3 types of keywords worth your time:
📍Local terms that put you on the map
📍High-volume keywords everyone wants
📍Specific searches that actually book
Want to know what really books jobs? "Moving company Ditmars Queens." Not just "Queens movers." The more specific, the better.
Think zip codes, neighborhoods, even street names.
Here's your local keyword cheat sheet:
Neighborhood + service combos
Zip code targeting
Landmark-based terms
Street specific
Let your competitors duke it out over "best movers" while you book premium jobs in all the top neighborhoods.
Don't forget to...
✅ Update your Google Business Profile (not halfway—100%)
✅ Set up Google Search Console (takes 5 minutes)
✅ Get new Google reviews every single week
🎯 Easy win: Open an incognito window and type "[neighborhood name] moving company." Google's suggestions here are pure gold. These are actual searches people are making right now in your area.
"Moving services" gets 14K searches a month. Sounds great, right?
But here's what nobody tells you: You're up against every national chain and their million-dollar marketing budget.
Broad terms are like fishing with dynamite—lots of action, but good luck catching anything worth keeping.
These are the heavyweight keywords everyone's fighting over:
These terms look tempting. But unless you've got deep pockets and years to build authority, you're better off sticking with local searches.
🎯 Pro move: Don’t compete on price. See a bunch of "cheap movers" searches? Add those to your negative keywords list to focus on searches that bring in profitable jobs.
"Need help moving heavy furniture" might only get 100 searches a month. But guess what? Those 100 people actually need a mover.
They're not browsing. They're not price shopping. They've got a problem that needs solving today.
Here's the crazy part: specific searches (vs. generic ones) make up most of Google's traffic. While your competition blows their budget on local and broad match keywords, you can dominate searches like "how much to move a 3-bedroom house in [your city]."
Here are high-intent keywords most movers miss:
Emergency/urgent needs
Specific item moving
Problem-solving searches
Specialty situations
Timing and distance specific
These searches don't boast big search volume, but they're real terms used by real people who need exactly what you offer, right now.
Yes, these keywords are ammo for your PPC campaigns.
(Just don't let Google eat your budget).
But don't stop there. Use them on your website and landing pages for an SEO boost that will drive traffic you don't have to pay for.
🎯 Pro move: Start with these 9 blog ideas, then poke through r/moving and start creating moving content that answers questions customers actually ask.
Seriously—one or two high-ranking pages can bring you quality leads for years, while your competitors live and die by the cost of Google Ads.
👉From affiliates to video marketing, steal the 15 best lead gen strategies for movers.