The Story Behind the Firm

THE NATIONAL CHAINS KNEW TAXES.PAUL KNEW THE SOUTH METRO.

CountingWorks PRO turned Paul Haglund & Company's local knowledge, responsive service, and community roots into a digital presence designed to be found where nearby clients are searching.

Sherri, Paul and Abby of Paul Haglund & Company, LLC in Burnsville, Minnesota
Sherri — Office ManagerPaul — OwnerAbby — Staff Accountant
Paul Haglund & Company, LLC

Featured Firm

Paul Haglund & Company, LLC

Burnsville, Minnesota · Serving Lakeville, Burnsville, and Minnesota's South Metro

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Why we featured them

Paul Haglund & Company did not need to compete with national firms by becoming larger, louder, or less personal.

Its advantage was already local.

Paul and his team understand the people, professional communities, retirement concerns, businesses, and financial decisions shaping Lakeville, Burnsville, and Minnesota's South Metro.

CountingWorks PRO made that local relevance clearer online through localized content, geographic service signals, structured pages, schema, and consistent content.

The result was a firm that became easier for nearby clients, Google, and AI-assisted search systems to identify as a relevant local option.

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Before

A respected local firm competing inside a crowded search market.

After

A clearly localized South Metro practice built to be understood by nearby clients, Google, and AI-assisted search.

What the firm does

  • Individual tax preparation and planning
  • S corporation and partnership returns
  • Retirement tax planning
  • Business consulting
  • Entity-selection guidance

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Graphics & captions

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CountingWorks PRO branded · 4:5 portrait

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LinkedIn

Flagship feature post

Publisher voice. Leads with the firm's advantage, not the tooling.

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Facebook

Community feature post

Warmer framing for a community audience.

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Instagram

Feed post

Pairs with the five-slide carousel.

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Short post

Tightest version of the thesis.

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Five-slide carousel

One idea per slide

Each slide downloads separately and sequentially numbered at 1080 × 1350.

Carousel slide 1

TAX SEASON ENDED. THEIR VALUE DIDN'T.

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BEFORE — GENERAL-PRACTICE COPY, NO CLEAR POSITION.

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WE DIDN'T REDESIGN. WE REPOSITIONED.

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Carousel slide 4

RELIABLE, YEAR-ROUND ACCOUNTING SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES & PROFESSIONALS.

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Carousel slide 5

EASIER TO CHOOSE. EASIER TO RECOMMEND.

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Before & after

The same firm, seen properly

Authentic screenshots — the archived 2023 homepage beside the site CountingWorks PRO built. No explanation needed.

Before · 2023
web.archive.org · paulhaglund.com (2023)
Archived 2023 Paul Haglund & Company homepage with a stock beach clock image and a block of general tax copy
The archived 2023 homepage: a stock image, a generic welcome paragraph and portal buttons — nothing that said who the firm serves or where.
After · today
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Current Paul Haglund & Company homepage showing the firm's Burnsville office building and navigation
The homepage CountingWorks PRO built: the firm's own Burnsville office leads, with clear navigation into services, resources and client tools.

The headline, rewritten

Before

“At Paul Haglund & Company, LLC in Lakeville, MN our success is based on your success.”

After

“Tax Advice Grounded in Real Life”

Retirement, entity choices, IRS notices — handled by a South Metro team that answers when you call.

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Tax Advice Grounded in Real Life section on the Paul Haglund & Company homepage

“Tax Advice Grounded in Real Life” — the positioning section written to say what the firm actually specialises in.

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CountingWorks PRO branded · archived 2023 homepage vs. the site today.

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What we built

Straight from paulhaglund.com

Live pages from the firm’s site today — localized content, defined services and a clear South Metro identity.

Localized content
paulhaglund.com/about-us
About page copy describing Lakeville and Burnsville service area and specialties
The About page names Lakeville, Burnsville and the specialties — retirement planning, S corps, IRS resolution — in plain language.
Service strategy
paulhaglund.com/services
What We Offer services page with four service cards
Services are now four distinct, searchable pages instead of one undifferentiated list.
Visit paulhaglund.com

Local visibility proof graphic

Supporting social asset — verified figures only.

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Proof, labelled precisely

Local expertise. Page-one visibility.

These figures belong in supporting assets and captions — never on the homepage hero. Label them exactly as written; 7.5 is an average Google position, not a review rating.

Average Google Position
7.5
Google Local Pack Coverage
26.7%