ExpertLocal

Client Work

DACH-wide directory of digital agencies, scraped and curated automatically. Filters by service (SEO, Web Design, Performance Marketing, etc.) and city, with AI-generated agency profiles, reviews, and SEO articles. Built as a turnkey product for the client.

expertlocal.de

Started 2026-04Philipp Schmid

Problem

Finding the right digital agency in DACH is opaque - review sites are sparse, Google rankings reward agencies with biggest SEO budgets, not the best fit.

Solution

Crawled directory of 3 360 agency × city tuples in DE/AT/CH, with Gemini-grounded profiles, AI-tenor reviews, and 50 SEO long-form articles seeded as entry points.

Tech Stack

Next.js 16React 19Tailwind v4Supabase SSRGemini 2.5 Flash + Google SearchAWS S3CloudflareDocker

Infrastructure

Self-hosted on Hetzner with dedicated Supabase auth + Postgres, Traefik file-provider routing, AWS S3 for logos and covers.

Outlook

Adding agency-claim flow, paid premium listings, and per-service landing pages.

Next.js 16SupabaseGemini AIAWS S3