Over the past few years, I have dealt with many business owners who are confused about local seo and the process involved. It takes time to rank organically in Google for many competitive location based searches. I have seen first page rankings take anywhere from 2-14 months, depending on the industry, competitiveness, and strategies used.
I decided to create this helpful local seo guide to assist fellow marketers and small business owners in improving their local search strategy. This is also a good guide to forward to your online marketing agency, to ensure that they are using the proper tactics in your organic campaigns. I split it into two sections for now, On-Page, Local SEO Business Directories. It is imperative to your campaign that you maintain a consistent Name, Address, and Phone Number. For the website submissions, be sure to fill out your profiles with good unique descriptions and as much information about your business as you can provide, to give it a respectable and full presence.
My Geo Sitemap is
<div itemscope itemtype=”http://schema.org/LocalBusiness”>
<h2><span itemprop=”name”>KickinKnowledge Web Productions</span></h2>
<span itemprop=”description”>Contact {name} owner Justin Murray at any time directly 415-237-3932 Meetings and Office by Appointment Only.</span>
<div itemprop=”address” itemscope itemtype=”http://schema.org/PostalAddress”>
<span itemprop=”streetAddress”>4629 Cass St. #165</span>
<span itemprop=”addressLocality”>San Diego</span>,
<span itemprop=”addressRegion”>CA</span>
</div>
Phone: <span itemprop=”telephone”>415-237-3932</span>
</div>
and this html code contains seo friendly markup data from the specifications at http://Schema.org, specifically the LocalBusiness markup.
Google Places This is an important one! Make sure to actually Verify your profile with Google. Search Engine Land has some great information on the new Google Places management at http://searchengineland.com/10-things-seos-smbs-should-know-about-new-google-places-dashboard-154686
LinkedIn
Yellow Pages
Yelp
White Pages
Super Pages
Local.com
City Search
Yahoo Local
Mapquest
Dex Knows
Yellow.com
BBB.org
Service Magic
Facebook
Angie’s List
Area Connect
Biz Journals
Topix
Foursquare
American Towns
Local Guides
411.com
Manta
Patch
City-Data
MerchantCircle
Yellowbook.com
Yellowpages.aol.com
Insider Pages
Magic Yellow
Hotfrog.com
Mojopages
Demandforce
Best of the Web Local
Bundle
Chamber of Commerce
Metromix
Yellowbot
Kudzu
ShowMeLocal
LocalPages
HopStop
YellowMoxie
Phonenumber.com
Yellowise
GetFave
Tupalo
Zip Local
EZLocal
City Squares
USCity.net
Local Database
Yellow Pages
Justin Murray is the Owner and operator of Kickin Knowledge, a San Diego web design, development, and marketing company. With over 10 years of online marketing and website experience, Justin has a passion for building and promoting businesses on the internet. Justin studied Computer Science from Coleman University, with a concentration in Computer Networking, where he achieved certifications in A+ Computer Repair, as well as CompTIA Certifications in Computer Security and Networking. Considered a "jack of all trades" when it comes to websites, Justin brings experience and dedication to Kickin Knowledge. Kickin Knowledge proudly specializes in Wordpress, Woocommerce, E-commerce, SEO, and PPC (pay per click like Google Adwords) marketing services.
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