Did you know there is a way to reach your local audience without paid advertising and increase your search results? To do it right you need to do the following ten items to achieve success.
No, we are not talking about taking a nap. Those are great in certain situations. We are referring of NAP when it comes to your search engine optimization efforts or SEO. NAP stands for Name, Address, and Phone number. This information is critical for SEO to be effective and accurate. With a proper NAP setup, every search engine and wherever your customer goes will have a consistent experience on finding your business online. In this article, we will cover the core steps of NAP and why it is critical for your business to rank well on the search engines.
We are often asked by clients to match a competitor "guarantee" of a page one position one organic spot within the search engines. No one can do this and those that do you truly need to run from. No matter how much money is thrown at Local SEO you cannot guarantee a page one position. When it comes to your search engine optimization (SEO) results you need to do the right thing (white hat SEO techniques), having truly awesome content (content is king), and staying in it for the long haul (sounds like the stock market doesn't it?). Whether you are in a smaller and growing community like Kouts Indiana or in a big city like Chicago Illinois the techniques we will discuss pertain to all.
There are many free local online listing services, like our very own Find Business Directory. Using these services, you can increase the visibility of your website and further build your company brand. In this article we are going to cover many of the listings that you can list your business for free with minimal time and effort.
The internet has people believing in removing the need for having a physical address. This may be true for some types of businesses that can survive solely online. Most businesses though still require a physical address as they are in your local community. Local search engine optimization (SEO) for these businesses are critical as it helps their business on the search engines. Many small businesses will benefit from doing local SEO and is something businesses need to work on.
Part of our search engine optimization (SEO) for our customers is helping them take ownership of local search pages on the Internet. Some pages may already belong to to them while others can belong to no one, don't yet exist or have been claimed by the wrong person. Claiming your local search listings will not only help people find their business but provide valuable inbound links to their professional website.
Below you will find the main local search pages in the United States that are used and are a great place for every business to start. Some of the pages can be completed very quickly while others may take some time to verify your business as they may send a post card to verify the address of the location. Some of these local search pages you may have heard of while others you may not have but all of them are important for your business. By providing the information to you we hope that it will not only help those that wish to do their own search engine optimization. This will also help our customers that we do their search engine optimization for which local search engines we will be starting off with.
As part of every website we do we will promote you to the major search engines once your site goes live. By using our SEO platforms for your business we will not only continually be promoting you to the major search engines but on local search and social media as well. If you would like to have JM2 Webdesigners assist you, or you would like to learn more, you may contact us at sales@BusinessYETI.com.