Tweet

••••••>Getting Top SEO Ranking for Local Listings on Google Local, Yahoo Local, City Search etc.

Guest post by: David Josephson

Article Overview: As a free service by most of the local search sites, local listings is a powerful yet free SEO tool. Local listings Google and Yahoo appear above all other listings, getting #1 position in Local search may actually be easier than #1 in Organic/Natural rankings

••••••>Getting Top SEO Ranking for Local Listings on Google Local, Yahoo Local, City Search etc.

Search engine optimization (SEO) involves utilizing every possible avenue before you in order to get top listings and make your website a noticeable and highly recognizable site on the Internet: this includes the act of getting listed in large search engines as well as smaller search engines and in local search directories. Listing your site URL, your business name, your business addresses, and other pertinent contact details in as many possible local search directories as you can is vital for SEO success. You should make a list of all the local search directories you can find and begin the process of manual submission.

As a free service by most of the local search sites, local listings is a powerful yet free SEO tool. Local listings Google and Yahoo appear above all other listings, getting #1 position in Local search may actually be easier than #1 in Organic/Natural rankings. The biggest and most impact of the Local listings are Google Local (also Google Maps), Yahoo Local and City Search. Local search sites that can also help are Yelp, Local.com, and others

There can definitely be a benefit from getting listed in local sites where your website and business can be reviewed, commented on, and assessed by web visitors as well. Often times, consumers do a lot of research before working with a company, before buying any kind of product, or before browsing through hundreds of web pages. Consumers and web visitors alike want high quality products and information; if you are listed in local directories supplying information about your business, and on sites offering review information about you, your web site, and your offerings, you will have more incoming links to your site, and more informative exposure on the web too.

Related Articles
  How can a Local Business get on the First Page of Google?
  Local Search for SEO
  ••••••> Using Local Search to Get Top 10 Rankings on Google and Yahoo
  The Importance of Google Local
  Rank Your Local Business Website Fast With Local Business listings

Article Tags: business addresses, business name, city search, consumers, contact details, google, google maps, high quality products, local search, local sites, manual submission, offerings, optimization seo, search directories, search engine optimization, search engines, site url, web pages, web visitors, yelp



Related Forum Posts
Re: How can I promote my site? - I recently added my details to Google Places. Is that the same as a Google Local Business Listing?
Re: Google Local Tutorial - Free Online Advertising - You have done a good job on the tutorial and thanks a million for the information, I have never known about Google Local before. I will implement it immedaitely
Chain store hurdles - [quote:3v8nzz4s]Everyone I'm targeting are independent stores which helps me overcome one hurdle. [/quote:3v8nzz4s] What hurdle is that? I know the major stores like B&N, etc. like to deal with buyers and distributors, but I think they all cut some slack to "Local" authors, don't they? Every store I go into has its "Local Section," featuring local authors, as well as books about the locality. I wouldn't bypass them altogether. If you drive past one, why not go in and visit, talk to the manager, see what they say? [quote:3v8nzz4s]Bookstores want to order through Bowkers and I have their info and the ISBN (identification) numbers for my books. [/quote:3v8nzz4s] You mean the major chain ones do, right? Independent stores I think have no problem dealing directly with the publisher/author. But you want to get your money up front if possible in case they go out of business....as too many independents do these days.
Re: How can I promote my site? - [quote="smartcompanysoftware":1buq8jkk]I recently added my details to Google Places. Is that the same as a Google Local Business Listing?[/quote:1buq8jkk] Yes, they're the same. You add your business information so that you can be found on the web. You can engage with customers and much more. You just reminded me to add my business there as well. Thanks!
Re: Google Local Tutorial - Free Online Advertising - Hi GT, Thanks a lot for the referral. I have started signing up all my clients for Google Local. People are amazed that in two weeks they can have #1 listings for competitive local kewords. Tip: Don't stop by adding just one ad. As long as each page of your website is different and optimized for different keywords you should create multiple ad words for each page. Example: Type in "Minneapolis web development" in Google. You will notice we have two listings. One for our home page & one for our mission page. They are both optimized for "Minneapolis web development" so Google will approve both listings / ads. Jeff


Share this article with your friends. Fund someone's dream.

Leave a comment below or share on the left and you'll help support entrepreneurs in Africa through our partnership with Kiva. Over $50,000 raised and counting - Please keep sharing! Learn more.

Tweet

Newsletter

Get advice & tips from famous business
owners, new articles by entrepreneur
experts, my latest website updates, &
special sneak peaks at what's to come!

Name:
Email:

Popular Articles

How do you keep it together on a daily basis?

A New Year in the Pharmaceutical Industry

The State of the Sustainable Furniture Industry

Suggestions

Email us your ideas on how to make our
website more valuable! Thank you Sharon
from Toronto Salsa Lessons / Classes for
your suggestions to make the newsletter
look like the website and profile younger
entrepreneurs like Jennifer Lopez.