Posts Tagged local seo


Expand Your Google Local Business Listing Service Area

Now Google gives “Location Independent” local businesses the ability to list their Service Areas in the Google Local Business Listing.


Let’s say you’re a contractor serving multiple towns and communities…

You can handle this two ways in your Google Local Business Listing.

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7 Winning Local Business Traffic Tactics

Without traffic to your local website, your website is simply another expense rather than a sales-generating asset.

Just as there are ways to drive traffic- visits, phone calls, inquiries- to your local business in the offline world, there are endless tactics to increase traffic to your local website.

Now with “Inbound Marketing”, you can have customers coming to you via your website to do business with you rather than interrupting them with paid ads. It’s not that paid ads don’t work; (in fact, paid Online Ads DO work to jump start traffic to your local website) they simply don’t work as well. Inbound marketing positions you with respect and credibility.

The Online World of Inbound Marketing is relatively new, and constantly and rapidly changing. Every day a new twist or angle seems to emerge. However, just because it’s new, doesn’t mean you should dismiss the possibilities of how it can work for your local business.

7 Ways to Drive Traffic to Your Local Website:

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Free Google Name-Claim

If you’re a local business professional, what’s the first thing your prospects now do before they hire you? They’re gonna “Google” you… Your Business Name and YOUR Name too. Your Google Profile is where you begin to “Own Your Name” online. So the Big Question is: When your prospects and clients  “Google” you, what do [...]

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Google Local Business Listing: Video

Wanna know the trick to making your Google Local Business Listing Rock? Rock… meaning prospects actually visiting your website, calling you for appointments, hiring you, giving you money? One word: Video Video is the ultimate killer app for Local businesses. And it starts with adding video to your Google Local Business Listing. Here are the [...]

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Google Local Business Listing:Photo Tweaks and Tips

Now,  you’ve claimed  your Google Local Business Listing… But, one or two lame photos? Come on… Show me more! Ok, so, you’re asking… “Why is it so freakin’ important to add my own photos, with Keyword Tags, to my Google Local Business Listing?… I got a real business to run here!” First of all… If [...]

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