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10 Commandments of Local Search

Posted on: December 31st, 2011 by Cody Baird 16 Comments

10 Commandments of Local Search

& the LSO Prophets

Why does one business rank higher than another in Google search results & how can you improve search rankings?  This is the million dollar question for thousands of small business owners in all types of industries.  Knowing the answer to Local Ranking Factors and being able to execute a plan to improve rankings can be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars each year for a small business.

Local Search Commandments

 In this article you will learn:

  • Why Local Search is so Important
  • Understanding Google’s Local Search Algorithm
  • Organic, Local, & Blended Search Results
  • The Prophets of Local Search
  • The 10 Commandments of Local Search
  • Understanding the Local Search Commandments

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Insiders Guide to Google Places

Posted on: December 9th, 2011 by Cody Baird 7 Comments

Listing & Claiming your Business with Google Places

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Listing and claiming your business properly with Google Places is the most important step to improving your local search rankings.  Google is 1 of the 3 major local search engines where you will need to list/claim your business and usually drives 70% of your search traffic with Yahoo & Bing combining for the other 30%.

In this tutorial you will learn how to:

  • See if your business is listed in Google Places.
  • Add and/or claim your listing.
  • Update your NAP (name, address, phone).
  • Choose proper categories.
  • Add other business attributes.
  • Verify your listing.
  • Claim, verify, & remove duplicate listings. (more…)

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