People are starting to get extremely clever and are expecting a lot more from local search results. How do you compete? How do you make sure you are found? This webinar will review the likely factors that impact a local result, bust a few myths and provide some creative ideas that will make you think of "local search" a little bit differently.
You can view a full recording of this webinar online here: http://www.hallme.com/webinars/getting-found-and-optimizing-for-local-search-230.php
4. When You Leave, You
Will Know…
• What is Local Search/ Why is it Important?
• What Local Search Impacts
• Local Search Ranking Factors
• Where to Begin?
25. What Does Local Search
Impact (Review!)
• SERPs
• Website Traffic
• Online Reputation
• Mobile Search
• Social Media
26. Local Search Ranking
Factors
• Physical Address in City of Search
• Proper Category Associations
• Proximity of Address to Centroid
• Domain Authority of Website
• Quantity & Quality of Citations
• Reviews
• NAPs
37. Learn More!
• Twitter: @hall_web
• Blog- www.hallme.com/blog/
• Webinars- www.hallme.com/webinars
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o 11/27– Advanced Tactics in Local Search
Editor's Notes
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Any search performed by a person with intent on performing an action upon it, in their local communityExplicitvs Implicit Search TermsFor Brick and Mortar Businesses as well as service area structured businesses
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Photos, Location Information, Categories, Hours of Operation, Reviews
Photos, Payment information, Reviews by Yelp, Hours of Operation
Contact Information, Hours of Operation, Categories, Reviews
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Half Way Through!
Local Searches on Mobile Devices are Growing HUGE– So far 3.45 Billion Local Searches
-Google+ Local-Linking in Local Search Dashboards to Facebook and Twitter Accounts-Social Media acts as authority linking for your local business/ local search profiles