Topic: Mastering Local SEO
Google’s Venice update has changed the way online businesses need to address their local strategy. This potentially effects every online business even if you only target market is global. Everyone should now incorporate a local SEO strategy simply to safeguard their online presence.
Key takeaways:
- On-page optimisation for Local SEO
- Where you need to be listed
- Google+ Local and why you need a profile
- Local Citations – what are they and where can I get them?
- Research – Where and how to find new link building opportunities
19. WHAT ARE
RICH SNIPPETS?
“Structured markup is a way of annotating
information already on your website to help
Google and others understand information
more precisely.”
Source: Google
57. WHAT ARE
CITATIONS?
“Citations are defined as "mentions"
of your business name and address
on other webpages, even if there is
no link to your website”.
Source: getlisted.org
59. Competition’s Domain: Plus an
element of their address
WHAT TO
SEARCH FOR
Your Domain: Use
‘–site:yourdomain’ to remove your
results
Competitors on Google+: See
where they are gaining reviews
Your targeted terms: Search for
broader terms even if more
generic
60. Search beyond the 2nd page of
Google.
There are loads of extra leads
down as far as 60th and beyond
66. One in three mobile searches
have local intent versus one in
five on a PC
Mobile just made Local SEO even
more important
Source: Mobile Marketing Watch