What is Local seo?

[oorjaclinic]

Hello, Guys please help me, what is Local SEO?

 

[MisterF]

When you're trying to rank for as an example a dentist in New York , that type of stuff.
As opposed to ranking for best mens gym shorts.

 

[Gillyrocker]

It's all about your website local website listings and reviews. Like google business place, yelp, yellow pages listing and reviews and all other major local directories.

 

[Paranoid Android]

a lot of links from local directories and stuff

 

[Gillyrocker]

Social media presentation also important like facebook reviews etc.

 

[ther00kie]

When you're trying to rank for as an example a dentist in New York , that type of stuff.
As opposed to ranking for best mens gym shorts.

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1) Help a local business rank higher in search engines.
2) Get them more customers.
3) ???
4) Profit

 

[wanessmark]

Local SEO is an effective way to market your business online. It helps businesses promote their products and services to local customers at the exact time they're looking for a local business. ... Local SEO is a very targeted online marketing approach.

 

[Jobdollarr]

It's like backlinks for targeted countries. In certain countries, certain cities

 

[blackhatbilly]

Local SEO is when you rank a business for local keywords, eg "accountant in new york", "plumber in dallas, tx", etc.

 

[Bobtx85]

A lot of times when people say local seo what they are also implicitly meaning is ranking in the maps pack in addition to the organic search with the local modifier (plumber in new york)

 

[Subbu PD]

Local SEO - A narrowed online marketing approach targeting local customers. Local SEO mostly employs keywords with country names -

For instance : Freelance Graphic designer in Singapore