Ranking in local?
- Thread starter jimjames
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- Dec 3, 2015
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James , It doesn't matter if you have a store or not to rank on local SERP. But for SNAP PACK result you're required to verify your business.
To rank your website on Local SERP you'd definitely need a website as that makes up your landing page.
Ive searched but cant seem to find results - how do I find local citations for a real estate business?
I do have a responsive, mobile friendly website and have posted 30+ 1000 word original content pages relating to certain cities in my area and am ranking 5th for "real estate agent in _____" which was my goal keyword.
Can anyone recommend a service that i can get some local backlinks or what is the best approach?
I do have a responsive, mobile friendly website and have posted 30+ 1000 word original content pages relating to certain cities in my area and am ranking 5th for "real estate agent in _____" which was my goal keyword.
Can anyone recommend a service that i can get some local backlinks or what is the best approach?
martin1214
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im intrested in the verification method you speak about can you pm me here or imail me @ my namemartin121485 at g com
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There are lots of places you can get citations and backlinks from. There are a few sites I use, and there are a lot of vendors in the marketplace.
Really, what it boils down to is on-page optimization, citations, and reviews, for the most part. How is your on-page? What kw are your articles targeting? Could you combine a few that are targeting the same, or nearly the same kw?
Also, if your website and GMB are for city "A", you might not be able to rank in the 3 pack for city "B" or "C".
If you want to message me a link to your site and GMB listing I'd be happy to take a look.
Thatchman
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Local citations are services such as Yelp, Yellow Pages, Local Search etc, these are vitally important and will provide you with backlinks and credibility in G's eyes. It is also a good idea to Geo Tag your images, add images and content often and get customers to place reviews. Also make sure your G+ page is updated and links to the GMB page. I have a guide somewhere that can provide more detail, I am back in the office next week feel free to skype me:
Google-Leech
I will try and dig it out for you.
Holzr
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Read this to find out ranking factors. Local SEO/Map Pack is alot different to regular SEO.
Build citations (can use a service like BrightLocal to outsource this), implement Schema onto your website, get reviews and build links.
This is a decent flowchart of the things you should be doing if you want to rank.
Build citations (can use a service like BrightLocal to outsource this), implement Schema onto your website, get reviews and build links.
This is a decent flowchart of the things you should be doing if you want to rank.
Holzr
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To tag onto this. If you pay for BrightLocal they have some good reporting where you can see easily competitors citations and ranks etc. They also have a comprehensive list of the top citations for most business catagories. This is also the same for country.
eternalwarrior
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That flow chart is gold mine. Thanks for the share
freshoutaluck
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Can you pm me about this?
Frozen Phoenix
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Local SEO rankings are mainly good on-page, citations, social signals and some backlinks.
Most I do myself, but citations are a pain in the ass to do.
I usually outsource them to directorybug.com (a new citation building service I discovered).
Most I do myself, but citations are a pain in the ass to do.
I usually outsource them to directorybug.com (a new citation building service I discovered).