SEO for Local Businesses

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All the above and also build pages on your website that match your GBP categories. Then build service and city pages which match your services and service area. Add plenty of photos and videos. Geotag a few of them, again from your service area. This does still work.
 
seojen said:
What are the most effective ways of ranking a local business these days? Paying for ads is excluded.
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The most effective ways of ranking a local business without paid ads include optimizing Google My Business listing, ensuring consistent NAP (Name, Address, Phone Number) across online directories, gathering positive reviews, creating locally relevant content, and building quality backlinks from local sources. You should also focus on on-page SEO, implementing structured data markup, and engaging with local community events or partnerships can also boost local visibility.
 
seojen said:
What are the most effective ways of ranking a local business these days? Paying for ads is excluded.
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Listing in local directories and local link building and local SEO optimization are the best way for ranking your local business.
 
A lot of the answers have already been posted in this thread.

I can't emphasize the importance of your GMB profile as well as NAP placement in directories as citations are crucial.

The more citations you get in whatever form it takes in your local target area, the better.

Now with all that said, I cannot emphasize the importance of consistency enough.

If there is any kind of confusion as to the name, address, or phone number of the local business you're optimizing, that's going to count against you.

Competitors that are more consistent will outrank your client, so it's really important to focus on consistency.

This has to be tied into branding because a lot of local businesses have one brand for a certain target market and then another brand for somebody else.

It's not a surprise that people would use different names to find the same business in the same location.

Do you see how this could be a problem when it comes to local SEO?

You have to talk to your clients and convince them of the importance of consistent branding.

Now there is a thing called brand segmentation.

People still refer to the same business with a unified brand, but they have different expectations. That's an entirely different thing, and you can guide them through that.

The key is to keep the brand consistent.
 
Local SEO is crucial for businesses targeting specific location areas to improve your visibility in local search results:
  • Create an account in Google My Business to optimize the business in Google and ensure consistent NAP information across various platforms.
  • Add a local map pack to display your business.
  • For On-page SEO- Optimize your website content with precise local keywords and add location-specific phrases in your URLs and meta tags.
  • Create content that directly talks about the local audience and highlights local events, news, and community involvement by using location-specific keywords naturally within your content.
  • For local link-building - Add high-quality backlinks from local sources.
  • Encourage satisfied customers to leave positive reviews on Google and Facebook.
 
There are a number of factors that go into it obviously, but one thing that has worked for me is similar to how topical clusters works in SEO.
You want to rank for X Product/Service in X City/Town.

Write a Compehensive page on X Product/Service in X City/Town.
Then go out and find all the other locals that surround X City/Town.

Write a page on those locals, that link back to the Comprehensive page.
The local pages will rank much higher much faster, and then fuel the SEO for the harder to rank page.

Obviously, content, content distribution, backlinking and company citations are also important. But this is the structure I use and then build on that.
 
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Alberta? You look like Brampton maaans
 
You must build the professionalism of your business. Create a good brand in the neighborhood and customers you want to target. Try to provide good services/products. So that you have a source of customers who will come back to you. Then you save money on advertising to new customers. Old customers will have good feedback and referrals to their acquaintances
 
DMMayer said:
Wtf why are there at least 3-4 bots replies on this thread, @BassTrackerBoats / @MrDenz am I tripping?
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Feel free to report whatever you see on the forum and think is wrong, that someone is breaking the rules, etc., you should all do that.
 
You can try focusing on optimizing your GMB and implementing location specific keywords and local link building. Engage in social media to increase your brand visibility and enhance your local business's online presence
 
Local SEO Optimization ,Acquire backlinks from local websites, blogs, and directories. Create a Quality content that is related to the Local Audience .Engaged in Social Media with your Community .
 
Are you trying to rank in maps or just on the SERP?
 
seojen said:
What are the most effective ways of ranking a local business these days? Paying for ads is excluded.
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Local SEO is very easy, Just follow the process.

Start with: Core Search Engines Like Google Business Profile, Bing Places, Apple Maps

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Core Search Engines
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-> Google Business Profile

-Google Business Profile Optimization
-Google My Business (GMB) Posts
-Google Business Profile Link Building

-> Bing Places

Connect (GBP and Bing)

-> Apple Maps

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==>> Local Business Citations
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-> Top Citations

-Foursquare
-Yelp
-CityGrid
-Yellow Pages
-LocalEze
-Manta
-Superpages
-BBB

-> Niche Citations

-> Misc Citation


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==>> Link building
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-Foundation Back Links
-Guest Posting & Niche Edits

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==>> Onpage seo
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optimized pages with "pageoptimizer.pro" or with "Surfer — SEO" or with "Frase.io"

Thats it

your site should rank. If still there is any issue, audit your site with "Cora SEO Software"
find the reasons and fix it

I hope it helps

Thanks and good luck
 
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