conquer google, yahoo & bing and learn local seo & keyword research basics

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Local SEO - Get Mor e F oot & Web Tra c

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Learn what a search engine is - how it works and why your small business should spend time to invest in local search engine optimization. I cover the basics on search engine optimization for local search: keyword research tactics, free tools to help improve your local visibility and more. Check out which local efforts help you show up more frequently in search engines like google, yahoo and bing and what you can do to help that process along.

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Local SEO - Get More Foot & Web Traffic

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By InterCoastal Net Designs

Conrad O'Connell

Search Engine Marketing Manager

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We're going to cover:4 How To Research Interest (and search volume) In Your Business

4 How To Perform Basic Search Engine Optimization

4 Why Map Listings Are Important

4 Getting Reviews

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But first....

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What is a search engine?

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And the job of a search engine is return information to the

searcher.

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It does this with an algorithm.

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algorithm defined:

a set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations

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Why?

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100 billion searches per month.

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Lucky for us, they capture that information and let us analyze it.

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How To Perform Basic Search Engine On Page

Optimization

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Starting Out - Research4 First, research.

4 Find out how many people search for what & how they search

4 http://google.com/sktool (keyword tool)

4 Start researching!

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You may learn that 600 people, on average, per month, search for

restaurants in Brunswick County.

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Demo. Any volunteers?

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You can learn a lot from some basic research. It

helps guide what keywords you place on your website.

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On most content management systems,

you'll be able to easily edit your title tags.

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These are important. They impact what search engines

think that webpage is about.

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Check out a well optimized title and meta description.

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They are focusing their target keywords - found

through research - content marketing strategy.

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More website traffic

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Questions?

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Why Map Listings Are Important

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I can search for "car detailer"

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Ranking high in map listings can get you more business.

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Can't be on the page without a correct google

map listing.

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Get these listings correct:

4 Google Maps

4 Google Plus Local

4 TripAdvisor

4 Yelp

4 FourSquare

4 Bing Maps

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Demo: I need a volunteermoz.com/local/search

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Getting Reviews

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Reviews create trust in your business & help search

rankings

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Great ways to get reviews:4 Ask - in person and somewhere in your business

4 Send an email to your loyal customers

4 If you're in retail, put it on your reciept

4 (Ethical) bribes - ask for feedback in exchange for a discount, then send high-reviewing customers to a review page.

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Places to get reviews:4 Google Plus Page

4 Facebook

4 Yelp

4 TripAdvisor

4 & much more...

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Questions?