Last Updated on Feb 28, 2020 by James W

local-business

It has never been more important than it is now to have an Internet presence. People turn to the Internet to find just about everything they are looking for. If you want your business to be found, you need to have a strong Internet presence. This is true even if you just want to serve the people in your area. Your customers are more likely to go to Google to look for a service provider than the phone book. Read the rest of this article for tips on how to get your local business to the top of search engines using SEO (Search Engine Optimization) methods.

Use Google+

Google+ is Google’s social media platform. If you use Google+ in your business, your Google+ activity will help validate your business. Google is using Google+ profiles to verify content in other places online. When you use Google+, you’ll get a personal profile and the opportunity to create a business profile. This will help you provide more social proof to your future customers that you are a real business and that you have customers that adore your products and services.

Use Facebook

There’s simply no way to get around it. Your business must be on Facebook if you want to be in front of the most people. You can create a Fan page in addition to your personal page. On your fan page you can tell your future customers about sales and promotions that are going on in your business. Many people check Facebook before they even check their email so Facebook is a great way to get people’s attention. The most important part about Facebook is that people can share what you post. So if you post a great deal, your potential customer can share it with their network. This helps you expand your reach without you having to do any extra work.

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Optimize your website for the area you want to rank for

It is important to make sure that the pages on your website are optimized for the area you serve. Make sure you sprinkle your city’s name throughout the text part of your website. Your on page optimization is important because it lets search engines see that your site is relevant to the keywords you want to target.

Get Listed In Directories

You should also list your company in directories. Just look up “your city” plus “business directory” to find directories to list your company in. This is further validation for your company. People usually aren’t going to buy from you the first time they see your name. However, if they keep seeing your name mentioned in a positive light, they will be more likely to do business with you because of the social proof you will have built up.

Use A SEO company to help you with all of this.

This is not something that will be done overnight. You should use a company such as SearchEngineMarketingServices.org to get this done because they have more resources than you do and can get these tasks completed faster than you can on your own.

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