Drive More Local Traffic By Search Engine Optimization And Increase The Sales
Posted: February 20th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: Local Search, Natural Language Search, Uncategorized | Tags: bing, bumenthals, google 10 pack, google local, local search, matt cutts, optimization, sales, seo, traffic | 2 Comments »Today there are many businesses that would not be able to survive without doing and knowing about search engine optimization. A lot of people are now using the web to find local products and services because of the deals they can find online. Without using search engine optimization a business might not get anywhere as to one who uses it might succeed. Listed below are ways that people can drive local traffic to their website and increase the sales.
Example of a Google Local 10 Pack:
How To Use A Directory And List A Website
If you are first getting started with search engine optimization then chances are you may or may not know why people use local directories. People look to directories because it is a way of helping to promote their business. Google is a directory, but there are also smaller ones all over the net. When adding a listing you can include a variety of things such as: ways for people to contact the company, the details about the company, services that the company provides, the website address, and the a way to contact the company if they want further details. People can find that there are directories with Yahoo Local Business, Google Local Business Center, Small Business Directory for people in the UK, and Bing also uses directories. The yellow pages is another directory that many often forget about these days. Below are the links to the some of the directories listed above.
Yellow Pages
http://local.yahoo.com/
Google Local Business Center
Bing Local Listing Center
https://ssl.bing.com/listings/
Using Videos For Promotion
Using a video for promotion is a great way to get noticed and more so if it is put out on websites like YouTube. Google Local actually allows you to upload your videos into your Google Local profile for ease of use for end users.
If the video is great then it can drive more traffic because people would want to click and find out what the website is all about. Using things like descriptions, keywords, titles and links can help draw in the visitors to view the video. Most computers come with software already installed to allow people to create and make their own video for free.
Youtube has a lot of tutorials on their website that show people how to upload them. There are many things that can be added to videos such as testimonials and reviews from the customer’s. The reason why YouTube videos are important is because they’ll come up on search engines when people are looking for something and that is why having the right keywords can drive in more traffic.
Using Ad Campaigns Near You
While this might be a old tool that people have used for generations it still can really help a business get sales. There are many who might not want to spend more money with promotion. However, there are ways to go about it without spending a lot such as just using school paper and handing out fliers in the neighborhood. Using a catchy logo is another way to get people’s attention on a flier when doing ad campaigns.
If a business starts using these three tips and strategies with search engine optimization the rate for them to succeed increases by 95% percent. People around the local area talk; and when they hear of such deals going on by the ad campaigns plus with looking online the business is bound to get more traffic and visitors coming in because of that and that is why search engine optimization is very vital to a business.


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Hi Michael,
I think the list of information you have provided for local business marketing is comprehensive. The Internet has become a good source for local business to reach the local consumer through web searches and mobile searches.
What I am most concerned about are small and local businesses having to contend with multiple websites when it comes to their local listing. What I’m really talking about are “time resources”. Most local businesses do not have the time to spend on all these various free options.
Afterall, there are over 60 websites in four different categories specifically geared towards local listings. How can a local or small business have the time resources to cover this space.
Even if you made a conscious decision to not manage all 60, there are well more than Google, Yahoo, Bing, and Ask. The space goes to Local.com (they went public), Yelp, Merchant Circle, and many others.
Consumers will be the ones deciding which of these local listing websites they will go and post their experience through consumer reviews. This adds to the burden that no one single local listing website will do the trick.
Something we recently read at KillerStartUps are companies that are offering a low cost service to update then manage these listings for companies. You can read about this at KillerStartUps here:
http://www.killerstartups.com/Search/smartfindslocallisting-com-be-found-online
It is a changing world and the local business will benefit. Now it is is a matter of tapping into these changes.
Good information from your post and hopefully varying opinions help give perspective.
I tend to agree. But the ones that count most are Google, Yahoo and Bing, since they show up on page one of the SERPS.