Discover Innovative Digital Marketing:
Zero 360 Marketing is a research and analytics driven digital marketing company based in Los Angeles with a global reach. We help companies grow their market share through innovative and comprehensive digital marketing campaigns to reach their target audience. We build brands and influence target audiences throughout the engagement cycle via a strategic and ubiquitous online presence.. We are a hands on company poised to handle any size business. Please review our site and plans and give us a call to learn how we can grow your revenue.
Personal Brand Exploration Presentation Eric Bonilla
Local search marketing. four steps to an improved ranking
1. Local Search Marketing. Four Steps to an
Improved Ranking
There are 10 billion unique online searches conducted each month in the
US, and about 40% of these searches are for local services, businesses, and
products. For small and medium size businesses that want to be visible in
today’s highly competitive online marketing world, Local Search Marketing is
crucial. The days of using the dusty old telephone book to find local businesses
are over. Today, most costumers actively search for your services on the web,
mobile devices, enhanced 411 services or other high tech devices. Most people
like to narrow down their searches to their cities or neighborhoods because of the
rising need among visitors to know who they are dealing with, or they may want
to personally visit your location. Local Search Marketing will build brand
awareness, leverage trust for local visitors, and most importantly increase ROI.
Hiring a good SEO service provider can maximize your return on investment for
pennies on the dollar. If you are a do it yourself person, then following the steps
below will help you along the way.
Step One: Get listed, claim your listing, and update your business information on
top local data providers and top local search engines for free:
Local Data Providers: Amacai (or Localeze), InfoUSA, and Acxiom.
Local Search Site: Google Maps, Yahoo Local, MSN Live Search, and Ask City.
Top internet Yellow Pages Sites: YellowPages.com, SuperPages.com, and
DexOnline.com.
Step Two: Submit and optimize your website to Goggles Places page (formerly
known as Google Local Business Center). Make sure to include the following:
1. Basic business information
2. Email, description, and website
3. Service areas
4. Business category selection
5. Hours of operation and payment options
6. Images and videos
7. Any other details of your Business
8. Last but not least, review for accuracy, and then submit to save the
changes.
Step Three: In order to “get found” on major search engines and to increase
your ranking, start building citations (or links) to your listing. Most citations will
contain the following: your DBA name, business phone number, business
2. website URL and business categorization. Any additional sources that will allow
more rich information about your business such as customer reviews will also
help your ranking.
Step Four: Select the correct service provider: your website should be hosted in
the country where most of your customers live. For instance, if your business is
based in the US and your domain is hosted in the UK, the chance of your site
ranking well in the UK is higher since search engines will interpret your website
to be a UK website!
As a smart business owner, make Local Search Marketing a major part of
your website marketing campaign in order to increase lead generation, sales and
ROI.