Local Search Optimization: Think Globally, Act Locally
by: SEO Services
Many small businesses need to have an online presence and sell their products or services locally. For instance, doctors, dentists, real estate agents and restaurants can all benefit from online marketing but only on a local scale, not globally. In order to tap into the local market, however, it may be necessary to make some global changes to your website.
In order to target a website to a local market, it is important that 3 key areas be addressed:
- Global website text changes targeting local keywords
- Geographical meta tag implementation
- Getting indexed by Yahoo! Local
In regards to global website text changes, let’s take, for example the case of the Romeo Cuccina restaurant in Nowhere, Ohio. This family-owned Italian restaurant wants to be found by people in and around Nowhere, Ohio and by people traveling to this location. The body text of the Romeo Cuccina restaurant needs to contain the name Nowhere, Ohio, plus references to the surrounding towns and attractions along with its Italian restaurant keywords, which will also be scattered throughout the text. The title text and the H1 tag should also contain the words ‘Nowhere, Ohio’ as well. Making sure that these geographical keywords are in the text, names of the graphics and links will help this website do well in the search engines for local searches.
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