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Showing posts with label local search. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

How to Use Press Releases to Boost Local Google Rankings

Local SEO Case Study:
The Power of Press Releases

Until July 2013, public statements were an incredible strategy for building great connects to your site.

What's more, the procedure was basic. Compose a public statement that incorporates connects to your site, pay an official statement circulation benefit like PRWeb, and after that watch your internet searcher rankings enhance as an ever increasing number of honest to goodness sites posted the official statement with connections to your website.

Obviously, that all changed in July 2013 when Google declared the passing of public statements for site improvement (SEO).

Yet, would it say it was truly the finish of public statements as a SEO strategy? No, and for this situation examine I'll demonstrate there is still a great deal of energy in official statements (in the event that you know how to utilize them effectively).



What Changed in July 2013?

In July 2013, Google declared they would now consider interfaces in public statements as "paid connections" and urged dissemination administrations to utilize "nofollow" interfaces in the discharges. This change bodes well since organizations were paying public statement appropriation locales keeping in mind the end goal to get excellent connects to their sites.

In the event that you're not mindful, Google does not tally paid connections or "no take after" connections in their positioning calculation. Those sorts of connections are disregarded by the calculation. That implies the greater part of the connections you get from the public statement would not specifically enhance your web search tool rankings.

Thus, the reverberating cry that official statements were dead for SEO.

While it's actual the connections don't straightforwardly enhance your rankings, there is another effective SEO advantage of official statements.

The Key Benefit is Citations

A reference is a specify of your NAP (business Name, Address, and Phone number) on another site. For instance, if your business is recorded in Yelp, at that point your profile on Yelp is a reference since it records your NAP.

When drafting an official statement, on the off chance that you incorporate your business NAP in the byline of the discharge, at that point when your discharge is distributed over the web, each distributed page is another reference for your business. You can see a case beneath:

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That implies you could issue one official statements and inside a day or two have handfuls or even several new references.

That sounds awesome, yet why are references critical?

References Are Critical For Local Rankings

One of the greatest considers positioning high in the neighborhood "outline" is the amount and nature of your references. Of course, you can make accounts on professional references and develop a decent establishment of references, however so can your rivals.

To pick up an upper hand, you can utilize public statements to rank higher in the nearby outcomes. To demonstrate this works, we should take a gander at a contextual analysis...

How Our Client Jumped from #20 to #1

One of our dental specialist customers was stuck around #20 in the neighborhood "delineate."

We had effectively finished our site tune-up and set up all the important professional resources, yet the rankings would not enhance past #20 for his top need catchphrase, "Savannah dental practitioner." At this point we knew we needed to take it to the following level to surpass the contenders positioning on the principal page of Google.

This is what we did...

Over a 4-month time frame, we issued 4 official statements for our customer. Obviously, in the public statement we included connects to our customer's site, yet as you most likely are aware those connections were "nofollow" so they didn't specifically help for SEO. The power was in the references, or the notices of our customer's business name, address, and telephone number.

As an ever increasing number of sites distributed the public statements, our customer started to hop up in the Google neighborhood rankings. In the end he was #1 on the principal page of Google in the nearby outcomes for his essential watchword.

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As should be obvious from the screenshot over, the references helped our customer rank in the neighborhood "outline" on the main page of Google. At the point when Google decides the searcher is searching for a nearby business, at that point frequently Google shows a guide with neighborhood organizations recorded underneath.

To rank high in these nearby indexed lists, you should have references, and that is one reason you ought to consider utilizing official statements as a major aspect of your Local SEO technique.

Sunday, May 7, 2017

Answers to 5 Common Local SEO Questions

In today’s article, get answers to 5 common questions about Local Search Engine Optimization (Local SEO).



5 Local SEO FAQs You Never Knew
You Needed Answered


Undertaking Local Search Engine Optimization today is extremely important for all businesses trying to build a solid local online presence -- just read our latest blog post on why Local SEO may be the best investment you ever make.
Today we’ve decided to summarize 5 local SEO FAQs you didn't know you needed answered… or maybe you did, and that’s why you’re here? Either way, we’ve got you covered.

#1. Does my business require a website for local SEO to be most effective?

The top rankings in local search are given to businesses that Google can trust. Getting into the top positions of the Google ‘Local Pack’ requires some website SEO – so yes, it is important to have a website!
Google correlates the address information on a website with the information provided on Google My Business, and then further validates this with the information about your business that is listed across the Internet.
A primary trust factor with local search is having a website that includes relevant content to your business categories with Google My Business, as well as having accurate NAP information (Name, Address, Phone Number).
Google will attempt to match up your services in your business listing with what you show on your website. If there’s a match then the trust-factor, and overall effectiveness of local SEO, will increase.

#2. So, what makes a perfect local search listing?

There are three core components which together will ensure that your local search-listing stands head and shoulders above the rest.
1. Accuracy and Consistency: Your business information across all directories, websites and local search listings has to be accurate and consistent. Particular attention to detail should be applied to your NAP and website URL.
2. A complete listing: Every field in your local listing should be fully completed. This includes photos, opening times and a detailed description with your business keywords incorporated. Completing all sections of your listing, not only provides more information for the search engines to deliver better results, but it gives the searcher more information about your business
3. Up to date information: Keep all information up to date across all of your listings. This includes incorporating any special offers and updating your opening times if necessary. It’s important to also manage and respond to any comments or questions. Visit your Google My Business dashboard to check on reviews and update your information.

#3. Do I need to build links to my Google My Business page and directory listings such as Yelp, or is link building primarily targeted to the website itself?

Most people are linking to websites that they find are of high quality, or relevant to their own business, hobbies or interests. At least that's what they should do anyway, so links to directory pages or a Google My Business page don't make much sense. This also doesn’t represent a reason to rank a business higher than another business, as most of these links would be built by the business owner and not earned.Generally, the type of links that help your listing rank higher are ones that point at your website.

#4. I’ve heard that submitting to directories can now cause ranking punishments by Google. How can I avoid this but still build the required citation links?

If the business listings are spammy and incorrect, then yes, Google may punish you. And it is correct that building links from low quality directories to gain links has been considered spammy for a long time now. Even with high quality directories, a spam factor that Google would look for is a business name with search keywords stuffed in it, or categories with location keywords being used.
So, as long as you are creating/claiming local listings with high quality directories, such as Yelp and other top directory websites, and you keep your NAP information accurate and consistent, then you don’t need to worry about any kind of ranking punishment.
Tip: Use the local testing tool my Moz to see what local SEO score they give you and to test the accuracy of your listings throughout the top quality directories.

#5. What if my business is relocating?

Relocating your business is challenging in the real world, and unfortunately in the online world it can be very challenging as well.
This process of change is not easy, and it is vital that all citations and business information is amended quickly and efficiently. Depending on your specific circumstances, various strategies can be implemented to keep your online presence visible during the transition. Unless your team has experience, then it's highly recommended to work with local SEO professionals to re-establish your new location online.

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