This document discusses optimizing a business's online presence for local search engine results. It recommends optimizing websites and content with local keywords, phone numbers, addresses and copyright dates. Businesses should claim and optimize their listings on local search and maps platforms. The document also recommends optimizing websites and content for mobile searches, which account for over half of local searches. It stresses measuring search marketing efforts through analytics to improve performance over time.
2. Agenda
Agenda
Search Basics
Defining Local Search
Optimizing Your Site for Local Search
Claiming and Optimizing for Local Search
Optimizing Mobile for Search
Time and Resources
Measurement
5. 33% of US consumers spend at least
3 hours online every day.
Source: The Media Audit (10/11)
6. Why should I care about search?
Worldwide, 88,000,000,000 searches are
conducted on Google per month.
34,000 Per Second
2,000,000 Per Minute
121,000,000 Per Hour
3,000,000,000 Per Day
7. 2.6 billion local searches conducted each month
Accounts for 30% of all search traffic
79% of people used the internet to
find local business in the past year
51% explicitly characterize behavior as
shop online, buy offline
comScore (10/11), Smallbusiness.com (7/11)
8. In 2011, more than 50% of all local searches
done from mobile devices.
By 2014, mobile internet use will exceed
desktop internet use
Marketing Sherpa (2011)
15. Local SEO is SEO that makes your business
listing more relevant to local search queries
Involves both content and reputation
management across multiple sites
45. Measure Twice, Cut Once!
Free
⢠Overlay 2-3 metrics
⢠Conversion and goal tracking
⢠Adwords integration
⢠Geo-tracking
Set Conversion Points
⢠Contact/Map page visits
⢠Menu Downloads
⢠Mobile visits
⢠Top referrers
46. Learn from your competitors!
Free
⢠Unique site visitors
⢠Top keywords to drive traffic
Pro
⢠5 sites
⢠2 years back
⢠Demographic Details
47. Learn about your customers!
Free
⢠Demographic data
⢠Similar sites
⢠Traffic data
⢠Even more benefits with pixel
association
48. Make small, targeted buys
Free
⢠New interface (easier to
use)
⢠ROI, ROAS reports
⢠Keyword opportunity
reports
⢠Exportable reports
49. Drive Social Conversations
Free
⢠New interface
⢠Ad targeting by likes
and association
⢠Exportable reports
⢠Sponsored Stories
Use Facebook to Hyper-target
51. Take-Aways
(a.k.a. Write These Down!)
⢠Optimize content/coding with relevant, locally-focused keywords
⢠Full-text local phone number & address
⢠Current copyright date
⢠No 100% flash Websites
⢠Provide alternate html text for image-based messaging
⢠Use keywords in your calls-to-action (not âclick hereâ)
⢠Stay up to date on hosting/domain fees
⢠Make sure your site has a mobile-friendly landing page
⢠Claim your business! Use local keywords on claiming sites
⢠Integrate local keyword strategy on social networks
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53. We specialize in:
⢠Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
⢠Paid Search and Pay-Per-Click Advertising
⢠Paid Media Management
⢠Traditional and Digital Public Relations
⢠Targeted Press Releases
⢠Content Creation
⢠Social Media Marketing
⢠Social Media Strategy Development/Training
⢠Web Design and Implementation
⢠Brand Development
54. Francis Skipper
Director of Search Marketing
617-986-0226
francis@451marketing.com
linkedin.com/in/francisskipper
@fskip
www.451Marketing.com