{"id":47,"date":"2015-12-01T21:50:54","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T21:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clickscanada.com\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2015-12-03T21:14:52","modified_gmt":"2015-12-03T21:14:52","slug":"local-market-domination","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clickscanada.com\/local-market-domination\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Market Domination"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Watch our Informative Video Blog on How To Dominate your Local Market!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JkP9Cn-2kps\" width=\"550\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"5\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>Local businesses are intimidated<\/h3>\n<p>Local businesses are often intimidated by search engine optimization (SEO)\u00a0because it feels like a marketing activity that only large companies (with\u00a0unlimited budgets and staff) dominate. However, SEO is actually an easy\u00a0marketing activity for local businesses to capitalize on if they can do a few\u00a0tasks consistently.\u00a0Make sure you are categorized as a local business.<\/p>\n<p>Before you can start optimizing for search, you need find out how your business\u00a0presents on search. If you are an online business but work in an area you\u00a0aren\u2019t qualified as a local business. However, if you have a storefront or\u00a0service a particular local area, you are classified as a local business.<\/p>\n<h3>Keep things consistent<\/h3>\n<p>Every place you promote your business, should have the same consistent\u00a0information. You\u2019ll want to always share your NAP (name, address and phone\u00a0number) with the same exact information and the same style unless otherwise\u00a0dictated.<\/p>\n<p>Any online space you have a presence on \u2014 from your own website and\u00a0social profiles to directories and maps \u2014 should have the same information.\u00a0Being consistent will reinforce your brand image in the online world. Keep in\u00a0mind that it is a two-against-one mentality: the more places your NAP is listed\u00a0the same, the stronger your search results will be.<\/p>\n<h3>Claim listings<\/h3>\n<p>By claiming your listings, you are spreading\u00a0your business all over the web with stronger numbers. Your NAP should be listed\u00a0on a plethora of local directories in order to help search engines and\u00a0customers find you quickly and easily.<\/p>\n<p>A good place to start are with the five best local directories; once you have\u00a0updated your business information in all those directories, you can move on to\u00a0industry specific directories.<\/p>\n<h3>Include keywords on social media<\/h3>\n<p>Keywords are often the most confusing thing about SEO &#8211; even for seasoned SEO\u00a0strategists. While being listed in many places makes sense from a numbers\u00a0perspective, keywords are a bit more qualitative than quantitative.<\/p>\n<p>A good rule of thumb about which keywords to choose and use frequently across\u00a0social sites and content, which we\u2019ll get to next are simply detailed\u00a0descriptors of your business.<\/p>\n<h3>Invest in quality content<\/h3>\n<p>Using keywords on social media will boost your ranking on social, but if you aren\u2019t regularly posting content, you are defeating the purpose for visitors who wish to learn more about your services and or product offering.<\/p>\n<p>Content is vital information that helps bring in your audience in a way advertisements and traditional marketing methods can\u2019t, while also strengthening your business image online.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><em><a href=\"https:\/\/clickscanada.com\/contactus\/\">Contact Us for Free a SEO Strategy Session!<\/a><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch our Informative Video Blog on How To Dominate your Local Market! 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