Local / Geo-Targeted SEO

At SearchStrategist we will get your website found by visitors looking for your localized services.

There are more than 10 billion unique searches performed every month in the US alone. Of those searches,

40% of all searches include local references
5% name the city or state
2% refer to neighborhoods or townships
0.5% include zip codes

It is critical that you start thinking about your businesses placement within the local search engines.

How do local web users, your customers, find your business? You need our Local Search Optimization Services which will provide you with traffic that will convert into customers.

For locally based websites these intenet marketing techniques are applied with a local twist. Geographical elements come into play. Localized SEO elements need to be applied at all stages of the search optimization process. To achieve desirable results, keywords, on-page optimization and link building all use geo-targeting.

Local SEO will develop a comprehensive local search engine optimization plan custom tailored to your website. After a consultation and some research into your site and local market, we will present a full report that outlines a plan focused on local SEO. The report will include:

Keyword Research - identifies the most effective keywords and key phrases that need to be targeted
Competitive Analysis - estimates requirements needed to compete with the sites currently ranking well for the target keywords
On-page Optimization Analysis - Identifies the page elements, and content, that needs to be optimized
Link Building Strategy - Identifies sources of high quality, and relevant, inbound links

On-Site Optimization Your website should deliver a message that describes the local service you are offering and target those in need of your business. Our on-page optimization services will allow major search engines to view your site and understand what your pages are about. This is applied in such a way to effectively get that message across to your site visitors and convert them into customers.

Site Navigation & URL Optimization - allows the search engines to crawl all the pages of your site
Meta Tag Optimization - accurate page titles, descriptions, and keyword lists for every page
Copywriting - our writers will craft your content to deliver a message that sells
Content Optimization - effective placement of keywords into your text based content, non-text elements, and internal text links