Internet Marketing by Rick

This is really simple when you are building a local business website.  The on page optimization is pretty simple.  Depending on how competitive your market is will tell you how many links need to be built to your site.

Local Search Tips to be found by Google

• Be sure to get the Business name and address in Text on every page so the search engines can see it.  More than once is better.
• Full Business contact address with Phone and zip on every page.
• Build a Facebook page and get links to it and to your web site.
• You want to build text links to your pages that have the locality and specialty of the business.  Such as Missoula Bicycle Shop
• Get links from local blogs and Community websites.
• Use local landmarks in your articles. Write articles about local landmarks.
• Look at google local listing  you can add pictures and coupons This is almost a mini website all by itself and it is free. Google ***Local Business Center***
• Free Online local listings are also available from Yahoo and from MSN.

Local Search is the hot new area of Search Engine Optimization as lots of small businesses start to want to get online.