Local SEO 2016 Study - Good Article

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I took a lot away from this article so I decided to share. I just got into Local SEO (I just got BACK into SEO) and found this article very useful, from localseoguide.com.

Take aways:
  • How backlinks affect local pack rankings
  • Why city names in titles may not be effective
  • Why Toolbar PageRank is not a joke
  • How much higher do you rank by having your keyword in your business name?
  • Links Are The New... Links?
  • More Words = More Local Rankings?
  • Citations Are The Commodity of Local Search SEO
  • Winners Tend To Win
  • Don't Believe The FUD
  • Why Business Name SPAM Is Alive & Well...
  • Links - Just Freakin' Get Them Already

2016 Local Search SEO Ranking Factors
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  • Profile picture of the author Macklin
    Good articles! I will surely keep an eye onto your content. Thanks a lot!
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  • Profile picture of the author scott g
    How I rank number one in the local pack for 8 different search terms (real competition too).
    • Schema.org mark-up in the footer and header. Header code can be generated here; Footer code can be generated here.
    • Citations: Yelp, Apple Maps, GMB, Manta, BBB, Angies List, Home Advisor, Foursquare, Bing Places, Facebook, iBegin, and a hand full of others. Nail the NAP. Take care of your citations - write good descriptions and upload logos.
    • Search term comes before business name. Example listing name: Denim Jeans | Brent's Clothing
    • Build backlinks as usual.
    • Make sure your search terms are sprinkled throughout your content.
    • Google loves longer content - greater than 1000 words.
    • Fix up your GMB and Google+ Business page real nice and add pictures.

    Voila!
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    "Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve."

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  • Profile picture of the author christinehopkin
    That`s really informative. Strategies for SEO are changing very fast now a days because of new tasks that are adding in marketing for a company website. As we cannot ignore the importance of links any time because these are very important to bring your website in good ranking as you place on top websites through content and other SEO tasks. Nice sharing in all the way.
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