Local Search Optimization

Local search is becoming more and more prevalent, as marketing on the internet becomes more targeted and focused. Also with search engines integrating local business results it is important to have a well established local business profile.

Here is a search for “pizza Mystic CT“

Localized search is probably the easiest way to get to page 1 in Google. First thing to do is to create profiles in these local directories:

These sites are especially helpful if your business targets a specific region. Here’s a list of local directories to jumpstart the localization efforts for your primary domain:

After you submit your site to these directories for your root domain, you’ll still want to pursue link opportunities on a per city basis to your localized content pages. Having a high quality of localized content that is valuable to your users will help facilitate getting these kinds of links.

Here are some articles about localized search:

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