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Leveraging the Power of SEO with Your Local Business 

Matt Siltala, [email protected]

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Search Engine Results Position(SERPs)

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Lets take a look at Mobile SERPs

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Different Forms of Optimization

– Paid– Maps– Organic

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How To Get From Point A to Point B

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Optimizing For Maps Listings

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NAP on Citations and Website(Name, Address, Phone Number)

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Title Tags and Meta Description

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We looked at 50 companies in different markets & categories who ranked position A in maps.

76% listed city/location in title tag

82% listed keyword/category in title tag

78% listed business name in title tag

10% listed business phone number in title tag

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This is what I recommend:

Or…

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Many Factors

– On Page– Off Page– Meta Data– Links– Citations– Reviews– Location– NAP + MAP

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Why All This Matters?

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Who is looking?

– College Students (Every Semester) – Mine Workers– New People brought in by increased jobs in area– Out of Town-ers– The more people move in, the more need for new

jobs (again, more new people) – As economy Grows more people move in

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What Are They Seeing?

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VS

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VS

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VS

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Much Cleaner And Better User Experience

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Organic Optimization

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Behind the Scenes

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Moving on because most of you are just shaking your head right now over simple source code meta data

stuff …. Just be glad I don’t go over stuff like this:

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KML FILE

Geo Sitemap

Tip: Use GeoSitemapGenerator.com to create these. EASY!

Slide via NiftyMarketing

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KML File

Which lets Google know where this

is..

Creates This…

Are both uploaded to your

site.

Geo Sitemap

Is Submitted to..

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KML data could be a factor in getting “Landmark Status” in Google Maps…

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Take a Deep Breath – We are not going there … Tonight anyway

(Maybe in September)

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What Makes a Great Landing Page?

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Location Page

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Have a Call To Action

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Map/Navigation to Business

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How To Generate a Map From Google

To create a custom map visit google.com/maps and follow the above instructions.

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Feature a Testimonial

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Content talking about Services You Offer

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Link To Your Review Pages

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Include Trust Symbols

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Show Me You Are Real

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Put It All Together……

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Overload?

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Takeaways

– Maps Optimization– Build Citations– On Site Optimization– Landing Page– Think Mobile– Think Bigger

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THANK YOU!

Matt Siltala, Presidentdreamsystemsmedia.com

[email protected]@Matt_Siltala on Twitter

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