Local SEO, we claim your profile and promote your business on local search engines can give you significant exposure and targeted traffic via the main search engine results pages and in the maps areas of these sites.
Why is it important for me to claim my profile on the big local search sites including Google, Yahoo! and Bing?
The engines are more prominently showing local business profiles for a larger number of search results. Therefore, it is important that you claim your business’ profile on these engines and thoroughly complete the information. The engines use the profile information to help figure out what your business should rank for.
What is the value of submitting my site with local directories such as Superpages and submission sites like Localeze and Universal Business Info?
Local directories are a low cost (and in most cases free) way to promote your website. Secondly and potential more importantly, local directories as well as submission sites like Localeze are also frequently referenced by Google and others as “citations”. A citation is a mention of your business by a website and serves as a reference for Google to verify your business name, location and/or other Google Pages profile information. The number and quality of these citations have been found to be significant factors in the Google Local Listing ranking algorithm so create them early, create them often!
Does it matter how I enter my profile information across all of these sites?
Yes! It is very important that your data be consistent across all of these sites. In particular, make sure that your business name and contact information is listed exactly the same, that it is categorized correctly and that each profile links to your website.
