Local SEO Tips Anyone Can Implement – DIY Tips

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my local SEO tips. There is so much information floating around the web that it can be difficult to determine what will and will not help. Rest assured, the tips that I will share with you in the short article will absolutely help you get off to a great start. let’s dive in

I am going to give you some local SEO tips that you can put into practice starting today. Here are the things you can do that will help your site start performing better in your niche:

• Optimize your site. Don’t overdo it here, but you SHOULD tell Google what you do and where you do it. If you don’t have that information in your domain name, use your site title to do so. If you’re a plumber in Omaha, a well-optimized site title might be Brand Name | Omaha’s #1 Plumbing Company. Streamline your title a bit, then maybe add related keywords once or twice in your content. Sounds normal and don’t overdo it! Also, add your NAP information in your footer. NAP = name, address, telephone number.
• Claim and optimize your Maps listing. If you are a legitimate business, chances are Google knows about you. If you have not claimed your listing, please do so immediately. You’ll want your NAP information to be identical to your site information here. Also, add hours, categories, and fill it in as completely as possible. A great local SEO tip here is to geotag your images. There’s plenty of information on the web on how to do this, so just do a quick search and you’ll be good to go.
• Get those dates! Citations will help your Maps ranking, as well as give your website a good brand link base. Most of these will be nofollow links, but they carry weight and are very important. These are sites like Yelp, Manta, YellowPages, CitySearch, etc., and you can create FREE listings on all of them. They will definitely try to get me to advertise, which I think is unnecessary, but it’s their decision. We look for the link we get from the sites. Make sure the NAP information is ACCURATE here. If you don’t want to do this yourself, there are many services available that will create quotes for you. I’ll be happy to help you if you get stuck.
• Get social! If you don’t have Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest, get them. You will want to fill them in and complete them as completely as possible. They will all provide a good link back to your site as well.

Here are some of my local SEO tips for beginners. If you follow the tips above, you’ll be off to a great start. In low competition niches, doing this could be enough to get your site and Maps list to rank very high.