Local Business Listing Optimization

Removing Duplicate Listings: Contrary to popular belief, duplicate listings don't help. Essentially, your are pitting yourself up against...you guessed it, yourself. Most likely, one of the listings contains inaccurate information, be it a phone number, address, or description. All the click through ratios, reviews, and citations are split between two separate listings, and that's bad for ranking.

Accurate Service Area: Having the right locations listed in your local listing means it knows when to show up for a uesr's query. For example, if your business services St Louis, you should have that area listed in the primary cities that you serve.

Best Category Matching: Selecting the right category can be a difficult task, especially since the list keeps growing. Since you last set up your listing, a new category may have emerged that better fits within your business description.

Optimized Company Description: Your business description is optimized around your target service area. We focus directly on the keywords your target market will be using, rather than providing information that users won't type. Remember, local SEO is quite a bit different than global. Local users won't look for an explanation of services, facilities, or products that set your business apart from competitors. They are simply looking for a business that provides the services they need, often within a very specified area.

Long and Short Tail Optimization: Long and short tail are industry terms used to desribe the amount or words a user types for what they are trying to find. We optimize your local listing around both, and get your listing maximum exposure for whatever users type related to your services and service area.

Third Party Listing Information: Google does not only look at on-site factors to determine a business' rank. Google checks third party sites and citation sites to see if the business is mentioned, the content is a good match, and if the business is reputable.

Complete Profile Information: As with any listing, if there is a spot for it, we will fill it out. You have the option to add in a lot of information, so why waste it? This information is what visitors are going to use for making a purchase or buying decision.

Engaging in Reviews: Even as the owner of your listing, we won't be able to remove negative reviews. (We can ask that reviews that are inappropriate be removed) However, it is important to reply to reviews, both positive and negative, who have said things about your business. Readers of the reviews like to see that business owners are involved in what they have to say, and that their satisfaction is important.

Show Off your Business: Since we can only add one image with Yahoo Local free listing, we make it a good one. (Paid listing is $9.95 per month, in which case you can add up to 10) We want your vistors to get a feel for your business right from the start, and want to visit your location. Intrigue your visitors, and they will come.

Using Keywords: Yahoo local allows you to use the search bar where you can search for a particular type of business or location. this means Yahoo has a built in search engine. We check the search along with other top-ranking existing listings to see what the proper category and settings are for your business. Your listing is targeted precisely at who will be using your services in everything from your photo captions and listing title, to your business description and services areas.