Getting Local Business Websites A Top Ten Ranking

18 years ago

This is one area that is still fairly undeveloped, and it can vary for each city. Some cities have some excellent guides while others are still lacking in this department. Here are a few idea:
- Search google for "cityname directory"
- See if the local newspaper offers listings
- Get into Yahoo for your city
- Look for complimentary businesses in your city. For example, there might be an attraction that lists nearby restaurants
- Look for social groups in your city that list places to go.
- Get listed in Google Local

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GoGetta

18 years ago

I have a link in my sig which is a WSO I am currently running showing you exactly how to do that!

But you need to have top quality content and high PR backlinks! For local lists and city guides you are best searching Google yourself for this as, each area will have different directories and guides!

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Rajul kaushik

18 years ago

GoGetta,

Will your report ''SEO magic formula'' help local/small businesses located in outside of US/Europe cities perform better........say for cities like: Dubai, Bangalore, Colombo etc?

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GoGetta

18 years ago

^^^ Yes it would, the formula is still exactly the same!

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jan roos 18 years ago

I havent done any SEO locally yet but I am pretty sure it wont be hard to get first page ranking. Maybe some bookmarking, submit a video to youtube, link it all together from a squidoo lens maybe. I cant see it being that hard to get ranked since the competition probably wont be optimized like you will be.

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Bob Monie

18 years ago

I specialise in Local Business SEO and i can say that local business directories are a great place to start for backlinks. Im lucky to have a Business directory in my city that gives you do follow .gov pr8 backlinks. Unlucky for most that not all cities have these quality directories.

You could also do a search for blogs that focus on your local area and niche and get good related backlinks from commenting their posts (make sure your comments add quality to their blog posts).

also bookmarking and article submissions for good backlinks.

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blogging23517

18 years ago

Thank you all for the replies, do I need a contract & in it state that
I will get them at least a top ten ranking in google.

How should I setup payment, request 1/2 down & the balance when I achievethe desired results, or use a escrow service.

Which business owners are the easiest ones to convince for this service.

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Tsnyder

18 years ago

Originally Posted by blogging23517

Thank you all for the replies, do I need a contract & in it state that
I will get them at least a top ten ranking in google.

How should I setup payment, request 1/2 down & the balance when I achievethe desired results, or use a escrow service.

Which business owners are the easiest ones to convince for this service.

First... it's not about convincing... it's about demonstrating the value
of your knowledge and expertise in a way that obviously shows the benefit
to them.

Second... NEVER guarantee search engine rankings. You can apply all your
knowledge but you can't control what the search engines may do next.

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Ivancho

18 years ago

Originally Posted by blogging23517

Hi,

Does anyone have a list high PR sites to get backlinks for
local business like restaurants.

Which local directories & city guides are good for this.

Well I can recomend you to look at the Sales section of this forum, their was someone that was selling high PR link for completlly bargains price