{"id":1418,"date":"2016-02-05T09:00:58","date_gmt":"2016-02-05T09:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.agencyplatform.com\/blog\/?p=1418"},"modified":"2024-11-20T05:37:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T05:37:29","slug":"dos-and-donts-of-local-seo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.agencyplatform.com\/blog\/dos-and-donts-of-local-seo\/","title":{"rendered":"Do&#8217;s and Dont&#8217;s of Local SEO in 2016 [Infographic]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>So, you\u2019ve established yourself as a local business. But what next? Are you optimizing your business locally? As the saying goes, <\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>A business without SEO is like a car without Gas!<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>Without Local SEO, your business isn\u2019t going anywhere.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gone are the days where people advertise and get leads through the local yellow pages; there are more leads generated through search engines these days than any other medium.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agencyplatform.com\/blog\/q3-earnings-by-google-how-far-did-mobile-search-go\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mobile search<\/a> and the use of social media on mobile devices are going up by the hour.<\/p>\n<p>You were expecting to capture the local market with the Google storm but things haven\u2019t gone to plan.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agencyplatform.com\/blog\/local-search-optimization-with-google-made-easy-in-just-4-steps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">local traffic<\/a> you wanted to get from search engines haven\u2019t been that impressive.<\/p>\n<p>Fear not we have created an infographic that shows you what to do and what not to do in order to improve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agencyplatform.com\/local-seo-services.html\">local SEO<\/a> and conquer local search traffic.<\/p>\n<p>In this infographic we have covered on page elements, creating local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agencyplatform.com\/blog\/how-to-use-podcasts-effectively-as-part-of-your-content-marketing-strategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">content<\/a> , optimizing images with local terms, getting reviews, ensuring citations are correct and getting local links.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.agencyplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/dos-donts-local-search-optimization.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1456\" src=\"http:\/\/www.agencyplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/dos-donts-local-search-optimization.jpg\" alt=\"dos-donts-local-search-optimization\" width=\"1116\" height=\"6750\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, you\u2019ve established yourself as a local business. But what next? Are you optimizing your business locally? As the saying goes, A business without SEO is like a car without Gas! Without Local SEO, your business isn\u2019t going anywhere. 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