10 Steps to Top Google's Local Business Results

Recently, I noticed that a couple sites I do SEO for start to show up in Google's local business listings on the 1st page of Google's search results. These listings are prime positions not only because they rank higher than the number one organic search listings, they also show your geographic location and phone number on the actual SERP. Potential customers can see your listing and business info before they even have to stroll down.

I'm real excited about these listings because the website owners' excitement has brushed off on me.

Not too long ago I asked on this blog how to achieve local business listings on Google. No one responded or even sent me a link. But, here are 10 things you can do to better your chances at these top positions.

1. Create a Google Local Business Listing Here.
2. Add keywords you are targeting to your profile.
   
3. Get customers to give you reviews and to write you good ratings.
4. Link to that profile from your web site.
5. Make sure your URL in listed.
6. Phone number should be a local number. *important
7. Get some back links to that profile.
8. Make sure physical address and city and zip on your website.
9. List all towns you cover somewhere in your site.
10. Make sure every section is filled. Even pictures, videos and specials... Everything!
    

I went way deeper into this in my other (SEO) blog if you want to understand this a little better. But, pretty much just treat that page as regular web site and SEO the heck out of it!

Hope this helped someone out there.