Upward in the night

"The heights by great men reached and
kept, were not attained by sudden
flight, but they, while their companions
slept, were toiling upward in the night."
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

You are the average

"You are the average of the five people
you spend the most time with."
- Jim Rohn



 

Obstacles don't have to stop you

"Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and
give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
 
- Michael Jordan

Not by Strength but by Perseverance

"In the confrontation between the stream
and the rock, the stream always wins
- not by strength but by perseverance."
 
- H. Jackson Brown 

Local SEO Guide: Part 2

 

2. Research Your Local Market

      Once you have your Target Local Keyword, you can begin doing some research. I recommend opening up all three major search engines: Google, Bing, and Yahoo. Then sign out of any associated accounts that may alter your results (Gmail, Ymail, Hotmail, etc.). Search your Target Local Keyword in all of the engines and begin examining the results. Who ranks #1, #2, and #3? I recommend setting up an excel spreadsheet for each engine and recording the top 10 for your TLK.  Record all of the local and top organic results up to 10 total spots. Record the business name, linked URL, total number of reviews, reviews of each star level, and business address information.