Here are my choices for 8 of the best local search engine optimization posts for 2009. What do you think? Do these local sem posts cut the mustard?
Framework for Local Search by David Mihmorandum
Local Search Ranking Factors 2009 by Andrew Shotland
Aleyda Solis has a fabulous post which is phenomenal in its coverage of local seo ranking factors and small business marketing.
How to Do Local SEO for Your Website in Five Minutes or So by Tad Chef on Andrew Shotland’s Local SEO blog has great tips for web video.
Matt McGee’s post about Launching a New Small Business Website on an affordable budget of $3000 is quite good. (I think he should have added some wise caveats about pay per click marketing and management, but otherwise a fantastic article on small business marketing and social media strategy) Lisa Barone has similar, but not as specific advise at Outspoken Media.
61 Pre-SEO Campaign Questions is pretty extensive (I think I would cull it down, but is helpful for those thinking about the pros and cons of outsourcing SEO work)
This post by Bill Slawski at SEO by the Sea about small business marketing is entertaining as he wraps it around his passion for blues music.
I would also check out Matt McGee’s favorite search engine optimization blog posts of April 2009, which includes Blumentals explanation of tracking results for local SEO campaigns with Google analytics.
As an Oldie but Goodie Bonus: My earlier comprehensive post aboutlocal seo tips and tactics is quite extensive and a virtual checklist of web citations to pursue.
Do you have a favorite local SEO, big brand SEO, or social media optimization post from 2009?
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that’s “shotland” but thanks for the link
In the first article in this list, David writes that local SEO will become more and more of an important discipline. I couldn’t agree more – I’m seeing an increased interest in local search from both a business owner and buyer’s perspective.
I appreciate you putting this list together, Nathan. It’s bookmarked, and I’ll probably be returning to it many times in the future
Thanks Josiah. I’m glad you liked it. Yeah, Googles attention to local searches plus personalization, along with the types of searches that people make on mobile (often location based searches or nearby business queries) means that local seo will be quite big.
I’m hoping to have a feature on HMS soon!
I haven’t written on local SEO and thought I would add this update to the mix–it helps you identify local citations:
http://www.whitespark.ca/local-citation-finder/#
In my research on local SEO I also ran across this:
https://www.localsearchtoolkit.com
Nathan, thank you for this great article, I’ve read everything on the list and will definitely bookmark this page. As a local business marketer myself I found it very insightful and learned some more stuff around the SEO topic. I do agree with Josiah. SEO must not be taken lightly because it is such an important part of local business marketing.
I hate it when people think that they can do SEO just once a month or just when they launch their business’ website. I found local SEO a really big thing for my clients and I am fortunate be one of the lucky ones to have my clients staying with me. I never stop learning about this topic and I think I’m addicted to articles about SEO and local business marketing. The more I can learn about it, the better service I can give my clients. Thanks again for this list Nathan.