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The Basics of Local Search
Marketing and Beyond
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Hard Way
I like to learn the
Curious
Be
Lesson One
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The SERPS
Paid Ads
Local
Organic
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@MikeRamsey
The Pigeon Update
The Pigeon Update
Organic Algo Local Algo
Links
Website Structure
Content
Reviews
Local Prominence
Distance
The Pigeon Update
Organic Algo Local Algo
Links
Website Structure
Content
Reviews
Local Prominence
Distance
Same Page
Ranking in
Local
+ Organic
No City Keyword
Localized Organic
Results
Set to Suburb of LV
Tight Local Results
Doorway Page Update
Doorway Page Update
What do you notice
about these updates?
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64% Organic
11% Paid
92% Above Fold@MikeRamsey
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54% Organic
23% Paid
77% Above fold@MikeRamsey
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Salt Lake City
Hotel
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Denver Sushi
Website+Content
Links+Shares
Local Listings
Reviews+ Feedback
Local Discovery Online
Here’s A Book About It
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Play
For The Long Term
Lesson Two
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You can’t waitMike,
how do we
rank fast?
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I’m going
to tell you
a little secret…
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Spam
Panguin Tool
So…
What should you do
to continually grow?
Make Great
Local Content
Local Content
Doesn’t just mean
The written word
LessonThree
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Local
Content
Website
User Generated
reviews
Ads
Products
Location
Events
Images
Video
Data
Service
People
Tools
Design
Email
Blog
NewsListings @MikeRamsey
Strategy
You really need a
continuous local
Lesson Three @MikeRamsey
Identify
Local
Audience
Create
Goals
& Rules
Audit
& Analyze
Develop
TacticsCreate
Calendar
Launch
+
Promote
Measure
&
Report
Refine
& Repeat
Local
Strategy
@MikeRamsey
Identify
Local
Audience
Create
Goals
& Rules
Audit
& Analyze
Develop
TacticsCreate
Calendar
Launch
+
Promote
Measure
&
Report
Refine
& Repeat
Local
Strategy
@MikeRamsey
@MikeRamsey
bit.ly/localsegments
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This tool lets you see personas by zip
Facebook Audience Insights Tool
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Google Keyword Tool
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Google Keyword Tool
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Identify
Local
Audience
Create
Goals
& Rules
Audit
& Analyze
Develop
TacticsCreate
Calendar
Launch
+
Promote
Measure
&
Report
Refine
& Repeat
Local
Strategy
@MikeRamsey
If I had 8 hours to chop
down a tree, I would
spend 6 hours
sharpening my axe
-Abe Lincoln @MikeRamsey
Level of Risk
High Risk Low Risk
It’s critical for each
person to know what
their role is and how
it fits into the larger
process.
-Content Strategy
For The Web
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“
Identify
Local
Audience
Create
Goals
& Rules
Audit
& Analyze
Develop
TacticsCreate
Calendar
Launch
+
Promote
Measure
&
Report
Refine
& Repeat
Local
Strategy
@MikeRamsey
Brightlocal.com
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Brightlocal.com
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Moz.com
Moz.com
Siteliner.com
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Buzzsumo.com
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Identify
Local
Audience
Create
Goals
& Rules
Audit
& Analyze
Develop
TacticsCreate
Calendar
Launch
+
Promote
Measure
&
Report
Refine
& Repeat
Local
Strategy
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Oh yeah.
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Remember This?
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Local Landing Page Content
Local Landing Page Content
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Built For
Law Firms
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Local content is not
about being unique…
It’s about BEING local
and useful.
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Things that
are local.
Sports Teams + Schools
Well Known People
Groups + Events
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News
Things that
are useful
Directions
Local Laws
Details
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@MikeRamsey
@MikeRamsey
You need to
think like a local
directory.
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Local
Events
Local
Lists
Local
Questions
Local
Activity
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Local Listings
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Moz.com/local
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Yext.com
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Custom Listings
bit.ly/niftylistings
Reviews
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Make reviews
part of your
customer
experience.
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Google My Business
At least it’s free @MikeRamsey
Google My Business
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GetFiveStars.com
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GetFiveStars.com
Data showing how
you are doing at
getting feedback
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Feedback
onsite
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GetFiveStars.com
Feedback
Form
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@MikeRamsey
You can’t improve
what you don’t
measure.
@MikeRamsey
Identify
Local
Audience
Create
Goals
& Rules
Audit
& Analyze
Develop
TacticsCreate
Calendar
Launch
+
Promote
Measure
&
Report
Refine
& Repeat
Local
Strategy
@MikeRamsey
@MikeRamsey
Identify
Local
Audience
Create
Goals
& Rules
Audit
& Analyze
Develop
TacticsCreate
Calendar
Launch
+
Promote
Measure
&
Report
Refine
& Repeat
Local
Strategy
@MikeRamsey
Facebook Ad tool
@MikeRamsey
Identify
Local
Audience
Create
Goals
& Rules
Audit
& Analyze
Develop
TacticsCreate
Calendar
Launch
+
Promote
Measure
&
Report
Refine
& Repeat
Local
Strategy
@MikeRamsey
Things to track
Forms & Calls – What Page/words/location
Traffic by location
Organic, Referral, Paid Traffic Trends
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Entry Pages
Keyword Group Rankings
Identify
Local
Audience
Create
Goals
& Rules
Audit
& Analyze
Develop
TacticsCreate
Calendar
Launch
+
Promote
Measure
&
Report
Refine
& Repeat
Local
Strategy
@MikeRamsey
You can’t fake
being local.
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Email: mike@niftymarketing.com

Local Search Lawyernomics Presentation

Editor's Notes

  • #3 Excited to talk about onsite tatics. Year and a half ago, you didn’t even need a website to rank in Google Places.