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  • serverhenry
    Email problem
    • Jun 2016
    • 4

    #1

    How to improve ranking in Local SEO

    Hello Friends,

    I want to increase the website traffic by improving the Local SEO ranking. But I am not aware of how to optimize the website to improve Local SEO ranking.

    Experts please help me with some suggestions.
  • RVR
    New Member
    • Dec 2014
    • 8

    #2
    What's your website address?

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    • Horus
      New Member
      • Aug 2016
      • 2

      #3
      You may need to go into HTML optimization with meta tags and stuff like that. Here's a link on ranking factors for this year.. Its a good read
      Learning what works and what doesn’t is the first step you should take when trying to improve your rankings.

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      • philip_p
        Email problem
        • Aug 2016
        • 10

        #4
        For local websites what matters the most is to be able to present all the valuable information fast - local results are usually sought on mobile devices. And if your business is about customers making calls or going to your location (which is what local SEO is all about) - then make sure your website display the address, phone number, map location, etc. first. Then, submit your website to local directories - those that are main information sources for people in the given neighborhood, city, etc. But hey - there's enough information available about how to do proper local SEO and I am sure you are smart enough to read around and improve your website.

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        • paulosebin
          New Member
          • Aug 2016
          • 2

          #5
          First , make a record in the Google My Business and try to use the name of your business the most relevant keyword. Place on the bottom or only on the contact page of your website a data marking following the Schema standards with all of your business address information . Also I recommend putting a Google My Business link in any fixed location of your site. Work with keywords that use the name of the city or place that acts in your site's content.

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          • petram
            Junior Member
            • Aug 2016
            • 14

            #6
            Interesting! I have also an idea of creating a website and presenting my services, but I am not really into marketing.. Thanks for sharing your knowledege

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            • Sandeep Chougule
              Full Member
              • Aug 2016
              • 34

              #7
              Originally posted by serverhenry
              Hello Friends,

              I want to increase the website traffic by improving the Local SEO ranking. But I am not aware of how to optimize the website to improve Local SEO ranking.

              Experts please help me with some suggestions.
              Five Ways to Improve your Site’s Ranking (SEO)
              1. Publish Relevant Content

              2.Update Your Content Regularly


              3.Have a link-worthy site


              4.Use alt tags

              5.Metadata

              Title Metadata
              Description Metadata
              Keyword Metadata
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              • PlatinumWealth.co.za
                Silver Member

                • Sep 2016
                • 291

                #8
                Originally posted by Sandeep Chougule
                Five Ways to Improve your Site’s Ranking (SEO)
                1. Publish Relevant Content

                2.Update Your Content Regularly


                3.Have a link-worthy site


                4.Use alt tags

                5.Metadata

                Title Metadata
                Description Metadata
                Keyword Metadata
                Keyword meta tag will get you penalised by google. They do not use it and it's seen as spam the rest of the tags you mentioned is correct, note the title and description MUST contain the same keywords otherwise penalty.

                @OP

                It is very difficult to give advise without a website as it's a per case basis the following is a general guideline:
                1. Try not to repeat content.
                2. Try to get linked from other, relevant and high quality websites.
                3. Try to make sure your outgoing links are relevant to the content of your site (rel="nofollow" for ones that aren't, such as ads).
                4. Give each page a relevant (and unique) title.
                5. Add in a meta description to each page describing the contents or purpose. Keep in mind that meta descriptions are not used as much today.
                6. Mark up your site using schema.org, if applicable, to display rich snippets.
                7. Build a sitemap for your website and submit it using the Google Webmaster Tools.
                8. Keep content unique and relevant to your website.
                9. Use HTML correctly (<hn> tags, titles and alt attributes on images).
                10. Try to use relevant keywords in the URL.
                11. Ensure a fast load time.
                12. Use HTTPS for everything.
                13. Make sure that your site is mobile friendly and use the mobile friendly test.


                Generally, if you follow these rules, your domain will naturally rank better with Google over time. If you try to speed this process up, using things like keyword spamming on your website, this is likely to be picked up and blacklisted by Google so avoid this wherever possible.
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                • SilverNodashi
                  Platinum Member

                  • May 2007
                  • 1197

                  #9
                  Originally posted by PlatinumWealth.co.za
                  Keyword meta tag will get you penalised by google.
                  Wait, what?
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                  • PlatinumWealth.co.za
                    Silver Member

                    • Sep 2016
                    • 291

                    #10
                    Originally posted by SilverNodashi
                    Wait, what?
                    The keywords meta tag is deprecated and Google actually now looks at it to flag websites as its been exploited.

                    It's better to leave it out entirely than risk being penalized by their algorithm.
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                    • Tushar bhosale
                      New Member
                      • Jun 2017
                      • 8

                      #11
                      Do proper work on off page optimization. Link building, PPT submission, press release submission, and blog submission is the most important things to improve your ranking in local SEO.

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                      • Dewan
                        Email problem
                        • Jun 2017
                        • 9

                        #12
                        Local citations work well too.

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                        • Sarahrose
                          New Member
                          • Jun 2017
                          • 8

                          #13
                          Get your Google My Business page set up. Optimize all of your landing pages with local keyword data. Ensure your NAP listings remain consistently across the web. Generate genuine reviews from your customers on Google and Yelp. Optimize your search engine snippets. Focus on localized link building.
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                          • New Perspective studio
                            Email problem

                            • Jun 2017
                            • 170

                            #14
                            Originally posted by serverhenry
                            Hello Friends,

                            I want to increase the website traffic by improving the Local SEO ranking. But I am not aware of how to optimize the website to improve Local SEO ranking.

                            Experts please help me with some suggestions.
                            See what the top 5 competitors for your keywords are doing, take the best from each , link ect , and also note what theyre doing wrong.
                            Focus on optimisation of your page , get multiple site auditors.
                            Guest posts on relevant niche preferably local .
                            Ask yourself what do you have of value in your niche that you can offer your niches linking neighbourhood and trade it off.
                            eg Articles, infographics ,product offers.
                            Do not buy links.
                            Work on your social network pages for traffic signals.
                            Last edited by Dave A; 29-Jun-17, 08:06 PM.
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                            " A plumbers tap always leaks " - Great advice from a forum member

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                            • Jason Jaftha
                              Email problem
                              • Jul 2017
                              • 3

                              #15
                              Been reading all of the SEO intel. Though I'd put my two cents in.

                              BACK LINKING 🖒

                              Go have alook as to how its done, if your looking at increasing your ranking with google or any other search engine for that matter back linking is what will vet yout to the first page.

                              Hint: sharing the link on whatsapp and anyother social media platform does wonders for this.

                              Happy marketing 😁😁

                              Just my few cents.

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