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Hauling in More Local Customers
…Even When Your Wheels Are Spinning
March 2015
#mnsearch
Phil Rozek
@philrozek
@PhilRozek | LocalVisibilitySystem.com #MNSearch
Should help launch
word-of-mouth
Should boost your
online reputation
Should not burn up
all your time
It should be a launching pad
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5 common situations
x 5 ways to get traction
Focus on the highest-payoff activities
…for your specific situation
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#4: Get (good) links the lazy man’s way
• Chamber of Commerce
• BBB accreditation
• Industry associations
• Meetup.com sponsorships
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Situation 2: Good local rankings
– but not in the city you want
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Pop quiz: Yelp feeds reviews to
which 3 local search engines?
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#13: Create an epic FAQ page
and study it with CrazyEgg
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#20: Find similarly-named businesses &
add their locations as negative KWs
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#23: Expose customers to reviews
everywhere you can
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#23: Expose customers to reviews
everywhere you can
@PhilRozek | LocalVisibilitySystem.com #MNSearch
#23: Expose customers to reviews
everywhere you can
@PhilRozek | LocalVisibilitySystem.com #MNSearch
#23: Expose customers to reviews
everywhere you can
@PhilRozek | LocalVisibilitySystem.com #MNSearch
#23: Expose customers to reviews
everywhere you can
@PhilRozek | LocalVisibilitySystem.com #MNSearch
#24: Consider asking non-customers
Possibly:
• Recipients of pro
bono work
• Free-consultation
people
• Other business
owners
• Peers
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Best of: 7 quick wins you can use
today in any situation
Use wildcards for
KW research
Create a page for
each specific service
Show off your reviews
Diversify your reviews
Mine your reviews
Lengthen stubby pages
Create giant FAQ page
& study it with CrazyEgg
moz.com/local/categories – Moz.com
whitespark.ca/review-handout-generator – Darren Shaw
Google Now Showing Local Results for State Wide Searches
– Mike Ramsey (via Search Engine Journal)
Designing Business Location Website Pages: Part One – Single Location Business
– Aaron Weiche (via LocalU.org)
The Lazy Man’s Way to Find Meetup.com Local Link Opportunities – me
Which Local Review Sites Are on Your Side? – me
Mining Your Online Reviews: 25 Nuggets You Can Use to Get More Local
Customers – me
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Resources and further reading
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/11/technology_history_internet_computers_phones_1994.html
https://www.flickr.com/photos/patrick_h/5508738002
https://www.flickr.com/photos/shellysblogger/15182177065/in/photostream/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wcdumonts/15720336980
https://www.flickr.com/photos/alanenglish/1702377971
https://www.flickr.com/photos/meddygarnet/4374410040
https://www.flickr.com/photos/30181898@N06/5450514108
http://www.secretsafebooks.com/blogs/secret-safe-blog/8677501-huge-book-covers-contain-electrical-works
http://www.motortrend.com/features/consumer/1305_volvo_xc60_iihs_small_overlap_crash_test
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dbgg1979/4080562904/in/photostream/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/5917022647
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dave_see/7666374400/photo_11.html
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