Local Search Marketing Resources
Welcome to all RAW Business members. This page is provided as a follow up to my WebCast on RAW TV on February 15th 2011.
10 Local Directories to use as Citations
- thomsonlocal.com
- list-of-companies.org
- hotfroguk.co.uk
- brownbook.com
- freeindex.co.uk
- cylex-uk.co.uk
- applegate.co.uk
- bview.co.uk
- smilelocal.com
- wheresbest.co.uk
There are many more but the list above I have found to be effective. Also look at directories local to you, If you are in Kent try aroundcanterbury.co.uk and iKent.co.uk. Also consider directories that are specific to your industry.
More local directories to use for citations
And don’t forget, see what directories your competitors are listed in.
Review Sites
- qype.co.uk
- tipped.co.uk
- yelp.co.uk
- touchlocal.com
Try and get people to post reviews about your services on these sites as well as Google.
5 Things Not to Do With Your Google Places Listing
The list below may help in the short term but will probably get your listed banned in the long term
- Don’t use keywords for your business name
- Don’t add your telephone number into your business name
- Don’t use a P.O. Box
- Don’t add more that one phrase for each category
- Don’t ignore the guidelines
Useful Links
Sign up for Google Places
Read the Google Places Quality Guidelines
My Twitter account about Local SEO
