{"id":2687,"date":"2015-07-15T15:30:34","date_gmt":"2015-07-15T23:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/salesjumpstart.net\/blog\/?p=2687"},"modified":"2015-07-15T15:31:36","modified_gmt":"2015-07-15T23:01:36","slug":"local-seo-basics-an-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesjumpstart.net\/blog\/2015\/07\/15\/local-seo-basics-an-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Local SEO Basics. An Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, Mike Bayes was interviewed by the Reach Connect Uplift Women show about<strong> the biggest issues businesses have with their Local SEO.<\/strong> \u00a0Although these tips are not all inclusive, they are very important to your website&#8217;s rankings. Listen to this 13-minute video to hear about the main Local SEO basics.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Local SEO - 5 Common Mistakes\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LXHrUEiwzJQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Recently we have been hearing a lot from webmasters about recommending citation services for their clients. This interview may convince you to be a little more careful going down that path.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The 5 most important factors that can hurt your site&#8217;s ranking are.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>@ \u00a0Inconsistent NPA across the web (Name address and phone number of your company)<\/p>\n<p>@ Use the right meta tags on every page.<\/p>\n<p>@ Don&#8217;t use third party tracking numbers<\/p>\n<p>@ Not using your address on your site<\/p>\n<p>@ Not listing in the BIG local directories. (Google My Business, Yelp and others)<\/p>\n<p><strong>And here is a video with Matt Cutts from Google on the \u00a0most common SEO mistakes.<\/strong> \u00a0This isn&#8217;t specific to Local SEO but applies across the board.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Matt Cutts Solutions for top 10 Most Common SEO Mistakes - Avanindra.com\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O3AkwyqjAFM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>@ Make your site crawlable<\/p>\n<p>@ Include the right words on the page.<\/p>\n<p>@ Put your business hours on the site<\/p>\n<p>@ Compelling content and marketing (not link building)<\/p>\n<p>@ Title and descriptions of the most important pages<\/p>\n<p>@ Not using Web Master researches.<\/p>\n<p>Between these two videos, you will have a great start \u00a0on having a &#8220;visible&#8221; website in the search engine results.<\/p>\n<p>Call us for a free 30-minute review of your site! 720-254-1234. 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Listen to this 13-minute video to hear about the main Local SEO basics. &nbsp; Recently we have been &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/salesjumpstart.net\/blog\/2015\/07\/15\/local-seo-basics-an-interview\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Local SEO Basics. 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