Do you wonder what you can do to get your local business noticed online?
Google says 97% of consumers search for local businesses online.

It’s important for your business to be listed in local online business directories. The more places your business is listed, the more value your business will get from the Search Engines (call it “internet respect”). Think of it as you are setting your roots in the ground so the tree can become established. When you are “respected” you gain certain advantages over businesses who have not take the time to set up their internet roots. The best part about it is most of the directories are free. (more…)
Does your company rely on local business?
Local search engine marketing is one of the most straight forward and cost effective ways to market a local business. The days of Yellow Books are over and more people are going to the internet for local information then ever before.
If you rely on local business, you company needs be listed on Google Maps. To do this, you’ll need to get listed with Google Places. And it’s free!
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This is one of the most common question for a new website owner.
My short answer is “make sure your site is optimized with the best keywords, have great content people are interested in and get more incoming links“ <<shameless link

The truth is if you want to do it right, the investment in time it takes to learn more about these techniques will benefit you and your business with better placement in the search engines.
Fortunately there are loads of FREE ways to market your website that often lead to high rankings in the search engines.
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