Local Search SEO Starts Here

According to iCrossing, 90% of people's time and money are spent within 5 miles of their home or work. 43% of search engine users are looking for a local merchant to complete a purchase offline.

Local search marketing opportunities are blossoming with tremendous search inventory available for:

• Pure Local Search
  
• Local PPC campaigns
  
• Internet Yellow Pages
  
• Local Shopping Sites
  
• Destination Vertical Search
  
• Local Classifieds
  
• Local Media
  
• Social Networking
• Click to Call Responses

SearchWrite also distributes data to: AOL local City Guide, Google Local Busines Center /Google, Maps, Yahoo Local, Windows Live Local, AskCity (Ask Local), Local.com, TrueLocal.com

In addition SearchWrite will advise you on using: City Search, SmartPages, SuperPages, Switchboard.com, and IYPs (Internet Yellow Pages).

Read an interview on Local Search Marketing with SearchWrite's president, Larry Sivitz, in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

Local Search Marketing References

Motivate Your Customers to Link - from Search Engine Journal
Regional / Local Search Engine Marketing Tips and Strategies - from SEOBook
Local Search Marketing - Elementary Steps | Local Marketing
8 Simple Steps to Make a Page More “Local” - from Small Business SEM
Google's Local Search Patent Application - SEO by the SEA
Lifting the Veil on Local ” Screenwerk Promote Your Business Locally
Tips for Local Search Engine Optimization for Your Site - from Natural Search Blog
Understanding Google Maps & Yahoo Local - from Bluementhals
Local Search Marketing Guide - from Small Business SEM
Mobile Local Search: New Findings & Data - from SearchEngineJournal
Vertical Strategies in Local Search - from Natural Search Blog
Extreme Local Search Optimization Tactics - from Natural Search Blog
Local Search Continues to Gain Momentum - from COMScore
Local Search: - from WebmasterWorld Forum
Drive-by business URLs: Does Your Domain Name Meet the “Billboard Test”? - from Webwork at WMW
How to make $100,000 or more a year by focusing on Local Search - from Webwork at WMW
8 Simple Steps to Make a Page More “Local” - from SearchEngineJournal
Geocoding Pages For A Local Site - from WebmasterWorld
Local Search - from Shimon Sandler
How to Promote Your Local Business Online for Free - from Squidoo
How to Drive traffic to Your Local Business Website - from Squidoo
How to Get Your Local Business Online Promote your Local Business for Under $900 - from Squidoo