Top Tips to Improve Local SEO with Business Listings | GoDaddy
local business listings like google my business bing and yelp are free to set up and are a great small business marketing tool i'm london and this is darlene and we're talking business listings and how they boost local search results when we're ready to purchase we often search the internet for products or services near us and since basically everybody has a mobile phone nowadays our searches are often right at that moment as a small business owner you want to make it as easy as possible for customers to find you exactly when they want to for example you're out running errands and you get hungry do you drive around and wait till you see something that sounds good to eat because i don't do that i bust out my phone type in best thai food near me and google magically displays the highest rated thai restaurants that are just around the corner a complete and accurate business listing is what puts you front and center on local search results search engines love business listings because they're so data rich and bing and google have even special sections on their serps that feature a set number of local businesses related to a query ranking in these sections is based off of a lot of things but without a business listing you're not even in the running to show up here it's possible you're already showing up on some business listings without even trying but to know for sure you're going to want to do a web search on your company's name and locale and see where it shows up and wherever you find that business be sure to claim it now the process varies between site to site but it generally consists of you creating a business user account and you verifying that you own that business claiming your business allows you to update and enhance your listing and respond to customer reviews and some listing sites provide valuable customer insight like user views and leads you'll also want to figure out where you're not showing up and should be one quick way is to search for competitors in your area and be on every single listing site they are so remember business listings are the best way for you to show up in local search and they're free i'm darlene this is london get yourself listed
