Comments on: Local SEM Has Changed, Have You Noticed?

By: Nick Stamoulis

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:20:25 +0000

Thanks eMax, that is another topic for a blog post/newsletter…thanks for reading!

By: ECO Data Recovery

ECO Data Recovery — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:48:54 +0000

Local SEM has absolutely changed. As a company who has both local and national clients, these new changes have required us to rethink our strategies….

By: Alberto

Alberto — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:50:50 +0000

Great article. Things are always changing and we must master this tools to upgrade our rankings. For me, offering a local service is important to focus on local seo, im still a newbie on this but trying hard to get to the top.
Thanks for sharing!

By: Bryan Knowlton

Bryan Knowlton — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:29:14 +0000

I agree, there have been a ton of changes recently with Local SEO. I just noticed a new change in google search results: organic search result #1 shows up at the top, followed by the top 10 local results, then organic #2.

That is really nice to give placement to that organic search position #1, but you can REALLY dominate quicker by getting that top Local Search engine result.

It sure will take you less time to get on page #1 in some industries.

Thanks again for your info!

Bryan Knowlton

By: eMax

eMax — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:17:42 +0000

Good Stuff Nick …. and this doesnt even address how much Google SERPs have changed to accomodate Local SEM in their rankings ,,, perhaps for another newsletter ?

By: William

William — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:12:27 +0000

A nice post indeed but I’ll comment about optimizing your blog for local search.

I think if you have a well optimized blog for it’s niche and the same blog you have the contact details as those you have in your google local search registration, you dont need to over localize your blog posts.

Today, i am seeing rankings of both the local listing and domain for the same local listing in search results as one entry. You’d have the usual site result and then under it, the local listing result. I think claiming or registering your business in the local listing helps your site rank but that ranking compounded by your original site rankings. The better your site ranks, the more the local listing will boost it.

By: Robert Worstell

Robert Worstell — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:06:51 +0000

I’d have to agree with @andrew fearnley – I’d like to hear more on each topic. Some of these are complex, some are simpler. But anyone relying on local business should gen in on these points and how to use them. Great that you brought these up!

By: Cloudcom Marketing

Cloudcom Marketing — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 06:32:31 +0000

Local Seo has definitely changed. Great Article.

By: andrew fearnley

andrew fearnley — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 07:34:20 +0000

Brief summery of some of the biggest changes to SEO for years, very interesting. I would like to ask if you could expand on all the subjects to make it clearer how small business can try to “go with the flow” instead of sinking further into the abyss.

By: Paul Charles

Paul Charles — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 07:15:48 +0000

Thanks for the post Nick, really search engine marketing has changed a lot in couple of years, let’s hope for the best.