What is local SEO? • SEO for beginners • Shamim Ayub • 2021 Complete Guide

 

Headers

Headers used across top search results, grouped by topic:

• Your Google My Business Listing: Ground Zero for Local SEO
• Chapter 2. Google My Business, Bing Places, and Apple Maps Listings
• 10. Engage on social media and add posts to Google My Business.
• Reverse Engineering Google's Local Search Algorithm
• Specifically including Google My Business or Google Maps
• Dark Helmet's Guide to Local Domination with Google Posts and Q&A
• To Rank in Google Maps, You Need Local SEO
• The Local SEO Agency's Complete Guide to Client Discovery and Onboarding
• Google My Business Ranking Factors
• Top 20 Local Search Ranking Factors: An Illustrated Guide

Top 20 Topics

Topics sorted by frequency across top search results:

• local seo
  
• google
• person
• local search
• local business
• factor
• google my business
• search engine
• ranking factor
• local businesses
• serps
• local pack
• business listing
• google map
• searcher
• competitor
• local search ranking
• social media
• posts
• query

Statistics

Factual sentences referenced across top search results:

• Research conducted by Access concluded that proximity matters to local consumers a great deal, with more than 92% traveling just 20 minutes or less to purchase their day-to-day essentials. (brightlocal.com)
• Statcounter reported in 2020 that Google's search engine market share worldwide is a whopping 92.18%. (brightlocal.com)

• According to Google, 46% of searches have a ‘local intent'. (brightlocal.com)
• Content optimized for long-tail keywords receives a click-through rate up to 19% higher than content optimized for short-tail keywords. (brightlocal.com)
• Reviews have grown in importance over the last few years – making up 16% of local ranking factors in 2020, compared to 12% back in 2018. (brightlocal.com)
• According to Statista, Apple Maps receives 23.3 million unique users per month – that's not to be sniffed at. (brightlocal.com)
• By 2021, the number of US voice assistant users will reach 122.7 million , representing 42.2% of US internet users and 36.6% of the US population. (brightlocal.com)
• 68% of consumers say they would stop using a local business if they found incorrect information in local directories. (brightlocal.com)
• According to local SEO experts, online reviews make up 16% of local ranking factors and are the second most important factor when it comes to getting found in local search. (brightlocal.com)
• Only 53% of people would consider using a business with less than 4 stars Responses: (brightlocal.com)

Questions

Questions used across top search results, grouped by topic:

• Local SEO Ranking Factors 2020: What Affects Google Local Rankings?
• How Google's doorway pages update affects local SEO
• How to Delete a Google My Business Listing
• How Can I Improve My Business' Local SEO Strategy?
• What Is Local SEO & Why Local Search Is Important
• What is ‘Google My Business Insights'?
• Why do you need Google My Business?
• How Can You Improve Your Local SEO: Local SEO Tips To Remember
• How does the Google local algorithm work?
• What is local SEO and how to improve your local ranking