Your Customers Are Looking For You Right Now, But How Come They Can’t Find You?

Did you know that 73% of all searches performed in Google are for local businesses and that 82% of local searchers follow up offline via an in-store visit, phone call or purchase.

So what’s the problem?

They Problem is that you’re still using out-of-date methods like Yellow Pages, Dex Direct or Yellow Book to gain new customers. Your customers have thrown away their phone books and replaced them with their smartphones or they’re looking for your business online. Do you have a localized or regional SEO (search engine optimization) strategy to get your local site to the top of search engines for localized searches?

Using search engines has reached extraordinary levels. It is estimated that 89-95% of the the US use a search engine once a day to find something, whether it is on your PC, Laptop, iPad or your smart phone. It is also estimated that 50% of us ONLY use search engines and NO other form of media to find what we are looking for.

You can see now why it is so important for businesses to show up on the first page of Google when someone is searching their industry. If this is true, why is it that 95% of all small business owners have not claimed their Google Places (Maps) listing? You may be thinking, What is that? I usually just have to say “Red Pins” in Google and most people know what I mean. Most business owners don’t know they can manipulate their business listing to show up on the first page.

Now there are tricks to claiming/creating your listing pages, whether you are talking Google, Yahoo, Bing, Yelp or Hotfrog. Either you need to really do your homework, or hire an SEO company like ours (Hupp eMarketing Consulting) to help you skyrocket to the top of the listing pages. Local Search Optimization puts your business right under the noses of customers looking to buy.

It allows your contact information to be seen by local searchers (IE potential clients), because they’re ready to buy, and they’ll buy from you if they can find you. The perception is that when a company shows up #1 or even on the first page of Google, it is probably the better company or a higher quality business, than a business that shows up on the second or third page. This is not always the case, but you can be sure it’s the perception.

Our Local Marketing Services

• Google Places Creation & Optimization
• Google AdWords Express (Localized PPC)
• Bing Maps Creation & Optimization
• Reputation Management
• SMS & Mobile Marketing
• Localized SEO
• And Much More!

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Watch this quick video that explains in greater detail how to get your business listed in Google Places.