Local Search Marketing - Easily Get Your Business Found Locally!

You read that right: "Hitting Page #1 of Google and Yahoo is Easy!" …But only when you know how.

Many owners have asked, "What is the easiest way to have an online presence for my business on a very limited budget?"

Local internet listings are perhaps the easiest and best way to gain exposure for your local business online. This is the quickest and easiest way to hit the front page of the search engines for your major keyword and in most cases many business owners are doing it without any knowledge of SEO and it’s completely free!

When I tell owners that they can create a local listing-where they can add photos, business descriptions, hours of operation, payment options, possibly video, promotional coupons and much more all for free-they are often dumbfounded!

They can’t believe they can do all that for free when their usual methods of marketing are through advertising properties like the dinosaur Yellow Pages, which (I like to add) charges small business owners an arm and a leg to have a decent listing online.

Just look at where people search online:

Nothing in the statistics above is telling you that you want your online listing in the Yellow Pages. You want to get your local listing on MSN, Yahoo, and Google if you want to be found by online searchers.

What does this mean to you? It means you have an amazing opportunity presented to you from the search engine gods. I will show you in a video below that the owners who understand the power of this gift are dominating with local online searching, gaining new clients and exposure for their businesses.

I cannot stress enough: you do not need to hire an SEO expert or company to get your local listing. If you have a computer and an internet connection there is no reason why you cannot do this yourself in about 15 minutes. In fact, at the end of this post I am going to have five videos showing you exactly how to post your local listing on MSN, Yahoo, and Google.

But before we get into the meat of it all, I want to stress the importance of taking action on this amazing opportunity that is handed to small businesses on a silver platter. Let me explain some key benefits behind local internet listings and why it is so important that you make sure your business gets your FREE listing.

· Often these local listings are being placed on Page One at the top of the search results-which really is the best gift you could ask for! The search engines are doing all the heavy lifting for you. In the past you would need an SEO expert or company to help you rank anywhere close to the first page-and let’s be honest, the only page you want to be found on with a search engine is Page One.

· Another important thing to consider: when a consumer is searching online and is adding local qualifiers to their keywords they are most likely closer to the end of their buying cycle.

· The internet is quickly becoming the number one resource that consumers use to research before making a purchase. You have probably already noticed that many people do comparison shopping online before committing to purchases-and if you are not found online then you have no chance of being considered.*

*(People are comparison shopping in real time while at your location now - click here to see this in action .)

In a nutshell, out of all the methods of marketing your business online this really is the best bang for your buck!
Now, I know what you small business owners are like-busy, busy, busy-but I can’t emphasize enough how worthwhile it is to take the 15 minutes to complete this task. In fact, I am so determined to help you take action on placing your local listings that I am going to run a monthly contest for all the owners who read this post to give you some extra incentive.

All you have to do to qualify for the contest is the following:

1. You must post your link(s) in the comment section below this post.
2. You must be subscribed to our RSS Feed. (Top right hand corner of website)

Just do this and you will qualify for our monthly draw. The winner will get four months FREE subscription to our premium membership, opening in the near future. This membership will reveal all the principles and top-secret strategies for marketing local small businesses online! Four months subscription to this membership has a value of over $400.

Search Engine Local Listings Videos

Video 1: Intro to Local Listings
Video 2: Google Local
Video 3: Yahoo Local
Video 4: MSN/Live Local
Video 5: SEO on you Local Listings

What are you waiting for? TAKE ACTION! Take 15 minutes and do it now!

Here are the links to search engine local listings:

MSN/Live.com
Yahoo Local
Google Local

Don’t forget to post your local listing links in the comments below so you can qualify for the contest and don’t forget to subscribe to our monthly newsletter! Those merchants that "get it" will dominate your local competition online.