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  • Don’t Let Your Small Business Get Left Behind in the Local Search Engine Game

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    I find the entire category of local search fascinating. The fact that people are increasingly turning to the Internet to hunt down businesses around the block makes this trend one that you can’t afford to sit out. When someone wants to find a local shoe store they type something like South Dallas Shoe store kids. Your business needs to be able to rank well for searches like that or else!

    I’ve created a product that I think will be help local businesses compete in the local search game. I call it a Duct Tape Marketing Local Search Engine Profile.

    For an annual fee, small business can complete a simple form that builds a local profile page (see example) and automatically submits this profile data to most of the local search engines and directories.

    In addition, the profile is housed on the high traffic, highly ranked Duct Tape Marketing site and offers the small business a chance to get an almost unfair advantage over competitors for key local search terms.

    I created listings for a number of my local clients. The results so far are pretty interesting.

    An accounting and investment firm
    Google search for “Kansas City CPAs” – rank #4
    Google search for “Kansas City Investment Advisors” – rank #1

    A computer network services firm
    Google search for “Kansas City computer network service” – rank #5
    Google search for “Kansas city network security” – rank #3
    Google search for “Kansas city network maintenance” – rank #3

    A remodeling contractor
    Google search for “Kansas City remodeling contractor” – rank #4
    Google search for “Kansas city bath remodeling” – rank #2
    Google search for “Kansas City house remodeling” – rank #1

    Come and get your local search engine profile while they’re hot!

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    Posted by: John Jantsch on Apr 26, 06 | 10:10 pm
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    • Justin
      I've seen other companies selling similar services. Did you really CREAT E this tool or are you an affiliate marketer or what?

      For example (http://www.ineedhits.com/local-search/local-sea...) and http://search2sales.com/services_listlocal.html)

      They all use the same logo. Is your's the service they are all actually using?
    • Great Stuff!

      A lot of people on the internet don't think on the local level.
    • Nice service / tool you have there. I have been playing around with building a similar service for about 2 years now and was doing some research on 'local search marketing' when I came across your posting on Google.

      Though I most likely won't build it ( I'm way too busy at my day job as a SEO and Web Application Developer ), its nice to see someone doing this for local search.

      I finally have the beginnings of my Internet marketing blog started and have a tool I created as well ( not the same one I mentioned earlier, but one for finding link trades ) you might want to check out over at marketingop.us

      Good luck on your service.
    • Fair enough. I guess an inbound link and some Guice (Google Juice) helps. Just wanted people to know what their options are. Good Luck with the service. Nice to see a local getting some headlines.
    • John Jantsch
      Webster,

      Yes, you are correct, it is not difficult at all but one of the real values of this service is the listing on Duct Tape Marketing - every profile that rests here is on page 1 of Google for very competitive local terms - primarily because of the value of a listing at this site and not the local search directories.
    • I work in the SEO field, and this $149.00 does add value because it's nice to be listed on the local engines. However, it is not difficult to do your own submissions, and those entrepreneurs who have the time can submit their own sites. It does take a little bit of time though.
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