Dumb SEO Questions

(Entry was posted by Glenn Cooper on this post in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 02/22/2018).

What are the basics ahead of typical SEO?

Hey chaps, Working on my first "local" SEO campaign here. What are the basics ahead of typical SEO? The aim is to get #1 on the local pack of course ;) Thanks in advance
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YOUR ANSWERS

Selected answers from the Dumb SEO Questions Facebook & G+ community.

  • Sandisile Mbatha: Local SEO = Citations
  • Michael Martinez: You start with the business listings and get those right.
  • Tony Kelly: Get your NAP (name, address, phone) consistently placed across relevant websites, local citations / links, schema with location data marked up, get your GMB listing in good shape and get a process in place to start encouraging people to leave reviews of the business
  • Glenn Cooper: Just found this excellent read on Moz, very actionable https://moz.com/blog/local-seo-checklist

View original question in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 02/22/2018).