What is local business search?
Search engines have been providing internet search results since the 1990’s. These natural or organic search results have focused on the most relevant results from around the globe. While this is very useful when looking for certain types of information or products, it has done nothing for the local businesses trying to provide products and services within their close vicinity or the local market. Starting is 2005, Google introduced Google local which has since become Google Maps. Google Maps has progressed over the last few years to be the premier local business directory with Yahoo and Bing following in second and third place. Local business search results have replaced the print yellow pages for users trying to finding local businesses. What is local business search marketing? Local search marketing is the method of getting local businesses listed in the top results for a local business search conducted on Google, Yahoo and Bing. The search results consist of business listings in as
