{"id":107261,"date":"2019-03-12T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dacgroup.com\/why-data-management-is-only-the-beginning-of-local-search-2\/"},"modified":"2024-12-20T09:22:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T14:22:44","slug":"why-data-management-is-only-the-beginning-of-local-search-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dacgroup.com\/en-gb\/insights\/blog\/local-search\/why-data-management-is-only-the-beginning-of-local-search-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Data Management is Only the Beginning of Local Search"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every business needs to have its correct name, address, and phone number listed online. In fact, it almost goes without saying: anyone can see the consequences of directing customers to an incorrect address or providing the wrong phone number. These few points of data are relatively easy to manage for SMBs, but it becomes more and more difficult to handle as your business expands.<\/p>\n<p>And while it is crucial to stop your online data from decaying, it\u2019s only the first step in serving your online customers effectively: meeting the minimum requirements won\u2019t be enough to keep you ahead of the competition.\u00a0So what can you do to <a href=\"\/en-gb\/blog\/5-huge-changes-coming-to-local-search-and-how-to-get-ahead\/\">stay ahead in local search<\/a>?<\/p>\n<h2>Add more value to your listings<\/h2>\n<p>Even at the most basic level, you can create content-rich listings with just a little effort. Optimising descriptions for conversion, listing amenities, and\u2014for those in the food business\u2014posting your menus online will all boost your rankings. If your business is motivated, adding the ability to make reservations and bookings online will also help.<\/p>\n<p>Even if these features don\u2019t <a href=\"\/en-gb\/services\/search-engine-optimisation\/\">boost your Search Engine Optimisation<\/a>, they will still be of great value to your customers. For example, listing that your place of business is handicap accessible won\u2019t just attract customers because you rank more highly\u2014it will attract customers because you\u2019ve made it clear they can easily access your business. This information might not be available on your competitors&#8217; listings.<\/p>\n<p>Google has many features which, if utilised, will boost your local SEO. They have been encouraging the use of their Google Posts feature and have been giving benefits to businesses that use their Q&amp;A. Utilising both of these products has been shown to not only boost SEO but also help users through the conversion funnel.<\/p>\n<p>Posts can advertise events or what is happening in store, and Q&amp;A is a wonderful place for customers to clarify their FAQs. But a word of warning about your Q&amp;A: it must be monitored for spam and inaccurate information. Anyone may ask or answer a question and thus misinformation can be spread on your very own listing.<\/p>\n<h2>Every review deserves a response<\/h2>\n<p>Google has recently confirmed that responding to reviews does, in fact, boost your SEO. Beyond star ratings, a business that actively responds to all of its reviews (good or bad) can see an increase in their ranking. 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Along with reaching new users by having your listings on Bing, Apple, and others, the corroborating information about your business will also make sure your listings rank better on Google. These content-rich listings and alternative review sites will make your business look far more legitimate to Google\u2019s algorithm. For those concerned about their Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness (EAT) due to Google\u2019s Medic update, these citations to other websites are especially important.<\/p>\n<p>Just as Google monitors other directories, it monitors a business\u2019s own website. There are many SEO best practices that go into a site such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keyword usage within on-page copy and meta tags<\/li>\n<li>Image anchor text and alt tags<\/li>\n<li>H1\u2019s, titles, and URLs<\/li>\n<li>Various technical backend components<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In terms of local search, however, it&#8217;s relatively easy to run your own store locator and local pages. Google cares about local and seeks to direct users to something that is relevant to them. That\u2019s where your local pages come in\u2014Google would much rather send a customer to their closest location page than a broad brand page. The easiest way to appease Google in this regard is to have each of your locations linked to your store locator and give them each a unique page.<\/p>\n<p>Making a separate page for every single location can be a daunting task but with our\u00a0<a href=\"\/en-gb\/local-marketing-platforms\/store-locator\/\">Store Locator &amp; Pages<\/a> product, you can assign each location its own page without needing to create one from scratch every time. 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