On Page Local SEO
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What do you believe is the best approach when it comes to Local SEO for businesses in 2013?
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Thank you for this Matthew.
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There is a pretty decent webinar on this subject - recorded here: http://www.brightlocal.com/2013/07/19/advanced-onsite-local-seo-techniques/ (I'm a little bias b/c I am one of the presenters), but it should cover just about everything one would need to know about onpage optimization for local seo. I also have an infographic of a good example of how to structure a page or onpage optimization for local here: http://www.smallbusinessonlinecoach.com/blog/seo/onpage-optimization-local-seo-perfectly-optimized-local-page/ Hope this helps!
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Thank you Chris. Very helpful.
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Sean,
Robert Fisher had some great info on this that I think is going to help you. http://moz.com/community/q/keyword-research-how-best-to-target-keywords-without-using-a-region-as-part-of-the-search-query
For advanced on-page ideas on how to hack the 7 pack, check out Dr. Pete's post, http://moz.com/blog/how-does-google-count-local-results
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