Here’s a recent blog post that agrees with what I’ve been saying for ages that Local SEO is the perfect way for small local businesses to increase their customers. The article was written in the USA and so the figures won’t be exactly correct here in the UK but the sentiment remains that a good percentage of all internet searches are for goods and services in the specific area that the searcher lives.

For local businesses, there’s never been a more crucial time to have a huge local search presence on the Internet.

From the 3.5 billion searches done on the Internet each day, 100 million of them are for uber local services. And those searches are being found because of uber organic local seo

Yes -one hundred million!

What is uber-organic local search engine optimization?

It’s anything you do not have to drive more than ten minutes for.

That being said, the necessity of uber organic local search engine optimization and the relationship with buying decisions have never been more vital for businesses to not only survive but beat the pants off the competition

That’s because when people are generally in need of a certain product or service, the vast majority of consumers go to the Internet for solutions.

The very same is true for businesses who need products or services.

As expected, the simplest way to get new business is by personal recommendation, but that’s not always possible always. That’s exactly why the web is so effective in helping to make important buying decisions when you are most in need…. More at Pinakes-zografikis Blog » Uber Organic Local SEO

Where is within a ten minute drive or your business? What could you do to better serve the people within that area or to make your business, products or services more attractive to those people?

Maybe now is a good time to look at optimising your website with those people in mind!

Chris