How to Get Local Targeted Web Traffic

How to Get Local Targeted Web Traffic
By Tim Frisch

Getting local targeted web traffic to your website, can require a few different adjustments for your keywords and website content. First let’s discuss how to increase your odds regarding your keywords, since this the foundation of SEO or (search engine optimization). Which keywords you decide on will depend on how specific of a geographic area you want to focus on is. For instance if you sell exercise equipment in Orlando, Florida and you have a brick and mortar store also, and want to drive visitors physically to the store. You might want to use the key phrase “exercise equipment orlando florida”, as apposed to “exercise equipment” or “exercise equipment florida” (by the way you shouldn’t have to worry about case sensitive words). This will give you a much greater ability to be found in the search engines, because your web site will be ranked higher and more visible.

One of the places to find the best keywords for this purpose is in Overture and Google. You will be able to tune and fine tune each keyword for your subject matter and geographic area. You will be able to get a feel as to how many searches have been done and how popular the words are. Plus you will get an idea how to use pay per click (non organic Internet marketing), maybe this is a type of marketing you may want to consider.

Of course all areas within the web site will need to be optimized with the same keyword criteria, such as your meta tags, body content, etc. An additional area to consider is locating the best places to link with. For example, a few places highly recommended are local business portals, national directories that would be exercise related and Chambers of Commerce.

Since this Internet marketing strategy is more locally targeted as apposed to most, which are marketed globally, the whole mentality should be geared toward local marketing only. Using printed collateral is an excellent way to drive people to your site, since you’re local, cards or mailers or flyers are good.

Google, Yahoo, MSN and other search engines have search capabilities to help with local marketing. Plus when these are utilized your site will be picked by additional search engines and directories which will give you some what of a snowball effect. So to recap, when planning your local Internet marketing strategy, always keep in mind local methods to promote and be specific to your geographic area.

Tim Frisch is the owner of SEO Help Desk http://www.SEOHelpDesk.com and has been assisting companies build business online since 1998, and offline for over 25 years. SEO Help Desk is your resource for most aspects of SEO including, SEO training, SEO coaching, SEO campaigns, SEO consulting and SEO analysis. To see how your website is ranked in the search engines, get a free ranking report at http://www.seohelpdesk.com/free-search-engine-ranking-report

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