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[binki]

Just checking tonight and when I search for Embroidery Upland CA I find the following:

Google: Lynn Promotions is 4th
Bing: Lynn Promotions is 2nd
Yahoo: Lynn Promotions is 3rd

Not too bad. These are all on the local results with maps, web site links, pictures, and reviews.

We took at stab at SEO about 8 months ago and it took 6 months to start showing up on page 1 and now we have enough to bring in our local customers which is where our market is.

You won't see this anywhere else, especially on those other forums. The major search engines put their local results on top (today). For now, put your eggs in the local basket.

[MonkeyMeMe]

good going binki,, wohooooo

[COCHISE]

Yes it works VERY well.

A Google search for CUSTOM IMPRINTING TOMBSTONE AZ yields hits at:

#2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8 spot on the first page.

All because of ONE 15 ounce coffee cup with Wyatt printed on it listed on eBay and my 3 web sites.

ken

[ckozmikk]

These are great threads and I have read EVERYTHING pertaining to this topic that all of you have posted over the past year.
Thought I did everything right but apparently I need to work on effective reading skills as my site is lost in....again.
However in posting this reply I see Ken's post and "Custom Imprinting Tombstone AZ"
It all makes sense and my logic was to not be limited by location but..
Karen

[COCHISE]

Google search for Custom Imprinting AZ shows me on page 2 and page 4 over 61,000 others. I am pleased with that knowing there are hundreds of local shops in Tucson and Phoenix!!!

IMHO with the economy and fuel pricing, folks want to shop closer to home. I will do everything I can to get noticed on the internet locally as well as globally....
 
ken

[binki]

Here is the clue. Register for Google Local, Yahoo Local, and Bing Local. That gets you up front. The SE's are putting results as follows:

Paid on top
Local next
Relevance last

This is the way they are doing it today. They are pushing the local searches more right now so that is why your location is important. 

[ckozmikk]

Thanks all
I made some changes to the tags and entered info to yahoo local.
Will see if anything improves.
K

[binki]

It takes a few weeks to a few months to get on top. The search engines sweep the web about every six weeks. For us it took about 6 months. It is also important to have the right words in your title bar.