There are MANY local search engines that you should submit your website to. Even the big players, like Google, Yahoo, MSN and others are developing their engines to give more local search listings based on geo targeting. If you have a small business, with or without a website you should definitely take advantage of submitting to the popular local search engines. It is easy to get your business listed. Start with the free local search engines and then move on to the paid ones if you feel it is necessary. We have given you a few to start with below.

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Search engine ranking is not difficult but it does require a lot of time, patience and knowledge of what works and what doesn’t. The competition among local businesses is fierce especially in a sagging economy. However, you can begin to rank higher in your local search engine listings by using a few simple techniques that we have listed below.

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If you already have a website then use these tips as a checklist to grade yourself. If you need a website built then use these tips as a guideline of what needs to be done.

There is really only one goal when building your website and that is to make money. Most business websites are nothing more than online business cards. You want your website to be a professional looking website that generates leads, is easy to navigate, has valuable optimized content and a clear and concise call to action. This is what is called a direct response website. One that pleases they eye and tells you (subtly) to buy. Below you will find 10 tips that we believe will help any website produce.

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Google has been kind enough to provide webmasters a valuable set of tools to aid us in our SEO (search engine optimization) efforts. Those tools are called appropriately enough “Google Webmaster Tools.”

This set of tools provides us with information about what Google’s crawler sees, statistics, links, diagnostics and a variety of other helpful information. The first section we will address is the Overview section. Below you will find the items addressed on the Overview page:

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