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Local SEO is One of The Top Places To Be in 2010

January 5, 2010 by Pablo Palatnik

For about 2-5 years, search engine optimization has blown up in an incredible way. The web and search engines IS how most people now search for what they are looking for, whether its to gain knowledge about something or something as simple as the nearest pizza joint. Many thought SEO would be for mid-large size companies but it’s really the small companies that have gained big from the search engines, where ANYONE can be a player.

Aaron Wall has a great guest post on SearchNewz discussing local SEO. "Google's Local Business Center is becoming a more and more robust service.

The local 10 Pack continues to show up in general service related queries. Local SEO is also about gaining visibility in Google's 10 pack and maps in general so it is equally as important to be optimized for your geo-specific keywords as it is to be set up to succeed in the local pack

Speaking of the local 10 pack, it appears to have done part of its job for Google. Consider the following from TMPDM/ComScore "

Read the whole story @ SearchNewz.com ---------> Local SEO - A Case Study
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