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Local SEO is a strategy that businesses use to improve their local visibility on Google’s SERP, Google Maps, and other major search engines through Google My Business and website optimization.

If you’re a business with a physical location, local SEO is one of the best ways to separate yourself and stand out amongst your competition.

Local SEO consists of creating and optimizing a Google My Business page, managing reviews, optimizing your website for geo-specific keywords, creating high-value, engaging content, and more.

Businesses that benefit most from local SEO are businesses with a physical location such as local service-based businesses or brick and mortar locations that rely on traffic to your place of business.

Local SEO will improve website traffic and increase the number of people that are able to request directions to and/or contact your business in Google Maps.

Search engine optimization is organic so you cannot pay Google to be at the top of the search engine result page in the organic listings. However, Google does offer what is called “Google Ads” or PPC (Pay per click). Google PPC allows local businesses to pay to be above the organic results in the Google Ad section.

The cost of local SEO services depends on what’s included. At North Carolina SEO, we offer customized local SEO packages that fit a budget that works for you. Most of our SEO services cost between $500-$2,000 a month depending on the scope of the project.

How long SEO takes depends on what it is that we are trying to rank. For example, a blog may only take a few hours to create the SEO structure for it to rank organically. A competitive landing page may take several weeks to rank organically. Local city pages may take six months to rank organically. Lastly, a brand new website may take a year or more to see significant SEO traction depending on where your business is located and how competitive the market is.

Sure! However, search engine optimization not only takes lots of practice and research but most importantly it takes a lot of time. Many business owners simply do not have the resources and time to dedicate to learning and performing the level of SEO needed in order to see any significant improvements. It’s best to leave local SEO up to the experts.