How do yo get local SEO to show up on search results
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I am looking at an example of search results that displays the image below. I wanted to have the local address to the right of my website. How do I have something like this?
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Hi Herlamba,
What you are seeing in your screenshot is an iteration of Google's knowledge graph for a local business. In order to qualify for such a display, your business must meet Google's requirements. These are:
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You have in-person transactions with customers, either at your place of business (like a restaurant) or at their homes or businesses (like a plumber)
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You have a physical address that is not shared by any other business and is not a virtual location of any kind.
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You have a unique local phone number that is not shared by any other business. This should not be a toll free, vanity or call tracking number.
If you can say yes to ALL THREE of the above requirements, then you qualify for inclusion in Google's local index.
Your first step should be to acquaint yourself thoroughly with the Google Places Quality Guidelines:
https://support.google.com/places/answer/107528?hl=en
You will then be pursuing local visibility via a variety of methods, including:
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Developing a strong, crawlable, locally-optimized website
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Creating a Google+ Local page for your business
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Building citations for your local business in a variety of local business indexes like Yelp, Best of Web, HotFrog, etc. You can use a free tool like GetListed.org to make this process easiest.
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Earning reviews on a variety of platforms, including on your Google+ Local page
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Other forms of marketing including, but not limited to, linkbuilding, Social Media, video marketing, etc.
If Local SEO is totally new to you, you might like to read my article on the Rudiments of Local SEO.
You will want to study Local Search Ranking Factors 2013 to see a worldwide industry survey that organizes which factors have most influence on Local Rankings. http://moz.com/local-search-ranking-factors
Once you have built a clear enough cluster of data about your business on the web, Google will be able to index it all and is likely to display a knowledge graph like the one in your screenshot for branded searches for your business, or within the local pack of results.
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I rephrased the question a bit so that it's not too confusing. I don't have a SEO company, I just have a company that I want my address to show to the right of it
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Do you mean you have an SEO company that you want to show up in local results? Google hasn't considered web design and SEOs to be local for some time, so that won't show up. If you don't mean an SEO or web company, what type of company are you trying to get to show up, and we'll see if we can lend a hand.
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To lay the "foundation", you will need to ensure your markup on your website is correct, your website will also need to link back to your company's G+ page. Here's a good article on correct markup techniques, which will help your local seo:
http://searchengineland.com/13-semantic-markup-tips-for-2013-a-local-seo-checklist-143708
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