Citations - How Many do you Need
Alastair Dunstan
Lessons
Introduction
01:24 2What is Local SEO
03:58 3Why is local SEO important
04:38 4The Pillars of Local SEO
02:20 5Quiz: Local SEO - What is it and Why is it Important?
Targeting the Right Keywords
06:00 7Keyword Research Tools
08:21 8Quiz: Chapter 3: How to master local keyword research
9Introduction to Competitor Research
01:10 10Competitor Research - Quick Checks
06:32 11Quiz: Chapter 4: Competitor Research - Choosing the Right Battles
12How to Apply Keywords Across Your Site
02:27 13The On-Site SEO Essentials
06:16 14Image SEO + Geotagging
04:22 15Optimizing Your Website Content
02:26 16How Should They Look
01:02 17YouTube, Maps, and Socials
02:35 18Multi-Location Businesses - How to Manage Location Pages
03:45 19Quiz: Chapter 5: On-Site SEO - Optimizing Your Website
20Setting up Your Google My Business Listing
01:27 21Your Business Name vs Using Keywords in Your Business Name
03:46 22Completely Optimizing Your GMB Profile
05:56 23How to Get Google My Business Reviews
02:12 24Quiz: Chapter 6: Google My Business
25Local Citations
09:43 26The Importance of NAP Consistency
01:31 27Citations for Service Area Businesses
01:35 28Citations - How Many do you Need
01:05 29Introduction to Backlink Building
02:23 30Sourcing Backlinks - Social Links
00:54 31Sourcing Backlinks - Blogging Links
03:51 32Local Newspapers and Sponsorship
02:02 33How to do Local Blogger Outreach
03:48 34How to Audit Local Outreach Targets
02:29 35Avoiding Anchor Text Over Optimization
03:00 36Quiz: Chapter 7: Off-Site SEO
37Introduction to Schema.org
00:37 38Why is Schema Markup Important for SEO
01:53 39Manually Adding Schema to your Site
09:04 40Adding Schema Using a Plugin
08:12 41Quiz: Chapter 8: Technical SEO
42Conclusion of the Course
00:47 43Final Quiz
Lesson Info
Citations - How Many do you Need
how many citations you require depends on a few factors, but you're far better off building 50 strong citations across the top sites versus hundreds across the weaker sites. Also focus on citations from sites in your target country. So if you're an Australian business, try to source a mix of dot com dot au directory sites, look for dot co dot UK for british businesses and so on their local signals. We're building here. So local directory sites help with that too. As part of the downloadable resources in this course will provide you with a list of citations for a range of major countries to help with this task. In this section of the course, we've gone into great detail about local citations and their importance for local S C O. In the next lesson, we'll focus on the critical area of back link building. The work we do here has a direct impact on how your business performs online. In this lesson, I'm going to walk you through an amazing list of sources for local back links. These are pla...
ces that you can go out and start building back links right now. So let's get started
Class Materials
Ratings and Reviews
Josh Macphee
Plenty of practical information in here to get you started in crafting a website for good SEO. Recommend.
Bledi Ismaili
Alastair is a professional. I enjoyed every section of the course. Even if I am a SEO Professional myself, I learned new tricks and perks to use to my arsenal. Thank you!