Local SEO For WordPress (Tutorial)
Local SEO For WordPress (Tutorial)
TIMESTAMPS
Find geographic-specific keywords: 1:27
Create landing pages for those keywords 4:00
Optimize content for social media: 6:57
Yoast local SEO plugin: 7:57
Google My Business: 9:05
Citations/Moz Local: 10:54
On-page Signals: 13:42
Reviews: 16:30
Social Signals: 17:45
Behavior/Mobile Signals: 17:55
Google Analytics: 18:29
Google Search Console: 19:47
RESOURCES
Moz’s 2015 Local Search Ranking Factors: https://moz.com/local-search-ranking-factors
Moz Local: https://moz.com/local
Yoast Local SEO: https://yoast.com/wordpress/plugins/local-seo/
Yoast SEO Plugin Settings: http://onlinemediamasters.com/yoast-wordpress-seo-settings/
Google Analytics Dashboards: http://onlinemediamasters.com/google-analytics-custom-dashboard-examples/
Google Search Console Setup w/ Yoast: http://onlinemediamasters.com/yoast-google-search-console-configuration-xml-sitemap/
Full Local SEO Guide: http://onlinemediamasters.com/local-seo-guide/
Hopefully this video helps you learn how to optimize your WordPress site (and overall SEO presence) for local search results. Some factors are WordPress-specific, many are not. But stick to the core signals that Google wants and you should start ranking higher in no time. Drop me a line with any questions and I’ll be glad to help you out.
Cheers,
Tom