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A session on Local Search Marketing Tactics just finished up at SES San Jose, the speakers provided a number of tips on local search.

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Justin Sanger, CEO LocalLaunch gave a six-step guide to the local search market.
 

 1.Content control and dispersion

 2.Empowering ratings and review channels

 3.Riding the coattails of authorities

 4. Understanding Google references

 5. Simple and structured optimized pages

 6. Local link building and strategix IYP purchases

He went on to say that business content drives the marketplace and that people should think beyond their Web site.

Think about business content online in its various forms and mobilize to cleanse, enrich and optimize content.

He added that it has become increasingly difficult for local advertisers to rank their own Web pages in the SERPs.