{"id":736,"date":"2023-04-02T06:54:53","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T06:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uflourishdigital.com\/?p=736"},"modified":"2023-04-02T07:03:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T07:03:29","slug":"the-importance-of-establishing-a-local-seo-foundation-for-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uflourishdigital.com\/the-importance-of-establishing-a-local-seo-foundation-for-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Establishing a Local SEO Foundation for 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”center” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”742″ alignment=”center” animation=”Fade In” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”small_depth” max_width=”100%”][divider line_type=”No Line”][vc_column_text]The term <\/span>SEO<\/b> has really earned a <\/span>bad wrap<\/span><\/i> in the <\/span>BUSINESS WORLD<\/b>. Especially for small to medium-sized businesses that have been <\/span>BURNED<\/b> by black-hat SEO techniques and empty promises. There are a lot of agencies and freelancers that will promise 1st position keywords within the first few months!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Let me tell you. That\u2019s \ud83d\udc4f ALL \ud83d\udc4f A \ud83d\udc4f SHAM \ud83d\udc4f<\/span><\/p>\n

The bodaciously beautiful world of <\/span>SEO (Search Engine Optimization)<\/span><\/a> isn\u2019t necessarily an ever-changing concoction of new methodologies to somehow <\/span>trick<\/span><\/i> search engines, it\u2019s actually really quite simple. It all begins with authenticity, consistency, and wisdom.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][image_with_animation image_url=”744″ alignment=”center” animation=”Fade In” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”small_depth” max_width=”100%” margin_top=”50″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” bg_color=”#ffffff” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” top_padding=”100″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-10-percent” column_padding_position=”all” background_color=”#f4f4f4″ background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom”][vc_custom_heading text=”What Is Local SEO?” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:40|text_align:left|line_height:50px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Local SEO<\/span><\/a> is a strategy that targets customers for a specific area (city or region). The strategy focuses on how to improve visibility through search results such as Google Maps and the Google Map Pack (located above the list of website search results).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It takes your website and business listings, with the help of an agency like uFlourish Local (shameless plug) we create a simple, yet brilliant keyword and content strategy to get you in front of your audience by answering questions and queries that are frequently asked that will lead to customer acquisition.<\/span><\/p>\n

Local SEO may involve:<\/span><\/p>\n