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30 simple steps your business can take to boost local SEO
On-Page Elements
1. Optimize title tags
2. Structure your URLs
3. Optimize your images
4. Optimize your navigation menu
5. Have consistent NAP details
6. Feature complete location data
7. Use structured data markup
8. Pay attention to XML Sitemap
9. Setup 301 Redirects
All Things Google
10. Create/Claim your Google My Business listing
11. Provide accurate data on your Google listing
12. Select business categories carefully
13. Setup Google Webmasters
14. Setup Google Analytics
15. Develop a mobile-friendly website
Top Business Directories
16. Create/Claim Bing listing
17. Create/Claim Yelp listing
18. Create/Claim listings on other directories
19. Check listings on all major directories
20. Get on niche-specific directories
21. Get on social platforms
Build Citations
22. Submit citations to top 50 sites
23. Check competitors’ citations
24. Remove duplicate citations
Customer Reviews & Testimonials
25. Monitor and respond to reviews regularly
26. Look to generate more reviews
27. Add recognizable testimonials
Website Content & Backlinking
28. Remove duplicate content
29. Update content regularly
30. Build quality backlinks
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