Category Archives: Local SEO

This is a collection of all Local Splash Blog posts that cover Local SEO

Local SEO Infographic: Local Search Results Are the Most Relevant and Trusted

Last Updated On August 13th, 2014Local SEO, , , , ,

Check out this awesome Infographic from comScore, Localeze and 15miles, “The United States of Local Search.” According to comScore, local search results are the most relevant search results and are therefore the most trusted by consumers.

Interesting takeaways:

  • 49% of local searches are conducted without a specific business in mind.
  • 60% of all local searchers use daily deals.
  • Most daily deal users return to businesses they’ve visited in the past.
  • 61% of smartphone users search for local info on-the-go with their devices
  • 49% of mobile users use apps for local searches.
  • Social media local business search has jumped 67% since 2010.

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New Video: Getting Your Business Found on Google with Local Splash

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Our new video tells the story of Ashley, the small business owner whose coffee shop is suffering due to competition from large corporations. Ashley realizes the Yellow Pages is no longer the best place for her to advertise her business. She knows that most consumers use the Internet to find information about local companies, but she doesn’t know how to begin getting her coffee shop found online. Can you relate? Find out what she did to get noticed.

Watch the video:

Now You Can Write Your Own Search Queries

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There’s a new way to search on Google; writing your search query via Google Handwrite. Now when using a touch-screen mobile device, you can handwrite your search query rather than typing it. Google explains that when you’re standing on a busy street corner, in a bumpy taxi ride or just sitting on the couch with a friend, Handwrite lets you search by just writing letters with your finger anywhere on the touch screen. You no longer have to deal with a keyboard covering half the screen or “hunt-and-peck typing.”

Handwrite is the newest addition to the many ways to perform a Google search. Now you can speak your queries, get results before you even finish typing, search by image and handwrite your queries!

For more information, check out the full announcement on the Official Google Blog.