Being Found on Google with Local Online Marketing
Who Doesn’t Want Their Business To Be Found Online By Customers Searching Google?
Social media is fun to post on and ads can drive in some customers, but being found organically online is the foundation for marketing local businesses online.
A few fun statistics you may like…
1. People search Google just a bit more than...
… 92% of the global search engine market. This includes 72% of the desktop market and 92% of the mobile search engine market. Their nearest competitors are Bing with 2.9% and Yahoo with 1.1%.
2. Searches that include "Near me"...
… have increased more than 500% in the past few years.
3. When people conduct searches through Google...
… 46% of them look for a local business.
4. 76% of people who conduct a local search...
… on their smartphone visit a physical place within 24 hours and 28% of those searches result in a purchase.
5. 97% of search engine users search ...
… online to find a local business.
If users want to find a local business online, they turn to search engine users first. People use search engines, like Google, to find your local business. Without a local SEO strategy in place, you’ll miss out on these leads looking for local businesses.