Comments on: Why Google Local Search Can Harm Total Online Sales – Calgary SEO http://www.distinctseo.com/blog/seo/why-google-local-search-can-harm-total-sales/ Social media, web marketing, and SEO discussions to set your business apart. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:51:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: cas http://www.distinctseo.com/blog/seo/why-google-local-search-can-harm-total-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-624 cas Sun, 12 Aug 2007 04:20:31 +0000 http://www.distinctseo.com/blog/seo/why-google-local-search-can-harm-total-sales/#comment-624 I find that it's a double edged sword. On one hand you can rank number one and get that first place in the map, but on the other hand, if the map is so prominent, for geographic savvy/specific customers they'll forgo your web site in a situation where they usually wouldn't. I find that it's a double edged sword. On one hand you can rank number one and get that first place in the map, but on the other hand, if the map is so prominent, for geographic savvy/specific customers they'll forgo your web site in a situation where they usually wouldn't.

]]> By: Daryl Clark http://www.distinctseo.com/blog/seo/why-google-local-search-can-harm-total-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-621 Daryl Clark Thu, 09 Aug 2007 22:03:41 +0000 http://www.distinctseo.com/blog/seo/why-google-local-search-can-harm-total-sales/#comment-621 I completely agree. This is why small business should really invest in SEO. Competing for organic rankings is generally so much easier than trying to compete nationally. If you are provide a service that covers a larger local geography Google local might not harm you but certainly has a strong chance of not helping you. I also have found people still prefer to click on the top organic rankings too. I completely agree. This is why small business should really invest in SEO. Competing for organic rankings is generally so much easier than trying to compete nationally. If you are provide a service that covers a larger local geography Google local might not harm you but certainly has a strong chance of not helping you. I also have found people still prefer to click on the top organic rankings too.

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