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How to use Local Search for your US web site promotion on Google, Yahoo, and Bing.

Although the word wide web covers the entire globe, don’t ignore local search for your web site promotion needs. There is a strong local market for most goods and services that should not be ignored.

There is an easy 3-step method to tap into this local market. Simply submit your business information to the local search of the 3 major search engines.

Simply go to Google Local Business Center and fill out the information required. It is quite straightforward, and merely requires standard information from you on your business and it’s location.

Generally, Google is the fastest to confirm your listing, and it is definitely the place you want to start your US web site promotion.

For Yahoo and Bing, there is a little bit more involved, but it is worth the effort.

For Yahoo Local just visit Yahoo local listings. The categories look like they were pulled straight from SIC industrial codes, so you may have a little trouble finding exactly the right category for your business, unless you own a brick and mortar type of business, but experiment a little, and look through all the listings to find the one that is the most appropriate.

It may take several days, or up to 1 week to get confirmed for the Yahoo local listing.

For Bing, visit Bing Local Listing Center. If you don’t have a Windows Live ID, you be will be directed to get one. Since Bing uses a considerable amount of information from Yahoo search, it is easier to get approved by Bing, if you already have been approved by Yahoo. You may want to wait for approval from Yahoo to submit to Bing. It will make it that much easier.

There are additional ways to get local business that should be mentioned, but they have nothing to do with online web site promotion. See if there are local business groups or associations that you can join, You may be able to give some kind of presentation at a local meeting, This is an ideal opportunity to introduce yourself.

You may find informal business meetings, or get togethers by visiting a restaurant, sandwich place, or coffee house in your local area. If there are bulletin boards at any of the places you visit that allow local business to advertise using your business card, take advantage of these free opportunities, and tack up one of your business cards.

Good Luck in all of your US web site promotion efforts.

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