SEO Maven Andrew Shotland conducted a test to see which of the major IYP (and related) sites were doing the best on Google in terms of organic search appearances.
Here’s his list of the top 10:
- Superpages
- Citysearch
- Yelp
- Yahoo Local
- InsiderPages (also IAC/Citysearch)
- YellowPages.com
- BizJournals
- AreaConnect
- MagicYellow
- Switchboard (Idearc/Superpages)
You can see the rest of his list here. He goes into his queries and methodology in the article. He also provides more color around these results.
Basically, the top sites on Andrew’s list represent where people need to have their businesses listed.
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August 13, 2009 at 7:33 pm |
I think this is a wonderful analysis. Kudo’s to Andrew.
August 17, 2009 at 2:25 pm |
[...] Read the article to discover the rankings, but they come out somewhat differently than Andrew Shotland’s list. [...]
August 31, 2009 at 5:32 pm |
Thanks for the link. I wasn’t aware of local seo guide.
September 1, 2009 at 8:45 am |
for better optimiztion it is the best take a more time on this topic seo is very important it shoud b done in well mannered
January 9, 2010 at 9:29 am |
This is great in terms of search engines. Naught looks to annoy against them than that!Amusingly enough, this is just what was worried about ten years ago at the last big hack con about seo in 1993!
December 13, 2010 at 1:27 pm |
This is helpful, especially with the recent changes that Google is making with their rating systems. More companies will benefit by enlightening their clients and customers with more commitment to customer satisfaction. Perhaps we will one day see a future without voice mail and select dialing and waiting for instructions by a recorded message… I can only hope we get better acquainted with the value of customers and addressing their needs by treating them as the valued people they are.
Is it really too much or expecting too much to speak with a live, English-speaking person when we call a business for assistance?