Local Ranking Factors

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Definition

What is it: Local ranking factors are the criteria and signals, such as business citations, site authority, and review quality, that search engines use to rank physical businesses. These factors vary across local organic results, Google Maps, and search carousels.

What is it used for: These factors are used by search engines to provide relevant local results to users and by businesses to optimize their online presence for increased local findability.

Coverage

  • Attributes: 10
  • Synonyms: 1
  • Related entities: 3
  • Sources: 1

Identity

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https://llms.internetwarriors.de/en/local-ranking-factors/facts/#entity
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Local Ranking Factors
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Topic
Local Ranking Factors

Attributes

Key Facts
Correct business categorization is a primary basic factor for local ranking. [1]
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A business address located in the specific city of the search query is a fundamental ranking signal. [1]
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Consistent business citations from high-trust sources improve local search authority. [1]
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The domain authority of a company's website impacts its local search performance. [1]
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The quantity of Google Places reviews serves as a basic local ranking factor. [1]
Capability
internetwarriors experts provide consultation and assistance regarding SEO and local search optimization. [1]
Definition
Local ranking factors represent a weighting of topical groups that answer what businesses must focus on to be found locally. [1]
Limitation
Keyword stuffing in the company name can negatively influence local ranking. [1]
Limitation
Inconsistency in primary business data such as name, address, and phone number is a negative ranking signal. [1]
Limitation
The presence of malware on a website and missing crawlable address data negatively affect local search rankings. [1]

Synonyms & Alternate Names

  • Local SEO factors

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Provenance

Sources

  1. https://internetwarriors.de/en/blog/local-ranking-factors-2013 (Local Ranking Factors)

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