Just wanted to post a quick tip for all those dropshipping business owners out there who frequent this blog, and that is to make sure an register with Google Local.  Google Local can be an amazing source of traffic, and its fairly easy to get your business showing up at the top of the SERPs (Search Engine Ranking Positions) with little, or no competition.  You can also achieve these rankings at a fairly quick time frame.  You do not have to play the normal "waiting" game of search engine optimization and rankings kicking in.

Lets say you own a website selling pearl necklaces, and want to be found right away because you have product just waiting to be sold.  You can register with Google Local, and once you are accepted, you will start showing up on the local search results for "pearl necklaces" when the town, or city name (that your business is registered with) is typed in with the keywords.  You will also have less competition because most of your competitors are not doing this.  For example;  If you type in "Honolulu Hawaii pearl necklaces" you will see no local results (see pic). 

Once you get listed - You will be above everyone for a very targeted local search result for your keywords, and this could bring a lot of business.  NOTICE -  If you type in Sandy Utah Mattress in Google you will see a different looking set of results (The Google Local Results):  Rocky Mountain Mattress, the business I have spotlighted many times, comes up as a result (above everyone).  This gives a map, and directions, and a link to the website.  This is very good for local business.

Once you are accepted by Google Local your business will start to show up in the Local Results immediately, and this is with no search engine marketing or optimization done at all.  This could be a great source of traffic for local searches (and local businesses), and in many industries, the competition does not know about Google Local, or where (or how) to get started with it.

To get started, go to Google Local and and click on the add/edit business, and Google will walk you through the rest of the process.  This is a must for any dropship business owner.  This alone is not all you need to be doing for your marketing, but its a good step that many businesses overlook, and I do not want that to happen to anyone who reads this blog!

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