Everyone struggles with driving more traffic to their website. And SEO can be the answer and part of the solution. But without a focus on improving website conversions, all the traffic in the world cannot produce the results you want to achieve

Consumers are using their mobile devices for local search and social networking in increasing numbers. The Q1 2010 Smartphone Intelligence Survey was released today by Compete and the results spell opportunity for local business.

What does local search marketing have to do with with surfers paddling out beyond the breakers waiting to catch the next big wave?

What does Google page one domination look like. Have a look at these local online marketing results. Find out what Main Street Marketing Power can accomplish for your local business.

Google Places just rolled out the latest service area feature, a long awaited local business listing capability. Service area solves a real dilema but the jury is out whether business listings will actually show up for local search queries across the entire service area.

When it comes to SEO for small business, there’s really only one set of metrics that count and we believe should be interesting to our clients. That’s driving more traffic in the form targeted and qualified leads to their website and converting that traffic to more sales and more profitable revenue to help them grow their business.

Citations are defined as “mentions” of your business name and address on other websites. And you need citations to help reinforce your local business listing credentials to improve your search engine ranking. The term “web reference” is a synonym for “citation”. Find out more about how citations are critical to your local business listing.

The Google Maps service provides a useful service for pedestrians and people traveling on foot. With Google Maps, when you choose the “get directions” link, you’re given an option to select a route that is more suitable for traveling by car, public transit, walking, or bicycle.

Sooner or later, it had to happen. Recently, a women blames faulty walking directions she received using Google Maps after being hit by car in Utah. How about a little common sense?