Are you looking to boost your business’s visibility in local search results? Want to attract more clients in your area? Then it’s time to dive into the world of Local Search Engine Optimization (Local SEO) and Local Search Engine Marketing (Local SEM).
Search engines like Google play a crucial role in providing information about local businesses. Having a strong presence in search engine results pages is essential for reaching potential clients.
Local Search Engine Optimization focuses on optimizing your website to rank higher in local search results, ensuring that your small business appears when prospects search for local products or services. On the other hand, Local Search Engine Marketing utilizes paid search advertising to target a specific local audience, placing your small business front and center with search engine ads. Combining these powerful strategies allows you to take your business to new heights and outshine the competition.
In this article, we will discuss local search engine optimization and search engine marketing best practices for local small businesses.

Written by: Chad Treadway | August 25, 2023
Chad is a Partner and our Chief Smarketing Officer. He will help you survey your small business needs, educating you on your options before suggesting any solution. Chad is passionate about rural marketing in the United States and North Carolina. He also has several certifications through HubSpot to better assist you with your internet and inbound marketing.
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In today’s digital world, local SEO is crucial in helping businesses reach potential customers in their area. A staggering 9 out of 10 search engine users look for local businesses online, and nearly 5 out of 10 Google searches focus on finding local information. If your business isn’t ranking well in local search results, you could miss out on valuable clients and opportunities. Local Search Engine Optimization, or Local SEO, is a strategy that improves your rural small business’s online visibility by optimizing your content, social profiles, links, and citations for local search.
As a local rural business, utilizing local SEO techniques is essential for increasing your chances of survival in a competitive market. In this post, I will explain what local SEO is and how it works and provide tips and tricks to help you optimize your rural small business website for local search.

Written by: Chad Treadway | April 5, 2023
Chad is a Partner and our Chief Smarketing Officer. He will help you survey your small business needs, educating you on your options before suggesting any solution. Chad is passionate about rural marketing in the United States and North Carolina. He also has several certifications through HubSpot to better assist you with your internet and inbound marketing.
See Chad Treadway's' bio: cubecreative.design/about/chad-treadway
Search engine optimization (SEO) is crucial for the success of any business, regardless of size or location. At a high level, on-page SEO optimizes your website’s content and structure. In contrast, off-page SEO focuses on the actions and factors outside your website that can impact its visibility and ranking in search engine results pages (SERPs). This post will explore the importance of off-page SEO and how it can benefit your rural small business.

Written by: Chad Treadway | March 6, 2023
Chad is a Partner and our Chief Smarketing Officer. He will help you survey your small business needs, educating you on your options before suggesting any solution. Chad is passionate about rural marketing in the United States and North Carolina. He also has several certifications through HubSpot to better assist you with your internet and inbound marketing.
See Chad Treadway's' bio: cubecreative.design/about/chad-treadway
If you are a small business owner, you have probably heard that you need a local marketing strategy.
Did you know that “88% of people who conduct a local search on their smartphone visit a related store within a week.” (Source: Think With Google) Therefore having a local marketing strategy is more critical than ever.

Written by: Chad Treadway | December 28, 2022
Chad is a Partner and our Chief Smarketing Officer. He will help you survey your small business needs, educating you on your options before suggesting any solution. Chad is passionate about rural marketing in the United States and North Carolina. He also has several certifications through HubSpot to better assist you with your internet and inbound marketing.
See Chad Treadway's' bio: cubecreative.design/about/chad-treadway