5 Ways to Win at Local SEO in Fort Worth 0 4561

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According to a research study by DFW based Joe Youngblood SEO & Digital Marketing Consulting, SEO is still the number one way businesses can achieve success with digital marketing. With more and more competition in SEO, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to rank in the coveted top positions where most consumers will click to visit your website.

Here are 5 ways you can outdo your competition, increase your rankings, and gain more traffic and sales from search engines like Google and Bing.

1. Local Citation Data – Google’s local pack (also known as the map pack or map listings) has been only showing 3 listings since 2015 instead of 7 as had been the norm for nearly a decade prior. When this happened many businesses who were getting phone calls and website clicks at a level they were content with were cut off entirely and left reeling. Today most industries are still filled with local businesses that don’t pay attention to the #1 ranking factor in Google Local, which is the quality of Local Citation Data. Fort Worth business are no exception. Try using Advice Local, Fix My Business Listings, Moz Local, or even Yext to clean up what SEO’s refer to as the NAP Listings (Name, Address, Phone Number) and you should notice a rise in traffic to your website and calls over the next few months.

2. Create Local Organic Service Pages For Areas or Regions You Service – If you operate in more than one city or neighborhood you should create Local Organic Service Pages. Local Organic Service Pages are designed to highlight the services you provide in a single market. For example if you’re a home remodeling contractor the work you complete in one city is different than the work in another city. Building Local Organic Service pages allows you to highlight the work completed in that area showcasing the work you’ve done locally that your prospective clients might have already seen. These pages also allow your website to rank on a large volume of local organic queries. Building these types of pages requires good SEO knowledge and some finese to make them useful and within Google’s Webmaster Guidelines. As an example we created this page for a client with locations throughout the metroplex including Weatherford. You’ll notice we added locally relevant content that their audience might find useful, making this page unique compared to others. Another example is the Plano SEO page on JoeYoungblood.com.

3. Get More Reviews in More Places – Consumers love reviews and Google loves them too. Try and gain reviews on Google, Yelp, Facebook, Yellow Pages, and on your own website. If you are using a WordPress based website there are great plugins like the Rich Reviews plugin to help you gather reviews. This is what the Rich Reviews plugin looks like on a local business website. You can use a service like GetFiveStars or Grade.us to gather more reviews for your business on local business websites and niche directories like Avvo or GetCredo.

4. Gain Locally Relevant Links – The core of Google’s algorithm always has been and always will be links from one website to another. Find ways to get local websites to link to you, but without violating Google’s webmaster guidelines. Some examples of ways to do this are creating locally relevant unique content, doing interviews on local podcasts, or offering your services to help others. Here’s an example of local content created for a DFW area client that gained new links (and business) for them.

5. Remove the Web Designer’s Link in Your Footer – As stated in #4 above links are still a major part of Google’s algorithm (and other search engines as well). Links spread value from page to page, document to document, and website to website. Most local businesses, even the bigger one’s, have modest amounts of link value on their webpages. Many web designers link to their website from the footer of their clients in hopes of artificially inflating their rankings in Google. This practice was devalued by the Google search team for a very long time, but has recently made a big come back. Often times we’re seeing designers be sneaky and link using only their brand name in tiny text or by using their logo. In rare occasions they’ll add the “rel=nofollow” attribute to the link. None of this is ok as the link being present in the footer reduces the value of each page on the website which has a cascading exponential downward impact on the ability of all pages on your website to rank in a search engine which is further compounded by the low link values local business websites have. If you really like the work your web designer or others have done on your website we recommend creating a ‘credits’ page and linking to that page from your About Us page. Here you can link to other websites as a thank you, if you so desire, without suffering the negative impact of a link to another website on every single page of your website, essentially acting as a marketing tool for the designer that built your website. In Local SEO this can often times be the single most valuable change a website can make to see quick gains in traffic from search engines.

Need help with your Local SEO? JoeYoungblood SEO & Digital Marketing Consulting is one of the highest rated and most trusted SEO agencies in the Dallas – Fort Worth area. We love helping our small business clients succeed locally, regionally, and nationally. They have a sharp focus on performing SEO tactics that work and are within Google’s guidelines and provide incredible levels of transparency into all of the work they perform. The company was founded by Joe Youngblood, a sought after national speaker and thought leader on SEO, Social Media, and SEO with over 2 decades of experience.

Give them a call today: (469) 607-8460

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Video of this Fort Worth Police Department’s New Recruits First Day is Going Viral 0 3641

fort worth police department chewbacca rookie star wars video

Videos of the new Fort Worth PD recruit have racked up 2.52 million views between Facebook and YouTube over the past week. The video shows Chewbacca, the Wookie of Star Wars fame, as a rookie on the police force. With the 8th installment of the Star Wars franchise “The Last Jedi” set to be released next week, the video picks up after the tragic events of Episode 7: The Force Awakens and shows the Fort Worth Police Department rallying around Chewy to help him through this tough time.

This isn’t the FWPD’s first forway into Star Wars parody, last year the department released a video showing a Police Sergeant training a Stormtrooper at a gun range, that video currently has 57,531 views on YouTube and 20 million views on Facebook. The year prior the department released a video where the Sith Lord Darth Vader himself tried applying for a job at the department. All of the Star Wars parody videos so far have been about recruitment to join the Fort Worth police department.

Best Nachos in Fort Worth 0 7509

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If you live in Texas you sure as hell love Nachos. Who doesn’t? We bring to you, narrowed down, the top 5 places to have the best Nachos of your life – according to reviewers on Yelp – in Fort Worth. Check them out:

5.  Arroyo’s Mexican Food 3.5

The Fajita nachos are outstanding! Every bite is proportioned so you get the same experience in every bite with spicy salsa that will hit your taste buds so hard. Ashley, a local reviewer puts their nachos as a ‘must try’.

Where: 510 S Cherry Ln, White Settlement, TX 76108

Phone: (817) 367-0122

Review: 3.5

Price: $

4. Los Jimadors Tex- Mex Tequila Factory 

Delicious, authentic nachos! The beef fajita nachos are fabulous and well portioned. They are delicious and juicy in every bite. Fresh whole chunks of Guacalome with fresh Nachos. Good as an appetizer for two or a meal for one (or both).

Where: 4335 River Oaks Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76114

Phone: (817) 625-0999

Review: 3.5

Price: $$

3. Yucatan Taco Stand 3.5

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The nachos at Yucatan Taco Stand (Tequila Lime Chicken, nacho cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, and nice helping of guac and some jalapenos with a sprinkle of Queso fresco.) were big enough to feed 2 to 3 people. Just like everything in Texas, the nachos are big! They are even better with lots of hot sauce, and a Corona.

Where: 909 W Magnolia Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104

Phone: (817) 924 – 8646

Review: 3.5

Price: $$

2. Mezcales Mexican Bar & Grill 4.5

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The Nachos Locos – nacho chips and nacho cheese. Beans to compliment the cheese, sour cream and fresh guacamole, tomatoes and jalapenos, and shredded cheese is always a big plus! – The well seasoned beef will make your time and money definitely worth it.

Where: 5532 Jacksboro Hwy, Fort Worth, TX 76114

Phone: (817) 625 – 0004

Review: 4.5

Price: $$

1. Enchiladas Ole 4.5

Their Brisket Nachos is know to be a mountain which can’t be devoured by only one person. Enchiladas Ole is best known for its Nachos. Even though it does not have the best ambiance, it hardly matters with the amazing taste in each bite of the Nachos.

Where: 901 N Slyvania St, Fort Worth, TX 76111

Phone: (817) 984-1360

Review: 4.5

Price: $

All photos courtesy of the respective restaurant

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