There are some websites and blogs that are location specific such as for realtors, dentists, restaurants and many others who need to optimize their websites for the local marketplace. Local SEO has not come of age yet, but marketplace forces are headed in that direction.

For those who want to be on the leading edge of local search, then geo tagging your website or blog may just put your online business in position for future traffic. Many online advertisers are already buying geo targeted ads, so it makes sense for SEO purposes that these same advertisers may want to geo tag their websites as well.

So that I don’t reinvent the wheel here, there is a good article on Geoblogging that explains how develop meta tags that have latitude, longitude and physical postal address in them. I’ve placed geo meta tags in a different website of mine that is more location specific and am experimenting with them now.

After applying the Geo tags to one’s website or blog, it is important to submit your page to GEO URL that has a database of such targeted websites. This way you can see if your local competition is also doing local search engine optimization or if they are behind the curve like you have been.

Though geo tagging for local search may not get your online site much business now, it is trend that is sure to pick up steam in the near future. Why not get a jump on your competition? All it takes are a few meta tags to get started.

Filed under: SEO