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Hey Product Hunt 👋
I’m excited to launch the Local SEO Community, a place to discuss local SEO and Google My Business tips and strategies.
❓ What is local SEO, and how is it different from normal SEO?
Local SEO is the practice of increasing the search visibility of brick-and-mortar businesses
For example, a restaurant doesn’t need to worry about ranking globally for the search term “food”.
Rather, that restaurant just wants to show up at the top of the map search results (AKA map pack) when people search “food” in their area.
❓ What is Google My Business?
Google My Business is how businesses show up in Google search and map results.
It is where you see company information, business hours, phone number, website, reviews, etc.
❓ Who is this community for?
The Local SEO Community is for anyone who wants to learn more about local SEO and Google My Business.
Current members of the community include people who work in local SEO (SEO agencies, freelancers), as well as small business owners, large business owners, and many somewhere in between.
We currently have over 250 members. Join us if you’d like 🤓
❓ Is it free to join?
Yes, during this initial launch period, everyone who joins will receive a free-for-life membership 😊
In the future, there will be an annual membership fee for anyone who wants to join, but free-for-life members will never need to pay anything.
❓ Why a paid community, and why not just have a Facebook group for this?
Good questions.
1. Putting a paywall on the community keeps it higher-quality and (hopefully) spam-free. Most Facebook groups are littered with spam.
2. Posts in Facebook groups cannot be found via a Google search. With this community, everything will be publicly accessible and indexed by Google, so your questions and answers can be found in the future by others who have the same questions (the paywall will only come into play once someone tries to comment/post).
If you are interested in learning more about local SEO and Google My Business, come join us 😃
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– Davis Baer
