subject: What Is Local Search And What Does It Mean To Me? [print this page] You may often hear the term local search probably just a specialized feature of Google, you think, as you already know that Google is to say the least dominating the search engine industry. Well, dear reader, today Im going to identify precisely the terms definition, elaborate on its varieties, and explain how they affect you, whether youre an entrepreneur, a customer, or an otherworldly entity scanning our network from light years away. Okay, that last one was out of nowhere, but here it goes.
One definition of local search I found couldnt be worded better. According to a popular general-knowledge database, Local search is the use of specialized Internet search engines that allow users to submit geographically constrained searches against a structured database of local business listings .
Standard local searches generally include both what the user is seeking (the name of a company or a product, for example) and where these companies, products, or services are located, entering everything from physical addresses, cities, and zip codes to even more technical constraints, such as latitudinal and longitudinal specifications.
A few example searches could include Seoul Noodle House, Jacksonville Plumbing, or perhaps Vancouver Wal-mart. Local searches convey specifically local intent whether explicit or implicit. For example, an explicit local search contains a location modifier, like Anchorage, AK or Les Champs Elysses. An implicit local search refers to a product or service that is usually purchased or used locally, like spa or boutique.
Local search sites are supported chiefly by advertisements from companies that want to be displayed frequently when users search for particular products and services in certain, specific regions of the world. Because its targeting is more precisely aligned with the actual, location-specific query provided by the user, local search advertising generally yields higher conversion meaning acquisition of web traffic, new clients or customers, or increased revenue than unspecified searches.
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