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Local SEO Tactics and Digital Marketing Strategies


Jul 25, 2018

Bing SEO Using Bing Webmaster Tools and Bing Places To Increase Your Local Rankings and Exposure

Bing SEO!  It's something that most businesses ignore, and you can use that to your advantage!  Research shows that up to 33% of the US population uses Bing on a monthly basis, with over 5 billion searches on the Bing network each month.  Bing has some great SEO tools, just like Google, including Bing Webmaster Tools, Bing Places, and Bing Connected Pages.  We'll break down how to use these tools and get your business listed in Bing, to tap into the hidden audience you may be missing out on!

  • It's super easy to get your business setup on Bing Places
  • Bing Places is the Bing equivalent to Google My Business (GMB)
  • Yahoo pulls Bing Places business listings into the Yahoo Local search results
  • AOL pulls Bing Places business listings into the AOL local search results
  • Over 5 billion monthly searches on the Bing search network each month in the US
  • Up to 33% of the US market is being served by Bing, via Bing, Yahoo, and AOL
  • You need Yelp reviews because the reviews on Bing Places are provided by Yelp
  • Use Bing Webmaster Tools, which is like the Google Search Console
  • Submit your website to Bing via the Bing Webmaster Tools portal
  • Bing Connected Pages can "connect" your website to your social profiles
  • Many competitors are not active in Bing, so your odds for domination are increased

View the show notes, resource links, episode transcript, and watch the video version at https://www.localseotactics.com/episode26