As of November 15th, 2023, TM Blast owns a substantial market share for the term SEO in a 30-mile radius around Saratoga Springs, NY. The chart above shows TM Blast’s position via the map pack listings in a Google search for someone searching for SEO. One means that I’m the top listing, and so on. Below is a screenshot of what this might look like for a user on their phone searching for this in Saratoga Springs, NY.
What Did I Do to Achieve Top Rankings for SEO?
To start, this was not easy at all. TM Blast is competing in the toughest market, which is against other and more well-established SEO firms in the area. These firms have teams of experts behind them working on their strategy while TM Blast is a one-person shop run by Greg Kristan. Here are some things that I did to improve my visibility for my company.
- I have a business location, so I showcase it everywhere. That includes putting my map listing on my website along with other places on the web.
- I have an authorship box at the top of every page on my website. I give myself a bio and social media accounts for people to follow me. Also, I have my bio on the right-hand side of my website to showcase who is behind this website. From my experience, many shady SEO people are selling this service. To help combat this stigma, I put my face out there throughout my website and the web.
- I incorporated reviews directly on my website. It is not about the number of reviews. Instead, it is about building trust for others on my website and my success.
- I’ve been featured on podcasts about SEO. Again, I can’t confirm if this is a ranking factor, but I can show on my website that others see me as an authority.
- I’ve recorded videos of myself going over SEO strategies on YouTube. While small, the brand search for “TM Blast” has been picking up at the end of 2023. While I can’t confirm this, I suspect that Google (and Bing) are connecting SEO with TM Blast
- I regularly disavow any bad backlinks to my website. Disavowing backlinks means telling Google I don’t endorse these links to my website. There is constant debate about whether this is or is not a good strategy.
- On Google My Business, I’ve been optimizing it and making it bigger to establish more of a brand presence. For example, I connected my social media accounts for my business to the knowledge panel. Again, while I can’t confirm if this was the reason it worked, I’m connecting that Google (and Bing) see this as more authoritative in the space.
- Finally, I did the usual SEO changes to my website for clients. There is nothing too special about calling out title tags, internal links, image optimization, and more, but I still did that. However, I put this at the bottom because the other changes at the top did it for me.
Additional Services that I Provide
Greg Kristan, owner of TM Blast, LLC and The Stadium Reviews, LLC, has over 10+ years of SEO experience. He was also the SEO Manager at edX and was a contractor for Microsoft Bing Ads. Today, he works on optimizing local, national, and international company websites to rank higher in search engines through SEO. Finally, Greg has been featured on podcasts about his search experience and regularly updates his YouTube channel sharing digital marketing tips. Do you want to reach out to me about SEO help? If so, email me at greg@tmblast.com or call 877-425-2141