Aug
22

Arnolds Bicycle Repair

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Small Town – Big results in the Local Internet Search Wars…

Arnold’s Bicycle Repair is a small business located in Thomson, IL – popluation = just over 500. This small business is able to reach its target audience in a much larger market through the use of the Internet and local search marketing. They’re biggest competitors are located in the Quad Cities (50 miles South), Clinton, IA (11 miles South), and Galena, IL (40 miles North).


Their population breakdown is:

 

  • Galena, IL = 3300
  • Clinton, IA = 27,000
  • Quad Cities = 376,000


A combined population for these communities is just over 400,000 and yet a Bicycle Repair shop that specializes in Recumbent Bicycles and Trikes (New & Used) is getting Front Page Rankings in Google for search terms specific to the local area & the target audience.

Look at these results:

Search Term = Bicycle Repair Thomson, IL
Results = 98,600 results
Position = #1 on the local map & #1 in the listings!

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Top Local Web Results

Top Local Web Results

Search Term = Bicycle Repair Quad Cities
Results = 122,000
Position = #2 on Google competing in a population of over 376,000!

Front Page Google Listings

Front Page Google Listings

There are other keywords that Arnold’s Bicycle Repair is getting traffic from: used recumbent trikes, used recumbent bicycles, recumbent bikes illinois, & more – over 100 visitors a month to their website!

It’s costing Arnold’s pennies on the dollar (compared to other forms of marketing) to get this kind of exposure – and they’re doing it without all the flash in their website.

Websites don’t have to be flashy and loaded with all the gee-whiz tech gadgets to win the Local Search Wars – it’s sad to say, but most webdesigners have a graphic design or technical background and little to none marketing experience.

An Internet Marketing consultant understands marketing online and how to bring that marketing to the offline community. He or She can assist businesses in mining the gold from within their own back yard!

Work with someone who has proven results – that can bring those same results to you! The local market is turning to the Internet – are you ready, like Arnold’s Bicycle Repair?

Contact us for a FREE consultation today!

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