Optimizing your website for search engines is just the beginning of a long, hard race. Search engine optimization in Dubai primarily focuses on on-page optimization. It’s a fact that many smaller businesses tend to neglect off-page SEO or are reluctant to invest in off-page SEO tactics. But contrary to those beliefs, off-site optimization techniques can make a notable difference in a brand’s search visibility. 

In this article, we will explore a few effective off-site optimization tactics that can enhance a brand’s local search visibility. 

Without further ado, here is how you can get the best out of off-site optimization recommended by a leading SEO company in Dubai. 

Get your brand listed in local business directories

When local search visibility is the goal, step 1 is to register your brand with a number of legitimate local business directories. If you do this right, your brand gets the most exposure right off the bat. Make sure the directories are also relevant to your business. 

Search engine business listings

Search engines have their own business listings. Google has one known as Google My Business. Bing has its own – the Bing Places for Business. Your SEO effort is all about getting noticed by search engines. So it pays to have listings on the search engines of your choice and have them verified. 

Promote content across social media

To establish your brand’s digital persona, a website alone isn’t enough. You need to start blogging. Blogs are possibly the most valuable type of content your website can have. These blogs can be optimized for search engines. They can also be promoted across social media channels. 

Share and market your content, especially blogs, across your social media channels ensuring that the right kind of audience are exposed to them. This is one of the many reasons why the social media marketing Dubai industry is still growing. Social media offers a number of off-site marketing opportunities including ones that effectively improve your brand’s local visibility in search engines. 

Encourage reviews on popular review sites

If your business wants to grow big online, it should have credibility i.e. some kind of solid proof that it’s what it claims to be and more. There’s also the fact that a good majority of consumers tend to check online reviews of businesses before purchasing something from them. 

For business owners, this means getting themselves listed and reviewed on all popular review sites that their target audience is likely to visit. This is a high risk-high reward approach. If your business doesn’t meet the expectations of its customers, they will likely leave a negative review which would deter potential customers. But on the other hand, if your business serves customers better, you can ask them to drop in a good word on review sites. 

End note: Digital marketing is multi-faceted. If you don’t think you can invest in all of those effective marketing tactics, you will need to consult an expert to devise a bespoke marketing strategy that meets your requirements and stays within your budget.