Most SEO companies cater exclusively for clients wishing to sell products online. This led us to identify a gap in the market - the promotion of locally-delivered services - which wasn't specifically served by any established SEO company. As a result, Rating Room developed LocalSearch+ to allow for the effective promotion of locally-delivered services on a national scale.

We define a 'local search' as a search engine query which gives better results when a locality is included. This is usually the case for services but occasionally can apply to products or information. An example would be the localised 'plumbers in Edinburgh' rather than the generic 'plumbers' which would show results from all over the world.

The importance of local search is illustrated by the fact that between 30% and 60% of searches for services include a locality, depending on service type. Having spotted this emerging trend we started collecting information on local search in 2001 and commenced development of the technology in 2003.

Having pre-empted the growth in local search, Rating Room has the largest database of local search analysis in the UK. We use this unique resource to put your website at a competitive advantage by reducing research costs and accelerating results.