I have been noticing a growth in website for small local businesses. These site are not getting the attention they deserve due to lack of optimization for internet marketing. Los Angeles keeps coming up in some of the keywords and keyphrases these sites use.

But what about Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Culver City, Burbank and Santa Monica – all are within a 8 mile radius from Los Angeles. Do you think that people would not drive 5 miles to get to a veterinarian? Or drive from West Hollywood to Beverly Hills (1 – 2 miles) to drop off their drycleaning? Why not expose your business to people who are searching for your services out of your zip code or general area.

Optimizing your keywords properly is very important to your business. Your website is useless if it does not bring clients to your door. So be smart when you consider which areas to optimize for.