If you have never used a garage door repair and installation service or any other home improvement services before, finding a dependable and legitimate company that hold quality standards which required to operate a successful professional service operation, have the ability to execute effective repairs, and focused on customer satisfaction can be can take a bit of time and effort. Using your computer and online search engines to find the right company to meet your garage doors or home repairs needs, should have been the easiest and perhaps the best way to find the services you need, however, amid massive fraudulent lead generating activity online and where giant tech companies and regulators have failed to protect the consumer, the task can be quite challenging.
How Search Engines Work
Search engines are designed to crawl the Internet discovering and
understanding the various pieces of content in order to make it as easy as
possible for searchers to find the most relevant content in answer to their
search questions.
Search engines perform 3 primary functions crawling, indexing and ranking.
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Crawling consists of a search engine sending out
robots that are often referred to as spiders or crawlers to discover new and
updated content. The form of that content can vary and can include articles,
WebPages, images, videos, etc. Most spiders start by finding a few WebPages and
then following the links on those pages to find more pages. They then follow
the links on those new pages to find more pages and they continue on to create
a massive database of information.
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Indexing is the process in which search engines
divide the content they gather into categories according to codes and keywords
so all of the content on one subject is located in one place in the search
engines database. Part of the indexing of the content is based on keywords, the
freshness of the page and the previous visits by users and how the engage with
the content.
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Ranking is when someone conducts a search the
search engine runs through its index and sorts the information that answers
that query placing the most relevant information first and then in descending
order.
Near Me Searches: It's History, Intent and Benefits
Originally when searchers on the Internet wanted to find goods and services
within their immediate locale, they would type in the words “near me” followed
by the name of their neighborhood, city, or zip code as part of their choice
depending on the search engines to understand their intent. However, as time
has gone on the phrase “near me” has come to mean not only a specific local,
but can also refer to a time or even a specific item. However, when the phrase
“near me” is most often used it still is used by most searchers who are looking
for goods and services in their immediate local.
In recent years with more advances in the Smart phone market consumers have
come to understand that their cell phone has their exact location and today
they no longer have to type in qualifying information such as zip codes or
neighborhoods and that the phrase “near me” is sufficient to find what they are
looking for in their immediate locale.
Let’s take Ted the homeowner for example. Ted owns a 4-bedroom home in Huntington
Beach, CA. The home’s garage
doors made out of steel, with torsion
springs application, ball
bearing rollers, and automatic garage door
openers. When Ted’s garage door spring suddenly broke, he wasn’t able to open
his garage door. Searching for a garage door spring
repair service online to come out and fix the issue for him, Ted simply typed
in “garage
door repair near me” and the search engine fetched a list of garage door repair companies in his nearest
area.
There are a number of important benefits to searching for garage door repair
services in your locale. First, because when you need to have your garage door
repaired, you want the repairs made as quickly as possible and a local garage
door company will be able to reach your home far quicker than a company that is
located an hour or two away.
It is also important to most people to support
local businesses because doing so helps the local economy and keep local
money local. It's better for you as an individual and for the community as a
whole.
Perhaps most importantly is that using a local garage door repair service is
likely to save you money. Since most of these companies charge by the project
so you don't want to end up paying for the amount of time your garage door
repair technician spends traveling to and from their business.
Apps That Can Help You Find Garage Door Repair “Near Me”
There are a number of different apps that can help you find garage door
repair services as well as other businesses near where you live. Some of these
Apps are for Android others are for iOs such as Apple.
Apps for Android Users
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AroundMe – This App is easy to use to
find all types of businesses in your locale and you can even see reviews for
the businesses.
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Find Near Me- This app does all of the
things that AroundMe does plus much more. The great thing about this app is
that this app allows you to customize it so it is more suited to your wants and
needs when looking for places in your locale.
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A couple of other Android apps you might feel
helpful are “Places Near Me” and “What's Around Me”
Apps for iOs Users
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AroundMe- The AroundMe app can also be
found when using iOS devices and works the same as the Android version making
it easy to find all different types of businesses in your locale including that
garage door repair service.
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Near By Places- This app helps to find
garage door repair services or anything else near you.
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Other iOS apps that you may find helpful
includes: TagWhat, Nudge, and Find Near Me.
How To Use Google Maps for Local Searches
In 2008 Google Maps for Android and iOS devices made its appearance. This
app uses satellite images, aerial photography, street maps, route planning and
more to help searchers locate various businesses in close proximity to their
locale.
Over the years, Google has worked hard to refine their map app to make it
handy for searchers to find exactly what they are looking for. For step-by-step
directions on how to use to Google maps to find your local garage door repair
service (or other business) simply click
here and follow the directions.
Another Efficient Way To Find Nearby Places
There are other ways for you to find garage door repair services near you
like typing in your street address or neighborhood, but one of the most
efficient ways to find nearby places is to simply type in your search “Garage
door repair services” followed by you zip code.
While originally zip codes were invented to streamline the delivery of mail
or to make travel simpler, it didn't take long once the digital age arrived for
people to quickly realize that zip codes were handy in performing targeted
searches online. For example, if you live Newport
Beach or Costa Mesa,
California you may want to type in “Garage door repair 92663”, or “garage door
service 92627”. If you actually have a specific garage door repair service in
mind and want to know if the company has a location near you, you may want to
type in “Champion Garage Door Repair 92628.”
Search engines may not be able to read searchers minds, but they are
constantly refining their crawlers and indexes in order to provide users with a
better experience.
In this article we have discussed various ways to find local businesses
including garage door repair suppliers by using online search. We have also explained
how using phrases like “garage door repair near me” can help you find garage
door companies nearby to where you live, while searching using phrases like
“garage door repair with zip code” will help you find the results you are
looking for in a specific, desired area.
