{"id":688,"date":"2018-02-20T17:00:28","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T01:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/?p=688"},"modified":"2023-06-01T10:54:34","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T18:54:34","slug":"marijuana-dispensary-near-me-seo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/marijuana-dispensary-near-me-seo\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Rank for \u201cMarijuana Dispensary Near Me\u201d Using SEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/marijuana-dispensary-near-me-seo\/marijuana-dispensary-near-me\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-689\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-689\" src=\"https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/marijuana-dispensary-near-me.jpg\" alt=\"How to rank for &quot;marijuana dispensary near me&quot; using SEO\" width=\"820\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/marijuana-dispensary-near-me-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/marijuana-dispensary-near-me-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/marijuana-dispensary-near-me-400x268.jpg 400w, https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/marijuana-dispensary-near-me-600x402.jpg 600w, https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/marijuana-dispensary-near-me-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/marijuana-dispensary-near-me-800x537.jpg 800w, https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/marijuana-dispensary-near-me.jpg 820w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Did you know that \u201cnear me\u201d is <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/google-says-near-me-searches-have-doubled-this-year-221771\">one of the fastest growing searches<\/a> of the last few years? Thanks in part to better location targeting and the rise of mobile searches, searches containing \u201cnear me\u201d have basically doubled in the last two years.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/marijuana-dispensary-near-me-seo\/near-me-over-time\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-690\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-690\" src=\"https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/near-me-over-time.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;near me&quot; searches over time in Google Trends\" width=\"1165\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/near-me-over-time-200x106.jpg 200w, https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/near-me-over-time-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/near-me-over-time-400x212.jpg 400w, https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/near-me-over-time-600x318.jpg 600w, https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/near-me-over-time-768x407.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/near-me-over-time-800x424.jpg 800w, https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/near-me-over-time-1024x543.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/near-me-over-time.jpg 1165w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1165px) 100vw, 1165px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While many locally-focused industries have seen similar trends (like \u201crestaurants near me\u201d), the growth of \u201cmarijuana dispensary near me\u201d has been even more dramatic.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/marijuana-dispensary-near-me-seo\/marijuana-dispensary-near-me-trend\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-691\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-691\" src=\"https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/marijuana-dispensary-near-me-trend.jpg\" alt=\"marijuana dispensary near me over time search trend\" width=\"1165\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/marijuana-dispensary-near-me-trend-200x106.jpg 200w, https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/marijuana-dispensary-near-me-trend-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/marijuana-dispensary-near-me-trend-400x212.jpg 400w, https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/marijuana-dispensary-near-me-trend-600x318.jpg 600w, https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/marijuana-dispensary-near-me-trend-768x407.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/marijuana-dispensary-near-me-trend-800x424.jpg 800w, https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/marijuana-dispensary-near-me-trend-1024x543.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/marijuana-dispensary-near-me-trend.jpg 1165w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1165px) 100vw, 1165px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you stop to think about it, this makes perfect sense for several reasons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The cannabis industry has several first-time users who legitimately do not know where to find dispensaries near them.<\/li>\n<li>New markets are opening up all the time, bringing new businesses with them.<\/li>\n<li>Laws can change from city to city, so the nearest dispensary to a searcher may be several cities away.<\/li>\n<li>Some searchers prioritize proximity, especially if transportation is an issue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you think these are the kinds of leads your business should capture, read on to learn how to rank your business or cooperative for \u201cmarijuana dispensary near me.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>1. Getting more Google Reviews<\/h3>\n<p>Google reviews can have a massive impact on rankings because they allow Google to learn about a business from its customers.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to rank for more \u201cnear me\u201d searches, focus first on the quantity of reviews. It\u2019s okay if you have a few reviews that aren\u2019t 5 stars, and some experts believe that having a few bad reviews can even make your listing look more authentic.<\/p>\n<p>Just to be clear, we\u2019re talking about the number of reviews on your Google listing. Those reviews on Leafly and Weedmaps won\u2019t help nearly as much, because Google has a hard time confirming their legitimacy.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Links with your City in the Anchor Text<\/h3>\n<p>When someone links to your website, the text that they use to link can have a big impact. If blogs, associations, and news outlets link to you with words like \u201cdispensary in Oakland,\u201d that sends a very strong signal to Google that you are legitimate, local, and newsworthy. Then, if someone in Oakland searches for \u201ccannabis near me,\u201d your chances of showing up first grow dramatically.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Profile Views<\/h3>\n<p>Here\u2019s a weird search factor: it turns out that businesses with more Google my Business profile views rank a little better for \u201cfor me\u201d searches. We\u2019re talking about situations when a user opens up your business profile to learn more about it than can be shown in the local three pack.<\/p>\n<p>How do you take advantage of this? Uploading lots of photos, gaining enough reviews to demand attention, and using Google Posts can all help.<\/p>\n<h3>4. Backlinks with State in Anchor Text<\/h3>\n<p>If you somehow manage to get a link like \u201cthe best dispensaries in California,\u201d that too can have a massive impact on your ability to rank for \u201cnear me\u201d searches. If your dispensary operates in a city with a common name, like Springfield, it can also help Google determine which Springfield is yours. When this anchor text is consistent with the information in your Google my Business listing, Google will have better reason to believe that your listed information is accurate, which they often reward with better rankings.<\/p>\n<h3>5. Being in the Same City as the Searcher<\/h3>\n<p>This one sounds obvious, but there is a little bit of nuance.<\/p>\n<p>First of all, when someone in Walla Walla, WA searches for \u201ccannabis near me,\u201d it\u2019s only natural that businesses and dispensaries in Walla Walla take precedence over, say, dispensaries in Tucson, Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>Where this starts to get weird is that Google will actually prioritize businesses with addresses in Walla Walla even if you\u2019re physically closer to a business just outside it. So, if you\u2019re in Walla Walla, but standing 50 steps from the border of nearby College Place, WA, Google would still rather show you a business on the far side of Walla Walla than one just down the street.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not a perfect system, but it\u2019s a work in progress.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, if you\u2019re looking to relocate and found a cheaper property just outside of town, consider the SEO ramifications. If you\u2019re planning on investing in SEO any time soon, it might be worth spending a couple hundred more a month to stay in town.<\/p>\n<h2>Ranking for \u201cNear Me\u201d is Just a Tiny Piece of the Puzzle<\/h2>\n<p>Of course, ranking for \u201ccannabis dispensary near me\u201d isn\u2019t enough to keep you in business on its own. <a href=\"https:\/\/trailblazerseo.com\/cannabis-seo\/\">A comprehensive SEO campaign for your marijuana dispensary<\/a> will cover your \u201cnear me\u201d searches and much more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that \u201cnear me\u201d is one of the fastest growing searches of the last few years? 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