If you want to rank on Local search here is my strategy:
-Citations = Business Listings
-Forum Posts on forums relevant to the industry
-Comments on websites/blogs from the same industry or relevant to the industry (for example you have a taxi company, you build links on blog posts for cars)
-Sharing images on websites that allow you to insert/tag location.
-Ask for guest posts on websites/blogs relevant to your industry.
Build links constantly (2-3 per day) - 5-10 max per week.
I am using this technique since 2015, and never got penalized or dropped a rank!
-Citations = Business Listings
-Forum Posts on forums relevant to the industry
-Comments on websites/blogs from the same industry or relevant to the industry (for example you have a taxi company, you build links on blog posts for cars)
-Sharing images on websites that allow you to insert/tag location.
-Ask for guest posts on websites/blogs relevant to your industry.
Build links constantly (2-3 per day) - 5-10 max per week.
I am using this technique since 2015, and never got penalized or dropped a rank!