Right now we’re going back … to the future! We spend a lot of time talking about the timeless SEO and internet marketing tactics. Here are the up-and-comers for the year that will continue to be important for the rest of 2010.

Google Local
It’s like ordinary SEO, only smaller and easier! Get onto that Google Local page and start prettying it up if you haven’t already done so.

Load time

This new SEO ranking factor might not carry a lot of weight, but it really is a no-brainer. Get a good host, and keep your pages lightweight.

Do your Facebook/Twitter/MySpace pages

Everybody else is on here … and if your business has dedicated fans, they are probably actually searching for your profile.

Create a mobile site
Even small, local sites need a mobile version to cater to users-on-the-go searching for goods and services through their smartphones.

Check your analytics
There’s no sense throwing money at SEO without knowing what results it is creating…