Local business results vs organic results... which gets more clicks?

[Hitman]

In local searches for something like, "widget repair cityname", is it best to be listed in local business results in organic Google search?

Obviously, both would be great, but which gets more clicks... #1 listing in local business results, or #1 in Google organic?

[edited by: Robert_Charlton at 5:40 pm (utc) on May 29, 2009]
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[Robert Charlton]

Hitman - Welcome to WebmasterWorld. I can't specifically answer your question about which results get more clicks, except to say that it appears to depend on the business and the kind of site.

Large national directory sites with a local targeting, eg, can be relatively unnaffected by the one box results, if they offer different enough kinds of services. On the other hand, pay-per-lead directory sites competing with actual local services where local physical presences are an asset might be taking a large hit.

Increasingly, Google is automating... or trying to automate... which queries show the one-box, whether geo identifiers are included in the search or not, so it may be wise to get both kinds of listings if you can.

See this recent discussion...

Local Results Showing for Generic Search Terms
[webmasterworld.com...]

Additionally, check in the Hot Topics [webmasterworld.com] section, pinned to the top of the Google Search forum home page, and look at the geo-targeted search section for a thread on "how to show up as a map in local search results".