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4 comments Apr 19, 2010 | Posted by admin in Local Search Talk Series

Local Search Talk Series Part 5: Ed Reese Interview

It’s a new week and we are back in the saddle bringing you more Local Search Interviews than Babe Ruth brought home runs. Today we are hearing from another North Westerner that is an up and coming power house in Local Search. That man is Ed Reese, the authority on Spokane SEO. He is the ...

2 comments Apr 16, 2010 | Posted by admin in Small Business Marketing

Nifty Marketing gets a new business card

I know what you are thinking. Not exactly news worthy information. But, I love business card designs and I just wanted to post a picture of our new cards, and also wanted to ask for those who are so inclined to add a link in the comments to their business card. P.S. The Local Search ...

6 comments Apr 7, 2010 | Posted by admin in Local Search Talk Series

Local Search Talk Series Part 4: Chris Silver Smith Interview

Next up on our local search talk series is Chris Silver Smith. He has consistently put out some of the best information on local search I have read to date. Chris has served as the Head of the Technology & Advanced Development Department of Verizon (Superpages.com), and currently is the Director of Optimization Strategies for KeyRelevance. Just ...

5 comments Apr 1, 2010 | Posted by admin in Local Search

Google Local Business Ads Displaying Everywhere

Everyone within the local search space has been aware of Google’s local ad tests that they have been running in Houston and San Fransisco. Well, upon an early run through on a few of my clients listings, it seems that the option has been opened to the entire Local Business Center as you can see ...

14 comments Mar 29, 2010 | Posted by admin in Local Search Talk Series

Local Search Talk Series Part 3: Matt McGee Interview

Next up on the Local Search Talk Series is Matt McGee. Over the last year I have had the pleasure to meet Matt through his most amazing resource Hyperlocal Blogger, as I have been trying to build my own community news website. Matt has been an all around great guy, and has given me some ...

Comments Mar 25, 2010 | Posted by admin in In The Wild

In The Wild: Local Search Recipe: How to Track Local Analytics Using WordPress

I am going to take a break from the Local Search Talk Series today because it is Search Engine Journal Thursday and my column on How to Track Local Analytics Using WordPress was published today. I decided to take an different spin on the article and write it as a recipe. More to amuse myself ...

8 comments Mar 24, 2010 | Posted by admin in Local Search

Hiding Your Business Address Is A Guaranteed Way To Lose Ranking

I have been playing around with the “service area” option in the Google Local Business Center today and found something interesting. I decided I would test with my own listing because… -I live in Burley, Idaho and it’s a small enough town that I’m not too concerned about ranking. -Google Local hates internet marketers and ...

11 comments Mar 24, 2010 | Posted by admin in Local Search Talk Series

Local Search Talk Series Part 2: Dev Basu Interview

Welcome to part 2 of our local search talk series. Yesterday I interviewed Miriam Ellis to kick off the series. Up to bat today is Dev Basu who owns a Toronto SEO firm called Powered By Search. Dev is a local seo whiz and just recently launched a local search guide on Work.com that is ...

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