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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 …
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Read MoreI 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 …
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Read MoreWelcome 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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Read MoreOver the past year I have gotten to know some great people in the local search space. Each one as taught me something through phone conversations, tweets, emails, or even a few I have been lucky enough to meet in person. So, in an effort to personally learn more about everyone, and also to come …
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Read MoreThere is nothing I would rather do than talk Local Search. I’m serious when I say that. I have traveled around the world, climbed on things found in famous photographs, seen animals in the wild that are even hard to come by in zoos. Danced, sang, and have made myself merry many times. But, at …
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Read MoreI am starting a new category on The Local Search Marketing Blog today that will highlight the guest posts that I do. Ann Smarty at MyBlogGuest aka @seosmarty was very gracious to offer me a place on Search Engine Journal to write on Local. I am a once a month-er on Thursdays currently, and I …
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Read MoreHopefully by now you know that I live in Burley, Idaho. I love my small town. My wife and I grew up here, “hated and dated” each other through school, I got smart…we got married, and now we are back (that was my life recap in one sentence). But, one thing that drives me literally …
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Read MoreI got a letter from Google today with $100 worth of free advertising. The letter is being sent out to businesses with claimed LBC listings and starts out saying “You already use Google’s Local Business Center to help customers discover your business online when they search locally on Google or Google Maps.” Then goes on …
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Read MoreIt seems that more and more businesses are understanding that they need to have a blog whether they are practicing law, or selling brownies. They have heard that “blogging” is a great way to close the gap between businesses and consumers, so they picked their software of choice and added a blog to their site. …
Read MoreLocal Search seems to be taking dramatic steps forward on a weekly basis. Not too long ago, a search for anything local would bring up a 10 pack on Google, and since then, we have seen local listing ads, lucky 7 packs, and even the possible future low 5 pack. The above all have to …
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