The SEO team at NiftyLaw.com participated in a two month long study of legal websites. We looked at over 1200 legal websites across 100 top cities. In the coming months I will be taking a closer look at each section of our study in a multi-part blog series. Part one of this series will be …
Read MoreYesterday we looked at some of the more helpful sections of Google’s new My Business platform and how each of those sections could help you take control of your firm’s presence on Google. Check it out here if you missed it. We left out the Insight section in that blog post. Google has been providing …
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Read MoreTo date there have been a multitude of names for Google’s map listing product. It kind of reminds me of that line, “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways” but in a more irritating, aggravating sense. It seemed, for a while at least, that Places was suffering from multiple personality disorder with …
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Well this one takes the cake, and I don’t even like cake! Yahoo is no longer accepting calls concerning your local listings. So when there are updates that need dealt with, duplicates needing removed or just general inquires, we the customer have been left out in the cold to find our new “Yahoo Yellow-Brick Road”. …
Read MoreMy third post on the local search marketing series for lawyers is out on AttorneyAtWork.com. Check it out if you dare.
Read MoreCheck out Mike’s post on AttorneyAtWork.com on taking control of your local directory strategy.
Read MoreCarousel Results in Local is the biggest change to Google’s local SERP’s since the introduction of map listings in organic search results. I had no idea what to think about the changes myself and how searchers would react to such a big shift from the normal map pins. So, I decided to have 10 people …
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Read MoreYa, it didn’t surprise me in the least. “G+: the wave of the future” (or something), is being sandbagged in certain markets. Deep in the books of Google Lore – employees are being paid to make Google Plus successful by being hyper active in certain markets that Google has offices in. Their year end bonus …
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Read MoreThe Nifty Local Search Website Grader You want to know what is hard? Explaining local search onsite changes to a business owner. There are a lot of terms like xml sitemap, schema, h1 tags, and NAP information that create a look in “non-indsutry folks” eyes that can only be matched with a plant that can …
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Read MoreThere’s already a lot of buzz going on about the coming release from the “Google X” office. Some of the theories floating around about what kind of technology will eventually be implemented into these “Google Glasses” and the possible ramifications they could have on society are nothing less than profound. I am both excited and scared …
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