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This is an outstanding rundown (I love original research!) of the Internet Yellow Pages (IYP) rankings, including the top 6 that you should make sure your business is included in. Read more
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This post analyzes all the high points Obama reaches for economy related searches and why John McCain needs to hire a SEO company. Featuring such downfalls as no robots.txt and staging sites making it to the top of natural results. Read more
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Hard to believe no one is advertising against this term right now. Check it out. Read more
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Some general, related content on small business web sites goes a long way in providing keyword rich content, creating another avenue into the web site and finally, to simply provide resources to the visitors. Read more
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I thought everyone might be interested in a discussion on how to develop a truly search engine friendly content management system. Here are my thoughts. Read more
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When it comes to Local Search, it still comes down to being smart with SEO, Paid Search, Site Promotion, and Social Networks. I also added a few extreme tactics for your next local search marketing campaign. Read more
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Countless SEO guides provide the most important considerations: title tags, keywords, straightforward navigation, and structured content but local optimization requires several unique considerations Read more
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Nearly a year old now... these 2 posts still light the way to developing a successful local search campaign. Read more
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I check CitySearch first for everything: from delicious Thai restaurants, to reputable Thai massage parlors (Side note: who knew come to this place for “a good time”!!! was a common euphemism?)... Which brings me to the fake reviews. I first began… Read more
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Hands on activities to optimize for local search Read more
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Larry Sullivan provides some compelling reasons for Local Businesses to start using Facebook. Read more
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The problem with Local Search is not content. It’s the lack of SEO; but nobody will ever admit that. Read more
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