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Avatar Posted By: LocalHound 131 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://blumenthals.com)
Category: Mobile Search
"Users of the iPhone are already searching the internet more than anyone thought they would..." Will we look back and see Apple's SDK release as the watershed moment in Local and Mobile? read more »
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Avatar Posted By: LocalHound 132 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.convertoffline.com)
Category: Search Marketing
The comments on this post lead me to believe there has indeed been a shift in Yahoo's thinking. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: LocalHound 134 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://pendercode.blogspot.com)
Category: Mobile Search
Interesting post on how the business model for cell phones could change... recurring revenue coming from apps rather than just subscriptions and how that change could create a community that brings all things mobile to critical mass. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: LocalHound 135 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://blumenthals.com)
Category: Local & Maps
Mike Blumenthal put together a nice collection of links to help when things don't go as planned on G Maps. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: LocalHound 139 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.convertoffline.com)
Category: SEM
A matrix that catalogs the advertising networks of the major players or Everything you wanted to know about search advertising but it was just to big a pain in the arse to track down. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: LocalHound 149 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.solaswebdesign.net)
Category: Local & Maps
In the last few months it's been speculated that when it comes to reviews... age, authority, and amount could be a factor... sound familiar? And now the SEO Igloo presents a local business review calamity, perhaps caused by the "review profile" read more »
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Avatar Posted By: LocalHound 162 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.convertoffline.com)
Category: Local & Maps
Screen shot provided. The line blurs between local seo and social media as well. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: LocalHound 169 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://blumenthals.com)
Category: Local & Maps
There will come a time when you can't find the right category on Google Maps... book mark this for just that occasion. An awesome analysis by Mike Blumethal... read more »
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Avatar Posted By: LocalHound 169 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.convertoffline.com)
Category: Local & Maps
Mike talks about where he's been, the re-branding of his company and provides solid marketing advice for the small business owner... read more »
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Avatar Posted By: LocalHound 171 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.localseoguide.com)
Category: Local & Maps
Stepping onto this SEO battleground might get you whacked upside the head with a pipe, literally. But it is a really good idea read more »
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Avatar Posted By: LocalHound 174 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://free-internet-marketing-advice.blogspot.com)
Category: Usability
Tony describes 'errors in form submissions' in such a way... that I bet you will be using it in your next meeting or sales presentation. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: LocalHound 176 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://blumenthals.com)
Category: Local & Maps
Mike Blumenthal discovers Google Coupons showing up in the Main SERPs... read more »
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Avatar Posted By: LocalHound 181 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchenginewatch.com)
Category: Mobile Search
Specifically, Android and the iPhone will erode the carrier control that has stifled innovation in the mobile world thus far. As it turns out... Telephone companies proved not to be the best arbiters of product innovation (duh). read more »
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Avatar Posted By: LocalHound 240 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.convertoffline.com)
Category: Google AdWords
The display url is an important part of any adwords campaign and for a local site... can shoot you straight to number 1.

It makes me wonder if 10 years of dynamic insertion has trained us to rely most upon the 4th line of text. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: LocalHound 247 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.convertoffline.com)
Category: Local & Maps
Marketing small businesses on the web can be made simpler... one of the first things we can do is uncheck the content network option. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: LocalHound 262 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.ppcthink.com)
Category: Water Cooler
Your client asked for this? And you did it better... invested additional time to thrill the customer... uh-oh. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: LocalHound 262 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.lunametrics.com)
Category: Web Analytics
Good post on setting up Site Search in GA.

If you're comfortable with finding your search parameter. And deciding whether to strip the url out of the query parameter, you can skip this.

Otherwise, this makes setting up a cool tool easy. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: LocalHound 264 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.convertoffline.com)
Category: Local & Maps
Curious, how he got 2,700 backlinks in his first month, I called and asked him. Well, something like that... read more »
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Avatar Posted By: LocalHound 267 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchengineguide.com)
Category: Usability
Search Engine Guide provides usability tips that will make YOU think, not your customers. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: LocalHound 272 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.convertoffline.com)
Category: Local & Maps
TrueLocal is apparently going to revamp it's advertising in Spring and shows how good customer service can be used effectively as a marketing tool. The email they sent me is attached. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: LocalHound 274 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.convertoffline.com)
Category: Water Cooler
Once you're into search marketing... is it possible to be in front of the computer without being a search marketer? You tell me... read more »
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Avatar Posted By: LocalHound 285 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.convertoffline.com)
Category: Local & Maps
I've refrained from passing judgement on the results; but you may not be able to help yourself. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: LocalHound 286 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.localbizbits.com)
Category: Local & Maps
Larry Sullivan provides some compelling reasons for Local Businesses to start using Facebook. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: LocalHound 288 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.convertoffline.com)
Category: Local & Maps
With Yahoo! following Google's lead by adding a map to their local onebox come strategy adjustments for local search marketers. read more »
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