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Following a controversial post by Lisa Barone about how Local SEO doesn't exist, Michael Jensen identifies four major differences between "SEO" and "Local SEO" and why it should be distinguished and considered to "exist". read more »
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One of the major challenges in Local Search is connecting offline local businesses with online customer reviews. LeaveFeedback.org is a free service to help local businesses get authentic customer reviews with little effort, by incentivizing existin read more »
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If you've got a slow to medium crawl, it can help to ping the major search engines when you have new content. Here's a tool to easily ping all four major search engines in one click! read more »
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A look at how the Presidential candidates fare in their SEO strategies, including a statistical comparison to 10 months ago at the start of campaigning. read more »
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The local search industry is about to change yet again as Google now knows what restaurants, stores, and theaters you are closest to. What implications does this have on local search? read more »
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Launching a new site, but not indexed yet? Here's a 7 step guide that will get your site indexed quickly! read more »
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Shouldn't the link for articles posted to Sphinn go directly to the article? If you use Digg or Reddit or [name your social news site] they all go directly to the article. If I want to read comments, give me a comments link. End of rant. read more »
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What happens when you leave a title tag empty? Well, to my surprise Google is most likely using WHOIS registrant data! The title that shows up in the SERPs is the business name exactly as it appears in the registrant field of the WHOIS data. read more »
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Domaining and SEO are getting married, didn't you hear? Learn more about domaining and an excellent trick for finding great domains! read more »
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No, it's not a dance, it's the Google algorithm! The Googlerithm has been prodded and poked by SEOs for years, and this review simplifies the Googlerithm into its most important components, and refers readers to authoritative articles on individual read more »
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