Blog | Page 116 of 126 | Local SEO Guide

Get Your Business Reviews on Google Maps

Miriam Ellis just put together a fantastic post on all of the sites that Google Maps is using as sources for review information for the hospitality industry. Here’s the list: 10best.com Aol.com ChefMoz.org Citysearch.com Dine.com DiningGuide.com Dinnerbroker.com Frommers.com Gayot.com Giatamedia.com Greenopia.com Insiderpages.com Menupages.com Mytravelguide.com Priceline.com RestaurantRow.com Travelocity.com Travelpost.com Tripadvisor.com Virtualtourist.com Yahoo.com Yelp.com Zagat.com I recommend […]

Zvents Launches New Local Search to SEO Your Local Business

BIA/Kelsey , Local Search

Zvents, the “what’s going on in town” search site, launched a new local search service. I guess they are thinking that while you are looking for a local concert or bookreading that you might want to go out to eat after and so they will show relevant local listings (and provide the ability to review). […]

Local SEO Just Got A Bit Harder This Week: Google Local

Google , Search Engine Ranking Factors

As you may know there have been numerous sightings this week of expanded Google Local results in Google’s Web Search. Previously when Google detected a local search they were displaying 3 Google Local business listings before the organic results, but now they are starting to show ten. So that’s why all those yellow pages CMO’s […]

Meetup.com = Local Marketing

Small Business Marketing

There are so many Web tools and sites to help you market yourself locally that it can make your head spin. The best ones are easy to understand and use, like Meetup.com. For those of you who are looking for simple, inexpensive ways to reach your target customers, Meetup could be just the thing for […]

Naming Your Business With SEO/Linkbait In Mind

Linkbuilding , Small Business Marketing , Social Media Optimization

Warning: This post is not for those who are weak of heart or small children. If you use the safe search option on Google or a V-chip turn back now. You are in the wrong place. Really. Stop. I mean it.

How To Judge The SEMMYS

Uncategorized

As many of my readers now know The SEMMY Awards nominations have been announced and I am both a judge in the Small Business Marketing category and a nominee for the following posts: Yelp SEO Analysis: Part One Geotargeting Location By IP Address = SEO Death As I was going through all of the Small […]

Small Business Sees 300% Increase in Internet Business in 2007

Small Business Marketing

I was talking with a Pleasanton cabinet retailer who had just read Your Marketing Sucks and was starting to realize that his very pretty website was not designed to drive leads. In spite of this he was still able to see a 300% increase in the amount of business he generated from the Internet over […]

Help Me Judge The SEMMYs!

Uncategorized

I have been asked to judge the Small Business category of the 2008 SEMMY Awards. The SEMMYS are for the best blog posts and articles in search marketing. The awards were conceived of by Matt McGee and the judges are a veritable who’s who of search bloggers (excluding yours truly of course – I am […]

Local SEO 2008 Predictions

Google , Local Video

Greg Sterling recently posted his 2008 predictions for local search and I thought it only right that I take on the 2008 predictions for local search engine optimization, particularly because Greg’s post never even mentioned the subject. So here goes: (updated 12/29/08 to see how I did)

There Goes The Neighborhood…

Neighborhood Data

This just in…UrbanMapping, the guys who provide neighborhood data to local search companies, have just launched a free API. According to their CEO, Ian White, this means you can send them a lat/long and they will send you the associated neighborhood points contained within.

THE BLOG

This Is The Kind Of Stuff We'd Be Talking About To You If You Were A Client...

Get Your Business Reviews on Google Maps

Zvents Launches New Local Search to SEO Your Local Business

Local SEO Just Got A Bit Harder This Week: Google Local

Meetup.com = Local Marketing

How To Judge The SEMMYS

Small Business Sees 300% Increase in Internet Business in 2007

Help Me Judge The SEMMYs!

Local SEO 2008 Predictions

There Goes The Neighborhood…