Twenty Years of Writing Down What Google Did This Time.

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How To Get Local Customers The Green Way

It's always nice to see a wacky idea you throw out there take wing. Last month I wrote about how local businesses could market themselves on their local Freecycle group. Today I was talking to…

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The Page 2 Bump

With SEO sometimes the simplest tactics can have the biggest effect. Here's some inexpensive SEO you can do today no matter how big or small your site is and probably get some quick results. I…

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I Kill In New Zealand...

Check it out. G'day! Update: Local SEO New Zealand Local SEO Mexico Local SEO Japan And let's not forget: Local SEO Luxembourg And my personal triumph: Soup Nazi!

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Business Name Search: The SEO Battleground For Local Search Engines

With Google's recent introduction of 10 yellow pages-like listings in Web search results for local queries, it is going to be harder for local search sites which depend on "category in city"…

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Microhoo & Local Search

Might as well pile on the Microsoft/Yahoo bandwagon and add my $0.02. In a previous post on the new & improved Google local search results I implied that certain Yellow Pages companies might be…

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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…

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Zvents Launches New Local Search to SEO Your Local Business

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…

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

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…

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Meetup.com = Local 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…

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Naming Your Business With SEO/Linkbait In Mind

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…

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