Twenty Years of Writing Down What Google Did This Time.

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Local SEO Tip of the Day for Travelers

If you find yourself on a very early flight sitting next to a 91-year-old woman named "Whiskey" do not acknowledge her in any way as she will spend the whole flight trying to engage you in a…

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How to Do Local Search Engine Optimization by Yourself - Get Rid of the Zip Code Search

I recently got an email from a reader asking me for some quick advice on his website which was a local directory of a specific kind of business. I only had a minute but I wanted to give him…

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When Is The Right Time To Bring SEO Into The Process?

If you are thinking you need some help with search engine optimization you are probably also wondering when is the right time to bring SEO into the process? And the answer is...right now. A common…

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Google Phone & Local Search

I am in the Minneapolis airport in between connecting flights and couldn't resist adding my $0.02 to the Google Phone announcement and how it relates to local search. Here's the (extremely…

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Online Coupons = SEO Gold

If you could only add one more keyword to your site I would strongly suggest you consider the word "coupons". I am hard-pressed to think of any other term that carries so much SEO juice. Everyone…

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Can You See The Real Me?

My brother, David, ran into Roger Daltrey while walking to work the other day and found him to be a very nice guy. That's not always the case when the Punk meets the Godfather. If you're…

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How to Avoid Becoming a Commodity by Blogging

I was recently asked if a small business should start a blog and my initial reaction was something like "great idea but it's probably not the right move for most small businesses given the time…

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The Perfect #1 Ranking In Google For Halloween

A day late but it's still beautiful to behold the magic of search engine optimization. Check out my latest #1 ranking in Google: search death locations Believe it or not someone just found my blog…

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One Scary Month In Local Search Blogging

I am celebrating Local SEO Guide's one month anniversary (and Halloween) of spewing forth thoughts on local search with a greatest hits post. For those of you new to these pages here are the top…

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The SEO Friendly CMS

A client was recently told that they needed to build a custom content management system or CMS. If your web developer or head of engineering is telling you they need to build you a custom content…

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