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Why Is This Closed Listing Not Like Other Closed Listings?
Because the listing isn't closed... Okay, so that makes no sense right? Let me start from the beginning. We have a client that has a Ford dealership. When doing searches for Ford + geo, we were…
Read the postDid Local Directories Get Hit By Google's Doorway Page Algo?
If SEMRush data is directionally correct, this may be a reason why Yelp is looking to sell. Should rebrand as Yikes! pic.twitter.com/UqplA4ZLSq — Andrew Shotland (@localseoguide) May 11, 2015…
Read the postVirtual Canonical Loops = SEO Death
Part 6 in the SEO Death Series While we love Local SEO, a good portion of our clients are large non-local sites with a lot of technical SEO challenges. Today I'd like to talk about the dreaded…
Read the postDoes Google Really Understand Mobile Friendly?
MobileGeddon: The MobileTastrophy is upon us and so far nothing has really happened. This is good news since I'm not quite sure Google understands what mobile friendly actually means. Remember…
Read the postWhy Google's Mobile Friendly Ranking Signal Most Likely WILL Affect Local Pack Listings
Update 4/11/15: According to a little birdie who spoke with Gary Iyles at the BrightonSEO conference, Gary "guaranteed" pack rankings won't be affected. Guess we shall see... Google's pending…
Read the postGoogle's About To Close Your Local Doorway Pages
Today Google published "An update on doorway pages". The post implies that Google will soon be updating its algorithm to weed out offending doorway pages from the SERPs: Sites with large and…
Read the postStop Ignoring Bing Webmaster Tools
At the beginning of every new engagement we ask clients for access to their Google Analytics, Google Webmaster Tools, Adwords data, Bing Webmaster Tools and any other analytics they have. 95% of…
Read the postDude, Where's My Primary Category?!
Google recently rolled out their "primary category" requirement to Google My Business Locations bulk accounts. Instead of associating the first category per location in a bulk account as the…
Read the postGoogle Now Outsourcing Local Packs to India
We have been seeing a lot of mismatched locations in the local packs lately but this one takes the cake, er curry...: (Click to enlarge) You know you can't beat Nayana Eye Care in Pradesh. They're…
Read the post90's Redux - Google's Fanny Pack Continues to Expand
One of the benefits of working with local clients, both large and small, is that we see a lot stuff. Recently we have been conducting a rank tracking project for a large national brand with 1,300+…
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