Twenty Years of Writing Down What Google Did This Time.

What we learn doing SEO for real clients. 1,311 posts since 2007.

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Andrew ShotlandBlog

Schema.org/SPAM - Google Should Get Rid of All of It

I have a client who had implemented schema incorrectly and received a notice from Google that they needed to fix it "if you would like it featured in Google search results". Of course they didn't…

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The Night Google Took Pity On A Client...

Yesterday a client pushed out a new homepage without telling us. I found out because late last night I got this email in my inbox from an actual living, breathing member of Google's Search Quality…

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DanBlog

NAP Hunter! Lite now in the Chrome store

Hey local SEOers! NAP Hunter! Lite, our Chrome extension for citation research and audits, is now available in the Chrome store. This should streamline installations, so you can get to automating.…

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Andrew ShotlandBlog

Yext Duplicate Listings Suppression Launches (aka Powerlistings Über)

Yext launched a duplicate business listings suppression service today they are calling Powerlistings Über. That's fancy talk for saying you can now kill duplicate business listings on publishers…

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Introducing N.A.P. Hunter Lite!

Hey local SEO geniuses! We just released a free Google Chrome extension to help you speed through citation research. It's called N.A.P. Hunter Lite. It basically runs a set of standard N.A.P.…

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Andrew ShotlandBlog

More iOS8 iBeaconized GPS Local Retail App Icons Spotted in the Wild

Hat tip to Mike Vichich of Wise.ly in Ann Arbor for sending this in. Looks like Apple is indeed dogfooding...

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The iOS App Business for Retailers is About To Get a Little Crazy

MacRumors reports that iOS8 features the app for nearby retailers showing up on your phone's lock screen. For example, if you are in a Starbucks, the Starbucks app icon will appear on your lock…

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Everything You Wanted To Know About Duplicate Business Listings...

...but not really. I mean who really wants to understand how duplicate business listings are created and how the problem can be solved? It's not exactly cocktail party conversation. But if your…

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Andrew ShotlandBlog

THE TOP Marijuana Directories & Citation Sources

Updated: April 4, 2020 This post brought to you by the folks at My CBD. You've got a medical or recreational marijuana dispensary, a pot delivery service, a cbd products site, a seed bank,…

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Is That A 5" Screen in Your Pocket or Are You Just Happy To See Me?

That was the proposed name of the awesome panel I am going to be moderating at Street Fight Summit West in San Francisco on June 3rd: Hot, Local Action Sure, smartphones are great for finding a…

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