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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How To Do a Local Infographic Right Airbnb Style

Airbnb just released a beautiful interactive infographic on the local economic impact the company has had on nine cities. If you are considering using content to attract links, for both national…

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Google's "Organic" Algorithm Is A Lot Faster Than Google's Local Algo

On March 15th, the WP Total Cache plugin on this site for some reason started serving Googlebot 403 response codes (aka "Access Denied"): As you can see organic entrances to my site via the home…

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The Moz Local Review

The pros and cons of using Moz Local to update business listings at InfoGroup, Acxiom, Neustar Localeze & Factual. Is it worth it?

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Everything is Awesome in Local SEO!

I gave the following talk on local SEO tactics at SEMPDX's Searchfest last week and thought you all would enjoy the deck. Searchfest is a great show in a great city. I was joined by Dana DiTomaso…

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The Definitive Top 10 Local Citation Sources for SEO!

Six months ago, after 7+ years of being in business I finally got around to incorporating Local SEO Guide, Inc. A few weeks ago, I thought it would be interesting to create a Yext Powerlisting for…

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Is Apple Maps Phone Verifying Business Info?

A business claims they were called by Apple Maps about their out of whack NAP. First I have heard of such a thing.

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5 Ways SEMRush Makes Me Look Like a SEO Wizard To Potential Clients

First off, thanks to SEMRush for providing me with a free account for the very long time it took me to write this. I appreciate your patience. For those of you in a hurry, here's a two-week Guru…

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"The SEO Butcher Is Not Working Anymore..."

This gem just landed in the inbox. Remember when you thought serving SMBs would be cool? From: [REDACTED] Subject: SEO Message Body: I do not mean to waste anybody’s time, nor do I wish to ask a…

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"Your Ad Rep Turned Down A Job At A Gas Station - Just To Help YOU With Online Marketing"

Phil Rozek has been spending too much time on this blog. Great post - IYP Advertising & Local SEO: How Badly Does It Suck? If you are not familiar with Phil's work, spend a few hours on his site.…

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(Sock?) Puppets by Gwen - Did GoDaddy Rig Their Superbowl Ad?

So Gwen Dean quit her day job to pursue puppeteer dreams in front of the country last night; in part thanks to an awesome GoDaddy website (a pretty good product btw). According to the Superbowl…

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