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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Google Places Don't Need No Stinking Reviews

Mike Blumenthal dissects Google Places' latest redesign: According to Mike: "They include a strong call to action (review, upload photos) and clear sense of priorities as to what is important…

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What ShopCity's Google Problem Says About SEOs

Frank Reed of Marketing Pilgrim put out a challenge to all SEOs to chime in a SEO problem ShopCity was having with Google. A number of SEOs started picking apart ShopCity's SEO program, or lack…

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How To Find Yelp Reviews on Google Places

I haven't pontificated on last week's changes that removed most of the third party data from displaying on Google Place Pages - I basically agree with David Mihm's assessment of the situation -…

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Google Plus SEO

It's a bit early to start writing the definitive Google Plus SEO Guide, but I think the above screenshot says all you need to know. When I am signed in, page one of searches for my name are…

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Why Compete Should Turn Off Its Traffic Estimate Graphs

I know I have a relatively small site, but if you can't even get the trend right, why bother? And check out Pete Distad of Hulu

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Deals, Deals, Deals

How fitting that I have spent the past two days at BIA/Kelsey's Deals3D conference. I just hit my 2000th follower on Google Plus. I promised that whomever put me over 2K would get a link with the…

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How Not To Do Google Places SEO

Phil Rozek has a great post on The 1st Annual Google Places Freakshow: "Whatever your ranking, I suggest you pay attention to how your Google listing comes across at a gut level. Ask friends,…

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Guest Post Policy

I have been getting hit up a lot by people who want to write guest posts on LSG either because they want to get their brand in front of my readers or they want a link. I am not opposed to the…

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Google Offers Oakland Hits The Inbox

$5 for for $10 of food and drinks at Le Bateau Ivre Cafe. Anyone want to meet me there for an espresso?

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Google Plus Google Places Times SMBs Equals...

Justin Sanger, CEO of JoinHere, an interesting new SMB "Social Engagement Platform", puts it thus: "A G+ and G Places integration will create the most powerful discovery, publishing, and social…

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