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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Local Search Site For Sale

If any of my readers are interested in buying a U.S. local directory site that's doing about 750,000 impressions per month let me know. Serious inquiries only please.

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Kelsey DMS 2010 in Dallas - See You There

If you'd like to have a chat about SEO, Social Media or the whole Mosque/Quran thing, please come find me at the conference. And be sure to check out the local social media panel I am moderating,…

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How Much Better Is Google Instant For Publishers?

According to Google's launch team, Google Instant is supposed to provide more qualified visitors to publishers' sites. I had set up Google Analytics to track Google Instant referrals - if you want…

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La Jolla Back From Google Maps Purgatory!

Faithful readers of this collection of pixels and code may recall last week's post La Jolla Takes a Hit From Google Maps where we called attention to the plight of La Jolla, CA, the tony upscale…

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Google Instant Search & SEO - You Better Rank #1

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Check In Services Might Have An Edge on New Business Data

If you have been following the saga of the newly opened Main Street Meat and Fish Market in Pleasanton, Greg Sterling and I were having a discussion last week about the fact that since they are a…

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How To Hire a Local SEO Consultant

My latest post on 13 Questions To Ask Before You Hire a Local SEO Consultant is now live on Search Engine Land. It's pretty good if I do say so myself, so I may have to copy it here: Can you tell…

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Main Street Meat N Fish Market Takes On The Social Web And Doesn't Even Know It

I was telling Greg Sterling about how the new meat market in Pleasanton is killing it on their Facebook Page, which was created by a customer, and on Yelp despite the fact that they don't have a…

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La Jolla Takes a Hit From Google Maps

Jonah Stein forwarded me this missive from Josh Vickers, founder of TaskSquid, who seems to be in cahoots with Adam Harris of Calacles.com. Apparently Google has misplaced La Jolla: It is…

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Online Kicks Broadcast's Butt In Local SMB Spending

The Kelsey Group surveyed "Plus Spenders", SMBs that spend at least $25K/yr in marketing v. the average of about $2500. According to Kelsey: · 90 percent of SMB Plus Spenders have a Web site,…

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