Yes, Page Speed Matters
This client’s organic traffic is up almost 100% over the same period:
Google Places Photos Tip of the Day
Since Google Places started adding more photos to Place Pages I have been noticing a fair amount of wackiness. So the tip of the day is to check your Place Page and make sure the photos are to your liking. As Mike Blumenthal found things can go from Rated G to Rated X in no […]
When Will Google Places Bail Out White Hat SEOs?
A frustrated practitioner of bail bonds SEO laments about Google Places, Where Crooked Businesses Take Over: “Here’s another great example of the wonder of Google Places and Google’s dealings with Local Search. Type in Google, “Santa Clarita Bail Bonds.” (this example could be done for many other keywords if you care to try) You will see […]
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
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 concept but have never put one up so it would need to be […]
First Viral Campaign Ever on Google Plus – Ph Creative
Here’s the video by the firm Ph Creative, the firm that created the campaign: Tip for next time: Spell-check
Local Search Ranking Factors 2011 – Top 10
David Mihm’s annual Local Search Ranking Factors survey of local SEO geeks is out. As always, I like to provide a summary of the top ten recommendations: Top 10 Ranking Factors for Google Maps/Google Places SEO Physical Address in City of Search Manually Owner-verified Place Page Proper Category Associations Volume of Traditional Structured Citations (IYPs, […]
CodeGuard is Cool
I was talking to my bud Jonah Stein about his new start-up CodeGuard, a website backup service, and I thought given the events of the past few days it was worth a plug, particularly for those readers running multiple SMB websites. Let’s review some of the latest in website hacking news: Sony’s Play Station Network […]
19% of All Google Hotel Queries Are Mobile
From Google’s Mobile Insights Blog: Mobile devices make all five stages of the travel process more accessible and more robust for consumers. It also opens opportunities for marketers. Dreaming: Westin Hotels & Resorts created a display campaign on The Weather Channel’s app. It invited users to “Tap here to warm up,” planting the seed for […]
It’s Wafer Thin.
Has to be one of the funniest scenes ever made.