Today I had the pleasure once again of speaking on a webinar put on by BrightLocal. It’s part of the InsideLocal series of webinars that’s been going since July, and that will continue through the end of the year. The one today was all about … [Continue reading] about BrightLocal Webinar on Local Reviews
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How to Add Your Business to Factual

Why does Factual matter to your visibility in the local search results? Because it feeds info on your business to a bunch of other important sites. David Mihm recently made that fact pretty clear, in his update to the Local Search Ecosystem … [Continue reading] about How to Add Your Business to Factual
Top Local SEO Myths

It may not be springtime, but it’s time for a little housecleaning. Local SEO - like its organic cousin - is filled with myths. By “myths,” I mean misinformation and other junk that’s piled up over time. One reason for the myths is local SEOs … [Continue reading] about Top Local SEO Myths
Don Campbell on the GetFiveStars Tool for Getting Customer Reviews and Feedback

Don Campbell is a smart guy - and busy. For at least as long as I’ve been in “local,” his company - Expand2Web - has been hooking up small-to-medium business owners with affordable, solidly built, professional Wordpress sites. He knows his local … [Continue reading] about Don Campbell on the GetFiveStars Tool for Getting Customer Reviews and Feedback
8 Questions to Ask Local Citation Builders (Before You Hire Them)

Citations can make or break your local SEO campaign, and they’re deceptively tricky. If you want to hire people to help with your citations, how can you be confident they’ll do a good job? I like Andrew Shotland’s post on what to ask a … [Continue reading] about 8 Questions to Ask Local Citation Builders (Before You Hire Them)