A few days ago Google announced free, limited phone support for cases where you just can’t seem to verify your business’s Google+Local page. As when the ’04 Red Sox won the World Series, this restored some of my faith in the goodness of the … [Continue reading] about A Real-Life User of Google+Local Phone Support
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Local Citations / Business Directories for Specific Ethnicities and Identities (US)
Any business owner who’s tried to get visible to customers in local search has noticed the huge number and variety of citation sources out there (AKA places to list your business). We all know that people who own businesses in America are of all … [Continue reading] about Local Citations / Business Directories for Specific Ethnicities and Identities (US)
What Matt Cutts Says about Local Search
I tip my hat to Matt Cutts. The man has a tough job. He has to explain to SEOs, webmasters, and business owners why their websites suck and shouldn’t rank well in Google. Cutts is good at his job, and I get the sense he loves it. But I wouldn’t … [Continue reading] about What Matt Cutts Says about Local Search
My 10 Favorite Local SEO Posts of 2012
I know there’s still time left in 2012 for people to write great posts on local SEO…but it’s gonna be hard to top the crème de la crème. Much like one of those snore-fest radio countdowns, I’ve picked what I consider the 10 best posts of the … [Continue reading] about My 10 Favorite Local SEO Posts of 2012
How the Google+Local Train Wreck Is Good for Business
Yesterday the one and only Mike Blumenthal wrote a dead-on post about the TARFU situation that is Google+Local - which he aptly calls a "train wreck." Some of the lowlights he touched on included: 1. The fact that Google hasn’t made it clear … [Continue reading] about How the Google+Local Train Wreck Is Good for Business