Category Archives Local Search
Alternative Sites to Get Online Reviews
Many of our clients lately have expressed frustration about getting reviews for their business on Google+ Local. It’s hard enough to get customers to do it, but then when they do, many times they don’t get past Google’s review filters. Google has become extremely picky about what reviews they publish in recent ...
Read moreHow to Remove Negative Reviews
You’ve worked incredibly hard to build your business. You’ve invested years of time, blood, sweat, and tears to make your business a success. You’ve built a client base of raving fans who love doing business with you. You’ve begun to see the fruits of your labor. Then it happens. You get a bad review online. ...
Read moreGoogle Reviews Disappearing
A lot of businesses lately have reported issues with their reviews on Google+ Local disappearing. This is because Google has again changed the algorithms to try to catch review spam. Unfortunately, some legitimate reviews are going to be caught in this filter. How can you prevent this from happening to you? First, ...
Read moreNo Summer Vacation for Online Marketing
I can’t believe it’s August already. This year is really flying! Here in Southwest Florida, aside from being hot and humid, it’s also a slow time for many businesses. If you’re a seasonal business that depends on the flood of snow birds that our local economy thrives on each winter, then what should you be ...
Read moreLocal Search Marketing on YouTube
I had a discussion with some friends about how to market their businesses on YouTube, and it prompted me to write a post about it. YouTube can be an extremely effective local search marketing tool, and many people have heard they should be using it to market their business. But most people that I know [...]
Read morePinterest for Online Local Business Marketing
Internet marketers everywhere are all talking about Pinterest these days. For those that don’t know about Pinterest, it’s a social networking site where you “pin” images and videos on web pages and they are saved to virtual pin boards that others can see and comment and re-pin themselves. Although Pinterest ...
Read moreTop 10 Local Search Ranking Factors
David Mihm, who is an industry leader in the Local Search Marketing field has recently released this year’s Local Search Ranking Factors, Vol. 5. This is a survey of the world’s top Local Search Marketing experts, where the top ranking factors of Google Places, now Google+ Local, are ranked in order of importance. ...
Read moreAdios Google Places! Hola Google+ Local!
In case you haven’t noticed, in the last couple of days, Google has completely removed Google Places listings from the search results. When you click on a local listing, you are now directed to a Google+ Local page. So what does this mean for your business and your rankings? We will see. Now before you [...]
Read more4 Tips for Getting Local Online Reviews
You’ve claimed and optimized your Google Places business listing. You’ve claimed your business profile on other local online directories, such as Yelp, Yellow Pages, and Superpages. But you still haven’t made it to the top of the search results for your market. Or maybe you’re on the first page, but just ...
Read moreGoogle Search Engine Results Explained
When speaking with our clients about search engine optimization and local search optimization, we often have to explain the various parts of the Google search engine results page so that they understand what part of the page we are targeting and why. So I thought I would put it in a blog post so that [...]
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