Google Places Needs Some Pest Control
We’ve got rats. There I said it. I opened up the door to my furnace and found a scattering of crusty little rat droppings. And to make matters worse I think the rats have mites as I woke up this...
View ArticleYellowPages.com Google Traffic: Pre & Post Farmer Update Shows Growth
In response to my post on how some of top local sites did in the Farmer Update, Yellowpages.com’s John Cole forwarded me the following traffic charts showing how their traffic has grown since the...
View ArticleGroupon Reviews As Google Places Citations = More IYP SEO Woe
Reviews of businesses on Groupon have been spotted on Google Place Pages since January: Last year I speculated that social local applications like Twitter & Foursquare could start to cause a lot of...
View ArticleSee You At The YPA Conference in Vegas Next Week
I’ll be running a session at the Yellow Pages Association 2011 conference on Tuesday morning on SEO for Local Directories in the Post-Panda World. I’ll be there both Monday and Tuesday so ping me if...
View ArticleLocal Search Association News
Did I say I was speaking at the Yellow Pages Association Conference this week? I meant the Local Search Association.The post Local Search Association News appeared first on Local SEO Guide.
View ArticleYellow Pages SEO After the Panda Update
Contrary to popular belief, Pandas don’t just eat bamboo, they also eat local search sites. My post on Yellow Pages SEO in the Post-Panda World is now live on SEL.The post Yellow Pages SEO After the...
View ArticleHunch.com Shows How Data = SEO
Whenever I work with a client that has a relatively undifferentiated service (I am talking to you Yellow Pages sites of the world), inevitably the discussion moves to linkbuilding. I like to say that...
View ArticleThe Future of the Yellow Pages
Dick Larkin’s presentation to the Association of Directory Publishers. The good news: Beer is cheaper than gas. Dick knows more about local than you do. Sit up straight and pay attention. The Future...
View ArticleDeath (and Linkbait) Becomes The PhoneBook
WhitePages.com gets into the infographic/linkbait game:The post Death (and Linkbait) Becomes The PhoneBook appeared first on Local SEO Guide.
View ArticleAre SMBs Impossible To Serve Well, Google Et Al?
Mike Blumenthal’s instant classic Google Local: Train Wreck at the Junction has spawned a lively Google Plus thread where various Localistas have been wringing their hands as to why oh why can’t Google...
View ArticleAre Print Yellow Pages No Longer “Local”?
Mike Blumenthal has some nice LocalSEOGuide bait today on print yellow pages usage trends by advertisers entitled “Annual Print YP Death Watch”: “In many categories the ads are for national players. In...
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“Your Ad Rep Turned Down A Job At A Gas Station – Just To Help YOU With...
Phil Rozek has been spending too much time on this blog. Great post – IYP Advertising & Local SEO: How Badly Does It Suck? If you are not familiar with Phil’s work, spend a few hours on his site....
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The Definitive Top 10 Local Citation Sources for SEO!
Six months ago, after 7+ years of being in business I finally got around to incorporating Local SEO Guide, Inc. A few weeks ago, I thought it would be interesting to create a Yext Powerlisting for the...
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2014 Local Directory SEO Content Strategy
This post was originally published on Search Engine Land, but I didn’t like how they rewrote the title so here’s the director’s cut: To: Local Directories From: Google Re:...
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Local Directories May Survive Google’s New Local Knowledge Pack
Last week, Google started to switch out its local Carousel results for a new set of mobilish-type pack results that appear to rely heavily on its local Knowledge Panels, so let’s call it a Knowledge...
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Did Local Directories Get Hit By Google’s Doorway Page Algo?
If SEMRush data is directionally correct, this may be a reason why Yelp is looking to sell. Should rebrand as Yikes! pic.twitter.com/UqplA4ZLSq — Andrew Shotland (@localseoguide) May 11, 2015 Perhaps...
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“Your Ad Rep Turned Down A Job At A Gas Station – Just To Help YOU With...
Phil Rozek has been spending too much time on this blog. Great post – IYP Advertising & Local SEO: How Badly Does It Suck? If you are not familiar with Phil’s work, spend a few hours on his site....
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The Definitive Top 10 Local Citation Sources for SEO!
Six months ago, after 7+ years of being in business I finally got around to incorporating Local SEO Guide, Inc. A few weeks ago, I thought it would be interesting to create a Yext Powerlisting for the...
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2014 Local Directory SEO Content Strategy
This post was originally published on Search Engine Land, but I didn’t like how they rewrote the title so here’s the director’s cut: To: Local Directories From: Google Re:...
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Local Directories May Survive Google’s New Local Knowledge Pack
Last week, Google started to switch out its local Carousel results for a new set of mobilish-type pack results that appear to rely heavily on its local Knowledge Panels, so let’s call it a Knowledge...
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