Many of my best ideas have come to me while I’ve been puffing on a cigar on my porch around 3am.
But even more of (what I consider) my finest posts were influenced by what other local SEOs have written. Their insights spurred my lethargic brain cells – and my typing fingers – to start hustling.
Therefore, I’m writing this because:
(1) I’d like to say thanks to the people who wrote these posts, and because
(2) I’d like to round up and highlight their posts – which I really suggest you read and use in your quest to get more visible in the local search results.
(I wasn’t sure of the best order to present the posts in, so I’m just listing them in the order of my newest to oldest.)
Matt McGee’s
How to Create Local Content for Multiple Cities
16 Ways to Create Unique “Local” Content for Cities Where You Want to Rank
Mike Zaremba’s
Ultimate Local SEO Guide &
Jon Cooper’s
Complete Guide to Link-Building Strategies
Complete Guide to Google+Local Reviews
Miriam Ellis’s
The Zen of Local SEO
Nyagoslav Zhekov’s
Interview with Dan Austin, Google Maps Spam Fighter
Google MapMaker 101 for Local Business Owners
Chris Silver Smith’s
9 Common Ways to Bork Your Local Rankings in Google
7 Ways to Kill Your Local Search Rankings without Touching a Computer
David Mihm’s
Local Search Ranking Factors
How Long Does Local-Search Visibility Take?
A conversation with my dad, Jon (ace copywriter and conversion-rate wizard)
50 Local SEO Lessons from 50 Clients
David Mihm’s
Local Search Ecosystem
Local Business Reviews Ecosystem in the US & Canadian Reviews Ecosystem
Mike Blumenthal’s
Listing a New Business – A Timeline for Launch
12-Week Action Plan for Google Places Visibility
(You want to know what else inspired my “12-week action plan” post? Go here and scroll about halfway down. I kid you not.)
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What posts have you found really useful or insightful? Leave a comment!
Great list. Been trying to find more information on local search and these should keep be busy today. Thanks.
No problem, Clay!
Wow, thanks for the recognition Phil! I myself have been inspired numerous times by your articles, so i should definitely be the more thankful one here.
Hey Nyagoslav,
Thanks for stopping by, and for the great posts you do!
Thanks for publishing this great list of resources on local SEO. A few of these I was aware of — most of them are new to me. I’ll have some great reading to do this weekend! Thank you.
Hey Larry,
Yes, there’s definitely some good homework here. Thanks for your compliments. Enjoy!
Phil!
I’m honored, man!
Don’t know what to say other than thank you. Same goes for me as Nyagoslav, your articles have inspired many of my posts.
Thanks again!
No problem, Mike – thank you. That post was too full of awesome. I’ve seen a lot of other real keepers on your blog lately.