I was mucking around in Yelp yesterday and noticed a new message when I was logged in and viewing a business’s page. Here’s what Yelp users see if they’re viewing a business with 5 or more unfiltered reviews: “Start your review.” … [Continue reading] about Yelp Now Wants Reviewers to THINK Before Posting? Only If the Business Has 1-4 Reviews
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Takeaway from Google’s New Local 3-Pack: Go Niche, Young Man!
Google’s dreadful new 3-pack of local results is a push toward AdWords, without a doubt. They may also pass it off as a usability improvement, but it’s mostly classic Mountain View skullduggery. But I think it also at least hints at what kinds of … [Continue reading] about Takeaway from Google’s New Local 3-Pack: Go Niche, Young Man!
Top-3 Local SEO “Content” Wins for People Who Hate to Write
You shudder at the thought of having to write content for your site or pay someone to write it until the day you sell your business or buy Depends. Don’t get me wrong: writing and sharing your best info over a period of months or years can have … [Continue reading] about Top-3 Local SEO “Content” Wins for People Who Hate to Write
Facebook Local Business Categories List
Pick the wrong Facebook categories or not enough of them and your local-search visibility will suffer. Not only in Facebook, but also likely in Google (because Facebook results are often all over page 1). The trouble is once you’ve picked the … [Continue reading] about Facebook Local Business Categories List
How to Pick the Best Barnacle SEO Sites: a Checklist
The concept of barnacle SEO is simple enough: get visible on a site that ranks well in Google for the local search terms you’re going after, because that’s usually easier than getting your site to rank for those terms. (You’ll still try to do both, … [Continue reading] about How to Pick the Best Barnacle SEO Sites: a Checklist