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Groupon, long infamous for its daily deals, has let non-deal-offering businesses get listed for about a year now. But Groupon’s “Merchant Pages” sounded like a real hassle to claim, and you’d have to run a gauntlet of advertising pitches that only … [Continue reading] about Groupon Gets (More) Serious about Local Listings: How to Get Listed without Offering a Groupon or Being Pitched
Most business owners know they need online reviews if they want to get more customers. Some of them have actually tried to get happy customers to speak up. Very few get anywhere. Even if the business owner makes a reasonable request at an … [Continue reading] about 60+ Questions to Troubleshoot and Fix Your Local Reviews Strategy
Search by name for a restaurant, another food-related business, or a car dealership (see Dan's comment, below) and you'll see what I just saw: That "Popular Times" section appears to be brand-new - at least in the desktop results. Google has … [Continue reading] about Businesses’ Peak Hours Now Showing in Google’s Desktop Search Results
I’ve talked about sponsoring local meetup groups as a way of smart offline and online non-Google marketing, and as a way to earn good links. Last December I did a post on how to find Meetup.com groups that need sponsors. In my recent interview on … [Continue reading] about How to Use Meetup Sponsorships for Local Marketing and SEO: Dave Oremland’s Tips
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