Visibility in the local rankings is a good thing. If I didn’t think so, I’d do something else for a living. And if you didn’t think so, you wouldn’t be reading this :) But even high rankings in Google Places and beyond can create side-effects … [Continue reading] about The Dark Side of Local SEO
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Local Citation Cleanup Hack: Check BBB
This is one of the few posts I’ve done that’s probably more applicable if you’re a local SEO geek than if you’re a business owner. But I hope it’s useful in either case. As you probably know, having inconsistent NAP info floating around the Web … [Continue reading] about Local Citation Cleanup Hack: Check BBB
16 Reasons to Get Reviews on a Diversity of Sites
Even business owners who are good about encouraging reviews often make a mistake: they steer would-be reviewers toward the same site. Usually it’s Google+. Sometimes it’s another site. As in the gene pool and in one’s diet, variety is … [Continue reading] about 16 Reasons to Get Reviews on a Diversity of Sites
Local Reviews Strategy: Mobile vs. Desktop
One of my clients - we’ll call him Greg - asked me a great question the other day: He wanted to know whether to gear his review-encouragement efforts toward smartphone users or toward desktop / laptop users. I knew the ins and outs of his … [Continue reading] about Local Reviews Strategy: Mobile vs. Desktop
Local SEO Victory in 5 Minutes a Day: Doable Baby Steps
The worst part of local SEO isn’t that it’s tough or time-consuming. The worst part is it’s daunting. It’s easy to get paralyzed and procrastinate - or not progress at all. That’s partly because you have to search hither and yon just to figure … [Continue reading] about Local SEO Victory in 5 Minutes a Day: Doable Baby Steps