For the first time, I’ve just seen “review sentiment” from Google Plus reviews in the local knowledge graph for brand-name searches. In English: As you can see, those “sentiment” blobs are the conclusions that Google draws about a business by … [Continue reading] about Google Testing Review-Sentiment Snippets in the Local Knowledge Graph
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IYP Advertising & Local SEO: How Badly Does It Suck?
Today a chiropractor in my home state forwarded me an email he got from a well-known yellow pages -style site. The ad rep sent him a proposal - the details of what they wanted to do to get his phone to ring: There are many options and I believe … [Continue reading] about IYP Advertising & Local SEO: How Badly Does It Suck?
Local SEO Hotseat: My Talk at the Worcester Web Marketers Meet-up
Just wanted to share my presentation from last night’s gathering of the Worcester Web Marketers group. Here you are, Gentle Reader: Local SEO Hotseat from Phil Rozek Thanks to Anthony Fors of Absolute Clean for volunteering for the … [Continue reading] about Local SEO Hotseat: My Talk at the Worcester Web Marketers Meet-up
Your Field Guide to “Barnacle” Local SEO
You know when you type in a local search term (like “auto repair”) into Google and you see a business’s Facebook page or Yelp page or YouTube video or channel (or even its YellowPages listing)? Well, if your business has good rankings for one of … [Continue reading] about Your Field Guide to “Barnacle” Local SEO
Great Book: “Five Stars: Putting Online Reviews to Work for Your Business”
If you give a hoot about your business’s online reviews, you’ll want to pick up a copy of a great book that just came out today. As the name suggests, Five Stars is all about reviews - particularly “local” reviews (Google+, Yelp, etc.). Five … [Continue reading] about Great Book: “Five Stars: Putting Online Reviews to Work for Your Business”