Citations can make or break your local SEO campaign, and they’re deceptively tricky. If you want to hire people to help with your citations, how can you be confident they’ll do a good job? I like Andrew Shotland’s post on what to ask a … [Continue reading] about 8 Questions to Ask Local Citation Builders (Before You Hire Them)
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Boss Jobs in Local SEO
I’m talking about the specific tasks in a local SEO campaign that the boss of the company must do personally. The boss: the one person who can’t quit or get fired, who most wants more customers, and who ultimately has to fix any problems that keep … [Continue reading] about Boss Jobs in Local SEO
Top Excuses for Not Asking Customers for Reviews
Many people don’t want to do things that, deep down, they know are good for them. Asking customers / clients / patients for reviews can be one of those things. You probably know that reviews are important not only to your local rankings, but … [Continue reading] about Top Excuses for Not Asking Customers for Reviews
"Will Google Devalue Local Citations?" My Short Answer
Hendrik Vos of Online Business Builders asked me a great question yesterday: “I wonder how far off 100% is the probability that Google eventually ends up treating all these manufactured citations/ links in the same way they did manufactured … [Continue reading] about "Will Google Devalue Local Citations?" My Short Answer
An Overlooked Way to Report a Crooked Local Competitor
A recent conversation with my buddy, Darren Shaw of Whitespark.ca, led me to wonder: what is the best way to report a business that’s using a fake address or fake DBA to get ahead in the Google+ Local results? The question came up … [Continue reading] about An Overlooked Way to Report a Crooked Local Competitor