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
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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
The Best Darn Local SEO Client Questionnaire
If you’re a business owner who needs more local visibility, you want to make sure the person helping you has all he/she needs to deliver the goods. Or, if you’re a local-SEO pro, you want to make sure you have all you need to deliver the … [Continue reading] about The Best Darn Local SEO Client Questionnaire
12 Reasons Google’s "City Experts" Reviews Program Sucks
Well, what I mean to say is that it’s going to suck. What I suspect will be the short life of Google’s latest program has barely begun. Google’s “City Experts” Google+ reviews program is essentially Google’s version of Yelp’s “Elite … [Continue reading] about 12 Reasons Google’s "City Experts" Reviews Program Sucks
Quick Thoughts on the Google+ Local Review Pop-up
You may have noticed the annoying pop-up (or lightbox) that appears when you click on a business’s “reviews” link in the Google+ Local search results. Andrew Shotland discovered this review pop-up two days ago. How about taking a couple … [Continue reading] about Quick Thoughts on the Google+ Local Review Pop-up