Some topics demand epic blog posts. The question of how long it might take your business to see good results from a local SEO campaign is one of those topics. If you've read my post on this from last October, you know that it took a few vials of … [Continue reading] about How Long Local SEO Takes: the Short Version
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Google MapMaker 101 for Local Business Owners
Google MapMaker is like the NSA: Many people know it exists or at least have heard of it in passing. But few know much about it or what goes on there. MapMaker is one head of a two-headed monster. It's oddly intertwined with the Google+Local … [Continue reading] about Google MapMaker 101 for Local Business Owners
7 Ways to Kill Your Local Search Rankings without Touching a Computer
There are a million online misadventures that can snuff out your business’s rankings in local search – in the Google+Local (AKA Google Places) search results and everywhere else. Attempts to spam or deceive Google usually backfire. You can also … [Continue reading] about 7 Ways to Kill Your Local Search Rankings without Touching a Computer
A Real-Life User of Google+Local Phone Support
A few days ago Google announced free, limited phone support for cases where you just can’t seem to verify your business’s Google+Local page. As when the ’04 Red Sox won the World Series, this restored some of my faith in the goodness of the … [Continue reading] about A Real-Life User of Google+Local Phone Support
Local Citations / Business Directories for Specific Ethnicities and Identities (US)
Any business owner who’s tried to get visible to customers in local search has noticed the huge number and variety of citation sources out there (AKA places to list your business). We all know that people who own businesses in America are of all … [Continue reading] about Local Citations / Business Directories for Specific Ethnicities and Identities (US)