In the offline world it’s hard to figure out exactly how your business gets a certain reputation, or exactly how “word gets around.” But online this is something you can actually figure out pretty well. How? By knowing which online review sites … [Continue reading] about The Local Business Reviews Ecosystem
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Fluke Business Name for Top Spot in Google+Local Results?
(Update, 7/2: the business names seem to be back to normal; see comments section for more detail.) Dino Basaldella from Sonoma County Web has asked me a puzzling question: Why do some business that rank #1 in the Google+Local results have names … [Continue reading] about Fluke Business Name for Top Spot in Google+Local Results?
InfoGroup Category List
There are two business listings you absolutely can’t screw up if you want to get visible in Google’s local search results: The first one is your Google+Local listing (duh). The other is your InfoGroup listing. InfoGroup – AKA InfoUSA – … [Continue reading] about InfoGroup Category List
LocalEze Category List
LocalEze is one of the most important sites to list your business on if you want to rank well in Google’s local search results. I’d put it in the top 5. It’s important because it feeds your business info to a ton of other influential third-party … [Continue reading] about LocalEze Category List
The 2012 Local Search Ranking Factors – out Today
Of all that’s been written and said about local search, there’s one single-most important piece: It’s David Mihm’s annual “Local Search Ranking Factors” study. The first one came out 4 years ago (at almost exactly the time I got started in local … [Continue reading] about The 2012 Local Search Ranking Factors – out Today