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
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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
How to Edit Your Google+Local Page – Step by Step
Update – 5:33pm, 6/10: Be sure to read Linda’s super-helpful and clarifying comment at the bottom of this post. The steps I lay out here may help you, but in a different way from how I thought they would. Long story short, it seems I got my wired … [Continue reading] about How to Edit Your Google+Local Page – Step by Step
Cheat Codes for Google+Local Customer Reviews
If you’re confused as to how to get customer reviews on your Google+Local page (the page formerly known as Places), your customers are probably confused-er. Common questions from customers include: “Do I need a Google+ page to write a … [Continue reading] about Cheat Codes for Google+Local Customer Reviews
Happy 1st Birthday (to This Blog)!
I created this blog exactly one year ago. A lot has happened in the world of local search since my first post. Although LocalVisibilitySystem was born in ’09, today also marks one year since I went live with the site in its current form. It's … [Continue reading] about Happy 1st Birthday (to This Blog)!