When you have a website, you want to build and optimize it to rank as well as it can in the major search engines. Everyone wants to be on the first page. Whether is it global or local search, there are many techniques a webmaster can employee to accomplish this. …

The other day, I wrote about local directories here in Augusta, Ga  and in general on -line. One particular directory I mentioned was AugustaBiz. This is a local directory, created by local company that really knows what it is doing (design-wise, content-wise, marketing-wise, etc.) Well I am happy to announce, …

Link building is one of those things that needs to be on every webmaster’s to do list. It is a critical component to any online promotion campaign. The search engines love them and your visitors do too. Most non technical business owners agree with me when I explain linking and …

Many of my posts so far have come under the “social” category.  I am not surprised, but when I saw this article, Local and Social Media Are Joined at the Hip, by Greg Sterling, it just made sense. Greg really sums it up nicely and to be honest, I am …

One of the comments made about local search regularly is, “fragmented.”  In general I would agree. There seems to be a lot of competing programs, directories, theories, etc out there, but as time goes on and the market develops more, much of this should go away. (hopefully) One of the …

Sorry for the delay in writing this week-have been swamped with work. 🙂 Just wanted to bring to your attention a new article by Brian Wool The iPhone and Local Search . The iPhone represents how technology is changing how people do things and businesses need to be aware of …

Found a nice posting by Jennifer Laycock at Search Engine Guide, But What If They Say Something Bad?. I thought this was a nice followup on my posting: Thoughts regarding online reviews from June 22. Jennifer was asked that question and she responded “They’re going to say something bad about …

Now this is just my observations. Feel free to correct me. Also, if you are in another part of the US (i.e. Mid-west, West Coast, etc) let me know your observations on how local search marketing is being used in your area(s). My thoughts are broken down like this: North …

On day we worked through Boston and saw the historical sites. We passed so many awesome looking restaurants, cafes, bars etc, but where did we end up for lunch? Across the street, (visible in the photo) is the famous Quincy Market.  So close, yet so far!  The kids had fun …

Well I am back from driving over 2000 miles total (GA to MA and back).  I was nice to get out of town but it always good to come back home. As I traveled around I did a lot of thinking and observing of local search marketing. Do you know …