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Loci 2011: Important Trends in local

A great set of articles were recently published by Mike Blumenthals  over  at Understanding Google Maps & Local Search – Developing Knowledge about Local Search. For the last few years, Mike as asked some of the key players in local search to provide what they thought were the best articles …

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Some General Marketing Articles

Found this interesting articles and wanted to share them with you. Link Building Tool Review: SEO Book SEM Has 6X Greater Local Sales Impact Dangers of a Mediocre Website 5 Small Biz Mobile Marketing Strategies for the Holidays 3 Tools To Instantly Boost Your Online Marketing 5 Press Release SEO …

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Local Search Information

Sorry I have been MIA for a while. Dealing with things and working to keep the business alive. It is a tough time for small businesses. Here are some nice articles I have collected over the weeks and want to share with you. How To Use Pinterest For Local SEO …

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Some Good Google Places Updates

Google Places is a very important area for small business to optimize, so when I find some good articles referring to Google Places, I will forward them on. Here a few I have had in my reading list. Google Raises Local Search Stakes With New Places SERP “Yesterday Google formally …

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In Case You Missed It – Week 45

Some good articles for your reading pleasure. How Users Search For Local Businesses + 5 Tips To Optimize Local Listings Geo Sitemap Generator Adds New Features Conference Info: 5 Considerations In Planning Your Small Business 2012 Ad Budget Five key takeaways relevant to local business owners in the process of …

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Some Local SEO Tips

Again here are a few articles that I found and wanted to post on. Small business needs to do local SEO, either yourself or hire a professional. Get listed, get reviews, add local content–do something! 12 Tips For Using Press Releases In Local Online Marketing For local businesses, press releases …

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In Case You Missed It – Week 42

Here are a few good local search related articles, I wanted to share with you.   Hope everyone is dong well Recent Trends Should Guide How Businesses Grow Local Search Strategies As we head into fall, let’s catch up on the latest trends and developments in local search space – and …

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Local Search Meetings Info

Had some info and links on various meetings that have taken place and those coming up. Would love to go to ILM 2011 but do not think it is in the budget again this year. I highly recommend going to at least one or two of these- you can definitely …

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Dealing With Online Customer Reviews

One of the big things any small business needs to handle is customer reviews. It can be a bit harder online since pretty much anyone, at any time can put a review up about you without your knowledge. The best thing you can do, as a small business is to …

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