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Internet Marketing Blog Posts by Search Influence Alumni 
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Big List Of SEO Blogs … These are Blogs You Should Read!
We often tell our junior-most employees to read SEO blogs to expand their knowledge. (I have heard this instructed to our freshest faces about 3 times in the last week.) The more experienced staff is humble enough to say in a very matter-of-fact voice, “I don’t have all of the …
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Online Reviews and Reviewers: Using Yelp’s Messaging Features
I discussed the value of online reviews in my previous blog post — check it out here: The Importance of Online Reviews: What Your Customers Really Think. I’d like to delve more deeply into the subject to discuss the ways in which a business owner can use reviews in a …
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5 For Friday — Links, Stories & Posts For Your Weekend
SEO Secrets, Tips & Tricks – Why it’s Not Worth Your Your Time — Graywolf’s SEO Everyone wants to say they have a surefire array of “secret ingredients” that will launch your website to optimization superstardom — but like most things in life, it’s not that easy. Michael Gray takes on …
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The Most Impactful Restaurant Review Directories (According to Google Data)
We all know that online reviews are important because more and more potential customers are consulting them before they make a purchase decision; simultaneously, reviews are all over the place and popping up in web search results. Sometimes, even when someone searches for your business name, a review site is …
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The Yelp Review Filter is Broken
A few months ago I came upon an EpicFail image that I found amusing. The image was of a supposed Google review. The review was actually a positive review, but it was the content that really grabs one’s attention: “Wendy’s SoNnNnNnN This place is BAWLIN’ yo. Chicken nuggitz be crispy …
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5 for Friday: Links, Stories & Posts For Your Weekend
Client Horror Stories: The Nut Job – SearchEngineJournal Sharing client horror stories is a popular happy hour pastime in the marketing community. At SearchEngineJournal, they’ve been running a series about the types of nightmare clients we all run into. If you are new to the industry, this could be a …
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Fake Google Places Pages: When a Wiener Joke Outranks You…
SEO largely depends upon undisclosed and constantly evolving criteria for page authority, making it inherently unpredictable. Google makes the rules; the industry responds accordingly. Local results in the SERPs exemplify this. Whether they appear, as well as how they appear, is entirely at Google’s discretion. That being said, Google’s discretion …
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5 For Friday – Links, Stories & Posts For Your Weekend
1. Google Is Watching You (Or Not): New Privacy Policy Takes Effect Today – Search Engine Land — Google says their new privacy policy will open the door to new products and services for the public. The idea is to simplify privacy across all of Google’s properties without affecting user’s experience. …
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Getting A Virtual Office For Your Google Places Page Is Risky Business
Virtual offices have many uses. They are great for having a professional space to meet a client when you don’t have an office in the area. They can also be really useful if you are searching for a permanent office space and need somewhere to get business done in …
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Guest Post — Will Scott on the Steps to Facebook Success
Our CEO Will Scott has a guest post up on CPA Practice Advisor today, covering essential steps to Facebook success. Click here to see what he has to say about getting your business’s page up and operational, curating content for your market, engaging your fan community and more!
