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2010 Local Search Ranking Factors
Putting Together the Pieces of the Local Search Puzzle Search Influence is honored to have once again been invited by David Mihm to take part in his annual study on Local Search Ranking Factors. The best part of this collaboration is that the questions have remained fairly constant from year …
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Foursquare Mayor Competition: Leveling the Playing Field
Last night I was ousted as Foursquare mayor of my new favorite watering hole by the owner. Is this fair? I think not. The red flag that popped in my head when I got the news via e-mail was not that my pride was hurt by losing my title, but …
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Will Scott Speaking at SMX Advanced June 8-9
Next week’s SMX Advanced Conference in Seattle is sure to prove itself a valuable experience for all in attendance. On June 8 and 9, some of the brightest minds in search marketing will gather in Seattle for a conference that has come to be know as a must-attend for those …
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Top 10 for the Weekend
1. Why Local Businesses Can No Longer Ignore Foursquare For some reason businesses are hesitant to jump on the social media bandwagon. It’ll never make sense to me because even if you don’t believe in its power, your customers do! By simply adding a little prize for the mayor or a …
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Top 10 for the Weekend
Once again we’ve collected some handy links that we thought you’d find enjoyable and useful. Have a look and maybe you’ll get some ideas for what to do on Monday when the clients and customers start calling… 1. GoogleSpeak – “We currently do not support the location” = Banished? As much …
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Top 10 For the Weekend
We’re constantly coming across interesting articles, photos, and links around here. Some are relevant to our line of work, some not so much, some are funny, some are informative. Today we’d like to share a few of the most practical and useful ones with you. Check out this blatant use …
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Local Business Marketing on Foursquare
While many companies are still figuring out Facebook and Twitter as a means of local business marketing, a whole new social media is beginning to break into the mainstream. While the underlying idea is to keep you connected, just as other social media networks, foursquare takes it to the next …
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The Secret of Small Business Social Media – You Must be Present to Win
One of the questions we hear from pretty much every client is “Should we be on Facebook?” “Do I need to Twitter? Tweet? Twit?” or, if they are already on it, they ask how they can make better use of Twitter or Facebook for business purposes. For a small business …
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