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SEO Education and News
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7 Searches You Should Have Already Done with Gustav on His Way
So it looks like Hurricane Gustav is heading this way and it makes me think… What are the 7 searches we should have already done in preparation for Gustav? Is it too late to find a Hotel near Graceland? I’ve never been to Graceland and it’s on my list. Hurricanes …
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Google’s Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide
I just saw this – I’m sure others have written about it since its publication but I must have missed it somehow. Finally, the document we’ve all been asking for! Google has released the official Google SEO Starter Guide. More to come when I have a chance to read it …
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How to Outsource Your Brain for Fun AND Profit
This post is in response to a request for Business How Tos at Sparkplugging.com in response to the question “How can I increase the profitability of my business?” A little background Way back toward the end of my time punching someone else’s clock I had an idea for a service …
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Internet Marketing for Plastic Surgeons – Less Scary than You Think
Internet marketing for plastic surgeons presents some interesting challenges. Surgical practices make a lot of money and are attractive targets. Unfortunately, more often than not, the results haven’t matched the promises. Right when it came out I pointed to a recent article in the NY Times. This post is intended …
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leavefeedback.org Mention at Small Business Marketing Unleashed
In this morning’s session at Small Business Marketing Unleashed Jennifer Laycock was talking about the value of ratings and reviews as a component of social media. For those of you who don’t know, Search Engine Guide is putting on a show this week focused on small businesses: Small Business Marketing …
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Convert Offline – Everybody’s Doing It
Return on Investment Through Call Tracking Since I’m clearly not going to get to the proposals I had on tap for tonight I thought I’d go ahead and document a recent client experience I’ve been talking to a few folks about. I’ve told this story a few times recently in …
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SEO Igloo puts us on the hot seat
My friends at Solas Web Design are doing a great interview series on “Local SEO”. These interviews are a little technical in some cases but still make a great read regardless of your level of knowledge. How do I know so much? One of them is with me 🙂 Among …
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SEO Matrix (SEOMatrix) – Cold Call
Update: If you’ve been contacted by SEO Matrix please give us a call. We’ve learned that the way they prospect is by calling people who are spending money on online advertising. Most of our clients come by referral. We can help you too (and in most cases for much less …
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Giving SEO for Christmas – Local SEO Guide
Andrew Shotland at Local SEO Guide has kicked off a great concept: Giving A Little SEO for Christmas. To that end, I’m going to work a theme close to home: Rebuilding New Orleans Support Green Building Rebuild The 9th Ward New Orleans Business Directory Nice idea Andrew.
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Trusted Reviewers Impact on Google Maps / OneBox
A Case Study of Trusted Reviewers’ Impact on Google Maps Placement David Mihm, a local SEO in Oakland CA recently pointed me to a post by Tim Coleman of Convert Offline who offers Search Engine Marketing help for small business entitled “Is Google Filtering Reviews or Reviewers”. Tim’s post suggests …
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