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Hello Bing, Goodbye Yahoo Local: Moz Local Makes Moves
Moz Local made some small changes to its reporting dashboard over the past week or so. These small layout differences indicted a large change in the capabilities of the tool. Only announced on August 18th (though acknowledging that updates slowly rolled out over the previous week), Moz has added City …
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Running With The Pack: Competing in Local Search Just Got Harder
Overnight on Aug. 6, Google updated search results for mobile and desktop searches from local seven-pack to a three-pack. This is not just in the United States; it seems to be worldwide and rolled out at one time. It’s really early to start dissecting this change, but I’m not seeing …
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A Tale of Two Google+ Updates: Shutting Down G+ Pages & Disconnecting YouTube From G+
In the past week, two new Google Plus updates have come to light. First, we found out that as of July 28, Google has plans to shut down inactive and unverified Google My Business (aka Google Plus) listings. On Monday, July 27, Google’s Bradley Horowitz posted on Google’s official blog …
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Small Business, Big Difference: Social Media Use on the Rise
Clutch, a B2B research firm, has released the results of its 2015 survey on small business practices in social media. The survey, which received more than 350 submissions, asked small business owners or managers to give insight into their social media and Internet marketing practices. The Findings Here are some highlights …
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Unlike Your Dad, These Guys Know How To Use The Internet
The other day, I was trying to remember why I had posted a curious image on my friend’s Facebook wall in 2010. In a stroke of brilliance, my friend suggested we do a “reverse Google search” to see where the picture originated from, all while we were using Google Chromecast …
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Social Giving Success: An Intro to Online Marketing for P2P Fundraisers
Which do you trust more: an ad or a friend? The answer is pretty clear, right? At least that’s what many nonprofits think, and that’s why the face of fundraising has changed significantly over the past decade. Instead of just soliciting direct donations, we’re seeing more and more peer-to-peer, or …
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Return Of The YT Channel: Moving YouTube Channels Between G+ Pages In 2015
In the early ages of YouTube and Google Plus connections, disconnecting and reconnecting channels to the correct G+ page was not an easy feat. I once wrote a blog about this lengthy workaround for LocalU. Not long after that blog post, Google released a support form that allowed you to …
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Amazon Has a House Party, and Your Local Business Needs an Invite
To compete with Angie’s List, Craigslist, Yelp, Home Advisor and other marketplaces, Amazon has recently launched its own marketplace called Amazon Home Services. What makes this platform different from the others? How could it help you, as a local business, with an increase in leads and improved Google rankings? Amazon …
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Web Augmentation: 9 Tips to Get Your Plastic Surgery Practice Trending
Every second, there are almost 50,000 unique searches on Google. With that much traffic, it’s crucial to establish your plastic surgery practice as an online authority. By using social media, search engine optimization, and paid search strategies, you’ll be able to climb to the top of Google’s rankings in short …
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More Locations, More Problems? Optimize Your Franchise SEO—Part 2
In part two of this two-part series about how to successfully optimize your franchise SEO, you will find three more winning strategies and steps for multi-location or franchise SEO. It’s All About Location The effort to have each location found in its own market is often perceived as the most challenging …
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