Local Search Tips: Hack Your Way to the Top
Ok, maybe “hack” is a bit strong, but small businesses can dramatically improve their ability to be found in their local area by doing a couple simple things.
Sign Up for Local Business Directories
There are a wide variety of local business directories that offer SMBs the opportunity to list their companies for free. Of course, the [...]
Google, Your ISP, and Search Implications
Recently, Google has placed more importance on your local IP address when producing natural search results for certain broad search terms. Google is showing a map and the top 10 local listings within the organic search results. You don’t have to add a city name or zip code to find local listings as before. Here’s [...]
Local Business Listings: Good for SEO, Good for Business
One of the best things about the internet is the ability to generate a big return on a modest investment. While there are many tools and services that can help smaller businesses compete with the big boys, one of the most impactful is registering a location-based business in local business directories like Google Local, Yahoo [...]
Local Search growing pains, pains me.
I’m not sure if that’s the correct title or not, I ask myself whether or not “growing” should be included. I’m going to expand on a previous post on this blog that looked at Local Search and want to shed some light from both a user and an advertisers perspective.
I’ve been delving a little deeper [...]


