to which Google replied: "There are several listings for cupcakes near San Diego," and then showed me local search results. I played with some local search questions, too, like: "Are there cupcakes in San Diego?
It continues with the importance of local directory listings, like ReferLocal, and how to make the most of them. Optimizing For Local Search One of the all-new chapters in the book, Optimizing for Local Search, introduces the importance of local...
For local business owners, this gives the potential for many more local listings to appear above the fold in the search results, since Google often only lists one or two local listings from Google+. The screenshots show what appears to be a similar...
Google Places For Business Gets Its Own iPhone App For Managing Listings [Update: Google Removed App] – Search Engine LandThe app was accidentally released early, no word on when/if it will actually be available again.
And as social exploded, we introduced social networking profiles to the web directory listings to give site owners a broader reach to their online presence. As for the new product, we are also pleased to announce the introduction of the BOTW...
In 2011, Alibaba rolled out ETao, a comparison shopping engine that is said to have more than a billion product listings and over 5,000 business-to-consumer and group buying websites. Looks like China’s search market is shaping up to quite an...
Merge or remove duplicate listings: Often, when customers don’t find a location page when they attempt to “check in” they will create a Place on Facebook, which are separate from pages, creating duplicate listings with potentially incorrect or...
Remember when Google+ pulled their existing local listings and paired them with Zagat reviews, in order to share social endorsements, maps and business info with people on the go, giving them an edge for local search?
Since August, Google has been serving for some keywords, SERPs with 7 organic listings, instead of the usual 10 listings. To drive SEO performance in local search markets, marketers will seek more insight into rank performance by geography.of...
Feed Your Way to the Top of Local Listings will offer tips on how to optimize your local listings and product feed so potential customers can easily find you and convert. Facebook Graph Search and its Impact on Reputation Management, Privacy, Local...
The obvious opportunity is to charge for sponsored listings much like AdWords. Local (and Vertical) Search – Finding a business and/or events that friends have visited and/or liked The potential for Facebook’s new Graph Search feature is huge.
By offering a helpline to businesses attempting to manage their Google+ listings, Google is lowering the barrier of entry, thereby increasing the number of businesses actively using Google+ Local. Google finally launched phone support for Google...
You definitely want to make sure your NAP is consistent across all local listings, in addition to your own website. For the site I was auditing, the address was only contained on the contact page, and it was different than the address located in...
Product listings / shopping for buying signals. Users are entering “queries” – phrases that match specific search intent – and Google attempts to match that intent based on search data, click data, and heuristics, and then serves richer (and...
Type in your business name and ZIP code, then click “check my listings. The listings with a red mark are the opportunities (wink, wink) you will focus on. Here is a news flash for many who may not grasp the notion of mobile, local search, citations...
Google and Bing have allocated the top of their search results pages to local listings, when a search has local intent. This is where Google+ Local and Bing Local listings come in. A well-executed local SEO strategy means that you have both a...
User’s eyes are drawn to maps and local listings. In 2012, we saw continued growth in the paid search channel for financial services clients. The growth in mobile and the continuation of localization of search results will put pressure on financial...
As web users become more localized in their searching behavior it becomes imperative that your off-site listings are owned by you. They are interested in sites that feature enticing and relative search result displays for web users.
The site overtook MySpace on Alexa's listings in 2008 and hasn't looked back since. At least part of the secret of Facebook's success is the fact that it manages to present itself as both a global and local service.
Since August, Google started serving for some keywords, SERPs with 7 organic listings, instead of the usual 10 listings. Big data and local search Recent changes with regard to social signals and local search signified an important shift and focus...
