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How Easy is it to Spam Google Places for Business? The FBI Knows
A network engineer intentionally created fake business listings for the FBI and Secret Service without them knowing to prove a point to…
Google Places Updates Quality Guidelines to Include Business Descriptor
Google Places for Business recently announced an update to its quality guidelines that allows businesses to add a descriptor to its business…
5 New Features of the New Google Maps
If you've used Google Maps lately, you've probably noticed a new feature here or a slight change there. Well, now Google is…
Yelp Gets a Facelift, Puts Visual Content Front and Center
Yelp redesigned its look and feel to give more space to imagery and make accessing information about a local business or place…
Local SEO & Listing Management: A Blueprint for Multi-Location Brand Success
Local SEO and local listing management are completely different tactics, yet completely intertwined, and critical to ranking on Google. Follow these necessary…
Yahoo-Yelp Partnership on the Horizon?
The Wall Street Journal reported an anonymous Yahoo employee leaked that Yelp and Yahoo could soon be partnering together soon to boost…
Google Warns Local Businesses: You Have 3 Weeks to Save Your Places Listing
Google is alerting some local businesses that they must update and save their Google Place listings, or lose it. Meanwhile, Google has…
4 Tactics to Drive Incremental Local SEO Performance
After you've covered all the local SEO basics, explore these additional opportunities to enhance the program and further improve results: Google+ verification,…
Google Adds 1,000+ New Categories to Places Dashboard
Google is making some new changes to Google’s Places for Business in order to make it easier for users to find businesses…
Avoid SEO Hype: Why Small Businesses Should Focus on Return on Investment
If you're a small business owner, you don't have time to waste trying to wade through Google's constantly shifting guidance on SEO…