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New Google Local Listings Carousel Showcases 7 Results Above the Fold
Google seems to be testing a new style of displaying local search results, such as restaurants, in a unique carousel style that…
Yelp Optimization: How to Claim & Optimize Your Business Listing
With more than 100 million monthly unique visitors, Yelp is a great place for local businesses to gain visibility. This guide will…
Facebook Graph Search: Local Search Ranking Factors
Facebook Graph Search could be an important driver of new customers for local businesses as it continue to roll out. This post…
70% of Customers Pay Under $1,000 for SEO Per Month [Local SEO Survey]
SEO isn't the big money maker many people believe, with many SEOs serving a small number of clients most earning smaller revenue.…
Google Starts Treating More Country-Code Top-Level Domains as Generic TLDs
Google has just updated their list of ccTLDs (Country Coded Top Level Domains) they will treat as a generic TLD. This means…
Is Google Places Search Permanently Closed?
Google has removed the link to Places search. The link, which had been located in Google's "More" drop-down menu option, is no…
Local Search via Non-PC Devices Quadrupled in 2012 [Study]
Of the smartphone users studied, 60 percent used apps to access local information in 2012. Tablets are also becoming a technology to…
International Expansion: Break Down Barriers With Google+ Hangouts
Expanding internationally is extremely challenging.you have to deal with different time zones, languages, and cultures. Google+ Hangouts can help break down the…
Video, Journalists & PR: 3 Keys to Local Small Business Marketing #Pubcon
Competing with the big names can be challenging for any SMB. Video can be one of the easiest ways to market your…
Is Facebook Local Search’s Sleeping Giant, or Just Sleeping?
Facebook has the opportunity to tackle local. If you triangulate Facebook's recent moves with Home, Nearby/Local Search, Graph Search, and mobile news…