Forum: Offline Marketing 
9th October 2012, 03:41 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,274 Re: Landing Page Layout/Design for Local business
There is a great infographic with awesome stats on what elements a good local landing page should contain here (http://niftymarketing.com/optimal-local-landing-page-infographic/). And then another...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
6th September 2012, 04:28 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,922 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
21st July 2012, 09:17 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 511 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
11th June 2012, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 407 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
6th May 2012, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 667 Re: Google Places - All in One Thread
Grey, actually I'm the one who compiled this list of directories during the times I was working for OptiLocal. It is a little outdated right now (seems to haven't been updated for quite some time)....
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Forum: Offline Marketing
19th April 2012, 07:46 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,208 Re: Local SEO Pricing
The answer you will probably always receive - charge as much as you think your time is worth it.
The true answer - charge as much as you can get. Obviously, if the demand for you is big, charge...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
28th March 2012, 12:41 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 749  Re: Local SEO Keyword Help
Yukon makes a very good point here. The problem is the following: many people do not use "[kw] + [city]" when they search. They either use some different type of location marker (like ZIP for...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
17th February 2012, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 555 Re: Google places reviews question 170212...
According to Google's guidelines, reviews can only be posted by the person themselves, and should represent their personal experience. They also forbid to misrepresent your identity:
Removals of...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
10th February 2012, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 332 Re: local SEO question
Writing articles on low-quality article directories (99% of the article directories) and spamming comments with anchor text on people's blogs, especially if they are not in the context of the...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
3rd February 2012, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 899 |
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
5th January 2012, 11:36 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 453 Re: Backlinking Google Places Profile
I have tested it and I know other people who have tested it using different linking methods. The result: negative.
Google does not think of a Place page as of a normal web page. Number of links to...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
26th December 2011, 06:44 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 973 Re: Google Places Listing Not Showing Up?
The most recent suggestion from Google on how to fix the "We currently do not support the location" bug without edits):
And the easiest way to get the link to your Place page is the following:...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
16th December 2011, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 80
Views: 13,373 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
26th November 2011, 08:22 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 400 Re: Google Places question...
Deleting the listing would be the worst thing one can do in such a case EVER.
I'd suggest if you cannot find the old email to simply verify the listing via a new account. You can owner-verify...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
4th November 2011, 01:35 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,556 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
10th September 2011, 02:52 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,237 Re: How to get rid of bad google places reviews?
Emma,
Here are some personal answers:
"Is there a way to get rid of bad google places reviews" - nop, the only thing that could be done is to report them as inappropriate but this works in less...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
24th August 2011, 08:35 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 515 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
9th August 2011, 08:36 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 688 Re: Google Places Page 1 vs. Page 2...Question
I would not fully agree with you. Only claiming a listing and filling in all the information will not help you much in the rankings. Especially if the keyword is mid or highly competitive.
Yes,...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
6th August 2011, 04:47 AM
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Replies: 60
Views: 5,294 Re: Google Places Reviews - How to Monitor Them?
Online Reviews Tool - Learn How To Ask Your Best Customers for Online Reviews | myReviewsPage (http://www.myreviewspage.com/)
Covers Google Places. If you don't need the others, don't set them....
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Forum: Offline Marketing
1st August 2011, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,280 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
27th July 2011, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,302 Re: Big Yelp Mistake - need help with yelp
No, they won't. I have experience with similar situation regarding change of phone number. I wrote emails and requests several times, until in the end I called them saying I want to sign up for their...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
22nd July 2011, 09:46 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 773 Re: Google Places Changes Format
I gathered all the changes from yesterday in this post:
Google Places Interface and Reviews Changes | OptiLocal (http://www.optilocal.org/google-places/google-places-interface-and-reviews-changes/)
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Forum: Offline Marketing
22nd July 2011, 02:41 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 669 Re: Goolge places change
You can see all the changes that appeared on the Place pages yesterday here:
Google Places Interface and Reviews Changes | Local Search Blog...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
19th July 2011, 10:09 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 679 Re: Help with Google Places
You will have to put some "hooks" so that Google can link your website to your Place page. These include:
- mentioning of the address + phone number on at least one place on every page, the best...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
15th July 2011, 01:18 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 823 Re: Google Places Question with Locations
Although one can outrank the Google Places with a well-optimized website, deleting the Google Places listing somehow does not match in the whole picture. There are two possible scenarios:
1) There...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
19th June 2011, 08:19 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,050 Re: Getting in the A spot in Google places
The query returns O-pack (blended search results), where the most important factors are the website ones, i.e. the standard SEO factors (onsite and offsite). Your website hasn't been merged with your...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
9th June 2011, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 867 Re: Local SEO Industries
Proven:
- doctor
- lawyer
- restaurant
- car mechanic/towing/wrecking
- contractor (of any kind)
- furniture store (and almost any kind of retail store)
- lawn care/landscaping
- florist
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Forum: Offline Marketing
9th June 2011, 03:18 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,364 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
5th June 2011, 12:33 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 868 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
5th June 2011, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,534 Re: Local Search Ranking Factors 2011
OK, probably that's some kind of myth that needs to be dispelled. Google does index the citations on the directories that you mentioned. In fact, a listing created on Yelp gets indexed in less than...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
3rd June 2011, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,534 Local Search Ranking Factors 2011
Hey guys,
Less than a couple of hours ago the 2011 edition of Local Search Ranking Factors (by David Mihm) was issued. This year the layout is a bit changed, because of the major changes that...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
1st June 2011, 03:16 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 888 Re: Rank Google Maps & More...?
Andrew,
Regarding keyword research and competitor analysis I'd recommend you these articles:
Dissecting Local SEO Via Competitive Analysis - YOUmoz | SEOmoz...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
29th May 2011, 03:37 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 822 Re: Google Places Images
There are no researches and case studies on that topic unfortunately, but I've written an article on it:
The Importance of Images for Your Google Places Page « Google Places Optimization and Local...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
14th May 2011, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,107 Re: Good Google Places Blogs?
Here is the list of all blogs connected to Google Places that I follow:
Google Places Blog (http://places.blogspot.com/)
Understanding Google Maps & Local Search (http://blumenthals.com/blog/)...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
10th May 2011, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 559 Re: Flickr and Place Pages
If you want my honest personal opinion - tagging, backlinking and "optimizing" photos on Flickr, etc. doesn't have any or at least not more than MICRO-minimal effect on your Place page ranking. I...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
10th May 2011, 12:17 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,280 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
7th May 2011, 09:02 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 884 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
7th May 2011, 07:19 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,185 Re: How to reverse engineer citations?
There are a few ways to do that:
1) Check the "More about this place" sections for your competitors. It is located at the bottom of their Place pages.
2) Check them through Local Search Toolkit |...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
17th April 2011, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 786 Re: Lost google Reviews!!!!
You can check here:
Last Public Comment About Reviews From Google | Understanding Google Maps & Local Search (http://blumenthals.com/blog/2011/01/31/last-public-comment-about-reviews-from-google/)...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
16th April 2011, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 873 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
9th April 2011, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,273 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
27th March 2011, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,549 Re: Google Places categories Q?
Thank you for the clarifications and editions, Linda. And sorry to the others I was probably not clear enough about the issues mentioned herebefore.
P.S. I am very happy to be reading your posts...
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