Use Local SEO To Become A Leader In Your Local Market
Today there are two type of businesses which are running successfully, one is globally/nationally targeted business and the other one is local market targeted businesses. In this article I am going...
View ArticleHow Does Google Count Local Results?
I’ve become a bit obsessed with how Google counts results. You may think it’s easy (1, 2, 3… 10), but add in 7-result SERPs and blended local results, and counting to 10 is no longer a...
View ArticleAnnouncing the 2013 Local Search Ranking Factors Results
I’m pleased to announce the full results of this year’s Local Search Ranking Factors survey were published earlier this morning. (The pie chart below is just a teaser.) Those of you who attended...
View ArticleLocal Search Marketers Guesstimate 2013 Google Ranking Factors
Despite the annual changes in the local search ecosystem, the ranking factors that Google uses to determine its local search results haven’t changed much over the past year. So say the 35 local search...
View Article2013 Local SEO Ranking Factors Released
David Mihm and the folks at Moz released their 2013 local search ranking factors last night. They polled dozens of local SEO experts on 104 different ranking factors and asked hundreds of questions to...
View ArticleMobile Strategy for Small Businesses
Note: This post is based on a presentation I recently gave at BrightonSEO. In writing up the blog post, I’ve expanded on some of the points and included more statistics. If you’re interested in...
View ArticleReport: Basic Local Optimization Steps Boosted Google Visibility By 179 Percent
Digital agency and technology provider SIM Partners released a report (registration required) discussing how use of several basic Local SEO tactics can dramatically improve visibility on Google. The...
View ArticleTop 20 Local Search Ranking Factors: An Illustrated Guide
First published in 2008 by David Mihm, the Local Search Ranking Factors survey of Local SEOs around the globe has become a high point in the year in local search. If you eagerly await this yearly...
View ArticleHow to Build Your Own Mass Keyword Difficulty Tool
The author’s posts are entirely his or her own (excluding the unlikely event of hypnosis) and may not always reflect the views of Moz. Despite keywords being slightly out of fashion, thanks to the...
View ArticleHow Competitors Can Take Down Your Local Rankings: Interview With Mike...
As part of our SEJ interview series, Mike Stewart of SMB SEO discusses how competitors can maliciously take down your local search engine listings. As the local search landscape gets more competitive,...
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