Google Local Listings can be defined as the business listings in the map that you usually see at the top or at the middle of Google’s first page results. These listings tend to show up when you search for a keyword accompanied by a specific city, i.e. “Toronto Lawyers”. As a result, these local search [...]

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I’m embarrassed to say that, after 3-1/2 years in business and almost 12 as an internet professional, I’ve only recently made sure my company was listed in local search. Sure, some of it was the usual problem of the cobbler’s children going shoeless, but it’s more than that. As an internet consultant, I just don’t [...]

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Ce qui suit est une traduction en français de l’article publié par Tom Tsinas: Google Vs Yellow Pages
Cette bataille est plus proche que vous ne le pensez. J’entends constamment que Les Pages Jaunes se meurent et qu’elles n’ont aucune valeur. Pendant que plusieurs croient que je jette un regard biaisé sur la chose parce [...]

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According to a new Juniper Research report, 1.3 billion mobile users are expected to use local mobile search services by 2013. While the trends bode well for for the mobile search industry (agencies and marketers alike) the report goes on to caution that these numbers are based on good a user experience.
Mobile devices however [...]

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When you say "Local Market Strategy", most people think of local as at the city level. In search that means Google Local, using Geographic delimiters in keywords, Local Directories, etc.
But for large enterprise sized clients, a local strategy is one for a particular country. Multi nationals typically are faced with the [...]

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So I was snooping aroiund YouTube to see what information I could find about Windows 7, when I came across this video of Construction Mike managing his day to day with a myriad of various informational and communication devices, all apparently loaded up with Windows 7.

 While I found most of the devices to be soooooo [...]

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Although Search Engine People has a fair share of Canadian based clientele, we also service the needs of many firms that are located overseas, and often more than half way across the globe. With Local SEO becoming more and more prominent, it's imperative that we track SERP rankings not only on Google (dot) [...]

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While most of us were at Pubcon last week, Google put on a by invitation only Local Symposium. This meeting was to go over Google's rules and best practices, and to discuss some of its ongoing efforts with call reporting, mobile ads, printable coupons and website analytics.

Peter Krasilovsky reported that while it was “not [...]

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"… it's really not a matter IF the mobile phone will become the dominant internet platform any more but WHEN…" – Yahoo! analyst Russell Beattie
With 15 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers accessing news and information via the mobile browser, mobile search represents a huge growth opportunity for SEO’s. The Kelsey Group recently revealed that nearly [...]

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This battle is a lot closer than most of you can imagine. I'm constantly hearing about how the Yellow Pages are dying and there's no value in them. While most may say that I'm biased because of the number of years I spent in the industry, the same cannot be said for Google Analytics.
Google [...]

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