Since 2008 David Mihm has been polling some of the industry’s top local search experts to understand and identify the top ranking factors specific to local search. The 2010 results are in! Looking back at the previous reports for 2008 and 2009, I’m noticing some shifts in what the expert... [click to continue...]
Like most active link builders, I’m always looking for the most effective and scalable way to increase the number of inbound links to whatever site I’m working on. In my mind, it seems that at a macro level all link building activities can be placed in one of two categories: non-scalable... [click to continue...]
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It’s been confirmed by Google that their latest algorithmic update, which has been coined “Mayday” by the folks at Webmaster World, does in fact affect long tail search queries. Google’s Matt Cutts responded to a question at the Google I/O conference by saying “this is ... [click to continue...]
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Back in December, Google announced the launch of their Asynchronous tracking code. This code update was optional and a great alternative for sites struggling to reduce their page load time as the code loads faster than the traditional javascript tracking. As of last week we noticed that the asynchro... [click to continue...]
Internet-capable mobile phones are truly becoming more mainstream and more and more people are using their internet connections for more than just email access. With the release of the iPad (which yes, is classified as a mobile device by Google) these devices are becoming more like on-the-go compute... [click to continue...]
There have been a plethora of changes happening over at Google’s Local Business Center, um, I mean Google Places. All of the changes have been positive, in my opinion, and will hopefully continue to get SMBs to claim their listing and use this great marketing tool that is Google Places. Let&#... [click to continue...]
