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Comment on Is Your Website Doing It’s “Job”? by Vincent

Vincent — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:51:50 +0000

I like the blog and the helpful info Rich. I posted recently something similar on my Blog about converting website traffic. Keep up the good work.

Comment on Is Your Website Doing It’s “Job”? by English Grammar Bank

English Grammar Bank — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:37:19 +0000

Thanks for the information – I was wondering more about the details… numbers, Taking into account the number of pages that my website has and the time that it has been up…. Is the site where it is supposed to be as far as ranking? will it take time? more pages to get higher ranking? (of course besides more effort)

Comment on Google Updates: how they effect local search… by Nyagoslav

Nyagoslav — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:24:03 +0000

A good summary, Rich.

I believe what Google is doing is very anti-competitive and I am not sure how it is possible they got away with it at the antitrust hearing in September.

However, I do not agree that much with one thing in the article. It is not a battle of big/small among the IYPs, rather than a battle of good content vs. bad content. Most of the directories whose rankings/visitors rose have great, top quality content (think Zagat) and, yes, generally the smaller-size directories have either no or very small amount of useful, unique content.

Whatever anyone says, content is still the king.

Comment on Local Online Success: “it’s a journey, not a destination”. by Tom Peditto

Tom Peditto — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:24:50 +0000

Thank you for a concise overview of local search, useful for those with experience and others who have an understandable curiosity about the topic. Local companies that have invested in this area, will surely see a nice ROI, if using industry accepted methods and practices.

Comment on Paid & Organic Search: Why The Marriage Of Both Is Important by Steve

Steve — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 05:15:19 +0000

Really interesting stuff. It seems only reasonable that more real estate will lead to a higher conversion rate.

But should the AdWords account include both brand keywords and non-brand keywords? From the sound of it, I think so.

Comment on Google+: no local-search benefits…yet by Google Plus Update for business owners - | Local Search Source

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Comment on Caution! Unrealistic Internet marketing claims coming your way! by Kathy Long

Kathy Long — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 05:10:21 +0000

“few of these SEO services I’m hearing within the local-space really address all the critical SEO factors (on-page factors, inbound links, social, listings, ratings/reviews, etc.). High organic rank and visibility is a product of multiple efforts and hard work – don’t’ get fooled by anything less.”

I was beginning to think I was the only one who thought and worked like this. Thank you for reiterating what I’ve been saying all along.

Comment on Google Place Pages: an update… by Caution! Unrealistic Internet Marketing Claims Coming Your Way! « Local Search Source

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:46:14 +0000

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