Rev Up The Content Marketing Engine To Achieve Local Liftoff

Looking to bolster your local SEO strategy? Columnist Chris Silver Smith discusses the benefits of content marketing for local businesses.

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Local Businesses: How To Get Good Online Reviews That Build Business

Online reviews can make or break local businesses these days, so columnist George Aspland shares his process for cultivating (good) reviews.

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AMA: Common Local SEO Mistakes Made By Businesses Big & Small

Have questions about local SEO? Columnist Andrew Shotland has anticipated these questions and is answering them, Reddit-style!

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Location Based Geo-Targeting Boosts Paid Search Ad Performance…Or Does It?

Columnist Wesley Young discusses the importance of truly local data in search marketing decisions.

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How Medical Practices & Practitioners Should Set Up Google My Business

It’s common for multiple medical practitioners to work at a single location, so columnist Will Scott advises how to set up Google My Business so each practitioner is his or her own “brand.”

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This Small Business Redesigned Its Website & You Won’t Believe What Horrible SEO Thing Happened Next

Columnist Andrew Shotland took on a client who’d lost rankings as a result of a site redesign. Here’s what he did to help them recover.

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The Franchise Challenge: How Do You Stand Out When You’re One Of Many?

Local search marketing can be a challenge for franchisees, but columnist Rachel Lindteigen has some tips.

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How To Leverage The Best Local Content Source For Multi-Location Brands

Contributor Adam Dorfman offers helpful advice to large brands seeking to improve their local marketing efforts.

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75% Of Small & Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs) Say Internet Marketing Is Effective

Columnist Myles Anderson shares key stats from BrightLocal’s most recent annual SMB Internet Marketing Survey.

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Everything You Need To Know About Google’s Local Algorithm, Pigeon

Columnist Neil Patel provides a summary of what we know about Pigeon, Google’s new local search ranking algorithm that was rolled out in July 2014.

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How Should SMBs Buy Local Search Advertising: Automated Services Vs. Sales Reps?

Who should small- and medium-sized businesses turn to for help with search marketing? Columnist Wesley Young of the Local Search Association starts the discussion.

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Local SEO In 2015 – Look At The Big Picture

When you’re doing Local SEO, columnist Greg Gifford reminds us, you must take a step back and look at the big picture if you want to be successful.

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10 Things I Learned About Local SEO In 2014

We may not be in school anymore, but as we in the SEO business know, the education process never ends. With that in mind, I’d like to share with you some of the things I learned about this bizarre trade we practice over the past year: 1. Never Again, Google; Never Again First they came…

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Mapping It Out: Our Top 10 Local Search Columns For 2014

Consumers have grown increasingly reliant on the web for discovering local businesses and determining which ones to patronize. In fact, a survey conducted by BrightLocal earlier this year revealed that 88% of consumers trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations, underscoring the need…

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