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There is a tab now that says ‘Photos and Video’. I have been preaching about using video SEO and also the importance of video for local SEO, and now here is proof it is about to take the next step!
PS Hey Blumenthal, Why didn’t I […]

My good friends over at eLocal Listing announced yesterday they will be offering video inside in their local business profile product. The “custom” videos will also be submitted to various video sites such as YouTube, Yahoo Video, etc. You can see the various business profiles eLocal creates on their site eLocalProfiles.com
Due to the somewhat recent […]

In case anyone had doubted the power of an image link with an alt tag passing juice, here is an excellent example. My friends at timeforcake creative media, a Frisco Colorado Web Design Firm, were wondering why Full Frame Design was ranking for the search ‘frisco colorado web design‘. Full Frame does not have the […]

Sorry for holding this one hostage for a while but Larry Sullivan has a great ‘newer’ local search blog at www.localbizbits.com. I am particularly a fan of Larry’s interviews with leaders in the local search space. Keep up the good work Larry, I’ll be keeping my eye on you (via Google Reader at least).
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As some of you are aware Mike, The Internet Guy headquarters moved in May from Denver’s Washington Park area to the Stapleton Redevelopment area. The neighborhood of Stapleton is built on the grounds of the former Stapleton airport which was replaced by Denver International Airport in the early 90’s I believe. Stapleton is a very […]

I ran into an interesting local SEO tip today that I had not seen before. The tip was posted on Search Engine Journal by Sujan Patel.
Check your WHOIS information
This one is the easiest to perform, and simplest to explain. When you register your domain name, you have to put in a registered address. Make sure […]

No I am not talking about the infamous Google Page Rank meter. I am talking about the newer search volume meter shown inside Google’s External Keyword Tool.
You read in my last article on keyword research for local businesses, that Google’s tool was shown to be the most likely source of reliable keyword data when a […]

Many new SEOs will learn at the beginning that keyword research is the corner stone of every SEO project. I of course would not argue with this fact. In addition most new SEOs go on to learn that keyword research means depending on and using major keyword databases such as Keyword Discovery and Wordtracker. Again […]

Aaron from FindBuffalo has a great “faceoff” interview on his blog with Local Search superstars Matt McGee and Paul Jahn. Check it for tips including what a local business should do with a budget of less than $100 a month for search marketing!
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Frank Fuchs just posted this fantastic resource page containing direct links to the submission pages of quite a few Internet Yellow Page directories. I wrote about Piggy Back SEO for the do-it-yourselfer yesterday on the First Page Fitness Blog and pointed out that for the query ‘gym in denver’ 7 out of the top 10 […]