Comments on: Best Practices for Local Success http://blumenthals.com/blog/2006/11/09/best-practices-for-local-success/ Developing Knowledge about Local Search Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:26:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Loci 2008 - Will Scott’s Best of 2008 in Local » Understanding Google Maps & Yahoo Local Search http://blumenthals.com/blog/2006/11/09/best-practices-for-local-success/comment-page-1/#comment-306779 Loci 2008 - Will Scott’s Best of 2008 in Local » Understanding Google Maps & Yahoo Local Search Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:17:18 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=40#comment-306779 [...] oldie but a goodie — Best Practices for Local Success - Mike Blumenthal, Understanding Google Maps & Yahoo Local [...] [...] oldie but a goodie — Best Practices for Local Success – Mike Blumenthal, Understanding Google Maps & Yahoo Local [...]

]]> By: Mike Blumenthal http://blumenthals.com/blog/2006/11/09/best-practices-for-local-success/comment-page-1/#comment-6172 Mike Blumenthal Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:14:26 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=40#comment-6172 Hi Joey- That is interesting. It certainly warrants looking at in more depth although finding concrete examples would be difficult. I would be curious to know if possibly there were other factors i.e. did the listings that moved up add reviews or references? did more competitors show up? What was the timeframe of the change? Mike Hi Joey-

That is interesting. It certainly warrants looking at in more depth although finding concrete examples would be difficult.

I would be curious to know if possibly there were other factors i.e. did the listings that moved up add reviews or references? did more competitors show up?

What was the timeframe of the change?

Mike

]]> By: AltherrWeb http://blumenthals.com/blog/2006/11/09/best-practices-for-local-success/comment-page-1/#comment-6152 AltherrWeb Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:03:24 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=40#comment-6152 Another tip is to use your local phone number. I used my 800 toll-free number and think that this dropped me WAY down in the searches. Another tip is to use your local phone number. I used my 800 toll-free number and think that this dropped me WAY down in the searches.

]]> By: The Secret to Mastering Google’s Local OneBox Results Real Estate Marketing - blAAwg http://blumenthals.com/blog/2006/11/09/best-practices-for-local-success/comment-page-1/#comment-5599 The Secret to Mastering Google’s Local OneBox Results Real Estate Marketing - blAAwg Fri, 23 Feb 2007 00:02:38 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=40#comment-5599 [...] Ranking your website in Google’s organic listings can be confusing and difficult for most of us but at least there are many guides and helpful hints to show you the way.   Ranking in Google Maps however is more treacherous to navigate through because the service is so new and changing.  Not to worry, we have been researching ways for you to jump your way to the top via some experts in the SEO community. Bill Slawski of SEO by the Sea is an amazing reviewer of Google patents and can be counted on to find the gems that we need to succeed.  Slawski detailed Google’s Local Search patent application with complete thoroughness that will make your eyes cross! Read it if you have a quiet hour to spare. We also enjoyed Mike Blumenthal’s rendition which is a much shorter read and summarizes many of Bill’s thoughts as well as goes through some best practices on how to rank. Other articles were also very helpful in researching this data. [...] [...] Ranking your website in Google’s organic listings can be confusing and difficult for most of us but at least there are many guides and helpful hints to show you the way.   Ranking in Google Maps however is more treacherous to navigate through because the service is so new and changing.  Not to worry, we have been researching ways for you to jump your way to the top via some experts in the SEO community. Bill Slawski of SEO by the Sea is an amazing reviewer of Google patents and can be counted on to find the gems that we need to succeed.  Slawski detailed Google’s Local Search patent application with complete thoroughness that will make your eyes cross! Read it if you have a quiet hour to spare. We also enjoyed Mike Blumenthal’s rendition which is a much shorter read and summarizes many of Bill’s thoughts as well as goes through some best practices on how to rank. Other articles were also very helpful in researching this data. [...]

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