Comments on: Just How Many Local Searches Were There in June? http://blumenthals.com/blog/2010/07/14/just-how-many-local-searches-were-there-in-june/ Developing Knowledge about Local Search Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:37:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike Stewart http://blumenthals.com/blog/2010/07/14/just-how-many-local-searches-were-there-in-june/comment-page-1/#comment-511880 Mike Stewart Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:44:41 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=6990#comment-511880 Mobile will be 50% in 1.5 years.... where are the real stats that offer segmentation and the ones from TMP 15 Miles that showed local fragmentation breakouts? Mobile will be 50% in 1.5 years…. where are the real stats that offer segmentation and the ones from TMP 15 Miles that showed local fragmentation breakouts?

]]> By: Sean http://blumenthals.com/blog/2010/07/14/just-how-many-local-searches-were-there-in-june/comment-page-1/#comment-511792 Sean Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:33:00 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=6990#comment-511792 I'm also shocked it's only 20%...but as you said "a billion here, a billion there" does add up. :) It'd be interesting to know what % of those searches are coming from which devices...eg; mobile phones vs web search from home computer. I’m also shocked it’s only 20%…but as you said “a billion here, a billion there” does add up. :)

It’d be interesting to know what % of those searches are coming from which devices…eg; mobile phones vs web search from home computer.

]]> By: James http://blumenthals.com/blog/2010/07/14/just-how-many-local-searches-were-there-in-june/comment-page-1/#comment-511785 James Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:11:27 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=6990#comment-511785 I'm surprised it's only 20%. Still, that's presumably 20% with transactional intent. That's were the money's at! I’m surprised it’s only 20%.

Still, that’s presumably 20% with transactional intent. That’s were the money’s at!

]]> By: Menachem Pritzker http://blumenthals.com/blog/2010/07/14/just-how-many-local-searches-were-there-in-june/comment-page-1/#comment-511547 Menachem Pritzker Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:23:24 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=6990#comment-511547 With numbers that high,m it's hard to believe that Google only started monetizing Google Places so recently, with tags (though tags are probably the <a href="http://searchlocalguy.com/2010/07/27/google-places-problem-with-tags/" rel="nofollow">least efficient</a> way of pricing local paid advertising) With numbers that high,m it’s hard to believe that Google only started monetizing Google Places so recently, with tags (though tags are probably the least efficient way of pricing local paid advertising)

]]> By: Mike Stewart http://blumenthals.com/blog/2010/07/14/just-how-many-local-searches-were-there-in-june/comment-page-1/#comment-510751 Mike Stewart Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:29:35 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=6990#comment-510751 btw,16 billion ain't nothing..... there were 33 billion videos viewed via the web in April... Wonder if that includes porn? Lol! btw,16 billion ain’t nothing….. there were 33 billion videos viewed via the web in April…

Wonder if that includes porn? Lol!

]]> By: Mike Stewart http://blumenthals.com/blog/2010/07/14/just-how-many-local-searches-were-there-in-june/comment-page-1/#comment-510748 Mike Stewart Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:25:15 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=6990#comment-510748 I love the doubters. For 9 years folks didn't argue with the B.S. studies about usage from the yellow pages, yet much of the calls are from those telemarketing clients for services by finding them in the book. This local search thing is huge. Just think about what it holds in the future with mobile geolocation targeting and results. Just as mobile is impacting print, it has also taken share from Outlook eMail, TomTom type navigational devices, handheld gaming devices, and laptop computers or other web browsing devices. This local search thing will continue to grow. It will be the biggest impact of the decade for buyers and sellers. Not a great time to invest in traditional media folks! Great job breaking some honest estimates down for us Mike! I love the doubters. For 9 years folks didn’t argue with the B.S. studies about usage from the yellow pages, yet much of the calls are from those telemarketing clients for services by finding them in the book. This local search thing is huge. Just think about what it holds in the future with mobile geolocation targeting and results. Just as mobile is impacting print, it has also taken share from Outlook eMail, TomTom type navigational devices, handheld gaming devices, and laptop computers or other web browsing devices. This local search thing will continue to grow. It will be the biggest impact of the decade for buyers and sellers. Not a great time to invest in traditional media folks!

Great job breaking some honest estimates down for us Mike!

]]> By: Randy Kirk http://blumenthals.com/blog/2010/07/14/just-how-many-local-searches-were-there-in-june/comment-page-1/#comment-510346 Randy Kirk Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:19:18 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=6990#comment-510346 It is hard for me to imagine that anyone visiting this blog is unaware of the importance of Google Places. Dentists, rug shampoo, florists, bike shops, bakeries, general contractors, auto parts stores . . . Our clients are all benefiting. The seven pack is obviously very, very important. For some in the emergency services business, being number 1 is worth $1000's of dollars per DAY. But I can track lots of activity for clients who are, at least for the moment, not in the 7 pack for every single keyword, but are still getting hits for searches that are a page or two back. It is hard for me to imagine that anyone visiting this blog is unaware of the importance of Google Places. Dentists, rug shampoo, florists, bike shops, bakeries, general contractors, auto parts stores . . . Our clients are all benefiting. The seven pack is obviously very, very important. For some in the emergency services business, being number 1 is worth $1000′s of dollars per DAY. But I can track lots of activity for clients who are, at least for the moment, not in the 7 pack for every single keyword, but are still getting hits for searches that are a page or two back.

]]> By: Kelsey Brookes http://blumenthals.com/blog/2010/07/14/just-how-many-local-searches-were-there-in-june/comment-page-1/#comment-509584 Kelsey Brookes Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:25:17 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=6990#comment-509584 SEO guys aren't going to be doing random searches in Google: the results are skewed based on their own browser cookies, and they know it. There's many suites of tools that are much, much easier to use - Google's own Keyword Tool among them - that don't skew the statistics and provide more relevant data. Doing random searches would be the hard way. One thing that is absolutely certain: the level of SEO guys out there in comparison to the general population is minimal at best. Even for the few that are using a sledgehammer to place a pushpin, they're not going to be tipping the scales in any significant way. SEO guys aren’t going to be doing random searches in Google: the results are skewed based on their own browser cookies, and they know it. There’s many suites of tools that are much, much easier to use – Google’s own Keyword Tool among them – that don’t skew the statistics and provide more relevant data.

Doing random searches would be the hard way.

One thing that is absolutely certain: the level of SEO guys out there in comparison to the general population is minimal at best. Even for the few that are using a sledgehammer to place a pushpin, they’re not going to be tipping the scales in any significant way.

]]> By: David http://blumenthals.com/blog/2010/07/14/just-how-many-local-searches-were-there-in-june/comment-page-1/#comment-509553 David Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:10:57 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=6990#comment-509553 How many of those local searches came from local SEO guys who continuously on a daily basis use local search to -evaluate the competitors for a local region -check on the listings of their previous clients and new clients I am sure it is safe to assume that when a local seo guy evalluates the market for certain key words, they can spend hours upon hours researching and testing various keyword locations around a city or region. Does anyone know if there is a way to get an actual representation of search volume generated from customers searching locally for products and services minus external skewing factors such as those mentioned above? How many of those local searches came from local SEO guys who continuously on a daily basis use local search to
-evaluate the competitors for a local region
-check on the listings of their previous clients and new clients

I am sure it is safe to assume that when a local seo guy evalluates the market for certain key words, they can spend hours upon hours researching and testing various keyword locations around a city or region.

Does anyone know if there is a way to get an actual representation of search volume generated from customers searching locally for products and services minus external skewing factors such as those mentioned above?

]]> By: Christopher West http://blumenthals.com/blog/2010/07/14/just-how-many-local-searches-were-there-in-june/comment-page-1/#comment-508852 Christopher West Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:08:56 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=6990#comment-508852 This is good data to show. If 2 billion (2 thousand million in AU / UK I think) searches are happening in the us alone for just local based searches, that is enough of an incentive for people and businesses to get out there This is good data to show. If 2 billion (2 thousand million in AU / UK I think) searches are happening in the us alone for just local based searches, that is enough of an incentive for people and businesses to get out there

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