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Local University Spring 2012 Series – Open For Business
The staff at Local U have been hard at work putting together the Spring conference schedule for Local University. We are particularly excited to announce the first Advanced workshop for SEO professionals and experienced local search marketers that will take place in Seattle on June 7. Never before have so many Local Search experts been in one room at …
Planning for Social – A Small Not For Profit Takes the Next Step with a Social Media Assessment Survey
The Preschool Learning Center (PLC), a small school for the developmentally disadvantaged in rural upstate NY , is like most not for profits: overworked, understaffed, a heart of gold and a very limited budget. There is probably no better program for kids with autism anywhere and certainly not in the markets they serve. We helped …
Getlisted Local University WNY – Additional Reading
Today, I am presenting at the seventh GetListed.org Local University in Ellicottville, NY. in cooperation with Google, Bing and range of local sponsors. Some of you I know and the others I hope to personally meet. Please don’t hesitate to reach out and ask any questions that come to mind or to just introduce yourself. These links …
Talking with Siri: My First Conversation Since 2007 That Wasn’t About Local
Well not quite a conversation. Siri did all the talking. I did my regular “ask til they throw their hands up in disgust” routine:
Local SMB Survey: 68% Have Facebook Pages, 28% Have Claimed Google Places Listing
As part of Getlisted Local University we occasionally survey the attendees. We ask several questions to assess their level of knowledge about search in general and local search in particular. This survey sample size is very small and self selected from those that registered for the seminar. The participants are primarily small and medium businesses …
Getlisted.org Local University coming to WNY on November 1
Local University: WNY is coming to the Holiday Valley Resort in Ellicottville, NY next Tuesday, November 1, 2011. The afternoon session is nearly SOLD OUT, however there are still seats available in the morning session. We’re bringing in some of the nation’s leading online marketing experts as well as Google and Bing for an intensive four-hour crash course in Internet marketing that …
Geo Sitemap Generator Adds New Features
The “grand daddy” of geo sitemap generators has recently included some new features. Geo Sitemap Generator, first released by Arjan Snaterse in 2009, has added the ability to generate either a schema.org file or a microformatted file of your contact information. In addition to the features in the geo sitemap tool from 51Blocks that I reviewed last …
How Much Does ATT Suck? Let me count the ways
I decided to order a new iPhone 4s today. I thought that the most hassle free order method was to just go to my local ATT store. It was the obvious choice. There is never a line, the staff is friendly. The affable salesman knows me by first name and is an avid iPhone owner …
Local SEO: A Free Tool to Build GEO Sitemap and Schema.org Compliant Files
There are two simple ways of telling Google and the other search engines where your business is located via your website. One is to create a KML file and an attendant geo-sitemap. The other is to provide your full business contact information in rich snippet format on the site. Now there is a way to …
Siri – A Metaphor That Defines The Future Of Local Search (And Everything Else)
This is not a tribute to Steve Jobs directly. Although in the end it may be one of his greatest legacies. Will Siri become the new Qwerty? I have been in the technology field for over 30 years. I have seen a number of radical changes that became metaphors for how things were supposed to …
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