{"id":8989,"date":"2011-01-26T09:11:53","date_gmt":"2011-01-26T13:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/?p=8989"},"modified":"2011-01-26T10:43:19","modified_gmt":"2011-01-26T14:43:19","slug":"getlisted-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/26\/getlisted-birmingham\/","title":{"rendered":"GetListed Birmingham"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, I am presenting at the fifth\u00a0GetListed.org Local University<\/a> in Birmingham AL. If you are coming PLEASE take a moment to introduce yourself as I would love to meet you.<\/p>\n

For those of you that attended the presentation these links will provide background information and details for a pathway to dig deeper into the world of managing your listing on Google Maps. For those of you that are not in attendance, the links provide a good overview of critical base line ideas and tactics that every local campaign should embrace.
\nGoogle Maps – Its not your mother’s yellow pages.<\/p>\n

Slide 2 –\u00a0March 2010 Search Engine Market Share<\/a>
\nSlide 12\/13\u00a0–\u00a0The Importance of Page One Visibility <\/a>
\nSlides 16\/17 –\u00a0How the Google Cluster Works<\/a>
\nSlide 21-\u00a0Choosing the Right Category – A Tool<\/a>
\nSlide 21 –\u00a0Writing a Great Business Description<\/a>
\nSlide 21 –\u00a0Google Places Policies: Quality guidelines<\/a>
\n<\/a>Slide 22 –\u00a0Creating a GeoSitemap – A tool<\/a>
\nSlide 28\/29\u00a0Local Search Ranking Factors<\/a> – the many variables
\nSlide 28\/29\u00a0A brief list of 10 Ranking Factors<\/a> – somewhat old but still valid and a quick read
\nSlide 28\/29\u00a0Thinking about your Business Name in the Internet Era<\/a>
\nSlide 30 –\u00a0Custom Maps – A Goldmine<\/a>
\nSlide 30 –\u00a0User Generated Content – Geo Tagged Photos<\/a>
\nSlide 30 –\u00a0How To Gather Reviews<\/a>
\nSlide 30-\u00a0Where to Gather Review<\/a>s
\nSlide 31-\u00a0The Importance of Citations<\/a>
\nSlide 31 –\u00a020 Citation Sources in the US<\/a>
\nSlide 36-\u00a0A Listing management tool<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today, I am presenting at the fifth\u00a0GetListed.org Local University in Birmingham AL. If you are coming PLEASE take a moment to introduce yourself as I would love to meet you. For those of you that attended the presentation these links will provide background information and details for a pathway to dig deeper into the world …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":262,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-google-maps-google-local"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t