Yelp announced today that they will be adding a feature to all claimed business Yelp pages which allows customers to contact a business directly through Yelp. Personally I feel that this adds another layer for a customer to contact the business. I am sure people will use it but am concerned that small businesses will …
Category Archives: Local SEO
Screencast Google Places Phone Support Verification
Had a great conversation at the Arizona Biltmore where Clio put on an event for lawyers. Talked with their co-founder and COO Rian as well as Cindy Castillo of Castillo Law. Paul mentioned his frustration with Google Places for Business Verification and how the postcards never seem to show up. I explained how Google has …
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Google lays the smack down on Mobile SEO
Google has been saying that website owners need to get their mobile game plan together. My suspicion is that they are tired of seeing all the bounces from non mobile websites when people search on their phone. Personally I have stopped using Google as much on my mobile phone especially for local searches. Yelp for …
Guest Blogging
Guest Blogging is in some corners the new dirty word for link building but if done with tact and restraint it can not only help with SEO but create direct leads for your business. Since Google got into the zoo business and started pushing out the Panda and Penguin updates a few years ago the …
Requesting Customer Reviews Online
Ah the once shiny promise of online customer reviews has taken a beating in the last few years. For customers there have been problems with credibility of existing reveiws leading them astray into thinking a business is better or worse than it really is. For businesses there are problems ranging from spiteful former employees to …