Archive for May, 2009

May ’09: Best Search/Marketing Posts

Filed in Link Roundups by Matt McGee on May 31, 2009 4 Comments
May ’09: Best Search/Marketing Posts

Here’s my roundup of the best search/marketing posts I found and read during May. If you’re new to this blog, this is a monthly feature that began way back in 2007. You can find earlier “Best Of”s for each month in the archives: 2008 Best Posts and 2007 Best Posts. I never include my own […]

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Locksmith Spam on Bing? You Bet

Filed in Bing, Local Search by Matt McGee on May 28, 2009 9 Comments
Locksmith Spam on Bing? You Bet

During all the coverage of Microsoft’s new “Bing” on Search Engine Land today, David Mihm wondered what Bing looks like on a search for locksmiths in NYC and hoped maybe MSFT would clean up the spam a bit. Apparently not: Here’s the thing: The switch to Bing apparently doesn’t include an algorithm/relevance update, only changes […]

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What Matters in Local SEO in 2009

Filed in Local Search by Matt McGee on May 26, 2009 1 Comment
What Matters in Local SEO in 2009

If you’re a small business owner, chances are pretty good that Local SEO matters to you. If you think it would help to understand how Google and Yahoo rank web sites in their local search results, please check out the Local Search Ranking Factors 2009, published today by David Mihm. I’m one of 27 SEOs […]

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Small Biz Owners: Warming Up to Blogging

Filed in Blogging by Matt McGee on May 26, 2009 4 Comments
Small Biz Owners: Warming Up to Blogging

Found this one on the US News & World Report web site — it cites a study of 1,210 small businesses with fewer than 100 employees: While celebrities and the under 25-year-old population are flocking to Twitter, small business owners are just realizing the full potential of blogging. Use of blogs for specific business purposes […]

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How I’d Launch a New Small Business

Filed in Small Biz Marketing by Matt McGee on May 25, 2009 2 Comments
How I’d Launch a New Small Business

All the experts say that now, with our economy in a slowdown, is the best time to start a new business. I’m super happy as an independent SEO consultant and not looking to start a new business right now, but I know many people are. With that in mind, I’ve written a guest post on […]

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SBS Flashback: May 2008

Filed in Miscellaneous by Matt McGee on May 22, 2009 0 Comments
SBS Flashback: May 2008

For those of you who are new SBSM readers & subscribers, here’s a list of noteworthy posts you probably missed from one year ago. I try to put together a post like this each month to introduce new readers to old content that might be worth reading. Local Blogging: Don’t Forget the Local Stuff Yahoo […]

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