Archive for July, 2010

July ’10: Best Search/Marketing Posts

Filed in Featured, Link Roundups by Matt McGee on July 31, 2010 1 Comment
July ’10: Best Search/Marketing Posts

Here’s my roundup of the best search/marketing posts I found and read during July. 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 Link Roundups category archive. I never include my own posts in these end-of-month […]

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GetListed Local University Coming to Denver

Filed in Conferences/Educ., Featured by Matt McGee on July 29, 2010 2 Comments
GetListed Local University Coming to Denver

GetListed.org has announced details of the next stop on its traveling local search marketing workshop tour: We’ll be in Denver on October 21! As usual, we’ll be doing matching seminars in the morning and afternoon. And, as usual, I have a coupon code that’ll get you a $40 discount off the $129 registration:

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10 Likely Elements of Google’s Local Search Algorithm

Filed in Featured, Google, Local Search, MY BEST POSTS by Matt McGee on July 22, 2010
10 Likely Elements of Google’s Local Search Algorithm

When it comes to local search optimization and, in particular, the Google Maps algorithm, you’re likely to get 10 different answers if you ask 10 local SEOs, What are the most important local search ranking factors? The answer to that question, like just about every other SEO question, is, It depends. It depends on your […]

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SBS Flashback: July 2009

Filed in Link Roundups by Matt McGee on July 20, 2010 0 Comments
SBS Flashback: July 2009

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.

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Who Says Small Business Can’t Do Social Media?

Filed in Featured, Social Media by Matt McGee on July 15, 2010 13 Comments
Who Says Small Business Can’t Do Social Media?

Not me. And not a survey of senior managers and business owners around the world. Emarketer is reporting on the survey today, a survey that shows small businesses are beating mid-sized and large companies when it comes to acquiring customers via social media. Have a look at the evidence:

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Random SEO Theory: Linking Out

Filed in Featured, SEO by Matt McGee on July 12, 2010 18 Comments
Random SEO Theory: Linking Out

I believe social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) is replacing blogging as the primary way web users share links. Most social media links are no-followed and have little or no explanation surrounding the link to add context. These kinds of links are not as strong of a signal as a 1-2 paragraph blog post that links […]

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