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The Five-Step, Quick Start Local Content Marketing Plan: Establishing Content Marketing Goals
In the post, The Five-Step, Quick Start Local Content Marketing Plan, I described the five steps involved in creating a basic local content marketing plan. While

The Five-Step, Quick Start Local Content Marketing Plan
To get local customers, you need a content marketing plan that is local focused. It’s time to review your activities. Assessing whether or not your efforts

Increase the Visibility of Multi-Location Businesses in Search
Local presence management is critical to ensuring multi-location businesses are visible when shoppers turn to Google and other search engines to discover nearby products or

Amplify Local Business Visibility with Vertical Directories Starting Today
Local business listings and citations are a critical component of local presence management! Effective citation building isn’t about getting listed everywhere, but in authoritative sources

Organic Traffic Methods to Create Authority, Attract Local Consumers and Generate New Business
Are you looking for new ways to drive traffic to the local businesses you represent? No matter whether you are an agency, digital marketer, or

Unique Traffic Tactics to Expand the Digital Footprint of Local Businesses
Site traffic is at the core of every business, whether an online business or a local business that wants to drive customers to their brick-and-mortar

10 Backlink Building Techniques to Add to Your Arsenal Today
I’m sure you have read many blogs about why you should practice link building for SEO purposes, and some about why you shouldn’t. The simple

6 Important Facts about Facebook and Local Presence Management
OK, I’ll admit it – I am a 59-year-old Facebook junkie. Facebook’s success in the last decade has been nothing short of extraordinary, and I’ve been

It’s All About Location, Location, Location and These Top 10 Popular Posts Prove It
The simple fact local search and mobile has converged. Businesses that cannot be found in local search results cannot be found by consumers. Local Site

Why You Need Local Focused Landing Pages And How To Create Them
Businesses with a brick-n-mortar location, or those that serve a specific area, need to capitalize on local search. With consumers searching increasingly from mobile devices,

Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) is Coming to a Mobile Device Near You
Earlier this year Google announced the Accelerated Mobile Pages Project aka AMP and just shared some more news on it going mainstream in February 2016.

Technical SEO and How It Impacts Local SEO
A local SEO strategy is based around content and pages on your website that attracts a local audience, creating local and social profiles, plus submitting

What Removing Reviews From Google+ Local Listings Means For Local SMBs
The big question on everyone’s mind is “Why did Google remove reviews from Google+ Local Listings?” Google doesn’t always reveal their plan to us, but

How to Manage Negative Online Reviews
In this digital age, where everyone lives and communicates online, online reviews can really make or break a business, therefore, managing your reviews must be

What Your PPC Campaign Might Be Missing
Pay-Per-Click (PPC) advertising is an important part of your digital marketing plan and has really come a long way in recent years. In order to

Unleash The Power Of Social Media Images
As you already know, social media is a powerful tool in the digital marketing industry, but what many people don’t realize is the power of




