I am often asked about businesses that don’t have a landline, only mobile phone numbers,  and if that presents any challenges in  Local Search. The answer usually is that a mobile number is fine, but the IYPs are a trusted source of local business data and you can’t get a citation from them if you [...]

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Get Listed Local University Seminars in Burley Idaho and Ellicottville New York. Learn more about them here.

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Google is quietly making changes and additions to their City Pages (aka Portals). Take a look at the new URLs, City Portals and toolbar PR here.

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The new Google Business Profiles (still in a beta test right now) are very likely poised to become paid advertising products. Learn why here.

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Google City Pages are gaining PR and beginning to rank in the SERPs! What can we expect? Read more here.

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After 12 long months the 2011 Local Ranking Factors Survey is finally out. Read about the things you must do now to help your business get found on Google.

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CAPTCHA provides some defense for your web forms, but at what cost? Are you driving prospective customers away with it? Read more about CAPTCHA and conversions here.

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Information about the Local Search courses and eBooks available at Planet Ocean for beginning and advanced SEO’s.

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See my predictions for what to expect in Local Search at Google for the New Year (2011) here.

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Online reviews have taken on added significance in Google with the new organic/local display in the SERPs, with the release of Hotpot and with Google’s new review filtering algorithm. Read more about these changes here.

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