Mary Bowling http://www.marybowling.com OPTIMIZED! Thu, 23 May 2013 00:06:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Google Warns Us About Bad SEO Companies http://www.marybowling.com/local-search-optimization/google-warns-us-about-bad-seo-companies/ http://www.marybowling.com/local-search-optimization/google-warns-us-about-bad-seo-companies/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:38:03 +0000 Mary Bowling http://www.marybowling.com/?p=961 Google recently warned small businesses about the dangers of hiring SEO agencies that violate Google’s business listing quality guidelines with Tips for a Safe Google Listing: Business owners are a busy group, and there are many third party companies out there who can help manage a page. Most of these companies use fair and rule-abiding* [...]

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]]> http://www.marybowling.com/local-search-optimization/local-university/feed/ 0 Own a small business? How to get started with Pinterest http://www.marybowling.com/local-search-optimization/own-a-small-business-how-to-get-started-with-pinterest/ http://www.marybowling.com/local-search-optimization/own-a-small-business-how-to-get-started-with-pinterest/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:56:51 +0000 Mary Bowling http://www.marybowling.com/?p=582 It’s fair to say that most small business owners will have jumped on the Facebook bandwagon by now. They may even have evolved to the occasional tweet. If you’re interested in the numbers, a recent Manta survey of 614 small business owners found that an overwhelming majority of around 90% devote time to developing their [...]

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]]> http://www.marybowling.com/local-search-optimization/own-a-small-business-how-to-get-started-with-pinterest/feed/ 0 I’m Speaking at PubCon! http://www.marybowling.com/uncategorized/im-speaking-at-pubcon/ http://www.marybowling.com/uncategorized/im-speaking-at-pubcon/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:30:00 +0000 Mary Bowling http://www.marybowling.com/?p=557 The first internet marketing conference I ever attended was Webmaster World’s PubCon in Las Vegas. It was an amazing experience that cemented my blossoming consumption with internet marketing in general and  SEO in particular. Now, I’ve been invited to speak at PubCon Las Vegas 2012!  Will Scott of Search Influence and Brian Combs of ionadas [...]

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]]> http://www.marybowling.com/local-search-optimization/get-listed-local-university-spring-2012/feed/ 0 Verizon Now Publishing a 411 Directory for Mobile Numbers http://www.marybowling.com/local-search-optimization/verizon-now-publishing-a-411-directory-for-mobile-numbers/ http://www.marybowling.com/local-search-optimization/verizon-now-publishing-a-411-directory-for-mobile-numbers/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:01:30 +0000 Mary Bowling http://www.marybowling.com/?p=488 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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