Quietly this past spring. Google rolled out a new program called Local Guides. Not only did Google create a program to make a community out of people already active in their social space, but is providing perks, mentoring, and recognition for those that participate by writing reviews. The benefit to…
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The End of Manipulating Google Places
Very quietly Google has changed Google Places to remove the ability to manipulate a listing for organic performance. This action has very quietly slipped under the radar, but the changes are big for businesses. First, this last month, Google sent out notices to all Google+ Local businesses that duplicate listings…
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How to Place Locally on Google – National Service Provider with Several Locations
In our series on placing for local searches on Google, this is our last option and one of the toughest although there are still some smart things to do to attempt to reach local buyers. This article is for the scenario when you have a business that has one or…
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How to Place Locally on Google – One Business Multiple Cities
In our series on how to place locally on Google I will be looking at the next easiest scenario which is one business with physical presences/offices in multiple cities. This is also a fairly easy scenario to place locally on and similar in some ways to the actions that you…
