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Local Search Ranking Factors 2010

Local Search Ranking Factors 2010

For the third year in a row, David Mihm has published the Local Search Ranking Factors. The LSRF 2010 consists of 32 local search enthusiasts their opinion (including me!) on how to rank well in the search engines. It is a definite must read for everyone interested in Local Search. It is also incredible to [...]

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Speaking at SMX Stockholm – 13 October 2009

Speaking at SMX Stockholm – 13 October 2009

This year I will be attending and speaking at SMX Stockholm. There you will find me presenting a Local Search business case with one of our clients; Boat Company Lovers. My fellow speaker will be Jaap Dijkstra, Business Developer at  Boat company Lovers –  one of the leading companies organizing Canal Cruises in Amsterdam. Some of [...]

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Slideshare as a citation source

Some of us might know Slideshare, the online platform where you can store your presentation slides to share with the rest of the world. It appears that this website is a valuable source for local citation building. The real value, or the amount of it that might affect your ranking could vary. If your presentation [...]

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The conference I missed..

The conference I missed was SMX Local / Mobile. Too bad I’m ‘stuck’ here down in Europe, because I would have liked to meet some fellow local search enthusiasts in person. Well, Maybe next year. Luckily, for me, and all of you that were not there, there is some good reading material online. David Mihm [...]

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Why Local Search matters

After reading the official Google blog today I can say that it has been confirmed (at least by my free interpretation ), Amit Singhal, in charge of the ranking team at Google stated: Today, I would like to briefly share the philosophies behind Google ranking: 1) Best locally relevant results served globally. 2) Keep it [...]

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Local Search Ranking factors discussed

David Mihm compiled an excellent article in collaboration with some SEO guys who are particularly interested in the local search optimization. We see highlights of the most important ranking factors, and also those that might harm your rankings. Must read for small businesses and anyone doing local optimization. Although this article is quite focussed on [...]

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