10 creative ways to promote your local business

All businesses need effective marketing strategies to prosper but small local companies have fewer options available. As you likely do not have the mammoth budget of a Virgin Ltd, Coca Cola, Amazon, or Starbucks, you’re going to have to be innovative to keep your head above water. This article will give you a creative list … Read more10 creative ways to promote your local business

5 Simple Steps To More Local Business Website Traffic in 2017

It was just a simple four-page website for the Murray Group, an insurance company based in Albany, New York. And it hadn’t been updated for three years. Ryan Hanley changed all that. In the process of that change, he nearly tripled traffic and generated $4,975 in new business within 100 days…and much more afterward. “That’s … Read more5 Simple Steps To More Local Business Website Traffic in 2017

And? Yes – it’s insanity. Because Local Search sucks.

Local search sucks. Who says that? Well – anyone trying to get into local search says it. They may not say it out-loud, but believe me – they’re saying it, Why? Because too much of it is about SEO – about playing to the rules – about ensuring you’re doing everything right as a business. … Read moreAnd? Yes – it’s insanity. Because Local Search sucks.

Why costs for local SEO campaigns vary

This is a great article on local SEO that gives some very good labels to the levels of local search help you can purchase these days. We consider our Concierge service to be a the “holistic” variety, but we offer our services at much more competitive rates. Looking to purchase local SEO services, but wondering … Read moreWhy costs for local SEO campaigns vary

Six most interesting search marketing news stories of the week

Welcome to our weekly round-up of all the latest news and research from around the world of search marketing and beyond. This week we might as well rename the weekly round-up ‘a ton of new stuff from Google’, as there’s nothing but new products and announcements from the big G for as far as the … Read moreSix most interesting search marketing news stories of the week

Google beta testing a real-time indexing API

Richard Gingras from Google in a talk he just gave at Google I/O named Search and the mobile content ecosystem said that Google is testing a real-time indexing API. The purpose is to give trusted publishers a way to send Google their content immediately, without Google having any delay in discovering that content. Google can … Read moreGoogle beta testing a real-time indexing API