Tag Archives: Google

30 Links in 30 Days Linkbuilding Campaign - Day 11 - Google Local Listing

By jeffmcneill | Published: November 2, 2009
Ah, the Google Local Listing. A thing of beauty and portent. Discussed in such edifying tomes as the Google Webmasters Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide. Where to begin? Google Local is the new Yellow Pages Actually Google is the new Yellow Pages, but Google Local is essentially an overlay of additional information and listings when [...]
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Google Penalties and SEO Tactics to Avoid

By jeffmcneill | Published: October 2, 2009
A client was wondering if they were or are going to be penalized because of some linking that they paid for from directory submission services. In technical terms the hired submission service did not violate Google's terms of service (but were quite willing to for more money). We are fairly certain the client is not [...]
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Google News Search Optimization

By jeffmcneill | Published: September 6, 2009
This video was posted to the Google Webmaster Central Blog Great information on Google News, how rankings work, and how to perform effective SEO. For a ton of helpful videos from Google on SEO, see the Google Webmaster Help YouTube channel.
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SEO for Maps - Get found on Google Local, Google Maps and Google Earth

By jeffmcneill | Published: August 21, 2009
Geolocation Optimization AKA Brands on Maps There are powerful visual brand indicators that take place when a brand can be found on a map. It makes the brand appear more concrete as well as up-to-date. Few brands have effectively leveraged this outside of relying on already present business listings. However Google has begun providing mechanisms [...]
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