What are citations for local SEO, and why does your business need them? Citations are mentions of your business information on trusted websites. Citations come in two varieties, structured and unstructured. Structured citations have the business name, address, and phone (or NAP) as well as category keywords, website, and may also include hours of operation. […]
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How To Get Your Business on Google Maps
If you have a new business, and you’re trying to get it on Google Maps, you may hit an unexpected roadblock. This article will explain what to expect after you submit your listing. There are a few potential points of failure, so if you weren’t listed correctly, one of these might be why. When you […]
Guest Blogging for SEO is Dead
Yesterday’s news that Google is taking a dim view of guest blogging for SEO is a bombshell going off in the search marketing world. No one can say this came without warning. No less than four videos posted by Google’s Matt Cutts in the past year hinted that guest blogging for backlinks was a bad […]
Are Directories Still Good For SEO?
In the early days of SEO, getting links in directories was a common practice. Up until the last few years, search engines saw links as “votes” for sites, and context was not as important. In a post-Panda and post-Penguin world, are directories still relevant, or are they a waste of time for link-building efforts? Human […]
Increase Search Engine Visibility In One Step
Every business wants to increase search engine visibility for their website. What is search engine visibility? There are many ways to measure search engine visibility, but in a general sense, it is a metric of how prominent your web pages are in search results. In other words, how likely are people to find your website […]