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Net Space Profits 2.0 Reviews – Should You Purchase It?

If you are looking for a powerful Net Space Profits review, then you have come to the right place. We have reviewed this product as well as numerous others like it, and are prepared to inform you about this product. There are many Net Space Profits reviews that do not give an objective review, but…

11 Things to Avoid When It Comes to Establishing Your Local Presence

1. Not bothering to update your listings First, stick to listings that are relevant to your industry and area, as some tend to be spammy and may hurt your chances. Next, make sure that all your information across all directories are updated and accurate, otherwise you may lose prospects. Include open hours, contact numbers and…

Local Search Popularity Will Lead to Greater Local Advertising Opportunities

According to BusinessWeek, 55% of consumers used a search engine to find out about a local business in 2005. That number is expected to increase significantly this year and next. I’m not a bit surprised. I’ve been saying for some time that local search will grow. And I mean it. The writing is on the,…

Google+ Local Fuses Social and Search

Google is constantly make new changes to its products and service platforms. On May 30th, 2012, the search engine giant scrapped its Google Places pages for what are now called Google+ Local pages. This change underscores a big motion toward socially blended search and will set the stage for a new way of using the…

Real Deals – Advertizing in a Magazine With Real Local Business Ads

Are you looking for great ways to advertize your local business? We have a few suggestions for how you can make real deals happen for your local business. Offline Advertizing Strategies – Posting a colorful ad in a magazine of ads that support local businesses will keep your ad on the coffee table in many…

How To Promote Your Business On Facebook

Regardless of whether yours is a small or large business, Facebook is one online platform that you cannot afford to ignore when it comes to promoting our business. The modern trend is that most consumers search the web even for local businesses most of which happen to be on Facebook. In addition to its position…

What Is Yelp and How Should I Use It?

Location Based Services or LBS platforms like Yelp, FourSquare, GoWalla and Facebook Places are all the rage with marketers these days. Between social media, mobile and local there is a lot of potential for savvy marketers to serve up incredibly precise and measurable marketing campaigns with a minimal amount of effort and budget. However, it…

Learn How Google My Business Can Impact Your Local SEO

A Google My Business profile is essential for local online business. It’s free and will enable you to appear in local search results for queries specific to your products or services. Without local SEO, you won’t be appearing on any local map listings in which Google displays search results for the vast majority of local…

Key Advantages of Businesses in Multilingual Markets

This day and age has seen the rise of a new type of small business, the micro-multinational. The internet and globalization have opened up a lot of possibilities for local businesses to expand their reach to cover a larger geographical area. Going global is no longer the sole purview of the “big boys.” There is…

Free Local SEO Tools That Belong in Your Kit

What a lot can change in just a few years! When I wrote the original version of this post in January 2014, the local SEO industry didn’t have quite the wealth of paid tools that now exists, and many of the freebies on my previous list have been sunsetted. Definitely time for a complete refresh…

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