Local - Places - Maps Categorized Posts

Service Business – Bad SEO Advice

by Scott | Apr 16, 2012 | Google, Local - Places - Maps

I’ve been advising others about their search presence since 2002, and this is the first time I recall ever telling someone to do something that could ultimately hurt them. Please consider this a “retraction” to my prior advice, and read it carefully....

Local Search – Mistake or Cleverness?

by Scott | Feb 7, 2012 | Google, Local - Places - Maps

Doing a little bit if research, I noticed what I thought was odd behavior in Google local, taking me to directories instead of to a business, so I immediately jumped to a conclusion (imagine that!) and Twittered about it, pinging @davidmihm and @chiropractic Michael...

How to Get Fake Reviews

by Scott | Sep 14, 2011 | Google, Local - Places - Maps

You MUST know that Google can instantly tell whether a certain Google user who just left a review is a “real” user or not, right? Google has access to everything a user does from their web browsing history to their Gmail habits, and they have for years....

Google Boost Is Now AdWords Express

by Scott | Jul 25, 2011 | Google, Local - Places - Maps

It looks like Google Boost has undergone a name change to AdWords Express, but it appears everything else has remained the same. (update 7/26 – Google just announced the change) This morning while logging in to a client’s Google Places account, instead of...

Google Has Feet on the Street

by Scott | Jan 26, 2011 | Google, Local - Places - Maps

I got a phone call today, that began “I’m with Google…” and of course I was highly skeptical. I take marketing calls for several clients, and this is the standard opening line for multiple unscrupulous SEO companies. After just a minute, I...

Google Hotpot – Not So Hot?

by Scott | Dec 6, 2010 | General interest, Google, Local - Places - Maps, SEO

I just tried to leave a review at Google, while I was logged in, and instead of being given the old review screen, I was asked to set up a new profile. Here, it’s easier to show you… (*update four months later the name “Hotpot has finally been...