Generate More Business with Google Places

It’s more important speed up Google places listing because when people use voice search on  Android phones, the first results they see are from Google local. Did you notice that; 73% of all online activity is related to local content (Google) 82% of local searchers follow up with a phone call or show up on your doorstep (TMP/comScore) 66% of Americans use local search to find local businesses (comScore) Another reason to take Google Places seriously is the recent changes and enhancements that were rolled out.  Now you will notice the...

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The 301 Redirect - When and How to Use it

A 301 redirect is designed to help users and search engines find pieces of content that have moved to a new URL. Adding a 301 redirect means that the content of the page has permanently moved somewhere else. Source: http://www.ragepank.com/images/301-redirect.jpg What it does for usersUsers will probably never notice that the URL redirects to a new one unless they spot the change in URL in their browser. Even if they do spot it, as long as the content is still what they were originally...

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Key to Smart Linking

The key to smart linking is to initially use common sense and then persist with it. As you start linking, smart linking would require you to place links to increase relevancy. That means pages that are topically or geographically similar to yours must be targeted for linking. In doing so, you will drive targeted traffic to your relevant page and thereby increase your link popularity. If you sell diamond rings for example, it would only be wise to not only leave links on diamond-related pages but on wedding and engagement planning pages....

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