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UPS boxes are gaming Google Local and Google is fighting back

Bill — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:17:48 +0000

Google Local (now called Places – http://www.google.com/places) has been around for several years now. The results from the Google Maps, combined with Places gives results in what is known as Google OneBox. Most of you see the OneBox results when you search for anything like “Birmingham Dentist.” Anything with a place associated with it has the chance to show OneBox results. You will see the results as a map with A-J just to the right of the map. All of the results are clickable and often are tied to the company’s address. Many companies have found a way to game that system by getting a UPS store mailbox, one with a real street address, then telling Google that is their address. Google is fighting back at this idea with their new quality guidelines for Google Places. One of their bullet points reads, “Do not create listings at locations where the business does not physically exist. “ Thus, if you have a UPS box and you are representing that as your physical address, Google could “suspend access to Google Places or to other Google Services to individuals or businesses violating these guidelines.” Google’s services include SEARCH RESULTS !! The one thing you DO NOT WANT to do is get BANNED FROM GOOGLE. If you do, it takes months to restore (if ever) your listing. My advice regarding Google Places I will tell you that if you do in fact have a UPS box and you are representing that as your physical address, then you should log into Google Places and change it to represent your REAL address. Taking care of this prior to getting caught

Are you ready to open?

Bill — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:35:35 +0000

Being in business for yourself and being successful in business for yourself can be different. Gary Vaynerchuk explains in his book Crush it (linked below), that now is the time to define and pursue your passion. In a recent interview in Professional Photographer magazine, Gary gives us 21 steps to building your brand.

Two new keyword research videos

Bill — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:25:58 +0000

I just finished recording and posting two new keyword research videos today. These two videos talk about winning searches for the lesser or smaller keywords sets to build traffic to your website. Quite simply, the more traffic that you receive, the better off your search rankings will be. And,

Why SEO for Google?

Bill — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:58:47 +0000

Inside, I spend a lot of time speaking about Google and not a lot of time on the other search engines. Why? Because Google dominates the search market. So much so that nearly all of the traffic that sites receive from search engines comes from Google. Take a look at

Smart Cabbage Movers and Shakers

Bill — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:32:32 +0000

This post highlights some of the moves that our users are making. Please note that these links on this page are perfectly formatted. You should be formatting all of your links back to your site like these when possible.

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Five reasons you should want to be number one on Google?

Bill — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:45:55 +0000

Being number one on Google, the largest and busiest search engine on the planet, has huge benefits for businesses fortunate enough to rank in that coveted position. Let me point out just a few.

Instant credibility – Think about it. When you search for something,

Building Incoming Links

Bill — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:54:40 +0000

Incoming links can help your ranking One of the search engine marketing practices that I am constantly involved in is building links to websites that I market. This means that I contact other webmasters with websites that may have a similar theme to see if they may want to

Get the right accounts

Bill — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:35:36 +0000

The first and most important step in getting ranked on Google, ranked on Yahoo!, and ranked on Bing is to sign up for free accounts on the web. What accounts though? This video will show you which accounts you should sign up for and how to get started in getting

Optimizing for Local Search Tutorial

Bill — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:28:11 +0000

LOCAL SEARCH

Optimizing your site for local search is a great way to generate additional traffic. This traffic can convert into leads and ultimately into a client. And clients mean money. Often, companies will call or spam (eh hum email) me and tell me how they can guarantee that I

Adding video to your website

Bill — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:48:16 +0000

Adding video to your website can make all the difference

To say that I recommend adding video to your website is an understatement. Adding video to your website will help you in so many ways.

Video creates a personal connection with your site visitors – When someone visits your site, they get to hear your voice, see your face and they get