Have you ever seen those event listings in the search results and wondered how you can get them? Do you organize events, either online or offline that you want to…
Prospecting is critical to the success of any link building campaign because it lays the groundwork for everything else that follows; outreach, relationship building, mentions, and ultimately that link. As…
On August 6th, 2015, Darren gave a presentation at a Jobber gathering in Edmonton, Alberta (Canada), titled “Basics of Website Optimization”. In this presentation Darren covers the following topics: How…
I confess, I’m a restaurant review addict. Weird as this may sound, I fritter away all kinds of free time reading the reviews of famous restaurants which I’ll probably never…
The 2nd Edition of the Link Building Book by Paddy Moogan is live! This version has 50% more content, including eight new chapters, two new case studies, updates to existing sections,…
Schema.org… Love it or hate it, schema is an essential part of optimizing your website for local search. For me, it’s a love-hate relationship. Love it – because it takes…
There are hundreds of articles that can be found online about how to mark up your local business’ NAP with schema.org. Don’t worry, this isn’t another one of them. This…
Hey, small business owner! You’ve got stuff to do today. Stuff that has to do with YOUR business. Not things that have to do with increased local search rankings. I…
Incorrect business information online is much more frequently encountered than correct business information online, and one of the main reasons for this is the way the business data flows through…
Building citations is the hardest part of getting your business visible in the local search results. Doing it right will take you a few hours. Doing it wrong will take many…
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