GOOG-411, aka Google Voice Local Search, is a telephone service now provided by Google that puts the power of Google search results into a phone directory service. It allows users to make a business search by simply calling a toll-free telephone number– just like typical directory assistance. Released by Google Labs in September 2007, the [...]

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As you can see by the following Google screenshot, a recent no-cost submission to “palmbeachcountybusinesslist.com” has resulted in a #2 SERP (Search Engine Results Position) in Google for “dialysis center boynton beach”. This listing, submitted just over two weeks prior to this blog post, is beneficial to UniversalKidneyCenters.com. (See screenshot below)  

 The “businesslist” directory has cities [...]

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After a bit of searchin’, rummagin’, plunderin’, & hackin’, I think I’ve found the easiest possible way to add a Google Map & “Get directions” form exactly like this one – http://www.webcast1.com/googlemaps/datamax-contact-us.html – to your client’s website.
One caveat right off the top:
Be careful when copying and pasting from Word Press.  It might be better [...]

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I had been trying for awhile to tap into MSN Live Search’s local option. Finally I found out their submissions are evidently being taken care of by an outside company called localeze. Click here to go straight to the submission form

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It’s fairly common knowledge within the SEO industry that many local search sites – including Yahoo and Google Local – use a mix of sources to both populate and enhance their local business listings.

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