Tag Archive: google places

Start Here – Getting a Basic Understanding of Keywords

You have a have at least a basic keyword understanding of keywords and how they relate to a website and search engines.  Understanding how keywords work is  critical and should be one of the first steps for anyone new to online marketing. Keyword research,…
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Google’s New +1 or as I call it “Up Yours”

Google’s new +1 is like Facebook’s “Like”.  We’re all very good at Liking our partner’s pages, but it’s very important that we start Liking, or plus one-ing our friend’s and partner’s web pages.  It DOES affect your website’s rankings now,…
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The high cost of Google Ad Words

 The high cost of Google Ad Words is aboslutely amazing. High Cost of Google Ad Words  I get all sorts complaining that AdvertiseYourBusinessNow doesn’t bring them 1000s of leads overnight, yet they have not done any work to advertise on…
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Using Google Ad Words

Apparently, there is a new service offered by Google.  At least it’s new to me.  Let me explain.  I’ve been doing things on the internet since the original DOD days teaching X25 protocols and using really old things like Prodigy…
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Local Searches – Step 6

Last installment here, this is really a commentary overview of everything I’ve been telling you on Google Places.  There’s a lot of factors that will increase your coverage. 1. Having your own website with the keywords and Meta tags done right,…
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Local Searches – Step 4

At this point, I believe you have your first listing, and at least one offer created.  You may or may not still be waiting for Google to send you a verification code to unlock your listing.  That’s ok, what I…
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Local Searches – Step 3

If you completed your first basic listing, you’ll finally come to the last part of all this and see a new screen altogether with your listing under the Dashboard panel.  There is a new panel called offers.  Create an offer…
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Local Searches – Step 2

Now that you have your Google Places account created, the first thing I want you to do is finish up your basic information on your first listing.  You need your company name, address information, email, webiste, make sure you use…
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