Andrew Shotland

Member since: 01-06-09
About Me
Andrew Shotland is the proprietor of Local SEO Guide, a leading local search engine optimization blog and consultancy.
Website: http://www.localseoguide.com
Recent Posts
Google Plus Connections Are The New Link Mobile: The Ghost Of Future Local SMB Marketing5 Tips For Responding To Negative Customer Reviews OnlineHow To Find Local Influencers On Google PlusTop 10 Negative Google News Ranking Factors5 Tips To Get More Online Customer Reviews4 Tips For Success With Seasonal, Local SEOWhy Should SMBs Invest In SEO When Their Websites Suck?What Will Google Plus Google Places Equal?Nifty Hard Core Local SEO Tactics From SMX AdvancedConfessions Of A Yellow Pages UserYellow Pages SEO In The Post-Panda World7 Local Web Marketing Infographics To Overload Your Brain9 Ways To Start A New Local Business Using Facebook, Twitter, Groupon And Google*Does Your Local Mobile Search Strategy Suck?Do You Know What Your SEO Consultant Is Doing To Your Online Reputation?Local Search: Fish Where The Other Fishermen Aren'tGoogle Place Search Winners, Losers & WhoKnowsersHow To Get Around Google Local's 7-Pack Without Breaking A Sweat13 Questions To Ask Before You Hire A Local SEO Consultant10 Great Local Search Tools That Don't Exist YetFranchisee SEO - Can You Trust Corporate's Recommendations?Learning Local Search Via TwitterTwitter: The Impending Local Search Tsunami?Why The "Location Wars" Spell Trouble - & Opportunity - For Local SEORecent Comments
Google Plus Connections Are The New Link#artisticlicense
Google Plus Connections Are The New Link+1 Nick!
Mobile: The Ghost Of Future Local SMB MarketingJeff, I think my wording could be a bit more precise. The numbers on the "savings" column show the mobile CPC as a % of the desktop PPC.
5 Tips For Responding To Negative Customer Reviews OnlineGuilty as charged Shelly!
9 Common Ways To Bork Your Local Rankings In GoogleNice one as usual Chris. While I agree with every one of your points i am looking at some fake listings in a major metro that have been there for at l
How To Find Local Influencers On Google PlusMichelle Marie pointed out on Google Plus that a better way to find the most relevant posts for a G+ user would be to search by their profile ID to el
5 Tips To Get More Online Customer ReviewsNicholas,
It's definitely a good idea to get reviews on sites where your potential customers are, regardless of how they influence Google's display
5 Tips To Get More Online Customer ReviewsThanks Evan. I have added some extra tips that did not make it into the article here http://www.localseoguide.com/10-tips-to-get-more-customer-review
Confessions Of A Yellow Pages UserYam,
It was worth writing the post just for your comments. +1
Confessions Of A Yellow Pages UserAnd you would be basing your trust in Sunset Plumbing on what criteria?
There are all sorts of ways to find a plumber or any other service pro incl
Yellow Pages SEO In The Post-Panda WorldAgreed Mary, but as you well know, many SMBs would prefer to outsource this function to a trusted partner.
How To Rank Nationally With Local LinksHey Ross, thanks for the link but can you switch my anchor text for David's? :)
9 Ways To Start A New Local Business Using Facebook, Twitter, Groupon And Google*Hah Ken, that part was actually written by the editors! :)
Do You Know What Your SEO Consultant Is Doing To Your Online Reputation?Hey Andy,
The links from the comments on my blog are tagged as "rel=nofollow" meaning they are unlikely to help with rankings.
Do You Know What Your SEO Consultant Is Doing To Your Online Reputation?Tim,
You are spot on.
Do You Know What Your SEO Consultant Is Doing To Your Online Reputation?Hey Carla,
I assume you are referring to me when you talk about whining about a bruised ego. I guess you could look at it that way. I prefer to l
Does Being Listed In Multiple Cities Help A Truly Local Business?Hanan, not sure, but you may be mistaking Incredible Tan's marketing tactics with a bug in Google Places/Maps. If you look at their place page you'll
Facebook: No Plans To Give Search Engines Access To Facebook QuestionsAnd all Q&A sites breath a (temporary) sigh of relief
Is SEO Dead? 1997 Prediction, Meet 2009 RealityEmperor Scoble please locate your clothes. Thanks for setting the world straight as always Danny
Brave New World For Yellow Pages: Google Nabs Marketshare, Strangles Local DirectoriesAlthough I think the growing presence of the 10 pack is definitely a factor in the changing traffic of these big IYPs, I think competition from other
Google Cash Scams Targeted By “White Knight” SEOsAdd one more knight to the roundtable http://www.localseoguide.com/google-cash-local-medias-savior/
Idearc Brings True Local Search To Twitterno Twitter pun intended btw
Idearc Brings True Local Search To TwitterGot to hand it to Idearc. This is a great idea and I would expect to see a lot of fast followers.
Which Internet Yellow Pages Site Has The Best Rankings?hwkd5,
By "local versions" i meant a domain that was specific to the city (e.g. newyorkrestaurants.com) and had unique local branding v. the natio
Which Internet Yellow Pages Site Has The Best Rankings?jspats, Yellowpages.com, like most big IYPs, doesn't get all of their traffic organically. The rest is purchased via partnerships and ad campaigns.
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