23 JanMy Secret Use of Adwords

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Google Adwords is not best used for getting traffic to your site. Read that again. It’s true – I don’t believe in using Adwords simply for buying traffic. Long-term, I think that strategy often costs more. HOWEVER, I do believe Adwords is a great first step for search engine optimization. Buying traffic (or using a […]

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09 JanHow to Set Up Google Webmaster Tools: Your Secret SEO Weapon

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Are You Your Site’s Webmaster? Did you know you have a whole toolbox available to you from Google to help make your search engine ranking efforts easier? But Google already lists my site in its search engine… why would I need these tools? Here are just a few uses of Webmaster Tools: Set geographic target […]

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02 JanHow to Claim Your Google Places Page

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Have you grabbed your red balloon? Have you ever used Google to find a hairdresser, restaurant, bike repair shop or any other local business? If you have, you’ve probably seen the A,B,C balloon results like these: These listings are called Google Places pages for businesses. They are a must in any business’ local search rankings […]

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