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		<title>1 Keyword Metric You&#8217;re Forgetting: True Competition</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Geasey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keyword research is the bedrock of Internet search success. Effective keyword research against the competition will lead to effective search results. ]]></description>
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		<title>Changes to AdWords Keyword Tool: Local Search vs Global Search Figures Added</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Geasey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have to say whenever I look at the Google keyword search results I can never really figure out what the difference between Global and Local are. One issue is sometimes the local results are greater then the global results, which is counter intuitive. But, read on and learn more! -editor
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It seems Google [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great New Keyword Research Tool</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Geasey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keyword research is the framework for everything related to marketing on the Internet. If you do&#8217;t have the right keywords is like having wrong directions to your destination, you&#8217;re never going to get there. This is a great free keyword research tool.

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Social Media And Search [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Local Keyword Research is a Dead End</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Geasey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This great question came in today from Mary Ann:
I am helping a small dance/fitness business with local SEO. Keyword research yields zero (0) search volumes (Keyword Discovery) for keyword terms once I add the location or any variation on the location/general area (Westport, Connecticut). Any suggestions as to the best keyword strategy in such cases?
My [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keyword Tool to Create Local Search Phrases</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Geasey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a nice tool to create keyword phrases for local search.

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		<title>Local Search Keywords On Your Website: 5 Questions for A Local SEO Pro</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Geasey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a great interview on using local search optimization for a Chicago non-profit. While we&#8217;re not the SEO experts they chatted with they provided great advice.
On behalf of local businesses in Chicago and elsewhere, I posed five questions about local search keywords on SCORE Chicago’s website to local SEO expert Miriam Ellis.  Our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Percent Of Long Search Queries Increasing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 23:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Geasey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing by Nick Stamoulis on Saturday, 9 of May , 2009 at 6:35 am
Google’s share of search keeps going up while Yahoo!s keeps going down. MSN Live’s is going back up again. These figures make me wonder when Yahoo! will no longer hold the No. 2 spot in search.
But the real story is here:

(Source) The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local Search and its Benefits to Your Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 18:53:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Geasey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smallbusinessmarketingtoolkits.com/?p=246</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[To a greater extent search engines and local services are being used by people in your hometown to find what they are looking for. A research has shown that somewhere in neighborhood 70% of households do some kinds  f search for a local product or service on a daily basis. That’s the reason, why every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Locals Only Using Analytics For Local Search Optimization</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 19:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Geasey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smallbusinessmarketingtoolkits.com/?p=209</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many businesses seek to target local searchers for their products and services, and careful review of a site’s analytics is one of the key weapons in a local business’s competitive arsenal. Here are a few tips on what metrics to look at and how to use some of them in optimizing your site to rank [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Count Your Keyword Currency in a Bad Economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Geasey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Use this great online tool to find your Keyword Currency before you write your next website or blog post.]]></description>
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