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		<title>Google Wonder Wheel – Great for Finding Relevant Search Terms</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:43:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon Evans</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in May of 2009, Google released “Google Wonder Wheel.” It takes your search term from the Google search field and finds relevant related terms to help you the user have more search options. Much like a mind map, the main term is the “hub” of the wheel and the relevant terms show up at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Media And Search – What&#8217;s the Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon Evans</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social media and search are connected. This should come as no surprise as most SEO practitioners have been yelling about this for months now. Recent studies have shown that consumers exposed to a brand&#8217;s social media were more than 2 times as like to click over to that brand&#8217;s organic listing.
So&#8230;which social media platforms should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting the Right Domain Name for Local Search</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:38:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Geasey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local search]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While many of us already have long established business names and a domain name (your URL, or web site address) if you have the opportunity you should consider creating one friendlier for search engines (including local search).
For example in Bellevue WA where I live using the search term &#8220;bellevue auto repair&#8221; shows the number two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Optimize Your Web Page for Organic Local Search Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:18:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon Evans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local search]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[search engine optimization]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we have stated many times in this site creating a local search profile is important to being found in a local search. However, don&#8217;t forget that you can also (that&#8217;s in addition too) rank well in organic search for your website as well. This is a double bonus! We should note that this will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Meta Geo Tags Influence Google?</title>
		<link>http://practicallocalsearch.com/do-meta-geo-tags-influence-google/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Geasey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local search]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smallbusinessmarketingtoolkits.com/?p=934</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The use of geo tags, or location based keywords meta in the title, description and keyword fields is felt to have an effect on Google search results for local  locations. This video seems to say that isn;t so and the IP addres, domain name, domain extension or entries in the Google Webmaster tools has a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google Analytics For Local Search Part 1 of 7: Tracking Traffic From The 10 Pack</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Geasey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[google LBC dashboard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[google local search]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[search engine optimization]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the first in a series of posts that look to be full of fantastically useful information on using the new Google Local Business Center to track the performance of your local search listings. -Editor
Welcome to the first post in a series of seven on how to optimize Google Analytics (GA) to track your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Changes to AdWords Keyword Tool: Local Search vs Global Search Figures Added</title>
		<link>http://practicallocalsearch.com/changes-to-adwords-keyword-tool-local-search-vs-global-search-figures-added/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Geasey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[keyword research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[search engine optimization]]></category>
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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
By Peter Young
It seems Google [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great New Keyword Research Tool</title>
		<link>http://practicallocalsearch.com/great-new-keyword-research-tool/</link>
		<comments>http://practicallocalsearch.com/great-new-keyword-research-tool/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Geasey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[keyword research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[search engine optimization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[search engine marketing]]></category>

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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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		<title>When Local Keyword Research is a Dead End</title>
		<link>http://practicallocalsearch.com/when-local-keyword-research-is-a-dead-end/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Geasey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>
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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>
		<link>http://practicallocalsearch.com/keyword-tool-to-create-local-search-phrases/</link>
		<comments>http://practicallocalsearch.com/keyword-tool-to-create-local-search-phrases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Geasey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[keyword research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local search]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a nice tool to create keyword phrases for local search.

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Getting the Right Domain Name for Local Search


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