Local Search: Google Maps & Place Pages Expectations in RSA
Google Maps & Place Pages Expectations in RSA. Many features available in USA are not yet here in South Africa… but they’re coming. be prepared
Read more »Uncapped ADSL at Lower Cost Finally Reaches South Africa
The Internet is About to Take Off… Are You Ready? March has been an eventful month for those of us interested and involved in online marketing. By the end of this year the Internet as we in South Africa know it will change beyond recognition due to 2 major announcements one of which occurred only yesterday (March 25th).
Read more »24 Hours to go to the Next Workshop
This will be the first time I have held the “Google Adwords and Beyond” workshop on the train and as such it is a bit of an experiment. At this workshop I will be providing the delegates with my recently completed book on the massive opportunties relating to Google Maps and Local search.
Read more »Google Adds Another Local Search Option
Just in case anybody still doubts the importance of Local Search to Google and thus the world should make themselves aware of another brand new way for a searcher to access local search information. The option is not yet available in South Africa but it will come…
Read more »Watch This Google Ad… Notice Prominence of Local Search
You can watch this 52 seconds ad (not a word is spoken… so don’t mess with the volume control). Now ords are necessary. The point I want to make which is critical… NOTE THE PROMINENCE OF LOCAL SEARCH AND GOOGLE MAPS IN THIS AD. Yes… Google is really serious about Local Search. Are you?
Read more »Google Controls Search Results NOT SEO’ers
You and I can practice SEO till we’re blue in the face and this will no longer give us preferential positioning if Google determines (not you or me) that the searcher will be more satisfied with local results and frankly this will start to mean most searches.
Read more »The NEW “Google Adwords & Beyond” 2010 Workshop
I want you to come to the “Google Adwords and Beyond Workshop”. The Premier Classe Train to Cape Town. This is the venue for the next workshop and it’s an experiment in that time allows participants to go way beyond a normal presentation type workshop.
Read more »Another Reason to Claim Your Google Maps Listing
Local Search Showing Open Times. Anybody still doubting the importance of local search? Add hours to a search for a business and see for yourself
Read more »More About Google’s “Near Me Now”
Last week I touched upon the “Near Me Now” function provided to USA iPhone and Nexus One phone users. There is a good Google post that describers what it does in more detail. It is well worth reading so you know what to expect in terms of local search. Here’s an extract from the post:
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Google’s “Near Me Now”…
Can you imagine… Google’s “Near Me Now” has arrived
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