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Local Search: Google Maps & Place Pages Expectations in RSA

Written by admin on May 2, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: Google Maps, Local Search, Place Pages

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

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Uncapped ADSL at Lower Cost Finally Reaches South Africa

Written by admin on March 27, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: General Comments, Google Maps, Google Tools, Local Search, Online Services, Websites

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).

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24 Hours to go to the Next Workshop

Written by admin on March 13, 2010 - 3 Comments
Categories: Google Adwords, Google Maps, Local Search, 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.

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Google Adds Another Local Search Option

Written by admin on February 28, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: Google Maps, Local Search

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…

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Watch This Google Ad… Notice Prominence of Local Search

Written by admin on February 10, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: Advertising, Google Maps, 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?

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Google Controls Search Results NOT SEO’ers

Written by admin on February 8, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: Google Maps, Internet Marketing, Local Search, SEO, Workshop

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.

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The NEW “Google Adwords & Beyond” 2010 Workshop

Written by admin on February 2, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: Google Adwords, Google Maps, Google Tools, Internet Marketing, Local Search, Niche Marketing, PPC, SEO, 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.

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Another Reason to Claim Your Google Maps Listing

Written by admin on January 27, 2010 - 3 Comments
Categories: Google Maps, Local Search

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

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More About Google’s “Near Me Now”

Written by admin on January 19, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: Google Maps, Google Tools, Local Search

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”…

Written by admin on January 12, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: Google Maps, Google Tools, Local Search

Can you imagine… Google’s “Near Me Now” has arrived

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