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		<title>Local Search: Upping the Quality Score</title>
		<link>http://www.websalad.com.au/blog/local-search-optimisation/local-search-upping-the-quality-score/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I picked up a nice little piece of information online, taken from the primary source of SMX West 2010. This information was derived directly from the seminar entitled “ranking factors for local search” and has been collated in a very well written piece by author Chris Silver Smith. In short, during the conference there were 10 elements outlined that can attribute to good quality scores and local search rankings.]]></description>
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		<title>The Death of the Online Directory?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google expands its reach as it announced this week that they plan to monetize their local business center with maps search results to include branded corporate logos. I’ve already covered this topic in a bit more detail here, but what I’m pointing out is that we’re beginning to see trends emerging as Google shifts towards favouring local search. Google has always been stringent on keeping web content relevant, but their advance on local search is now so sophisticated that it could potentially wipe out the good ‘ol fashioned web directory.]]></description>
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		<title>Google Local Search Ranking Factors</title>
		<link>http://www.websalad.com.au/blog/local-search-optimisation/google-local-search-ranking-factors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local Search Optimisation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google is unquestionably the biggest player in the market. What makes Google Maps/Local Business the search wunderkind is that it gives small businesses a chance to rank well and maintain a considerable fighting chance against bigger competition online. But simply obtaining a "top seven" or "top three" rank in Google Maps is not as easy as it seems]]></description>
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		<title>SEO For Google Maps</title>
		<link>http://www.websalad.com.au/blog/seo-articles/seo-for-google-maps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SEO articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Maps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Maps SEO]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Optimising for Google Maps via the Google Local Business Center will drive you insane, and from my own personal experience, if you’re looking to set up listings on behalf of multiple brands within a certain time frame – you may as well quit your job now and declare yourself a telemarketer.]]></description>
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