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		<title>Local Dos and Don&#8217;ts #1: Multiple Addresses</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<title>Top 7 tips for getting a Better Ranking Google Places page</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have your business’s Google Places page filled out yet? You should! It’s a free web marketing service that you can use to describe your products and services as wellas list your hours of operation, business address, phone number, &#8230; <a href="http://www.seolocal.net/local-optimization/top-7-tips-for-getting-a-better-ranking-google-places-page/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>There you are!: Why Google&#8217;s Check-In Service is Better for Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Online Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Google has added check-ins to its Latitude location service. &#8220;Oh big deal,&#8221; you say, &#8220;there&#8217;s a half dozen other check-in services out there.&#8221; True, but count on Google to come up with some inspired twists to a familiar idea. Most &#8230; <a href="http://www.seolocal.net/online-marketing/there-you-are-why-googles-check-in-service-is-better-for-business/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How To Correctly Delete A Google Places Listing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 19:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Best Practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Optimization]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Google Places is a great service. No one disputes that. It allows a businesses to easily and accurately list their information on the web. But it isn’t the most straight-forward service in the world, and it’s got a few oddities &#8230; <a href="http://www.seolocal.net/local-optimization/how-to-correctly-delete-a-google-places-listing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook App Adds Local Features: How to Leverage Them for Your Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 22:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local SEO News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mashable reported yesterday that Facebook has just updated their official  iPhone app to include support for a feature that allows users to &#8220;check-in&#8221; to local events. They also included a new map view for the &#8220;Places&#8221; section of the app, &#8230; <a href="http://www.seolocal.net/local-seo-news/facebook-app-adds-local-features-how-to-leverage-them-for-your-business/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The New York Times Paywall: An Opportunity in Disguise for Local Marketing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 22:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local SEO News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Thursday, March 18, the New York Times finally announced their plans to monetize their previously openly available online content. Starting on March 28, users of their site will be limited to viewing 20 articles a month. Once they reach &#8230; <a href="http://www.seolocal.net/local-seo-news/the-new-york-times-paywall-an-opportunity-in-disguise-for-local-marketing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>3 Reasons Why Paying For Reviews is Bad Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 23:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Best Practices]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Trade Commission reported just last week that they had fined the Legacy Learning and Smith company $250K for using an online &#8220;affiliate&#8221; promotion program that essentially paid bloggers to write endorsements for their product sin order to encourage their &#8230; <a href="http://www.seolocal.net/best-practices/3-reasons-why-paying-for-reviews-is-bad-business/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Groupon is great, but is it worth $25 billion?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local SEO News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bloomberg News is reporting today that, according to an unnamed source, Groupon is anticipating an initial public offering that would value the company at upwards of $25 billion. That is a staggering sum, over $2 billion higher than Google&#8217;s own &#8230; <a href="http://www.seolocal.net/local-seo-news/groupon-is-great-but-is-it-worth-25-billion/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why Google Wants You to Build the Local Web</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 23:43:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local Optimization]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some recent changes to the Local Search algorithm indicate that Google is trying to encourage us to build out what you might call the “local web”. If you do it well, you may be rewarded with better SERP rankings. But &#8230; <a href="http://www.seolocal.net/local-optimization/why-google-wants-you-to-build-the-local-web/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Beginning Local SEO Optimization</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 13:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local Optimization]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Local SEO optimization is generally much cheaper than optimizing for Natural Rankings.  That is not to say, however, that it is easy. The problem is in finding which keywords and phrases result in displaying a map, and then, which of &#8230; <a href="http://www.seolocal.net/local-optimization/6/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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