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Think local. Depending upon who you listen to, somewhere between 20% and 40% of all searches have a local component-a place name, or some other inferred geographic qualifier. So, what's your catchment area, what are the towns, villages, locations, urban areas, landmarks, counties, states, and even countries that you're looking to serve? Add those to your list too

Today, I'd like to cover how to make that single post you're composing more likely to earn the attention it deserves. Let's dive into the list

Great tips on building content outposts so your content can spread organically

Great list of resources to learn Google Analytics - from beginners to experts

Quirk eMarketing presents this 360 pages guide to online marketing which gives an overview on different fields of online marketing. It is designed to be used as well by learners as by more experienced marketers who like to use it as a quick reference book with lots of examples, check lists, etc.

Sometimes organic search seems straight forward, type in a keyword and returned is a list of 10 recommended websites. Of course, getting to the top isn't so simple, but the notion that once you arrive at the top, traffic will ensue is a hypothesis hard to deny. Local search results don't play into this scheme. They have variables such as size of the map, and definition of a region's center that combine with trust, a citation, or sometimes what I call "sureness factors" to determine what businesses should be recommended.

Background checks are not only useful, they are vital to run a tight ship and know who I am dealing with. Forget the fly-by-night background check services that are going to charge you for every minor task. You want a solid company that delivers premium services such as unlimited background checks, a comprehensive address search and email addresses of people for rapid contacts. After reading many Everify reviews, it was time to investigate on my own and make an evaluation.

Great list of items you need to address when deciding on processes to manage web analytics in your company. My best advice is to find someone to dedicate an hour a day to your web analytics.

It's not that bad, I swear! 27 easy little steps that will take you from the day the boss pokes her head into your office and says "Hey, I think we need analytics" to the night you get Employee of the Year for leading a company-wide turnaround.

Great list of terms dealing with Google Local search results and local SEO

A collection of terms and definitions from a number of Google's patent filings on Local Search (not everything discussed in these patent applications have been incorporated into Google Local search - but the interesting thing about many of these patent filings is exploring whether or not they may have been).