Yelp’s review filter drives both Yelp’s value and its greatest frustration among small business owners. Invariably people complain when good reviews are filtered out, although not when bad ones are filtered, of course. But what makes Yelp helpful is that it does a better job than most review … [Read more...]
Wouldn't it be fantastic to have one page as your go-to resource for the best and latest small business marketing statistics? From open rates and click through rates to the effect Yelp ratings have on a businesses chances of being full on a given night? (Oh, and by the way: did you know that … [Read more...]
Wouldn't it be great to know how many people are viewing your Google+ Local listing on a daily basis? To see how many people clicked for more info, driving directions, or to your website? If you've verified your Google+ Local listing, according to Google you should have access to Places analytics. … [Read more...]
Measuring Local SEO is Important I read a blog post on local SEO from a company called Log My Calls (SEE BOTTOM FOR THEIR RESPONSE) that argued that you should only use local SEO vendors who do call tracking. Seems consistent from a company called Log My Calls, right? Logging calls of course is … [Read more...]
Well, how 'bout that? Google+ Local phone support seems to be a huge success (so far) since it's now been expanded to include all data related issues. Three weeks ago, it wasn't possible for businesses to get helpful support in any way regarding their places on Google+ Local. Two weeks ago, we were … [Read more...]
