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As reported by Yvonne Bell over at Search Engine Journal Google has been testing the prospect of branded icons on Google Maps.
Currently this testing has been limited to some search results in the US as well as in Australia. The concept and thinking behind this is that people recognise brands by name and by their icons or logos, and the thought is that this will make it easier for searchers to locate the brand and company they are looking for more easily.
Also this is a ‘paid’ service so will have very little, if any, impact on Local SEO – but it would be a good idea for all SEO consultants out there to be aware of this, as it could be asked by clients.
The basic details on the costs would be a Cost per Impression basis – different to the normal pay per click method used by AdWords – companies will be charged every time their logo is displayed, regardless if a user clicks on it or not. This could also mean ‘paying for nothing’ and conversion rates could be very low.
Personally, this is one feature of Google I would probably not recommend.
No, this is not what you think. I am not going to sit here and give you a map of how to run your SEO campaign.
Instead here is an interesting thing I think I saw it first on a Facebook message from Blekko. Web2.0 summit – Points of Control
This give an interesting map view of the world of the internet, from search to social media, mobile devices to cloud computing.
Remember to zoom in close to see everything, including all the small islands.
I for one like this idea 
As for a ‘map’ for your SEO activity, I may just have to write about that tomorrow.
Cheers for now 
David Naylor in the UK posted about a question he gets asked regularly: “What can I do to harm my competitors”
As he points out at the end of his thoughts – Done do this! But rather use the post as a headsup on how you could get burned…
I for one believe in being an ethical SEO consultant and would never recommend anyone to worry about harming a competitor’s site. For one thing, if it was easy to do (which it isn’t) every major corp and minor one for that matter would be doing so, and soon, the powers that be (read Google) would discover it and put an end to the attacks – and they doing this by turning it around on the attackers. So, once again, don’t do it.
Rather spend your time studing what your competitors are doing online, and how they are doing it. Look at Google Places, and check out their reviews and where ‘more about this business’ is coming from (known as citations).
Check out their backlinks using tools like Yahoo Siteexplorer (Oops, sorry that’s not available any more) – try using SEOMoz’s link scape tool.
And try getting your links on all those places – the sites with better Page Rank and the ones that are closely related to your industry or niche the better.
If you don’t have the time to do all this yourself, consider hiring an SEO company to do the work for you.
So far the news is out in the US that Facebook has launched a Places service. Most of the info coming out of Facebook’s own blog suggests that the new service is available for mobile phone users (including an Apple iPhone App) and also hints at the ‘check in feature’ common to sites like FourSquare.
At this stage, I seriously doubt that Facebook’s Places service will have any impact on Google’s service of the same name(Yes, in case you have not heard, Google’s Local Business Centre is now known as Place Pages or Places – this was actually before Facebook even thought of theirs)
What are the differences
Google Places
Google Places is where a business owner can manage his or her businesse’s profile and detail that appears on Google Maps. Here, users can also write reviews (good or bad) about the business in question.
Google Places or Place Pages or Google Local is the new ‘big thing’ in the world of SEO. Ranking in the 7 pack for local search terms, can double or even tripple your traffic within a few short weeks. It is a tool in any SEO specialists repertoire, and all of you out there should learn this like that back of your hand – if not better.
Facebook Places
Facebook Places is more similar to sites like FourSquare or Google’s simlar offering known as Latitude. You visit a business and can ‘check-in’ to tell your friends where you are. Becareful though, it may be possible to set the system on any of these sites/services to auto check in. Not very good if you dont want people to know where you are (that’s coming from the spy in me )
Only time will tell if Facebook Places will allow business owners to manage their listings through a Facebook Account. Here is hoping they do and allow it to intergrate seamlessly with Facebook Pages. This will be good for everyone, possible even Google themselves.
Anyway, that is enough ranting for me for a Sunday night - Good nite everyone.
It is official and the wait is over. Mentioned on Yahoo’s Search Blog, the search engine’s organic search results are powered by Microsofts Bing.
So what does this mean to all the SEO experts out there?
Firstly, perhaps a ‘simpler’ method of optimisation – it is now effectively a two way battle for search engine dominance. Yahoo/Bing vs Google.
Secondly, a valuable source of data, Yahoo’s Site explorer is lost. Apparently this is not going to be incorporated into the system, so we will wait and see. There are avenues around this SEO problem, for instance you can go to www.seomoz.org and use their tools or employ other tools from ranking software and backlink checkers. Even Google’s web master tools show more link data than it used to.
Thridly, another level of excitement has been added as SEO specialists will try dig into both ‘search engines’ and try find that missing key to search engine algorithms.
Well, thats enough from me for tonight.
I logged into my Gmail this morning and was welcomed by a flagged pop up – make a call with GMAIL.
Now, over the last couple of months – if not years – Google has been playing with several ideas, and updates to both search products and others.
My thoughts – is Google taking on too much by this? They are now challenging Skype for Voice over IP dominance. And yes, Gmail (and probably with Gtalk) you can call Phones – land lines and mobile.
Is this useful? Of course. But many people who need such a service would already be using Skype The only way that Google could beat them is by lowering the costs and been more competitive.
And they are – for the rest of 2010 calls within the USA and Canada are effectively free. Calls outside of the country range from as little as 2c (US) per minute to around the 40c a minute mark for both land and mobile calls.
Right now, only time will tell if this will be hit or another black hole for Google.
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SEO Consultants come in all shapes and sizes, but there are several items you should come to expect when consulting with an SEO expert.
- The SEO Consultant should be prepared to answer your questions, even a few over the phone or by email prior to engaging their services.
- The consultant should be prepared and have some information and research done based on your website and your industry
- The SEO expert should also have studied some of your competitors, namely ones that are ranking higher than you so he or she can answer questions on how they compare to your site and what is making them rank higher
- The specialist should also be prepared to look at other areas, and be experieince or at least knowledgable on items like pay per click (AdWords), Social Media and Local SEO (Google Maps) for example
- Finally he or she should be able to give you some clear examples of what you can do to improve your website’s rankings and the traffic
I thought I would start my next batch of SEO tips off with a bang….. so to speak.
One of the biggest things is this….
Do not rely on LINKS. So many many companies still pay patronage to the Link gods and mostly for what? Nothing. Nothing major comes of throwing money at link building sites or services.
As an experienced SEO specialist, I recommend to do the research and find the most popular and valuable websites in your industry and preferably your country to get links from.
Certain sites will benefit your site and your Google Places page if you have one.
The next SEO tip will cover choosing the linking websites…
Not sure if anyone else noticed, but Google did a rather quiet update to their Google Analytics system.
Nothing major mind you, just a little GUI system update when you dig a little deeper into the traffic sources.
The little drop down boxes to select keyword/landing page etc now show a small block with categorised items much like filters do (advanced filters or segments)
Good one Google.
Just wish you had a separate source for Google Places Traffic,
