Category: Quick Takes

Local Social Mesh Now Available


Today I’m happy to announce that Local Social Mesh is officially ready for you to try out. You’ll find the order form active at dash.marketerscenter.com We’re also giving a 20% discount for anyone curious that wants to order for the next 7 days. Please use coupon code TRYIT to get your discount when you order through the order

Try Our Updated Hyper Local Citations Service (with a Discount!)


This February we’ve made a few quality improvements to Hyper Local Citations. We have updated the form to ask for your prioritization preference: should we prioritize niche/city-specific citations first or citations that give live links immediately? Some prefer getting the live links first, while others want to see the niche/city citations first (even if they

SEO and AI Content Creation


I think that on the one hand, a search engine is like an oracle. It is neutral and knows everything; it has no preferences or feelings. And on the other hand, a search engine is like a person. It has preferences and feelings, it can be biased or not. It can also be like a

Content Optimization for SEO: Where to Start First


You may have noticed something through your own Google searches: The order in which you place your keywords when searching matters. To get more accurate results, I find myself reorganizing my queries. I’ll place what keywords I want to emphasize near the beginning of my search phrase. And then I get more accurate results because

Compounding Keywords with Google Search Console


The more you rank, the more queries you will discover. The more queries you find, the more you can target. The more keywords you target, the more you’ll rank for. I call this flywheel “Compounding Keywords” It’s a process made possible by Google Search Console. Thanks to it generously returning impression data, you can crack

The 80/20 Rule in SEO


The 80/20 rule applies to SEO. A few core factors will get you the most results. I’ve found this to be especially true in less competitive spaces (such as local SEO). Sometimes I find myself geeking out over insignificant factors. I have to stop and ask myself, “Is this worth my time?” Recently, a member

Don’t Let Google Rewrite Your Page Titles


It’s probably not great to have Google rewrite your titles for you, is it? Looks like the sweet spot for titles is 20-60 characters. Statistically, Google doesn’t seem to rewrite titles very often in this character range. Just ran a scan on a local site of mine with Screaming Frog. Only 46% of page titles

Diversifying Your Traffic Sources Beyond SEO


Initially building your brand off the shoulders of Google isn’t a wrong move. I’ve done it countless times. But at some point, it’s wise to expand beyond SEO. Building up other traffic sources makes the asset you’re creating more valuable because it’s more resilient. (Ironically enough, it helps your SEO too.) At some point, that