I was thrilled today to learn that, among terrific competition, I walked away with the SEMMY award for Local SEO. The article was written to help businesses wanting to be listed in Google Local/Maps and also adhere to Google’s new rules about business listings.
Thanks to everyone who voted, to Matt McGee, Brad Geddes, Michael Jensen and Jennifer Laycock for the judging and to David Mihm for handling the nitty gritty of the site itself.
If you’re a business looking to get the best of Local Search, you should carefully read every one of these articles, print them out, and read them again.
- Leveraging Small Business Customer Reviews and Testimonials Online
Steven Brier, Search Engine Journal | 3/24/09 - SBS Mailbag: When Local Keyword Research is a Dead End
Matt McGee, Small Business Search Marketing | 3/26/09 - The Local Search Ranking Factors: Ranking High in Google Maps and Yahoo Local
David Mihm, Mihmorandum | 5/26/09 - Edit, Remove and Respond To Reviews – Tools For Conflict Resolution
Miriam Ellis, SEO Igloo | 5/29/09 - What is Location Prominence?
Mike Blumenthal, Understanding Google Maps & Local Search | 6/8/09
As a business owner who as relied on you to start, build and maintain a growing business both online and off, I am not surprised you won this award. Congratulations and well done!