Cathy Rhulloda created this using the Google Search Stories video creator on YouTube.

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Local Search Stories

Ummmmmm..ribs.

I heard a new phrase today. Google Social Algorithm. I’ve actually heard this phrase tossed for for awhile but it’s beginning to be uttered more frequently.

I heard a similar phrase the other day. Influence Engines

Both are described as leveraging social medias direct influence on search engine rankings.

Fine read from Brain Horn on Google Buzz..

How to Use Google Buzz to Market Your Local Business
Everyone in the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Social Media Marketing (SMM) worlds are talking about the new social media service Google Buzz.

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Using Google Buzz To Market Your Business

And of course wouldn’t you know it – the users Google profile is a junk junction.

An here’s a kicker…the users Google profile ask: Something I still can’t find on Google
Answer- friendship

Well with a profile like this and jumping buzz post it really smells like spam to me…and to tell you the truth I don’t make friends with “spammers”

I’m going to have to learn a ton about Google Buzz, but I’m to so sure how to contrl buzz jumpers like this.

Any thoughts?

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Google Buzz Jumping

There has been a lot of speculation going on over Google’s announcement late in 2009 that load times of a page will become a relevant factor in ranking web pages.

If you haven’t heard all the scuttle-butt the articles below should get you up to speed.

Page Speed May Become a Ranking Factor in 2010
I would say that based on Matt’s comments it is probably fair to assume that Google will indeed begin taking page speed into consideration as a ranking factor, although he doesn’t come right out and say that they definitely will. …

Will Google Make Page Speed a Ranking Factor
Google is obsessed with speed. A tremendous amount of corporate energy is being put into initiatives to speed up the web. Googles Lets make the web…

What do you think? Is speed really a factor when it comes to rankings?

I personally don’t think so. With unique content and link building factors being the bread and butter of “true’ results I find it hard to believe that the load time of a page will have any real effect on the serp’s.

Worried about your load time?

GTmetrix – A New Tool For Google’s Speed Factor
GTmetrix is a free tool that provides in depth information on the speed of pages on your site and what you can do to improve load time.

Sure, page speed plays a role and is important when it comes to the user’s experience but when it comes to displaying relevant search results speed is not a factor.

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Google’s Speed Ranking Factor

But it’s not gone completely. On the same day I also discovered that the real time stream is being displayed inside the search options.

If you’re not aware of Google’s search options you can look at the image below to find the options selector on Google’s search page.

After clicking the show options on the serp’s page select Latest from the sidebar menu

You don’t have a chance to review history like you do with People Browser or the like app but then again it’s all about real-time results in the moment.

Real Time search is going to play a larger role in the search results the engines will be giving us. There are many differing opinions floating around the web on the subject.

How real time search could affect SEO

Google have now started to roll out real time search. Posts from social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook will now appear in the SERPs for certain brand.

Why Real-Time Search Won’t Last

Real-time search is a hot topic right now and many claim that this is proof that social media is for real and here to stay. I agree with it adding additional validation that social media is going mainstream, but I have my doubts that …

Real Time Search Speeds up the News

Early in December Google announced that they will be including real-time news and updates in their web search pages. And soon after Yahoo followed suit. How does this affect the news cycle and PR? As you can see in this short video news …

What do you think…would real time search be of any value to you?

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Real Time Dance

The results are displayed mid page in a scrolling box.

What does this means?

If you’re looking for information on events as they are happening, you can view content posted in the past few minutes rather than outdated news articles from the past.

“Whether it’s an eyewitness tweet, a breaking news story or a fresh blog post, you can find it on Google right after it’s published on the web,” said Google fellow Amit Singhal in a announced blog post.

Very cool!

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Google Displaying Real Time Results

This must be the effects of Goolge turning on personalized search.

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What Google Thinks Twitter Is For?

This is not the same old Internet.

Google Goes Local; Begins Limited Test Of Listings Ads

Although Google has always trained its AdSense products at smaller business, the Local Listing Ads represents what Broadpoint analyst Ben Schachter calls the first real monetization of the search giant’s Local Business Center. …

Google Local Listing Ads Shake Up Local Search

If you market brick and mortars or local service businesses, you need to be paying attention to the new Local listing ads Google announced Monday that…

Google Local Listing Ads

Google recently announced it would start testing a new text ad format called local listing ads. These ads are available to small businesses with physical locations and will appear at the top of a search results page …

Google Answers Some Local Listing Ad Questions

The newly announced Local listing ads are starting to appear on a limited basis in the wilds of San Francisco. David Mihm, the talented Local Search Expert, and.

Google Local Listing Ads Debut

Greg Sterling was introduced to an experiment called Google Local Listing Ads yesterday evening. They’re small, text-only ads of the sort Google often displays, only the trick is that …

This seems all great and I hope this turns out to be a huge boost for SMB’s but the best statement of the week has to go to David Mihm;

“To that end, Google simply must get into customer service or else it’s going to end up with a lot of unhappy SMB’s and a big PR black eye.”

No matter how good something appears to be without customer service (which Google has non of) you have a lot of pissed off people that can’t get answers they’ll take their business elsewhere.

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Google Testing Local Listing Ads

In setting up a Google profile page you are virtually guaranteeing yourself a first page listing on Google, but to get the most search engine love out of your profile there are a few things that you can do to optimize your Google profile for maximum online presence.

About me:

• If you’re branding yourself make sure and use your real name.
• Use keywords to describe your business in the What I do section

Bio:

• Write well targeted information about you or your business
• You can add links here. Use keywords in anchor text to your sites
• Add keywords that are relevant to the Interests section

My Links:

• You can add as many links here as you want.
• Make sure to use keywords (or your name) in the anchor text

Profile Url:

• You have one chance to change it. Make sure it’s what you want

One of the best examples I found of a well optimized profile is Katz Web Design. Not only is he doing a great job of branding his name and company but he is also doing a fantastic job of incorporating keywords in to his profile that are relevant to his business.

If you’ve not yet created your Google profile then head over to Google and log in to your account. If you don’t have one, create one. Once logged in click the My Account link in the upper right hand corner of the page, select Profiles and start making yours today.

See you on Google!

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Google Profile SEO

I’m sure you’ve seen headlines like “Get Indexed in 10 Minutes” or “Get Indexed in 24hrs” or “The Secrets To Getting Indexed”. Phooie! It’s truly pathetic to read some of the ways that people suggest to get indexed and some are even border line laughable.

Well I’m here to tell you, if you put up a site Google will find you. It’s a very, very smart algorithm and finding a website is one of the easiest tasks it preforms.

Take a look at this. There is no content on this site and it hasn’t  been promoted at all, yet Google has it in the index.

What can I do to get Indexed?

Do nothing. If you used a bit common sense and incorporated basic search engine optimization factors it will happen. Continue to build your site and add content and don’t worry about the search engines so much. There are no secret ways of getting indexed. There are no tricks!

The challenge is not to get indexed. The challenges lie in getting ranked for your target keywords so that other people can find you in the search results.

See you in the index!

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Getting Indexed By Google