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		<title>One month in – How is your local SEO?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re basically one month into the year (well, give or take a few days). At the beginning of the year you probably made New Year Resolutions and now here we are, a month later… have you been following them?
The truth is, I don&#8217;t care that much if you haven&#8217;t been following your &#8220;watch what you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Myths of Local Search Engine Marketing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Local Search Engine Marketing (or &#8220;local SEM&#8221;) is a huge and growing opportunity. And even though it is in its infancy, there are still some things that are misunderstood about it. Here are some of those myths… and what the real deal is:
Local search engine marketing myth #1: Locals don&#8217;t search online. Wow, this is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.localsemexperts.com/180/3-myths-of-local-search-engine-marketing/</link>
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		<title>Using Twitter for local marketing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Local businesses need to use every tool available to them to effectively target their local market. If you&#8217;re a local business owner, you might be surprised to discover that the massively popular microblogging site Twitter can be used for local marketing even though it attracts a global audience.
I was recently interviewed by Aaron Hoos, a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.localsemexperts.com/170/using-twitter-for-local-marketing/</link>
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		<title>Squidoo as a local search engine marketing tool</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Small businesses that want to search well for local keywords will do well to consider a local SEM strategy that includes Squidoo.
Squidoo.com is a site that provides a platform for user-generated content. It was created by the hugely popular marketing guru Seth Godin and it is one of the top 500 most visited sites in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.localsemexperts.com/175/squidoo-as-a-local-search-engine-marketing-tool/</link>
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		<title>What&#8217;s up for 2010? Local Search Engine Marketing trends for this year.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Eminent local SEM blogger Andrew Shotland of LocalSEOGuide.com created a set of predictions for 2010. I consider them to be &#8220;must-reads&#8221; for all local SEO and SEM people out there, as well as businesses who are thinking about marketing locally online.
You can read the article here but I will summarize it for you:
Open Source Yellow [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.localsemexperts.com/172/whats-up-for-2010-local-search-engine-marketing-trends-for-this-year/</link>
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		<title>Planning your 2010 Search Engine Marketing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The New Year is almost upon us and that means new opportunities to market. If you&#8217;re in business and serving a local clientele, you&#8217;ll want to be targeting local keyword searches (which are made up of a keyword plus a local modifier, like &#8220;Denver pants store&#8221;).
So, what should your local search engine marketing plan look [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.localsemexperts.com/158/planning-your-2010-search-engine-marketing/</link>
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		<title>Local Search Engine Optimization: A Benefit at Christmas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you do your Christmas shopping on Amazon? Or Ebay? Maybe for some of it, but not for all of it. It&#8217;s likely that, at some point, you went to your LOCAL store to do some of that shopping. While the web provides us with super convenient access to a global marketplace, we still need [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.localsemexperts.com/157/local-search-engine-optimization-a-benefit-at-christmas/</link>
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		<title>Google Street View: Should You Promote Yours?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve probably heard about Google Street View: It&#8217;s a 360 degree street level view of streets in your neighborhood. It&#8217;s interactive in that you can &#8220;walk&#8221; up and down the streets to see businesses and houses in the area.
I never paid much attention to Google Street View until recently when I went out for lunch [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.localsemexperts.com/156/google-street-view-should-you-promote-yours/</link>
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		<title>SEO technique: Squidoo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the challenges that business owners face when they are looking to build a local online presence is where to market their business. Many sites might not present the opportunities they need because those sites are global in their reach.
Squidoo is a site that offers a great opportunity for local marketers. Squidoo is a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.localsemexperts.com/155/seo-technique-squidoo/</link>
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		<title>Who is searching for you?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In search engine marketing plans, one of the most effective techniques toward become proficient and successful in online marketing is the use of fictional biographies to describe your target market. For a local search engine marketing effort, this is just as important.
A fictional biography is a synthesized description of a typical or ideal target audience [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.localsemexperts.com/154/who-is-searching-for-you/</link>
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