Click this vCita link to if you would like to schedule a free 30 minute phone meeting to discuss how my DiY Content Marketing System will increase your social signals and social shares and get better SERPs for your pages!
Join Scoop.it for Free
Share ideas that matter on the social web and experience
the benefits of curating the world's best content.
I don't have a Facebook, a Twitter or a LinkedIn account
Already have an account: Login
Google+ Local Business Listing Issues Tips + Tricks + How To Tactics
Curated by
Neil Ferree
 Your new post is loading...
Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
Find out which SEO tools digital marketing experts use. Aaron Wall, Brendan Soucie, Dev Basu, Geoff Kenyon, Marcela De Vivo, Tamar Weinberg, and more. Via Marcela De Vivo
Neil Ferree's insight:
17 SEO Experts and the Tools they Use 
Marcela De Vivo's curator insight,
March 20, 10:49 PM
Some great tools are shared here, including the ones I use as part of my SEO and link building audits. Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
DIy Content Marketing system by Neil Ferree via Slideshare
Neil Ferree's insight:
Social Shares is the Future of SEO • You are the Brand so you need to make sure your http://bit.ly/RichSnippet is set-up Properly so your Rich Snippet shows up in the SERP's when one of your Webpages gets ranked on Page 1 of Google Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
Attention dentists: Google Plus is the new game in town
Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
A Toronto-based media website Newsana is opening public beta testing today; it is a social platform for news junkies that curates the highest quality content possible, as voted on by its users.
From "FAQ" page: "Newsana is an community of passionate people who are dedicated to finding and discussing quality news and ideas from around the world. Our members share and vote on their favourite stories which determines the Top 5 Essential Stories of the day from a variety of topics.
It’s not new to have a community based on finding and sharing news, but only Newsana creates a community for quality minds to share quality content.
- Filtering out the noise. We provide members with an easy guide to the Top 5 Essential Stories per topic, not a shotgun blast of information that’s impossible to keep up with. - Elevating the conversation. - Higher standards. We don’t have an open door policy; our members must apply and show they are passionate about making the Internet a better place.
By focusing our activity on finding Top 5 Essential Stories in any given topic, we’re bringing much-needed context, and smart conversation, to the often chaotic online news landscape.
In order to maintain that quality and make sure our community standards are upheld, we require that everyone who pitches a story is a Newsana member..."
Official Website: http://newsana.com
"FAQ" page: http://newsana.com/faq
More info: http://newsana.com/explained
Request an invitation: http://newsana.com/member/invite
Via Giuseppe Mauriello
Neil Ferree's insight:
Currently my content curation includes Scoop.it and Trap.it and Commun.it but this new Newsana platform sounds like it has potential too! 
Giuseppe Mauriello's comment,
April 9, 10:56 AM
BTW: TechCrunch posted its article about Newsana four hours after this my curated article...LOL http://tcrn.ch/17oKNfv
Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
Excerpted and condensed... A lot of naysayers complain that Google Plus doesn’t have what it takes to help businesses succeed. Those critics obviously haven’t taken a deeper look at what the site offers. When you know these following four secrets, you can maximize Google+ so that it works for your business. Secret #1: You Need a Google+ Local Page Secret #2: You Need Google+ Authorship Google+ lets you set up an Authorship account that connects your blog posts with your Google+ profile. Actually, that’s a rather simplistic way of looking at it, especially considering that Google’s search engine now uses Authorship as a part of its ranking algorithm. Secret #3: You Have to Get Involved It’s fun to play on the Internet, but you have a business to run. That’s totally understandable. It’s important to notice that getting involved in Google+ is a part of running your business. Luckily, it doesn’t require as much time as Facebook and Twitter. Secret #4: Use Google+ to Share Exclusive Promotions Google+ doesn’t actually let you run promotions on its site. You can, however, use your circles to spread information about promotions. Include a link in your post that will take them to a site giving them the details or asking them to participate in some way. Via iNeoMarketing
Neil Ferree's insight:
You are the Brand so you want your http://bit.ly/RichSnippet to show up in the SERPs 
iNeoMarketing's curator insight,
March 29, 7:07 AM
We're scooping Timothy Carter's post primarily for secrets 2 and 3, but ESPECIALLY #2. Google+ Authorship: jump on this opportunity. Click through for details.
Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
Pro shares pointers on social media use
Neil Ferree's insight:
You are the Brand so you want your http://bit.ly/RichSnippet show up in the SERPs Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
Here is another bit of information that will surely interest every local business.
Neil Ferree's insight:
How to Rank in the 5 Spot http://bit.ly/IgKl7J 
Cindy Speaker's curator insight,
March 13, 8:27 PM
This is a helpful article providing insight on the extremely complex process that Google is requiring to merge Google+ Local and G+ Business pages. Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
Includes key points for businesses of any size. 1. Do you use Google adwords? You will want to connect ads to your Google Plus page's +1s to save money! (e.g... Via Jaana Nyström
Neil Ferree's insight:
You are the Brand so you need your http://bit.ly/RichSnippet set-up Right Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
What is Google AuthorRank?
What Signals Will Factor Into AuthorRank?
Google considers 200+ ranking factors when determining where our sites rank in organic search.
The average PageRank of an author’s content. The average number of +1s and Google+ shares the author’s content receives. Via WordPress SEO & Social Media Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
When Google launched Google+ Local it brought to the front Zagat reviews, which replaced the Google star ratings in the Google Maps results.
A Google Business Help thread has one merchant who said on average he received 30-60 visits per day from Google from his maps result and now it is down to 0 to 5 visits per day. He said it is "destroying" his business! [Note to Google] Ready Fire Aim! Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
At the end of May, Google launched one of its biggest multi-product overhauls in quite some time with the release of Google+ Local. The new, more social, offerings replaced the Google Places pages and brought the importance of its Zagat acquisition to light. Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
|
Scoop.it!
Neil Ferree's insight:The article How to Get Ranked on Page 1 of Google first appeared on SMM+ on September 11, 2011 Ever since, I've owned the Top 2 SERP'sWordPress BlogYouTube VideoBack...
Neil Ferree's insight:
There are ½ dozen variations of this long tail keyword phrase that render up one of my web pages and YouTube Videos or List.ly List Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
About.me makes it easy for you to learn about my background and interests.
Neil Ferree's insight:
The About.Me Widget in WordPress.com Dashboard comes ready made. You might need to fine tune it a bit so the text renders properly depending on the Theme you're using. I opted to use the Superhero theme on my Social Local Video SEO site Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
Watch this video to see the top social sites, tools and apps you can use right now today, to build your own content marketing system.
Neil Ferree's insight:
How to Build a DiY (do it yourself) Content Marketing System to increase your social shares and social signals and improve your organic rankings Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
Here is a nifty, simple search engine optimization trick that I bet you didn't know. There is actually a way to make sure that the links you post in Google+ are
Neil Ferree's insight:
To get DoFollow Link on Google+ all you do is use the Add Link icon vs. adding it to the body only • although including the extended URL in the body of the post probably enhances the UE Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
Asking consumers to like an ad or post on Facebook—common practice among marketers for years—has, let’s face it, become about as popular as Friendster.
Neil Ferree's insight:
Further validation what we've been saying for months is gaining momentum that Social Shares is the Future of SEO Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
We reviewed a selection of LInkedIn Tools that will help you grow your presence on LInkedIn.
Neil Ferree's insight:
Some LinkedIn Contacts are as good as it gets • some aren't • I've been using the Rapportive routine well before they got bought by LinkedIn Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
Google Plus Profile Updates. On March 6, Google+ started rolling out a new design for profiles and pages (just one day before Facebook's new News Feed design announcement). The most noticeable change is the size ... Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
Is your business on Google Plus yet? Are utilizing Google Plus for business?If not here is a great post on how and why to get started!
Neil Ferree's insight:
How to get started using G+ Business Pages Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
Overcoming initial doubts about whether the world needed another social network, in just 15 months Google+ has grown from nothing to having more than 250m users. Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
What is the difference between asking for reviews and soliciting them? It seems that a number of SMBS have discovered that one leads to jail time.
Google has been throwing out reviews left and right of late. This is not a bug but the outcome of a newly aggressive review spam filter. Via Linda Buquet :: Catalyst eMarketing Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
If you are a local business owner or marketer, you need to know about the changes Google has made from Google Places to Google+ Local Pages. Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
It's hard to know where you're going if you don't know where you are. So before you begin improving your SEO, you need to establish some important baseline metrics. Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
|
The vCita scheduling system has a nice UX that's easy to install and if you create a custom Bit.ly like this http://bit.ly/JNFvCita you can track daily + weekly + monthly social engagements in a snap!