FTTW Media http://www.fttwmedia.com Local Search Engine Optimization and Internet Marketing Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:55:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 SEOptimise Gives Some Flickr SEO Tips http://www.fttwmedia.com/seo/seoptimise-gives-some-flickr-seo-tips/ http://www.fttwmedia.com/seo/seoptimise-gives-some-flickr-seo-tips/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:08:00 +0000 admin http://www.fttwmedia.com/?p=35 Kevin Gibbons over at SEOptimise has written an excellent article discussing 10 different optimization tips for Flickr accounts. Flickr is an excellent way to help brand yourself, as well as increase your presence in search engines. As of last November, there were over 3 billion images on Flickr!

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Kevin points out that his top Flickr optimization tips are:

  1. Optimize your images
  2. Promote your Flickr profile
  3. Use images within your blog posts
  4. Join and upload to relevant groups
  5. Make your photos creative commons licensed
  6. Encourage image credit links
  7. Create a company profile
  8. Sign up for a pro account
  9. Analyze your stats
  10. Add contacts

You can read the full article here: http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/10/10-tips-to-get-started-using-flickr.html. Be sure to follow SEOptimise for more killer tips, and also check out their article on Optimizing Your LinkedIn Profile!

]]> http://www.fttwmedia.com/seo/seoptimise-gives-some-flickr-seo-tips/feed/ 0 Local Search at SMX http://www.fttwmedia.com/local-seo/local-search-at-smx/ http://www.fttwmedia.com/local-seo/local-search-at-smx/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:15:32 +0000 admin http://www.fttwmedia.com/?p=31 Outspoken Media gave a nice rundown on the Local Search Ranking Tactics from Mike Blumenthal, Mary Bowling, David Mihm, Will Scott, and Andrew Shotland.

Here is a quick summary of what each individual discussed:

David Mihm - local search ranking is a different mindset then SEO; three major local search engines – Bing, Google Maps, and Yahoo Local – who collect their data from businesses and other sources such as Localeze; a verified local business listing, off page criteria, reviews, and traditional page SEO are absolutely crucial, as well as consistency with your name, address and phone number.

Mike Blumenthal – ranking factors for google local include web page titles in maps, business title, reviews, and categories; google scores your website based on inbound links from documents containing your business name / address, inbound links with business name in the anchor text, business name in title tag, and all / part of your business name in your domain name; make sure you chose your business name properly.

Mary Bowling – you can’t be in top 10 without google local business listing; optimize map listings by using main keyword phrase, getting long-tail keywords, choose or create the perfect category, create citations and get reviews; use your website to build trust; check for location trust.

Will Scott – local listing / review sites – Yahoo Local, CitySearch, SuperPages, InsiderPages, Yelp, YellowPages, BrownBook, Merchanct Circle; maximize local listings,

Andrew Shotland – top seo’d internet yellow pages – 1. SuperPages, 2. CitySearch, 3. Yelp, 4. Yahoo Local, 5. Insider Pages, 6. YellowPages, 7. BizJournals, 8. AreaConnect, 9. Magic Yellow, 10. Switchboard.

In the end, it sounded like a really innovative and great presentation and I am legitimately upset that I missed it.

You can check out the entire article at Outspoken Media.

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