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4 Reasons the New Google Local Stack Sucks

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Spend five minutes on the internet and there’s a good chance you’ll run into Google’s new local search result module, which Mike Blumenthal dubbed the “Local Stack” Google Local Stack showing results for “roofer in Livermore” If you have any issues with the new stack, you’re in good company.

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Where Exactly Are Google’s Home Service Ads Displaying?

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Search Engine Land just reported that Google’s Home Service Ads, which only launched last month, are already expanding from plumbing and locksmiths to house cleaners and handymen. That means if HSAs are showing in your market and you’re not paying for advertising through Google, your company just literally fell off the map.

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Why Did a Russian Weed Company Just Buy Ebola.com for $200,000?

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Just to be safe, I tried searching on Google for a variety of Ebola-related queries, starting with the site’s blog post titles, including “how to control ebola” and “key ebola facts” It turns out that Ebola.com ranks for literally one search – “ebola.com” So is the site penalized?

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4 Reasons Why We Love Super Long Tail Informational Posts

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I’m talking about the kind of industries that don’t typically get a lot of media attention, aren’t particularly glamorous, and don’t naturally get a lot of blog subscribers. And by “anyone”, I most certainly mean Google as well. And that’s perfectly okay.

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What Your Webmaster Can’t Do For You

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In the web development and SEO worlds, especially, even the industry’s best and brightest are subject to the whims of Google, Mozilla, Yelp, and hundreds of other major players. If you need to share lots of logins, or if you need to share them with more than just a couple people, consider setting up a shared spreadsheet on Google Drive.

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SEO in 2014: Where It’s All Headed

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The good news is that you just started reading the blog post that makes all the right predictions. 2011’s Panda and 2012’s Penguin updates were just warm ups for Google’s biggest update to date: the notoriously hard to pin down Hummingbird. then here you go: Google Tore the Keyword Down. What Happened to SEO in 2013?

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