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Marketplace to Buy, Sell Links Based on Google Authorship and Klout Launched

Bill Hartzer

The first-ever online marketplace for buying and selling links in articles and blog posts based on Google Authorship and Klout score has been launched. Buying and selling links based on Google’s PageRank has long been a controversial topic, as well as a violation of Google’s Webmaster Guidelines.

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How to Create the Best Google My Business Posts

Hootsuite

Today, we’re looking at one of the simplest and most direct ways to stay in touch with your customers: Google My Business posts. Google serves 5 billion searches for “restaurants” alone every month. Unlike content for the other big social platforms, your Google My Business posts are designed for people who are already looking for you.

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Buying Your Way To The Top Of Search Rankings – Ethically

Small Business Mavericks

Can you buy your way to the top of the search rankings? You could buy links, pay for directory listings, and even pay to have people promote you through social media. That doesn’t mean you can’t ‘buy’ your way to the top, or at least, pay to significantly improve your search rankings.

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3 Ways Google Search is impacted by #SocialMedia & #GooglePlus

Laurel Papworth

Should your business bother with social media, Google Plus and SEO/SMO? Does Google Plus make a difference to Google Search? If your customers find you by searching on Google, you might want to consider these three points: Where are the Plumbers WITHOUT a Google Plus Page? Have a look at this image.

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Link Building: Four Types of Backlinks to Pursue (And Three to Avoid)

Webbiquity SMM

Local directories and high-quality industry directories. Virtually all businesses can benefit from providing their company and contact details to the local versions of Google, Bing and Yahoo!, as well as online yellow pages and other similar directories. Low-quality general directories and “bad neighborhoods.”

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Search Traffic Declining? You’re Not Alone (and What to Do About It)

Webbiquity SMM

According to research from BuzzFeed , “Search traffic to publishers has taken a dive in the last eight months, with traffic from Google dropping more than 30%…While Google makes up the bulk of search traffic to publishers, traffic from all search engines has dropped by 20% in the same period.” But what does it mean?

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How to Get More Google+ Reviews for Your Business

Navolutions

Every time you look at a search results page on Google, there is a good chance that you may see something new. It wasn’t too long ago that videos, images, author profiles, links to Google plus reviews, and maps weren’t all shown on the same screen. Why get more Google+ reviews, specifically?

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