by Blake Denman | May 24, 2018
I hate these types of posts. They seem so clickbaity, don’t they? Well, the intent of this post is to educate treatment centers on something I discovered doing a competitive analysis for a treatment center that we do SEO for. I sincerely hope that if... by Blake Denman | May 3, 2018
**Disclaimer, please read** I have ZERO proof that Google is artificially ranking a specific page for 10’s of thousands of search queries. Everything written below is pure speculation. The “evidence” I have is from performing hundreds of live searches without any... by Blake Denman | Oct 11, 2016
Chances are you’ve seen the 2016 Local SEO Ranking Factors done by Dan Leibson & Andrew Shotland. They looked at 30k businesses to figure out where Local SEO’s should really focus their efforts for better rankings. In short: Links really freaking matter. Look… I’m... by Blake Denman | Oct 16, 2015
How many calls do you get a day from merchant services, auto-dialers stating that “your Google listing is in danger of being deleted, press 1 now to speak to a Google specialist”, or companies that claim “We have one spot on Google just for you!”? 10, 20, 30... by Blake Denman | Oct 8, 2015
You really want to rank for some competitive keywords, and maybe your Google My Business listing is ranking on page 1, but #7. In order for your local listing to be shown on the front page, you have to rank in the top 3. Further reading on citations: What a citation... by Blake Denman | Oct 6, 2015
Citations are important for your local SEO. They still rank among the top 4 local search ranking factors survey for 2015. So how do you go about making sure that your business NAP (Name, Address, and Phone number) is good across the local search ecosystem? In short,... by Blake Denman | Sep 21, 2015
From year to year Moz, a popular software used by many inbound marketers, publishes survey results of the most important ranking factors for local SEO. The results for 2015 have not been published yet as of the time of this writing. When 2015’s results are published,... by Blake Denman | Sep 10, 2015
I’m a sucker for new and shiny objects. When I was 16 I was a server at Macaroni Grill and was invited to a seminar. The seminar was CutCo. The speaker was really amped up and talked about all of the money a young guy like me could make working part-time and when I... by Blake Denman | Sep 1, 2015
Not all local SEO companies are created equal. What separates the good from bad? When speaking with a potential client, often times they are working with a solo practitioner or a a full-fledged local SEO agency. I ask them what the company is actually doing for them... by Blake Denman | Aug 27, 2015
I have been doing local SEO and digital marketing for over 8 1/2 years now. I really had no intention of staying in this field. I took a job at a company that was selling local SEO because I could type fast. I needed the job to pay my bills, but also so I could go to...