Recent content by Paul Gregory

I am in the beginning stages of some consulting for a local chiropractic business in the ATL area. I pulled in the local SERP today, and I am definitely perplexed. Now this is a "keyword + location" search performed in a different city, so I know it doesn't behave exactly the same as pulling it...

So, for a fun weekend project, I am attempting to roll my own version of a local rank grid report (a la FalconEyes or LocalViking). I already have a pretty good handle on the Google Maps Places API, but in implementing it I have come across a question: What is the default location bias search...

Thanks, Phil. I think the name is sufficiently unique and in my own slightly biased opinion, a very strong brand name. :) How would you set up the URL structure in that case? Would you create a landing page for local or would you just use the root domain for citations and such?

Thanks for your input Joy! Why would you go with the ...spa.com out of curiousity?

Basically what the title says... I have heard conflicting info on "keyword in the domain", and I am wondering what you all would do if you had the chance to start fresh. Our Situation: We are a local, single location spa in an affluent suburb of a decent-sized metro area. We are rebranding...