Recent content by Todd McCall

Re: getting reviews from a client's actual location Thanks everyone! I figured that was still the case but needed to know. The endless possible variations of incentivized onsite reviews makes sense as a quality indicator.

It's long been my understanding that having satisfied customers enter reviews while they were physically at the client's office was a no-no that could trigger quality guidelines and get the review(s) filtered out. But I have a client who is working with one of the review automation companies...

I'm impressed by the level of detective work some of you are capable of in sniffing out who is up to something and what they're strategy might be. I'm pretty proud of myself if I notice a flagrant violation like using an exact name match for business name. To the OP's question, I've been using...

Those tips for using video for content creation on How To topics are very helpful, thanks. There's some details there that are easy to overlook. I've been thinking about the topic of users searching with questions since the Joy and others brought it up in the latest Inside Local webinar. It's...

I have a Google+ Local page with an address that includes the suite number on address line 1, like so: 123 Main St #456 Anytown, FL 12345 I understand that the suite number should be on line 2 according to the guidelines. I also understand that the suite could just be left out. I've also seen...

Re: Local Link Building Question: High Authority Chambers vs Low Authority Trade Grou Thanks Phil & Linda, We're already with the main local chambers, which is why it's a bit of a toss up. These are more localized chambers of commerce within the metro area. But that point about looking out for...

Hi all, I've been researching relevant, real organizations in our area that allow members to link their websites from their directories. Now, I've basically got two buckets of prospects: Chambers of commerce type sites with more authority (DA ~40+) but less relevance to our niche (injury...

Re: trying to bring satellite offices into compliance with guidelines Thanks for your input Linda & Colan. Between your answers, poking around in the forum and working through Linda's excellent training course, I'm starting to feel like I halfway understand this. I do have a follow up...

I have a personal injury client with listings for a handful of satellite offices in addition to their staffed primary offices. Although some of them rank well in local, we know that these aren't compliant with Google's guidelines and want to avoid a disaster...

Yes, that was very helpful - thanks!

A topic came up in this thread that I've really been wrestling with. I have a personal injury law client who is considering joining some local chambers of commerce and regional bar associations primarily just for the link and citation. But these memberships aren't cheap. Assuming that we...