http://www.neillemons.com career blogger, entreprenuer & lifestyle designer Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:53:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This was originally written in 2008, but it still rings true today. ---- It appears Google has recently changed its algorithm for Local Business Listings by only giving the top spots to those feeding the search engine’s ever increasing need for content. Keep reading to learn what are Google Local Business ... http://www.neillemons.com/seven-ways-to-raise-your-local-business-listing-rank-in-google/ I wrote this back in May 2007.  A lot has changed since then, but some of the principles still remain.  This became the most highly read thread on SEOChat’s AdWords forum with 16k views and eventually added as a sticky. There were also almost 50 comments.  The original forum post ... http://www.neillemons.com/32-useful-adwords-tips-for-intermediate-to-experienced-users/ Yesterday, I published a guest post on ILiveinDallas.com featuring 31 Fun Things to Do in Dallas. This is my M.O. for that site. I'm working on one for this site. http://www.neillemons.com/a-full-month-of-fun/ Entrepreneurs, SMB owners, publishers, creative-types, writers, citizen journalists and independent subject matter bloggers don't make the same mistake I did. If you have been blogging a long time whether for business or personal publishing, seriously consider the points made in this article.  If your goal is to gain influence over ... http://www.neillemons.com/10-more-reasons-blogging-is-better-on-your-own-domain/ Are there other bloggers currently blogging with consistency which you feel have the same philosophy on the subject you write about? Another great way to garner more readers, get more backlinks from relevant websites, and ultimately have a highly read blog which gets republished and referenced is [inter]networking with ... http://www.neillemons.com/nine-ways-to-get-on-an-a-list-bloggers-radar/ Google AdWords is the greatest direct response advertising medium ever created. This fact has been recognized by more than one national business magazine, newspaper, and marketing guru. Some business owners have Google AdWords to thank for their entire existence and growth, while others have replaced their traditional advertising budget at ... http://www.neillemons.com/six-common-adwords-mistakes-and-their-fixes/ The Pegasus News picked up my story about CoHabitat. http://www.neillemons.com/cohabitat/ Dallas developers, designers, webprenuers & bloggers meet for Who's Who holiday party in Uptown. Get the story on which Dallas online elite made the event and the games they played. ----------------- This is a recent guest post I wrote for a friend covering an event we both attended. She is trying ... http://www.neillemons.com/dallas-tech-networking-party/ Recently, I've been guest blogging on a couple of friends' websites, neglecting to add timely original content to my own. This is not necessarily bad in the long run and I'll tell you why in a moment. In an effort to practice what I preach and carve out a truly ... http://www.neillemons.com/personal-branding-verses-niche-news-info/ Dry cleaners, auto mechanics, accounting firms, moving companies, restaurants, doctors, law firms, and other brick (click) and mortar businesses win and lose new customers every day before the potential customer even picks up the phone. This decision is based solely on past and current customers’ opinions he or she read ... http://www.neillemons.com/six-local-business-review-sites-influencing-your-new-customers/