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SEO Question & Answer

A while back on Searching Solutions, we launched a free service that let people ask SEO questions for free.  Unfortunately, we let it lapse and enter obscurity.  Oops!  This is a great tool for when you get stuck on a certain topic like pay per click, meta data, canonical URL’s, dup content, rankings or whatever.  [...]

New Product Launch: Property Indexer

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My Personal Experience with Getting Real Estate Listings Indexed By Google

Just wanted to share a recent experience I had creating a RE website. Granted, I don’t have a huge amount of experience building or designing websites, but I was up for the challenge and wanted to get my hands dirty with some of the new technologies available with RSS, IDX, social media, etc…
Luckily the client [...]

Local SEO Tips: Address Citations Can Improve Search Engine Ranking

A quick post tonight for the small business out there interested in how they can rank well for local searches…
There has been alot of data out lately (and I have confirmed this in my personal tests) that seems to show a huge shift in ranking factors for local search queries.  My personal opinion is that [...]

3 Simple Steps for Geo Targeting Your Web Page

There are alot of these types of tips online, but I’ve found that many of them are outdated or just plain don’t work.  These 3 steps are proven tactics that I’ve used to help small businesses rank better for local search terms.
Before you dive in, remember that a site that targets local customers can be [...]

REBarCamp Denver 2009

Kristal Kraft asked me to make this short video about REBarCamp Denver 2009.  Enjoy!
REBarCamp Denver from Justin Smith on Vimeo.

Guest Blogging to Gain Traffic And Links

So I’m right in the middle of a link building campaign for a large site, and one of the tactics is guest blog articles.  If you’re not familiar with this, it’s a great way to build traffic and links, and all you have to do is create some quality content and be willing to give [...]