{"id":1502,"date":"2010-11-01T17:15:51","date_gmt":"2010-11-02T00:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcincome.com\/blog\/?p=1502"},"modified":"2012-07-29T15:07:09","modified_gmt":"2012-07-29T22:07:09","slug":"the-new-google-local-search-conspiracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcincome.com\/blog\/the-new-google-local-search-conspiracy\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Google Local Search Conspiracy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since the new Google algorithm and local search update recently, I&#8217;ve been bombarded with questions from concerned chiropractors, internet marketers, and other business professionals. I can understand the concern and frenzy especially from beginners online.<\/p>\n<p>One very important thing to note, though. DON&#8217;T FREAK OUT! The sky is not falling nor is there a conspiracy to bump you down the search listings&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Google never remains static and has been changing since they began in business. This holds true for their search algorithms as well.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t be fooled by the fact that Google&#8217;s had the same home-page with little variation since it&#8217;s inception. Unless you&#8217;re heavy into online marketing, previous updates may not have been so obvious.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Believe it or not, though, most of the emails and feedback I&#8217;ve received has been about how my clients rankings have increased. Why?\u00a0 It&#8217;s pretty simple. If you&#8217;re trying to build a long-term presence online through a variety of different content mediums and legitimate linking, Google actually likes that.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re obeying their rules for marketing and not trying to find the newest &#8220;loophole&#8221; or trick to gain short-term advantage, you&#8217;re in the clear.<\/p>\n<p>For quite awhile now, I&#8217;ve stressed strategic link-building to clients websites and their Google Places (formerly Google Maps) listings in order to build site authority&#8230; AND&#8230; a wonderful thing has now happened:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The fresh integrated Google search results now COMBINE your organic and local business rankings! This new Google algorithm was created to make finding your businesses easier.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I like the sound of that, don&#8217;t you?<\/p>\n<p>As I mention in the video below, there are a couple things that hold true. If you consistently market your business \/ practice with the strategies I share on this blog and in my learning systems, you&#8217;ll set yourself up for long-term sustainability and will be practically bulletproof in regards to future changes or pattern interrupts.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>This recent Google update places emphasis on the importance of maintaining a strong presence in ALL aspects of the web. This is exactly what you learn how to do on this blog and what I&#8217;ve spoken about for the last few years \ud83d\ude09<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In this video update from the <a title=\"Ritz Cancun\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ritzcarlton.com\/en\/Properties\/Cancun\/Default.htm\">Ritz Cancun<\/a>, I clear up a few more CRITICAL misconceptions you need to be aware of, too. Check it out now since it affects you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/LZjPTdbnj-k?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed width=\"425\" height=\"344\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/LZjPTdbnj-k?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So, to silence any rumors, there&#8217;s no conspiracy to dethrone your previous top Maps or website listing. The game has just changed slightly and more of a multidimensional marketing approach is needed if you intend to thrive and be the &#8220;top-dog&#8221; locally online.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Did you like this post? Click the Facebook \u201clike\u201d button below and share it with your friends!<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Related Blog Posts:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"[REPLAY] The 32 New Google+ Local Ranking Factors\" href=\"https:\/\/dcincome.com\/blog\/replay-the-32-new-google-local-ranking-factors\/\"><strong>[REPLAY] The 32 New Google+ Local Ranking Factors<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Why Content is NOT King (and what really is)\" href=\"https:\/\/dcincome.com\/blog\/why-content-is-not-king-and-what-really-is\/\">Why Content is NOT King (and what really is)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Marketing for Chiropractors: Tips on Increasing Productivity\" href=\"https:\/\/dcincome.com\/blog\/marketing-for-chiropractors-tips-on-increasing-productivity\/\">Marketing for Chiropractors: Tips on Increasing Productivity<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Social Marketing for Chiropractors on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/dcincome.com\/blog\/social-marketing-for-chiropractors-on-facebook\/\">Social Marketing for Chiropractors on Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since the new Google algorithm and local search update recently, I&#8217;ve been bombarded with questions from concerned chiropractors, internet marketers, and other business professionals. I can understand the concern and frenzy especially from beginners online. One very important thing to note, though. DON&#8217;T FREAK OUT! 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