Weekly Coaching Calls Week 1: Basic SEO

Updated on November 26, 2014 By Joshua Mackens Leave a Comment

[starbox] [social4i size="small"] Subject: Local SEO Goal: By the end of the call, our students would understand exactly what it takes to rank their local business at the top of Google   Quick Summary: For those of you who’ve been subscribers to the University for a while, you know that we started something called the Weekly Coaching Calls a few weeks back. The plan for the Weekly Coaching Calls is to do a live video conference every single week and tackle a topic that is Read More

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OFF-TOPIC: Real Life, Online Buried Treasure – Does Your State Treasury Have a Check For You – #reFUNd

Updated on September 20, 2014 By Joshua Mackens 4 Comments

[starbox] [social4i size="small"] We're going off-road and off-topic today because... I just found $403.47 just lying around under my name. No joke. Here's the picture proof: Thanks Tennessee Department of Treasury. --- UPDATE 2/28: My check just came in the mail on Wednesday!   --- Pretty cool, right? Apparently, Read More

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Replay – “Local/Small Business 2013 Tax Hangout + Q&A” – 2/21/14

Updated on September 20, 2014 By Joshua Mackens Leave a Comment

[starbox] [social4i size="small"] Update 2/21/14 - The 5th LIVE Google+ Hangout for the Local Business Internet Marketing University has concluded! The "Local/Small Business 2013 Tax Hangout + Q&A" happened on February 21st 2014 at 9AM CST. However, do not fret! The replay is below! We covered a ton of topics, including: DIY tax, pros and cons Big national tax chains, pros and cons Local tax professional, pros and cons... Read More

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Replay – Building My Own Local Business Website + Q&A – 1/31/14

Updated on February 14, 2014 By Joshua Mackens Leave a Comment

[starbox] [social4i size="small"] Update 1/31/14 - Our 4th LIVE Google+ Hangout on Air was fantastic! We had a lot of fun with you guys as always and we appreciate you joining in on the fun as well. We talked a lot about how local businesses can build their own websites (no coding required) and how to get started on that. We pretty much gave you the Read More

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Local SEO Audit Session #1

Updated on January 3, 2014 By Joshua Mackens Leave a Comment

[social4i size="small"] We went through our first Local SEO audit session today with two of the more active participants with us on Google+, Konrad Mowrer and Jason Daley. We went through their Google+ Local page, citations, online reviews, and then their website, both on-page and off-page factors, to try to pick up Read More

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Replay – Blogging as a Local Business LIVE Google+ Hangout on Air + Q&A – 1/10/14

Updated on January 31, 2014 By Joshua Mackens 2 Comments

[social4i size="small"] Update 1/10/14: The Blogging as a Local Business Google+ Hangout on Air was an absolute blast (as always). We love hanging out with you guys, getting your questions, comments, and also helping you become more adept at blogging for your local business. We covered why you should Read More

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The University Is Now Live!

Updated on September 20, 2014 By Joshua Mackens Leave a Comment

Yes Sir! [social4i size="small"] You heard correctly! The Local Business Internet Marketing University is now live! The videos & forum are now all live. You can learn all about Local SEO & Website Building (as always, no coding required) for fractions of what it would cost you to pay a company to do it for you. You will also have top notch Read More

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Update!

Updated on September 20, 2014 By Joshua Mackens Leave a Comment

We've Got An Update! [social4i size="small"] So, we've got an update for you guys. We're working feverishly to get the Local Business Internet Marketing University up for you guys. We're adding videos, tweaking the site, and arranging everything as well as doing a small amount of promotion. For example, we added videos on "Introduction to Local SEO", "SERP Breakdown", "Common Local SEO Terms", & "Local SEO Ranking Factors" to the University library today alone. We already have Read More

Filed Under: Regular Blog Posts, University Updates