Comments on: Another Reason For Local Businesses To Get Social… Stumbleupon Stars On Google Maps http://www.convertoffline.com/another-reason-for-local-businesses-to-get-social-stumbleupon-stars-on-google-maps/ SEM Help For Local Service Businesses Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:39:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: earlpearl http://www.convertoffline.com/another-reason-for-local-businesses-to-get-social-stumbleupon-stars-on-google-maps/#comment-1552 earlpearl Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:25:30 +0000 http://www.convertoffline.com/another-reason-for-local-businesses-to-get-social-stumbleupon-stars-on-google-maps/#comment-1552 Tim: That is an excellent find. There is a qualitative difference between a business operator or staff person for a business who is responsable for marketing and either an SEM or advertising agency handling a business's marketing. The owner/in house person should be tracking everything that adds to visability. The outside agency probably won't do that or isn't tasked to do it. Having done both in some fashion, from the owner's perspective I love having seen that. I want every bit of marketing advantage I can get. If there are 50 stumblers in my metro area who have the stumble toolbar and 2 of them search for my service and see the stumble reference and decide to use my services because of that connection I've got that little advantage. I love the aggregate value of all those little marketing advantages. It definitely adds up. With a new business in a new market in an industry which is dependant on web visability I love that advantage. Right now I've got it. I have no idea how many stumblers there are in this market...but there are some. One other thing, getting a stumble is free advertising. Why wouldn't one do that. Thanks for the heads up. I've bookmarked this page. Dave Tim:

That is an excellent find. There is a qualitative difference between a business operator or staff person for a business who is responsable for marketing and either an SEM or advertising agency handling a business’s marketing.

The owner/in house person should be tracking everything that adds to visability. The outside agency probably won’t do that or isn’t tasked to do it.

Having done both in some fashion, from the owner’s perspective I love having seen that. I want every bit of marketing advantage I can get.

If there are 50 stumblers in my metro area who have the stumble toolbar and 2 of them search for my service and see the stumble reference and decide to use my services because of that connection I’ve got that little advantage.

I love the aggregate value of all those little marketing advantages. It definitely adds up.

With a new business in a new market in an industry which is dependant on web visability I love that advantage. Right now I’ve got it. I have no idea how many stumblers there are in this market…but there are some.

One other thing, getting a stumble is free advertising. Why wouldn’t one do that. Thanks for the heads up.

I’ve bookmarked this page.

Dave

]]> By: Joe from VideoHomes http://www.convertoffline.com/another-reason-for-local-businesses-to-get-social-stumbleupon-stars-on-google-maps/#comment-1375 Joe from VideoHomes Sat, 16 Feb 2008 15:51:22 +0000 http://www.convertoffline.com/another-reason-for-local-businesses-to-get-social-stumbleupon-stars-on-google-maps/#comment-1375 This is a very telling post. It begs the question of what featured tags will appear. Let's remove ourselves from Google for a minute, What about a search via your set-top box? What cable co's or phone co's are doing this? Where does the 'natural' index results end and the 'favored' results begin? I see 'natural' results becoming really scattered. Not only from the handful of major SE's but now from the coming wave of offline providers converging search online. I always wondered who will be the 'man' who decides what is most relevant. Sorry this post is full of more questions than answers but I think it's a great topic to explore. thanks! This is a very telling post. It begs the question of what featured tags will appear. Let’s remove ourselves from Google for a minute, What about a search via your set-top box?

What cable co’s or phone co’s are doing this? Where does the ‘natural’ index results end and the ‘favored’ results begin? I see ‘natural’ results becoming really scattered. Not only from the handful of major SE’s but now from the coming wave of offline providers converging search online.

I always wondered who will be the ‘man’ who decides what is most relevant.

Sorry this post is full of more questions than answers but I think it’s a great topic to explore.
thanks!

]]> By: Local Search Hound http://www.convertoffline.com/another-reason-for-local-businesses-to-get-social-stumbleupon-stars-on-google-maps/#comment-1335 Local Search Hound Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:29:12 +0000 http://www.convertoffline.com/another-reason-for-local-businesses-to-get-social-stumbleupon-stars-on-google-maps/#comment-1335 Hey Gab... thanks for the clarification. I figured that it was only good to attract fellow stumblers... but, hey, every little bit helps. Imagine the stirrings if this listing was in the number 1 position... I don't think would've even showed it! Hey Gab… thanks for the clarification. I figured that it was only good to attract fellow stumblers… but, hey, every little bit helps.

Imagine the stirrings if this listing was in the number 1 position… I don’t think would’ve even showed it!

]]> By: Jeff Quipp http://www.convertoffline.com/another-reason-for-local-businesses-to-get-social-stumbleupon-stars-on-google-maps/#comment-1330 Jeff Quipp Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:07:31 +0000 http://www.convertoffline.com/another-reason-for-local-businesses-to-get-social-stumbleupon-stars-on-google-maps/#comment-1330 Gab is right ... that is exactly what is happening. Just like when you've got the SU toolbar enabled, and SU icons appear with listings in the search results, they also accompany the results for Google Maps. Gab is right … that is exactly what is happening. Just like when you’ve got the SU toolbar enabled, and SU icons appear with listings in the search results, they also accompany the results for Google Maps.

]]> By: MiriamEllis http://www.convertoffline.com/another-reason-for-local-businesses-to-get-social-stumbleupon-stars-on-google-maps/#comment-1329 MiriamEllis Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:41:00 +0000 http://www.convertoffline.com/another-reason-for-local-businesses-to-get-social-stumbleupon-stars-on-google-maps/#comment-1329 Gab, is that what's happening with this? I couldn't figure it out. Whatever the case, super find, Tim! What a screenshot. Miriam Gab, is that what’s happening with this? I couldn’t figure it out.

Whatever the case, super find, Tim! What a screenshot.
Miriam

]]> By: Gab "SEO ROI" Golden http://www.convertoffline.com/another-reason-for-local-businesses-to-get-social-stumbleupon-stars-on-google-maps/#comment-1326 Gab "SEO ROI" Golden Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:29:48 +0000 http://www.convertoffline.com/another-reason-for-local-businesses-to-get-social-stumbleupon-stars-on-google-maps/#comment-1326 I daresay that it's because you have the SU toolbar being viewed/used. If you disable it, I don't think those results appear. SU shows results in the SERPs generally. That said, you're right that this helps distinguish a local site for CTR... I daresay that it’s because you have the SU toolbar being viewed/used. If you disable it, I don’t think those results appear. SU shows results in the SERPs generally. That said, you’re right that this helps distinguish a local site for CTR…

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