{"id":12803,"date":"2012-10-13T12:05:35","date_gmt":"2012-10-13T12:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christopherauman.com\/?p=233"},"modified":"2024-08-15T17:23:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T21:23:28","slug":"the-big-list-of-local-seos-hat-tip-to-mike-ramsey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sanctuarymg.com\/academy\/seo\/the-big-list-of-local-seos-hat-tip-to-mike-ramsey\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big List of Local SEO\u2019s (Hat tip to Mike Ramsey)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently met Mike Ramsey<\/a> (Briefly) at the GetListed.org Local University (#LocalU) in New York City. I don’t know Mike and I would hesitate to even consider him a friend at this point. But I was thankful to make the connection and maybe we’ll connect in the future. His company Nifty Marketing<\/a> is a great example of a firm to follow in the future.<\/p>\n

I was fortunate to hear Mike speak on local SEO<\/a> and specifically his tactics related to improving internet marketing agency processes. Mike took the time during a round table conversation to offer me some great advice on taking my business to the next level, and, although I already knew the things he recommended to be true, it was great to have another professional echo and support what I already knew. It all helps to light a fire under my ass and continue to do the things that I know are right — regardless if they’re painful or not.<\/p>\n

Some of those things include:<\/p>\n

Continue to focus.<\/strong> If you call yourself an “internet marketer” I think that’s a great start. I’ve always tried to separate myself from advertising agencies or companies that say they do SEO but also do print work, sell tradeshow displays, and mow your grass — whatever. You gotta start your focus somewhere. But you have to focus in further otherwise you’ll be lost in the crowd. You’ll be another generic, white bread marketing company. Continue to find your niche and become better and better until you consider yourself a master Jedi in what you do.<\/p>\n

Over hire.<\/strong> Hire great talent before you actually need them.<\/p>\n

Love your clients.<\/strong> If you feel like you’re on auto-pilot with a client, stop and reach out and touch them directly. Do this on a monthly basis. Pick up the damn phone and talk directly to the client.<\/p>\n

Continually show value.<\/strong> You might be working your ass off every month, but if the client doesn’t know what they’re getting from their investment you’ll be the first on the chopping block when they’re looking at their marketing budget. Auto-billing their credit card is great until they see the charges and fire you.<\/p>\n

Horde Cash.<\/strong> Cash is king baby. If you don’t have cash handy for an emergency or an important business investment you’ll be in trouble.<\/p>\n

Innovate and grow.<\/strong> Continually get better at what you do on a daily basis. There’s always something more to learn. There’s always something more that you can be doing for your clients.<\/p>\n

Anyway, there was a lot more. I just wanted an excuse to publicly thank Mike and the guys at LocalU for their help and expertise. Hopefully we’ll all connect again in the future.<\/p>\n

Further, as you know, there is no better way to show love than to link to your friends directly. So without further ado I’m going to show Mike some love (and other prominent SEOs) and steal wholesale his “Big List of Local SEO’s”.<\/p>\n

Connect with these people and learn, innovate and grow your knowledge of local search. It’s the best thing you can do for your own personal brand, your company and your local clients.<\/p>\n

Mike Blumenthal<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Professor Maps\u00a0blogging all things local<\/a><\/p>\n

David Mihm<\/a>\u00a0\u2013President of\u00a0Getlisted.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Mary Bowling<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Blogger and Local SEO whiz at\u00a0Optimized!<\/a><\/p>\n

Ed Reese<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Local Analytics Ninja at\u00a0Sixth Man Marketing<\/a><\/p>\n

Will Scott<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 President of the Inc. 500 company\u00a0Search Influence<\/a><\/p>\n

Linda Buquet<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Google Places Forum Top Contributor and\u00a0Blogger<\/p>\n

Don Campbell<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Local Tools, Training, and Support at\u00a0Expand2Web<\/a><\/p>\n

Michael Borgelt<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Local Search Consultant at\u00a051 Blocks<\/a><\/p>\n

Chris Silver Smith<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Mapping Wizard and blogger at\u00a0NodalBits<\/a><\/p>\n

Greg Sterling<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Covering local since local was at\u00a0Screenwerk<\/a><\/p>\n

Thomas Ballantyne<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 The Local Search Bug Killer at\u00a0bulwarkpestcontrol.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Cody Baird<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Delivering local search results at\u00a0Milkmen.com<\/p>\n

Courtney Rogers<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Product development at\u00a0Trafixs.com<\/p>\n

Aaron Weiche<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 VP at\u00a0SpyderTrap.com<\/p>\n

Adam Dorfman<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Partner at\u00a0SimPartners.com<\/p>\n

Darren Shaw<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Finding citations easier at\u00a0Whitespark.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

Matthew Hunt<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 \u201cThe\u201d local expert at\u00a0SmallBusinessOnlineCoach.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Jackson Lo<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Local SEO Blogger at\u00a0JacksonLo.com<\/p>\n

Adam Steele<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Tactical Local Search Expert and Owner of\u00a0Night Lite Media<\/p>\n

Jim Rudnick<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 the true expert at\u00a0Canuck SEO<\/a><\/p>\n

Michael Mire<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Local SEO and CEO of\u00a0Getmelisted.net<\/a><\/p>\n

Steve Hatcher<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 GEO Search Expert at\u00a0GeoLocalSEO.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Dev Basu<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 President of\u00a0PoweredbySearch.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Nyagoslav Zhekov<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Google Places Forum Top Contributor at\u00a0NGS Marketing<\/a><\/p>\n

Yam Regev<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Master of all things local at\u00a0Compass Internet Solutions<\/a><\/p>\n

Ash Nallawalla<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Digital Strategy Consultant at\u00a0Netmagellan<\/a><\/p>\n

Martijn Beijk<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0Digital Analytix Consultant at\u00a0comScore<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I recently met Mike Ramsey (Briefly) at the GetListed.org Local University (#LocalU) in New York City. I don’t know Mike and I would hesitate to even consider him a friend at this point. But I was thankful to make the connection and maybe we’ll connect in the future. 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