Phone Numbers No Longer Allowed in Google Ads

Google announced a policy change to no longer allow advertisers to publish their phone number in ads. It’s a surprising move that may have significant repercussions. Google has quietly published this in their Advertising Policies change log as well as notifying partners … Continue reading

Google Plus Features Brands Should Take Advantage Of

If you haven’t already, it’s time to begin embracing the newest social network, Google+. With the release of Google’s “Search plus Your World,” information from Google+ is now being heavily incorporated into the search results. This means that now is … Continue reading

Social Media Marketing Tip: Protect Your Business’s Identity on Twitter Now

Although Twitter is used by many businesses, it’s not currently offering businesses a way to verify their accounts. This means that potentially, your competitors could create a Twitter screen name and pretend to be you, tweeting on behalf of your … Continue reading

Watch Local Splash Founder & CTO, David Rodecker’s Presentation at SES NY March 2011

Watch Local Splash Founder & CTO, David Rodecker offer his two cents on the changes that Google made to their UI and algorithm in 2010. He also gives advice on how to optimize your business for great local search ranking. … Continue reading

Duplicate Google Listings

Early this morning, we observed an interesting development in one of our clients’ Google listings. Google Maps shows two different listings for the same business. In some cases they are almost completely different records, but in other cases the listings … Continue reading

Rank Higher in Google Local Business Center

For maximum web traffic, submitting your business to Google for placement in their search results requires much more than simply requesting inclusion. There’s a mathematical formula behind everything Google displays. In this tutorial, we will help you understand exactly what … Continue reading

PPC Landing Page Best Practices

This tutorial on PPC Landing Page Best Practices was written by the local SEO services experts at LocalSplash.com. Executing the strategies on this page could result in lower costs and improve keyword performance in Google AdWords, Yahoo! Marketing Solutions, and … Continue reading