New from Matt McGee: Welcome Local U Philadelphia Attendees (#localu)

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If you’re reading this while at the Local University workshop, a big welcome to you. Thanks for visiting SmallBusinessSEM.com.

In my presentation, I mention several web sites, articles, and other links that you may not have had time to jot down while I was speaking. If that’s the case, here are all the references I made in chronological order:

Stats
Nielsen: Social Media Report 2012
Localeze/15miles: Local Search Study: 55% of consumers likely to use a small business if it has a social networking presence
Search Engine Land: What Social Signals Do Google & Bing Really Count?

Blogs
Jeremiah Owyang: Web Strategy: How To Evolve Your Irrelevant Corporate Website
HubSpot: Active Business Blogs Draw 6.9 Times More Organic Search Traffic Than Non-Bloggers
HubSpot: Study Shows Business Blogging Leads to 55% More Website Visitors
Dr. Cynthia Bailey: Dr. Cynthia Bailey: Skin Care Blog
Mike Blumenthal: Understanding Google Maps & Local Search

Facebook
Facebook for Businesses
Estia Restaurant (Facebook Page example)
Report: Only 3% to 7.5% of Fans View Posts From A Facebook Page
Small Business Search Marketing: Photos Draw Most Facebook Interactions, Links Draw the Least
Facebook Graph Search

Twitter: Getting Started
Zahav Restaurant
Twitter – Who to Follow

If you have any questions or feedback about my presentation or the session in general, feel free to leave a comment below. There’s also a Contact button at the top of the page. I’d love to hear from you!

This is a post from Matt McGee's blog, Small Business Search Marketing.

Welcome Local U Philadelphia Attendees (#localu)

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