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I have a packaging product site, and they sell products from various manufacturers. What can we do with the product detail pages? As of now, the client has copy pasted content straight from the "About" sections on the manufacturers' sites. Obviously, those manufacturers want my client to sell their products, and the products need to be described. How much of a no-no is this copy pasting, and how can I fix it?

Hi Thomas-

Thanks for your response. I like Author hreview - easy and seems to work nicely. I'm still keeping my eyes out though. I'm definitely going to check out GD star rating. Thanks for the tip.

Cheers!
Lisa

Hi Mozzers-

Just curious - what is everyone using for schema and microdata plugins for WordPress? I've tried a few different plugins but I'd love to hear what other Mozzers like.

Thanks!

LHC

If you have a contact page on your website that talks about your location you could also mention that you serve the areas of .....I've also added cities/ counties in Google Places in the additional areas.

Yes, I agree with the other answers about optimizing your local listings. You may even want to get citations too. One thing that I've done is to create content that is optimized for the cities. You could even add something in the footer that links to that interior (local) page.

Hi Corey-

Thanks for the response. No, there wasn't any malicious code found on the site. Yes, I agree about the trackbacks not a high priority. I just don't like seeing those errors.

Best,

Lisa

Hi Mozzers-

We started a WordPress blog for one of my clients to help improve the domain authority, increase visits, etc. a few months ago. I ran a crawl report a few days ago and noticed that the /trackback/ pages are getting redirected to the appropriate page using a 302 redirect not a 301 redirect.

I've search through the forum looking for other similar questions and found one. The answer suggested that I use the TAC plugin and check for any malicious code. I did this and found nothing.

Another response suggested using the Redirection plugin. I haven't tried this yet.

Has anyone encountered this and if so, how did you deal with it.

Thank you!

LHC

Hi-

Thanks for the reply! Yes, I agree, Whitespark's Citation Finder works great. Have you tried Citation Labs?

Thank you!

Hi Mozzers-

I just watched the recent Webinar on Google Places optimization. Unfortunately I missed the live broadcast.

I have a couple of questions:

• It was advised to use an email at the domain for claiming the listing. What about a Gmail address with the company's name in the address? I try to use an email at the domain, but sometimes I'm not able to get one setup.
• One of my clients provides a service where clients don't necessarily have to come to their location. I used the radius option within maps but they are still not coming up in other locations. I should note that they have very good visibility in the metro area where there is more competition. Some of their competition is showing up for lots of locations and they have offices in one location. Tips?

Thanks in advance!

LHC

How about writing some content about cleaning, organizing and sourcing some good mom bloggers to guest post on? Love the idea of doing an infographic too. You could probably do something pretty funny given the topic.

Thanks - Excellent point about remarketing.

Hi Mozzers-

I have a client who is interested in running a PPC campaign. We are all setup to go...Here's my dilemma.

The client provides moving services - household and commercial.

I'm torn whether or not to launch the campaign during the holidays.

Pros:

We're not paying for impressions so it won't cost us any more $$.

Cons:

It probably won't show the best outcome over December - clicks/conversion.

Thoughts? Pull the trigger and launch or wait until January?

Thanks!
LHC

Unfortunately no. I've made some changes and now I'm just waiting for Google to come around...tips for expediting the process?

Thanks!

Hi, Mozzers-

I know that it's still in Beta but I'm very curious about how http://www.silkapp.com/ can help me with a project I'm working on. I signed up for an invite but haven't heard anything yet. Just wondering if anyone has a connection.

Thanks in advance!

LHC

I like myblogguest.com & <cite>www.blogsynergy.com/</cite> too.

Otherwise, I suggest cultivating a really good RSS platform of good blogs. Get to know them - what is the tone? What type of content do they generally write about? Do they have guests? Is it a subject you are knowledgeable about? Join a local group for bloggers in your area. There are also a ton of groups in LinkedIn.

Good luck!

LHC

Hmm...remove the "gate" - interesting idea! The demographic is mainly families, women, more affluent (can afford pro movers), etc.

Thanks on the music! Just getting ready to play a gig tonight!
Lisa

Thank you! Yes, definitely promoting to their current/past clients via email marketing - good idea!

Hi, Mozzers-

I'm running a contest for a client of mine via Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/barrettmoving. The prizes are great an iPad2 and an iPod Touch! The contest is pretty cool too. Basically it's a papercraft / travel thing that appeals to a wide range of people. Anyway, here's my question - I've started promoting the contest via social media, the website, online contests...like to get to promoting it on relevant blogs too. I'm in the beginning stages.

Any other ideas? Has anyone had luck with PPC or FB ads?

Thanks in advance!

LHC

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Thanks, Mike!