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If you’re reading this while at the GetListed Local University workshop, a big welcome to you. Thanks for visiting SmallBusinessSEM.com. In my presentation, I mention a couple dozen 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 Q3 2011 comScore/15miles: Local Search Study: 69% 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 Report: Only 3% to 7.5% of Fans View Posts From A Facebook Page Facebook Advertising

Twitter: Getting Started Hawaiian Airlines WeFollow.com Twitter – Who to Follow

Twitter: Content Ideas Punch Pizza (and Passion, Pizza And Social Media Produce 10,000 Customers For Punch Pizza) AlbionsOven WoodhouseSpa Mid-Columbia Insurance

Foursquare Foursquare Gowalla Yelp Facebook

Reviews Nielsen: Consumers Trust Real Friends and Virtual Strangers the Most Local Search Ranking Factors Yelp FAQ (most reviews are positive) Bazaarvoice Industry Statistics (most reviews are positive) 5 Ways Negative Reviews are Good for Business (bad reviews are okay)

Reputation Management Google Alerts Yahoo Alerts Bing News Twe.pe SocialMention BlogPulse Yelp Business Owners’ Guide MyReviewsPage.com

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!

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