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The blog features articles on 5 major topics:

Local SEO and Local SEO Tools

Local Organic Search

Local Paid Search and Local Search Ads

Google Places, Google Places Problems, and Google Places Reviews

Web Development and Small Business Marketing

Nyagoslav Zhekov is the author of the first 4 of the mentioned topics, and Vladislav Todorov writes on website development for small businesses. The readership of the blog includes owners of businesses of all sizes, marketers and SEO experts. The blog is frequently recognized as one of the top resources for information on local search and Google Places. We have been cited numerous times on Search Engine Land, Search Engine Journal, and by specialists in the area such as Mike Blumenthal, Andrew Shotland, Mike Ramsey, Mirriam Ellis, Linda Buquet, Darren Shaw, Matthew Hunt and others. Our most popular articles include:

A Nifty Way to Include a Foreign Language Section to Your WordPress Website (Part 1) (November 28, 2011)

A Closer Look at the Google’s Review Posting Guidelines (November 7, 2011)

Ideas on Google Places Improvements and What to Expect (October 11, 2011)

5 Reasons Why Google Places Is a Black Hat Heaven (September 15, 2011)

A Few Ways To Deal with Google Places Problems (Part 2) (August 14, 2011)

Google Places Interface and Reviews Changes (July 22, 2011)

A Few Ways To Deal with Google Places Problems (Part 1) (July 11, 2011)

Local Search Ranking Factors 2011 – A Few Notes (June 20, 2011)

How to Use Google Places Featured Review (May 27, 2011)

Google Places Optimization and Local SEO Fraud – How to Detect It (May 19, 2011)

While the blog is relatively new (we started it about 7 months ago) it already contains overall 68 articles by the two authors. Our goal is to make it a one-stop place for solving local search related problems.