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Lesson One

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If I had 8 hours to chop down a tree, I would spend 6 hours sharpening my axe-Abe Lincoln

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UsabilityHub

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17% Local64% Organic11% Paid92% Above Fold

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8% Local54% Organic23% Paid77% Above fold

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100 US Cities

6 Different keywords

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1-3 Organic+local

8-10 Organic+local

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Website+Content

Links+Shares

Local Listings

Reviews+ Feedback

Analyzed over 55 factors

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Top Ranking PI Lawyers had 6% more

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Phone NumberABC Co. 123 Road #117Salt Lake City, Utah(801) 567-5678

Alfa Beta Cappa Co. 123 Rd Ste 117SLC, Utah(801) 334-3456

Alfa Beta Cappa#117 123 RoadSalt Lake City, Utah(800) 123-1234

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Link Research

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WebMeUpLink Tool

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Example: Chico Personal Injury Lawyer

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Is Creating Great Content

Enough?

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Penalized Get a site

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Panguin Tool

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I’m going to tell you a little secret…

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Competitors Track

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Good Artists Copy…Great Artists

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ConstantlyShare…

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Who do you Admire?

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Knowledge increasesfrom sharing

What You Know

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Enemy of Great

Good is the

Lesson Five

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“Scissors”

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Ran a Local Business for over 50 years.

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40 views 62,285 views@MikeRamsey

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Are you willing to put your

Name On It?

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Are you willing to bet your

Job On It?

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Value

Show Your

Lesson Six

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http://moz.com/rand/the-t-shaped-web-marketer/

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Master your analytics platform and

Attribution

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Keep PersonalStats

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Mike Ramsey

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