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Google Local Spam – An A for Effort, a Z for a Zillion & an F for Googlehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderstandingGoogleMapsYahooLocalSearch/~3/kMIofEzPDrs/By Mike Blumenthal on Dec 05, 2015 11:22 am I have been in the local space, in one form or another, for almost 15 years. Ten of those focused on Google Local. It is rare that I am shocked by my discoveries much these days but the spam reported in this forum post  really caught my eye. This dermatologist’s “entrepreneurial” efforts created a true … Continue reading Google Local Spam – An A for Effort, a Z for a Zillion & an F for Google →Related posts:What’s Old is New Again – Spam in the Google Local Results iBegin Response to the spam conversation Survey: Does Google Local Do Enough About Spam?      Read it! »  10 More Local Search Posts You May Have MissedNew Google Home Services Ad Format Puts Lead Qualifiers Up FrontThe SEO Advent Calendar: 24 Tips For Local SEO SuccessPicking A Google Review URLGoogle Nukes the Local Pin for One Boxes?Google Testing New HSA Ad Style in San Francisco AreaHow to Get Rich (Answers, That Is) with GoogleWhy Hospitals Need to Unleash Their Data5 Major Differences Between Google Map Maker & Google My Business GuidelinesHelpful Tools for Original SEO-Friendly ContentTech It Out: Scripting Automated Emails of Extracts with Tableau