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Do links built to the Google Places page, increase the page’s ranking in local search results? I have been wanting to do a solid test on this for some time now. Let’s put this theory to rest! Join me!

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This is how to successfully launch a new website, drive TONS of social traffic, and earn money quickly by chasing long tail keywords. I only used social traffic for the first 45 days, and did not do any traditional offsite “link building.”

I was able to successfully rank the website on the first page of Google using only the social signals and websites detailed below. As you know, new content is constantly being created and social websites are one of the first places these new URLs are posted. I believe in 2013 we will see Google shift more and more towards using social signals as a factor in their ranking algorithms.

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After 3 months, 450 man hours, 6510 search queries, and the review of 45,570 Google+ Local pages, I have compiled a ton of local search data. Data which I believe provides great insight into the most important citations sources available.