Obviously, a lot has happened in the last six months–let alone the last 18 months. We’d have hardly recognized the space of May 1, 2010 in December of 2008. This extreme iteration is going to continue to frustrate and “blow the minds” of SEOs and SMBs alike…but I do my best to highlight some of the most critical developments in this post.

A continuation of some of the most important stories in the Local Search world from August and September.

It’s been quite a while since I posted anything of real value to readers (unless you somehow derived value from my last post on random vanity searching), so I hope to rectify that situation this week with some more content-based posts.

Included in this more-or-less monthly installment of my Links of Local Interest Series: Whiteboard Friday videos on Local, Twitter for SMB’s, what’s in a business title?, online reputation management, an introduction to Location Prominence, great advice from Matt McGee on launching a website, and a new Local/mobile road service for truckers.

Well, it looks like I’ve finally caught up with all the links I’ve been saving for the past two months. Covered in this volume of the Links of Local Interest are a Locally-focused monetization strategy for Twitter, two phenomenal Local Search posts from Lisa Barone, a strategy for tracking 10-pack clickthroughs (finally!) and a couple of interesting developments in the real estate and rank tracking spaces.

In quick succession, volume 6 of the Local Links of Interest series discusses international Local SEO, old-line marketers failing to keep pace with “new age” techniques that have actually been around for a couple of years (like Twitter and the LBC), a great strategy for HyperLocal content development, and even praise for Google Maps!

Back by popular demand (or not, as the case may be), the fifth installment of my Links of Local Interest Series discusses the spread of 10-packs across Google SERPs, the “Brand” update and its effect on SMB’s, Locksmith MapSpam, duplicate LBC listings, and Local Keyword Research.

A much delayed fourth installment of my Links of Local Interest Series, which seems to have garnered mediocre popularity among readers. I discuss a new Local Search resource, Local SEO’s on Twitter, the Yellow Pages, frustrations with Google’s LBC, trust, social responsibility, my SMX West presentation, outreach to the business community, citations, and Searchfest. WOW! It’s action-packed!!

The second half of this month’s “Links of Local Interest” series follows below: Yet More on Small Business Reputation Management, A Bunch of Stuff by Matt McGee, Mike Blumenthal, Yellowpages Payola, and my latest Search Engine Land article.

Kind of like the “S” in your old Encyclopaedia Brittanica set, the third installment in my “Links of Local Interest” series is SO big that it requires two sub-volumes. (Look for part B tomorrow.) In this edition: SEMpdx Hot Seat Next Week!, Google Local Guidelines Announced, Questions and Answers from Google Local, Web Reference (aka Citation) Tips, How Many Small Businesses “Get It” When It Comes to Online Advertising?, More About Small Business Reputation Management, and
More Self-Promotional Drivel from the Yellow Pages.