Automotive SEO for Car Dealers

The Truth About "Site:" Automotive SEO Analysis

nobody@vox.com(JD Rucker) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:17:27 -0800

It started off as an annoyance and has grown into a full-blown aggravation. Many car dealer website and automotive marketing vendors are using the "site:" command in Google search as a demonstration of their SEO power. This, my friends, is the w...

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The Next Great Automotive Marketing Platform

nobody@vox.com(JD Rucker) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:39:39 -0800

Perhaps the biggest challenge facing automotive marketing firms is the complexity that surrounds Internet marketing in general. There are so many ways that car dealers can marketing: their primary website, microsites, landing pages, blogging, soci...

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Car Dealer Social Media Basics: Blogging

nobody@vox.com(JD Rucker) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:46:22 -0800

One of the questions that many dealers ask me when we talk about Web 2.0, social media, and the automotive industry is where should they start? If I could pick one type of site that is a "must have" for car dealers wanting to get started in social...

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New Site, New Blog at TK Carsites

nobody@vox.com(JD Rucker) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:49:40 -0800

As the industry leader in Automotive search engine optimization, TK Carsites has long needed to freshen-up their own online presence. For years, they have been at the top of search engine results pages for nearly all of the major search terms ass...

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Automotive Social Media Packages Introduced at TK Carsites

nobody@vox.com(JD Rucker) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:55:28 -0700

For years, we've been deeply involved with social media, using it to enhance the traffic and search engine optimization of car dealers across the country. With the "boom" reaching a tipping point in automotive social media, we are seeing more and ...

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nobody@vox.com(JD Rucker) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:02:06 -0700

Getting ready to speak about Automotive Social Media as Sean "Jumps Live" - http://ping.fm/Ky76f

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Fighting Negative Reviews of Car Dealers

nobody@vox.com(JD Rucker) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:36:06 -0700

One of the worst things that can hamper a car dealer's ability to market online is bad publicity. Negative reviews, bad comments through social media, and other things that appear on search results for a dealer's name can often cause a potential c...

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Crunch Time is Officially Here for Automotive Digital Marketing

nobody@vox.com(JD Rucker) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:51:44 -0700

With Labor Day over, it's time for car dealers to get serious about their end-of-the-year push for Automotive Digital Marketing. 2009 will likely be the first year that car dealers focus a good portion of their marketing dollars on the Internet. ...

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Paul Rushing Gives Tips on Craigslist for Car Dealers

nobody@vox.com(JD Rucker) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:39:57 -0700

Craigslist can be one of the most cost-effective tools that car dealers can use to improve the exposure of their used car inventory. Most car dealers take a stab at Craigslist manually or use a tool to get their inventory listed, but Paul Rushing ...

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Bing and Automotive SEO

nobody@vox.com(JD Rucker) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:54:08 -0700

For the last 2 years, I've been preaching that car dealers must only optimize for Google and let the other search engines happen as a result. It has been very much like clockwork that if you can get your dealership ranked at the top for Google, Y...

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