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Hi,
I'm looking at using this service to promote locally. Has anyone used it and what are your thoughts?Corn
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Hi Corn,
I'm so sorry you've not received a reply from the community on this. Could be we have more Moz Local customers here than Bright Local customers
I've never used their service, but do hear good things about the company's owner, Myles Anderson. A similar service is also offered by Whitespark, owned by Darren Shaw who is another nice fellow. You might look at past threads here in the forum regarding both companies. I'm sorry I can't offer a personal assessment of either service.
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