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Am I missing something? I see lots of questions in the FAQ, but very few answers. Mostly reference to 5 steps, 8 steps, etc. — which are listed where?
Well, the first bit comes from here - http://webdesign.about.com/od/geotagging/Geotagging_Geocoding.htm You're right - he's copy and pasted the index page from somewhere - which proves my theory that you can C&P any random stuff with a few key SEO words in it and get a load of people to chorus "great tips" without reading/and/or understanding more than 2 words of it.