It's no secret that Google has been pushing hard in promoting local search -- just look at how Google Places listings are now often integrated in normal Google searches.  So with the release of Google's AdWords Express program, it's my opinion that this is yet another attempt for Google to integrate further into the local…

So MCC is a pretty cool option when it comes to managing client AdWords accounts, but there seems to be confusion (myself included) about the best way to set everything up when you ALSO want to have an AdWords account to advertise your own business.  From what I can gather there are many ways to…