What to do when Google changes your GBP information
Learn how to effectively manage and protect your Google Business Profile from unexpected updates by Google.
How to maximize your local business’ Google Maps presence
Practical tips for optimizing your Google Maps presence to boost local visibility and drive more in-store customers.
Local SEO in 2024: 6 simple ways to dominate local search
New to local search? Wondering where to start? Here are six tactics to help you kick off your local SEO campaign.
How to create local business content that converts
Establish your local business as the industry authority by being authentic in your content and connecting with your community.
Google Business Profiles tools are temporarily unavailable
Verification status, managing appeals and managing reviews currently may not be working.
Google Business Profile websites are now redirected to Google Maps
Eventually these redirects will go away and the website URLs will lead users to a dead end.
Google removes option to see more local results in the search results
It is unclear if this was intentionally removed or if this is a bug that Google will fix soon.
How SMBs are approaching digital marketing in 2024
A new report reveals key digital marketing trends, goals and pain points for SMBs in 2024.
Local search in 2024: Key trends and tactics for marketers
Location-based businesses must focus on five areas – discovery, relevancy, experience, engagement and conversions – to drive impact today.
Google gets tough on third-party ordering and booking providers hogging GBP listings
Google mandates third parties to let merchants easily disconnect services from Business Profiles. Learn more about the new opt-out process.
Google local pack not showing for many searchers
In some regions outside of the US, some are seeing local packs in the Google search results but in many regions they are not.
Google local pack not showing for many searchers
In some regions outside of the US, some are seeing local packs in the Google search results but in many regions they are not.
Google says it took down 45% more fake reviews in 2023 thanks to new algorithm
Google also shared new stats on actions it took in 2023 to block fake reviews and local listings.
Local SEO success: How to track rankings, conversions, calls
Learn tips for setting up and analyzing local SEO ranking reports to uncover opportunities and measure success.
Multilingual SEO for voice searches: Comprehensive guide
30-second summary: Search engines are laser-focused on improving user experience and voice search plays an increasingly key role With 100+ global languages, people are prone to searching in their native language How do you optimize your website for multilingual search while keeping a natural and conversational tone? Atul Jindal accurately guides you through the process […]
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Is Google moving towards greater search equity?
Wix’s Mordy Oberstein explores how Google is democratizing the SERP and driving more search equity, here’s what it means for the future of SEO
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Turning reviews into opportunities for reputation and SEO impact
Consumers are most likely to search for a local business on Google or Yelp and pick a winner based on those reviews and ratings. Helping pointers on dealing with positive and negative reviews, and how they can boost your business’ local ranking.
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A small business’ step-by-step guide to dominating local search in 2021
Incorporate local SEO techniques into your marketing strategy to increase online visibility for local search.
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The future of Google and what it means for search
Croud’s Organic Strategy Director looks discusses the future of Google, right from Google’s antitrust lawsuit to Apple as a future rival, and more.
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Five SEO tips to dominate local search this holiday season
Jim Yu, Founder and CEO of BrightEdge highlights five great ways your business can use local SEO to dominate search and translate it into sales this holiday season.
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