How to check Google search results for different locations
In a world of highly customized SERPs and a host of ranking signals for local search that Google uses, relevant ranking data is as challenging.
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Seven time-tested tactics to generate more Google reviews
A new research study reveals that Google review stars form social proof for your brand, boosting your site’s CTR by over 35 percent.
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The ultimate guide to strengthen your local SEO strategy
Local SEO tactics that can help you generate high-quality traffic and drive conversions. It can also help you compete with big brands and stay relevant.
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How to make online reviews one of your most powerful SEO weapons
The importance of online reviews is undeniable. Let’s talk about a few big ones in making online reviews one of the strongest weapons in your SEO arsenal.
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Local SEO for enterprises: Optimizing for the Local 3-Pack
Mobile users are most likely using Google to search for local businesses, and those searches are generally limited to what’s called the “Local 3-Pack.” How can enterprises optimize their local SEO?
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Study: How ready are businesses for voice search?
A new analysis of 73,000 business listings found that 96% of all business locations fail to list their business information correctly.
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Google tests AR for Google Maps: Considerations for businesses across local search, hyperlocal SEO, and UX
Last month, Google tested AR functionality in Google Maps. What are the implications of VPS, street view, and machine learning for local search and SEOs?
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Voice search optimization guide: Six steps for 2019
71% of us would rather search via voice assistant than by physically typing in queries. Here are the six most important steps for voice search optimization.
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5 schema markup values to use in local SEO
Put your business on the SERP map with these five key schema markup values for local SEO. Includes code to use and screenshots of schema in action.
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How to optimize your local business for voice search
Specific strategies for local businesses trying to understand the potential voice search will have on their bottom lines.
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How to optimize your Google My Business listing
A Google My Business profile is an essential tool for local SEO and helps to cement the online presence outside of a website. Here we give you an update on how to optimize your listing.
Google My Business Reviews From The Web Rate 0 ⭐
I was checking out LSG’s GMB description after Colan Nielsen had posted about them showing up in GMB Knowledge Panels the other day (They’re gone again btw) when I noticed in the “Reviews from the web” section we had a lousy 3/5 rating: Like any business owner, I wanted to see where these reviews came […]
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Six steps to improving your local search strategy
With local search proven to be one of the hottest SEO trends of 2017, it is projected to maintain its standing among make-or-break optimization factors in 2018. The competition between online and brick-and-mortar stores is heating up, and local search optimization can become a decisive factor in how a site ranks locally and, consequently, in how much traffic and clients it drives from local, on-the-go searches.
How to get started with local SEO
Google suggests that 80% users conduct online searches for local businesses, while 50% of users who do a local search on mobile for a business visit its store within a day. Yet businesses continue to miss the opportunities that local SEO provides. If this is you, here’s how to get started with local SEO.
10 Google updates you may have missed
Google rarely stands still. In fact, the search giant claims to tweak its search algorithms at least 3 times per day. Some of these updates are bigger than others, and the past month has brought an unprecedented wave of newsworthy enhancements.
Moz Local Review 2017 – Does It Work?
Last year, Local SEO Guide paid Moz Local about $17,000. Our primary goal was to use it as a one-stop shop to push some of our clients’ info to the main data listings aggregators. While the service worked for our needs, it was not without its share of hiccups. Our contract is up for renewal […]
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How to make sure your local search marketing is up to scratch
For local businesses, having a strong presence in the local search results is fundamental to those all-important conversions. And when users are searching for a local term, they are far more likely to be looking for a service or product. Hence why the conversions on local search tend to be higher, and why you need to ensure that your local search engine marketing is up to scratch.
Local Mobile Searchers Don’t Need Your Stinking Website…Or Do They?
I was having an interesting conversation with an agency client this weekend about why mobile traffic had been flat/down to their retailer clients’ location pages since the end of 2015. My initial response touched on part of the answer: “I suspect they are experiencing a change in traffic to their site as a result of […]
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Google’s constantly evolving search experience – and how it changes the game for local SEO
The importance of local SEO cannot be understated when you consider the dominance of mobile and the sky-high user expectations of being shown the most relevant results – and Google clearly recognizes this. Here’s how recent Google innovations like Jobs by Google, Allo and Google Reserve are changing local search.
How Is Locadium Different From Yext & Other Citation Monitoring Services?
One of the more common questions we have received since launching Locadium, our new GMB monitoring service, is how it differs from Yext and similar services that monitor NAP consistency. The answer is pretty simple – Locadium monitors GMB changes and alerts you when it detects a change or a dupe listing that has been […]
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