Opening a new business location can be an exciting yet chaotic time. As a local SEO expert, you want to do everything possible to hit the ground running and get the new location visible immediately. This requires coordination across teams and channels while keeping some key local ranking factors in mind. This article covers tips ..
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Google Business Profiles (GBP) are the lifeblood of most local businesses’ marketing efforts. For many small companies, having a GBP is often the only way they promote their business online. And if a company’s GBP listing gets suspended, that business will likely lose a ton of business. (Having worked on hundreds of suspension/reinstatement cases for ..
Optimizing local listings for SEO is essential for businesses looking to turn online interest into real-world visits and sales. Up to 87% of consumers relied on Google to evaluate local businesses in 2022. Neglecting your business’s local online presence can give your competitors an edge and lead to missed sales opportunities. Here is an overview ..
Google is launching a new Google Maps search results interface that brings to focus the photos that are associated with Google Business Profile listings. Google is calling this a “photo-first” search result listing interface that is going live this week in France, Germany, Japan, the U.K. and the U.S.. What it looks like. You can ..
From home services to SEO and everything in between, do-it-yourself (DIY) content is one of the best ways businesses can engage with their audience online. You’re probably wondering, “How will showing potential customers how to do my work going to help grow my business?” DIY content has always been popular, but the continued rise in ..
Google has added a new business attributed within Google Business Profiles for “disabled-owned” businesses. This new disabled-owned attribute can show up on businesses that are owned by disabled business owners. Google said, “When businesses choose to identify as disabled-owned in their Business Profile, the attribute will appear on their listings in Maps and Search. This ..
The key to local SEO data is in its name – it’s local. Without it, a campaign may not receive crucial insights to adjust its central strategy. If you’re targeting Manhattan, N.Y., but 80% of your users are visiting from devices in Brooklyn, N.Y., you’re missing something. But how do you find these gaps in ..
Most SEOs know the difference between short-tail and long-tail searches. In local SEO, we take it further by giving these search term types another name: implicit and explicit searches. Applying this concept to your local search strategy can help improve your local rankings and drive leads from Google Maps with arguably less effort. Here’s how ..
Local businesses must ensure they can be found by those looking for them – both online and on the road. Location pages on your website are the perfect place to direct people to your place of business while giving additional information that might be helpful to them. Location pages also signal important information about your ..