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The Future of Digital Marketing: Video, Local SEO and The Fall of Social Networks
As each year passes things come and things go. Digital marketing is no different. The one thing that remains the same from year to year

Want a Ranking Boost? Google is Now Indexing HTTPS Websites Higher in Search
Before I get into what HTTPS is and why every website needs it, I want to make sure that you understand why it is important.

Four No Cost to Low Cost SEO Strategies for SMBs
Many businesses start off with a fairly small SEO budget because they may believe that SEO it is just a matter of putting a few

10 Digital Marketing Advances That Will Impact Local SEO & Search in 2016
Technology is constantly evolving and, because of that, consumers are constantly changing. What they want, need and how they find it will also be ever

5 Apps Digital Marketers Can Use To Learn On The Go
As a digital marketer you have to keep up with the rapidly changing environment of the Internet and all things digital, and to do this

The Advice Top 10 Posts for 2015
As with every year in the technology world, 2015 saw a number of changes, advances and brand new technology make their way onto the digital

Saying Farewell to 2015 And Hello to 2016: My Top 9 Most Popular Posts
As the year ends and you are reflecting on 2015, are you looking back at your website, your digital marketing strategy, your blogs, what worked,

Four SEO Strategies Every Digital Marketer Needs to Understand
When it comes to SEO, there are several different types and the strategy is a little different for each one. To help clarify the differences,

How Listing Management Delivers Results for Your Clients
It’s time to take a closer look at how listing management works. Improving Search Visibility With Listing Management We’ve talked extensively about the importance of

Best Practices for Writing Business Listing Descriptions
This week our theme is a task that’s often overlooked – writing business descriptions for your clients’ business listings. Are You Optimizing the Business Listing

Why Local Businesses Need Mapping App Solutions
We’re continuing the data submissions theme with a focus on navigation and mapping apps. Mapping Apps and In-Dash Navigation Solutions Are Essential This week we

A Refresher on Data Aggregators & Why Businesses Need Them
Today we’re turning our attention to data aggregators, and how your local clients can benefit from using them. A Data Aggregator Refresher As a local

A Google Business Profile Roundup, Including Dispelling a GBP Myth
SEO is a topic certain to spark intense debate, but linking to a Google Business Profile (GBP) is an issue that was settled long ago.

How Bad Data Is Affecting the Google Business Profile – A Real-World Example Included
We’ve got a story from an Advice Local partner who witnessed first-hand the frustrations of bad data impacting a Google Business Profile. Bad Data Is

Google Maps Is Now Featuring Updates From Customers
This week we want to highlight a feature of the Google Business Profile (GBP) that’s been stirring up some discussion. This is the ability for

How to Manage Multiple Google Business Profiles Easily
We want to go a step further this week to give you a practical, highly effective way of managing multiple Google Business Profiles (formerly Google




