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All Directories Are Not Created Equal
Everyone involved in local search marketing is constantly looking for the next big SEO strategy. So, it’s really no surprise that citation building using listing

The Top Reasons to Love Local Citations
If you’ve been providing listing management services to small businesses for any length of time, you surely understand the power of citations. Citations have been

Create a Local SEO Strategy for Your Small Business Clients
As all successful agency owners know, a consistent local SEO strategy is vital for increasing search visibility. At Advice Local, we have long promoted the

What Are the Benefits of Local Listing Management Software?
Anyone familiar with local SEO and marketing will recognize the importance of local listing management. And you probably also know just how time-consuming that claiming,

Using Map Apps to Help Local Businesses Get Found
From the initial research phase to getting directions to the business’ location, consumers are increasingly taking advantage of mapping apps. As a leading provider of

5 New Year’s Tips to Help Agencies Have a Profitable Year
With 2023 officially up and running, we’d like to offer some recommendations on how to ensure a profitable year. From our listing management services to

The Value of Near Me Search Optimization in 2023
In recent years, one of the most common questions in the local marketing space relates to the value of “near me” search optimization. As developers

Five Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Citation Builder
Today, we’re focusing 100% on business listings and more specifically, the questions to ask when hiring a local citation builder. Hiring a local citation builder

The Importance of UGC Within Google My Business
While you may not have considered it, Google has been shifting Google My Business into a platform that is starting to look more and more

World, Meet the Google Authority Score
I’d like to introduce you to the Google Authority Score. For some of our partners, you may have already spotted this feature within your dashboard.

Google My Business Sync Keeps Your Client’s Listing Up-to-Date
I’m going to share with you about a hidden gem available in our partner dashboard, Google My Business Sync, or GMB Sync for short. It’s

Authoritativeness & Its Importance to a Google My Business Listing
Last time we talked about E-A-T, but more specifically about expertise, which is represented by the “E” in E-A-T. Today we are going to explore

Building Trustworthiness in an Online World
If you have been following our journey over the last few weeks, I’ve been talking quite a bit about Google’s E-A-T (Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness).

Why Is Listing Management Important for Businesses?
We previously discussed Google pursuing verticalization through a growing list of Google My Business (GMB) attributes. Now, we’re going to look into just why listing

Our Google My Business Tool Lets You Add Questions & Answers
Managing a Google My Business (GMB) listing is no joke. It takes effort, a plan, and when possible, a tool. This is exactly why we

Adding Google My Business Attributes to Small Business Listings
An optimized Google My Business listing on Google is essential, and we all know it. It’s important that every element within a Google My Business




