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How to Craft SEO-Friendly Content for a Local Business Website
Content is the most important thing on a business’ website. Period. Learning how to craft SEO-friendly content is essential for every local business owner. Why?

The Voice Search Readiness Prep List: Helping Local Businesses Get Found
2018 is over, and I think we can all safely say that so far 2019 has been highly focused on the ever-evolving concept of voice

The Rise of the Super-Empowered Consumer – The “Near Me” Generation is Taking Over
With the launching of the first iPhone over 10 years ago, life as we knew it changed dramatically. Ever since that impactful moment, smartphones have

Five Local SEO Myths That Are Causing Harm to Local Businesses
When it comes to local SEO, there are many myths and half-truths that people like to repeat – or things that were true once upon a time

The 411 on Using Google My Business Insights to Increase Local Search Traffic
Google My Business is one of the more important ways to ensure that a local business gets found online. Today, we are going to look

Getting the Gist of Plus Codes on Google Maps
What’s a Plus Code? I’m not referring to Google+, which has died on the vine. If you haven’t heard of Plus Codes, don’t worry, you’re

How Serving the “Me” Generation in Real Time Is a Win for Local Businesses
It’s no secret that local businesses rely heavily on the online world – or if they don’t already, they should. How else could they capitalize

The Voice Search Generation Is Changing Local Search Optimization
Voice search is now a reality – it’s pretty much taking over without a care in the world. I’ve been hinting at this for several years

Using Google My Business Attributes to Create Non-Traditional Verticals
This week we’re focusing on Google’s growing push for verticalization, why you need to pay attention to Google My Business (GMB) attributes – and just

Consumers’ Trust of Business Listings – And How They Are Used
We’ve talked a lot about Google My Business lately and just last week we tackled Apple Maps, their decision to prioritize the user experience –

How to Add Markup Voice Assistants Love to a Local Business Website
Recently we have talked quite a bit about voice search and creating conversational voice apps. There is a big reason for this. Voice search isn’t

The Perks of a Premium Judy’s Book Listing
It came to my attention a few weeks ago that our partners are not fully aware of an important benefit for the businesses they list

First-Class Conversational Voice App Technology Is Now Available
Creating a conversational voice app makes it easy to provide the most important information about local businesses on devices supported by Google Assistant and Amazon’s

Breakthrough Voice Profile Technology Is Now Available on Judy’s Book
I am excited to share with you that our directory, Judy’s Book, now has integrated voice search capabilities within the business listings on the site.

COVID-19 Actions to Take on Your Client’s Business Listings
Now that most of us have been quarantined in our homes for 6 weeks or more, in Texas the time has come where consumers are
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Are You Falling for These Local Citation Myths? [#Infographic]
Citations, citations, citations! There, I said it, and I’ll keep saying it until I have managed to convince every business on the web to fix




