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The Advice Top 10 of 2017
As the year comes to a close, it’s a time for reflection and establishing goals for the next year. At Advice Local, as we reflect

Mastering Content Curation: How to Find Content to Curate
Thanks for joining me for the third post in my series on “Mastering Content Curation.” We began with defining what content curation is and how it

Mastering Content Curation: What Kind of Content Should Businesses Curate?
Last time I published, it was on the secret sauce of content marketing – content curation. Ideally, all business owners would have the time each

Mastering Content Curation: The Secret Sauce of Content Marketing
In my work, I often hear executives say they don’t have time to create content for their business’ websites. They’re already fully occupied with running

Everything You Need to Know to Get Started With Google Posts
Is it time for a reality check? Businesses wanting to reach local customers need to place in the top of search results. Consumers do not

The Secret Benefits to Complete Business Listings are Not So Secret After All
Beyond business listings containing a consistent NAP (name, address, phone number), complete business listings must contain many other important pieces of information such as business

Is that Website Helping or Hurting? Four Website Issues Impacting Local SEO
Are you trying to place higher in local search results, but noticing that something is holding back success? First, rest assured in knowing you are

Get More Customers to Local Business Websites with these Sure-Fire Strategies
How do you drive traffic to a local business website, then keep visitors active and engaged? Local businesses around the world are asking this question

Applying Search Intent to Local Businesses’ Placement
Have you experienced that odd moment where Google suggests a query before you even finish typing? It’s as though Google’s reading your mind! That’s not

Best Practices for Creating Voice Search-Friendly Content
In today’s world, full of Google Homes and Amazon Echos, people no longer search the internet solely with typed queries. Comscore estimated that 50 percent

Helping Service Area Businesses Place in Local Search Results
Before Google released their new SAB guidelines for Google My Business, nailing down a specific service area was much more complicated for service area businesses.

FAQs About Local Listing Management – The Questions on Everyone’s Minds
Today, we decided to tackle one of our favorite topics – local listing management – in a new way. We’re all busy people; whether we’re running our

The Power of the Business Listing – Building Trust in 2019
Local businesses are always in fierce competition with household names on the web. To be a viable competitor, they have to improve their placement in

What Is Natural Language and How to Use It for Voice Search Optimization
Remember when we released Voice Search for Local Businesses, Franchises and Brands: The Guide to Getting Found? Well, we’re not done emphasizing the importance of voice search
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Local Businesses Can Stand Out in a Zero-Click Search – Here’s How [#Infographic]
When you’re searching online, the last thing you want to do is scroll through dozens of pages to find what you’re looking for. Impatient consumers

Local SEO Stats That Need to Be Considered in 2019
How crazy is it that we’re already through February? This year has been moving quickly! The beginning of 2019 held so much promise for us,




