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It’s Time to Plan Seasonal Local Marketing Campaigns
The holiday season is right around the corner. If you haven’t already started planning seasonal local marketing campaigns for your clients you need to get
Google My Business Facts & Data You Can’t Afford to Ignore
Google My Business (GMB) has been pretty volatile lately. For example, the local pack for bus rental queries became so barren that all the searcher
Apple Maps Ratings – And Its Impact on Local Businesses
I wanted to tackle Apple Maps and the changes they’ve been making, specifically in relation to ratings. But first, a recap…. Apple Maps Prioritizes the
The Value of Optimizing a GMB Listing – Data Included
With competition in Google Maps being so stiff, it’s important that you continually keep a close eye on your clients’ Google My Business (GMB) listings.
Why You Should Use Google My Business Questions & Answers
Bing seems to be making another change or at least testing a change to the local panel. Is Bing Testing Adding Questions & Answers to
The Value of Data Aggregators – Plus We Include Them Free
I’d like to highlight one of the add-ons available to our Advice Local platform partners at no additional cost – data aggregators. When you’re selecting
What Does Your Listing Management Service Offer?
I talked with you about the value of data aggregators in the local search ecosystem. And if you log into your Advice Local partner dashboard
Get Help With Yelp – We Include Public Edits for Free
I’m continuing our discussion on the features and benefits of using a listing management partner for your agency, brand and/or franchise. Last week I shared
How To Write Meta Descriptions And Why It’s Important
Are you one of the many that think meta descriptions are not important for SEO? It’s time you rethink that. While Google claims it has no
A.I. Meets SEO: Google’s RankBrain Changes Search Again
A.I, or Artificial Intelligence, may still seem like science fiction to you, but it is actually being used more and more to perform processes behind
Feeding Search Engines To Rise in Rankings
Search Engine Optimization or SEO. While many businesses may have an idea of what it is, they may not understand how it works or, at
Will Yahoo’s Partnership With Google Be Their 2nd Coming?
This week Yahoo announced in their Third Quarter 2015 Results Report their new partnership with Google. This partnership allows Yahoo to display Google’s search results
Why Optimizing for Facebook Search is Now Even More Important
The always evolving world of both search and social media has a new development. Facebook has improved the way we can search on their site.
Yahoo! Local Listings Management Change-Up
As you may or may not have heard, Yahoo! is outsourcing their Yahoo! Local Listings management to Yext. As with many mega corporations, or search
Are You Making These Four Simple Local SEO Mistakes?
As a business owner you know how important your online presence is with the vast majority of consumers searching for products and services on the
Move over Google, Yahoo and Bing: The Big Three Is Now the Big Four
When you hear the “Big Three” do you still automatically think about Google, Yahoo and Bing? Well, the fact is that the “Big Three” is
