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Got Trust? Google Ups the Ante with the Google My Business Trusted Verifier Program
Google is changing the local search game, again, this time by providing a faster, more convenient way for small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to be listed in

Where Local Searches Start: Learning Where to Market Your Small Business
Contrary to popular belief, consumers are actually more likely to turn to sources other than general search engines, such as Google, when looking for local

The Top 4 Local Ranking Factors for 2016 Explained
Six months in, is Google’s “Snack Pack” still taking a bite out of your clients’ local search ranking? The rollout of this major update saw

Seven Crucial Strategies For Mobile Marketing Success
I expect that this year is going to be a monumental one for local and mobile search. When shopping, my smartphone has become my best

Study The Competition To Rank Higher In Organic Search
Everyone wants to rank higher in search results than their competition. One of the best ways to achieve this is to stay on top of how the

Will Facebook Services Take Over Local Search?
Have you heard about Facebook Services? Is this another step toward their quest of local search domination? You may have even glanced at the landing page

5 Free Local Search and SEO Tools You Need to Test Today
Local search and search engine optimization (SEO) are complex and can sometimes be frustrating; however, extremely necessary. Without proper optimization, a business’s site doesn’t stand

Social Media, PR and Pizza: A Case Study on Local Community Building
As a digital marketer, I am always on the prowl for the best ways to increase website traffic for my clients, get them ranked higher

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




