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Technical SEO and How It Impacts Local SEO
A local SEO strategy is based around content and pages on your website that attracts a local audience, creating local and social profiles, plus submitting

What Removing Reviews From Google+ Local Listings Means For Local SMBs
The big question on everyone’s mind is “Why did Google remove reviews from Google+ Local Listings?” Google doesn’t always reveal their plan to us, but

How to Manage Negative Online Reviews
In this digital age, where everyone lives and communicates online, online reviews can really make or break a business, therefore, managing your reviews must be

What Your PPC Campaign Might Be Missing
Pay-Per-Click (PPC) advertising is an important part of your digital marketing plan and has really come a long way in recent years. In order to

Unleash The Power Of Social Media Images
As you already know, social media is a powerful tool in the digital marketing industry, but what many people don’t realize is the power of

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

How Automated Listing Reports Help Agencies Prove Value
Clients who invest in listing management services want to know how their local presence is changing, and with automated reports, agencies can show them precise

How Citation Building and Listing Management Work Together
Citation building and listing management are often treated as the same service, but they are not the same. For agencies managing business listings across multiple

Do Business Listings Disappear When Service Is Canceled?
Agencies hire listing management providers to get client information published accurately across dozens of directories and apps. But few ask what happens to that information

How to Build Local Visibility for a New Business Location
Many agencies begin the process of establishing local visibility for a new business location by creating a Google Business Profile (GBP). At Advice Local, we

Why Business Listing Updates Take Time to Appear Online
Anyone who manages business listings for multiple clients has probably refreshed a map or directory page and waited for an update that’s out there, but

Should You Sync Bing Places With a Google Business Profile?
Bing Places offers the option to connect a Google Business Profile (GBP) while creating or claiming a listing. For agencies managing business listings, deciding whether

How Citations Help Google Validate Business Information
It’s easy to think that a Google Business Profile (GBP) is all Google needs to understand a business. For the agencies managing business listings, that’s

Why Local Listings Need More Than NAP Data
For years, local listing management was built on a foundation of accurate name, address and phone number (NAP) details. While NAP data is still incredibly




