by Justin Herring Follow @justincherringOctober 3, 2016 Citations and Business listings are a huge part of local SEO. They help Google understand where your business is, what it’s about, and who to show it to in search results. But many SEO companies also use citations and business listings as a way to have their clients … Continue reading Why Citations Are A Bad Investment For Local SEO (and where to spend your money instead)
by Eric SealOctober 1, 2016 A significant local algorithm update occurred on September 1, 2016 that had local business listings disappearing—or, more surprisingly, reappearing—from the Local Finder and the local 3 pack. Dubbed “Possum” by the local search community (because the listings weren’t missing, just filtered, AKA, “dead”), the update is shaking things up for … Continue reading Are Your Local Rankings Playing Dead? They Could Be the Result of “Google Possum” Update
How can enterprise businesses grow their local marketing without ads? Columnist Megan Hannay says the only way is to rethink ‘organic’ marketing. Megan Hannay on September 28, 2016 Scaling local seems oxymoronic, which is why advertising platforms — digital and analog — rule in the local space. If you Google the term “local marketing … Continue reading How to scale organic local marketing
We all know that data can sometimes be unreliable, but columnist Andrew Shotland makes the case for why we shouldn’t just rely on free Google tools for data collection and analysis. Andrew Shotland on September 28, 2016 Today, let’s talk about reporting local SEO results — specifically, reporting them with the tools Google provides. While proving … Continue reading How do you deal with local SEO KPIs that don’t pass the smell test?
By Nevyana Karakasheva September 23rd, 2016 Many are the articles that dare to speculate whether SEO and Local SEO in particular have already become obsolete or inadequate to the ever-changing Google search environment. Titles like: “Is SEO Dead?” “Is Technical SEO Only Makeup?” “Do I Still Need Local SEO?” …are constantly popping up on industry blogs … Continue reading If Google Is So Smart, Do I Still Need Local SEO?
Getting a handle on the data for multiple-location businesses can be a significant challenge. Columnist Brian Smith provides step-by-step guidelines to making it happen. Brian Smith on September 19, 2016 When it comes to local listings management, there’s a direct correlation between the number of listings you manage and the amount of grumbling, cursing and … Continue reading How to manage local listings for enterprise brands
by Scott Barnett Follow @scottabarnettSeptember 14, 2016 Local search is powerful. We talked about the statistics recently that show that 25% of people who search for a product or service near them purchase something. That’s a super high conversion rate compared to the percent of people who click through an ad. But let’s carve that … Continue reading Local Search for Non-Locals
Your local business profile image has a significant impact on the impression prospective customers have of your business. Columnist Wesley Young of the Local Search Association covers ways to make sure that impression is a positive one. Wesley Young on September 14, 2016 Images have become ever more important in online presence and marketing. … Continue reading 8 tips to make sure your Google profile images boost your local search results
by Andrew Fischer Follow @AndrewFischer_1September 13, 2016 Political campaigns have always spent heavily on advertising. The earliest American elections featured candidates circulating expensive printed pamphlets to help convince voters. Dwight D. Eisenhower was the first U.S. Presidential candidate to seize the power of television advertising in 1952 with a series of commercials entitled “Eisenhower Answers … Continue reading Local Political Campaigns and Programmatic Advertising
It can be difficult for businesses with multiple locations to craft unique, rich content for each individual location page, but columnist Joy Hawkins has some advice for how to do just that. Joy Hawkins on August 18, 2016 Earlier this year, I wrote an article on Moz that talked about one of the issues … Continue reading How to solve duplicate content local SEO issues for multi-location businesses
