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A Bug in Google Has Taken Down the Google My Business Suspension Reinstatement Request Form

Local SEO | July 18, 2019 | Local SEO Pro

Google My Business, Google’s portal where businesses can get a profile and get listed on Google Maps and in search results, has been suffering a major issue for over a month where legitimate business listings are getting suspended while millions of fake businesses plague the service. The way business owners have gotten out of this […]

Google My Business Might Suspend Your Listing if You Create a Short Name

Local SEO | July 10, 2019 | Local SEO Pro

In what appears to be a bug, Google My Business might be suspending accounts. The issue was first reported in a private SEO group on Facebook by local SEO Mike Friedman. A screenshot of Mike’s post was taken by Joe Youngblood and posted to Twitter where it went about as viral as a post about […]

Yelp Wants to Become A Remote Control for People’s Lives

Local Marketing | July 2, 2019 | Jason C.

Yelp is a publicly-traded company; therefore, it has one ultimate goal: make money. If it doesn’t make money, investors won’t give money to the company. Yelp, in an effort to appease its investors, has now detailed a growth plan which will allow it to expand outside of restaurant reviews (what’s the review website is best […]

What Examining 150,000 Small Business Websites Reveals About Local SEO

Local SEO | June 29, 2019 | Jason C.

In order to rank highly in search results, especially Local search results, it’s important to consider what factors are involved. One of the best ways to gauge this is by examining websites that are already in these spots—and those that aren’t. FreshChalk has done that just. As a matter of fact, they’ve examined a massive […]

That big Moz Local Announcement? Yeah, they have actually shut down Moz Local and are now whitelabeling a similar service from Uberall

Local SEO | June 21, 2019 | Jason C.

Moz is changing! And their changes are quite unexpected. We thought, based on the information they provided previously, that Moz Local might be expanding with new features. This is partly true. What’s really happening, however, is that Moz Local is greatly downsizing. Moz Local and Uberall Here’s the real story with the new Moz Local: […]

Small Businesses Are Likely To Get Sued Over Non-ADA Compliant Websites

Local Marketing | June 19, 2019 | Jason C.

Business owners have a lot on their plate. They need to think about hiring (if applicable), inventory, tax planning, finding clients, keeping clients, expanding their business, getting business loans, and a myriad of other things. The last thing they need to worry about is a lawsuit; however, lawsuits are a fact of life and are […]

Google’s New Scrolling Local Pack

Local SEO | June 12, 2019 | Jason C.

Google continues to tinker with its Local Pack. They do this in part to increase user engagement as well as find a way which optimizes the success of businesses. After all, Google makes money in part by offering paid ads. The better the ad placement, the more clicks companies will get and the more often […]

Lawsuit Claims a Local SEO Used “Digital Backdoors” to Steal Client Information from a Law Firm

Local Marketing | May 28, 2019 | Jason C.

Trouble is brewing in a Dallas-based courtroom (but when is it not?). A digital marketing specialist is going toe-to-toe against one of his clients—a law firm. The digital marketing specialist started out as a defender; however, he soon after filed a countersuit of his own. Dallas Business Journal describes what all the fuss is about and […]

Here’s What the Same Local Search Query Looks Like on 3 Different Search Engine Apps; Google, DuckDuckGo, and Bing

Local SEO | May 27, 2019 | Jason C.

Same local query on Google, DuckDuckGo, and Bing. Google sucks on mobile. pic.twitter.com/kzp2dON5kg — Joe Youngblood (@YoungbloodJoe) May 15, 2019 The major search engines — Google, DuckDuckGo, Bing — compete with each other to get the most users. One of the ways these engines compete is by optimizing how they return information in search results. […]

The FTC Has Taken Action Against Businesses Violating the Consumer Review Fairness Act for the First Time

Local Marketing | May 25, 2019 | Jason C.

Imagine companies having the ability to ban their customers from writing negative reviews about them. First of all, this would seem to lead to negative press for the company in question. Secondly, it’s illegal. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) just announced a new regulation aimed at combating companies from including non-disparagement clauses in form contracts. The […]

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